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Holt Supports Health Insurance Reform to Help Families and Small Businesses

Rush Holt's House Member Office (D-NJ-12) posted a Press Release on March 21, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
(Washington, DC) – Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) announced his support for the health insurance reform package that will provide secure and stable health coverage regardless of job status, ensure Americans will never be denied care if they get sick, and extend coverage to those not well served by the current system. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the package would expand coverage to 32 million Americans while cutting the deficit by $143 billion in the next ten years and by $1.2 trillion ten years after that. Information about the bill - including bill text, a detailed summary, and a timeline for implementation – is available at holt.house.gov. The House is expected to vote on the package Sunday night.

Lautenberg Applauds FCC Action on Television Disputes

Frank Lautenberg's Senate Member Office (D-NJ) posted a Press Release on March 19, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)

Holt: Health Care Reform Would Strengthen Medicare, Health Care For Seniors

Rush Holt's House Member Office (D-NJ-12) posted a Press Release on March 18, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) last night highlighted how proposed health care reform would benefit seniors and strengthen Medicare. Holt continues to review the proposed legislation, which the House is expected to consider this weekend. Video of Holt’s remarks can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a2oxxJCpTU.

Holt Demands Obama Administration Support Further Amerithrax Investigation

Rush Holt's House Member Office (D-NJ-12) posted a Press Release on March 18, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), Chair of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today responded to the Obama Administration’s concerns about two provisions he included in the 2010 Intelligence Authorization Bill that passed the House. One provision would require the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to examine the possibility of a foreign connection to the 2001 anthrax attacks. Another provision would require the videorecording of all pertinent interactions between CIA officers and detainees arrested in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

HIRE Act Signed into Law Today

Frank Pallone's House Member Office (D-NJ-06) posted a Press Release on March 18, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Creates Jobs in New Jersey

Senators Lautenberg and Menendez Announce $11.5 Million for New Jersey to Advance Health Information Technology

Frank Lautenberg's Senate Member Office (D-NJ) posted a Press Release on March 18, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Goal is to Provide Use of an Electronic Health Record by Every Citizen by the Year 2014

Lautenberg Votes to Approve Senate Job Creation Package

Frank Lautenberg's Senate Member Office (D-NJ) posted a Press Release on March 17, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Legislation to Create Jobs, Help Small Businesses, Fund Infrastructure Projects Will be Sent to White House

New Dems Encouraged by National Broadband Plan High-Speed Internet is Vital for Competitive Businesses and 21st Century Workforce

Rush Holt's House Member Office (D-NJ-12) posted a Press Release on March 16, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Washington, D.C – Today, leaders of the New Democrat Coalition, led by Representative Joseph Crowley (NY-7) and the New Dem Innovation and Competitiveness Task Force Co-Chairs Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Representative Ron Kind (WI-3) released the following statement upon the release of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan:

Lautenberg to Meet With Regional Commander of Army Corps on Wednesday Regarding New Jersey Flooding

Frank Lautenberg's Senate Member Office (D-NJ) posted a Press Release on March 15, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Senator to Press for Completion Timeline on Bound Brook Project, Other Flood Mitigation Efforts

Holt Introduces Legislation to Support Small Businesses

Rush Holt's House Member Office (D-NJ-12) posted a Press Release on March 12, 2010 | 8:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), a member of the House Job Creation Task Force, has introduced legislation to encourage small business investment and job creation. Holt regularly meets with small business leaders and hears the difficulty they have finding the loans and credit needed to expand and hire more employees.
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