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October 2006

October 24, 2006- Fort Lee Part of New "Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area"

October 19, 2006- Federal Funds Are Available to Help Secure Our Schools

October 16, 2006- New CyberCrime Lab at Fairleigh Dickinson

October 11, 2006- Bush Administration's North Korea Policy Has Failed; Direct Diplomacy Required

October 10, 2006- Carlstadt Student Meets His Lawmaker

October 4, 2006- Historic Agreement on Teterboro Airport Operations

September 2006

September 28, 2006- Demanding Stricter Oversight of Foreign Aid

September 26, 2006- Rothman Fights Construction of Permanent Bases in Iraq

September 26, 2006- No U.S. Tax Dollars Should Support Genocide in Darfur

September 25, 2006- Honoring Ridgewood Hero Anne Oros as an Angel in Adoption

September 21, 2006- Bringing Attention to the Fight Against Cancer

September 19, 2006- "Year of Polio Awareness" Resolution Passes Unanimously

September 17, 2006- PHOTO: Launch of OHEL's New Jersey Headquarters

September 15, 2006- PHOTO: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

September 11, 2006- Remembrance Ceremony at the World Trade Center Memorial in Overpeck County Park

September 4, 2006- How Are New Jersey Workers Doing This Labor Day?

September 1, 2006- Autism Advocates Featured in Bergen County Magazine

August 2006

August 29, 2006- One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

August 28, 2006- Iraq War Panel: If Not Now, When?

August 7-11, 2006- Summer Listening Tour A Success

August 2, 2006- New Jersey Principals, Rothman Discuss Education Programs

July 2006

July 29, 2006- Republicans Hold Minimum Wage Hostage to More Giveaways to the Super-Rich

July 28, 2006- Democrats Want Time to Review Bush Administration Plan to Cut Most Productive IRS Auditors

July 26, 2006- Legislation Passes to Invest in Joint Alternative Energy Research with Israel

July 24, 2006- In Support of Stem Cell Research: "We Must Not Give Up."

July 20, 2006- PHOTO: Students Meet Their Congressman

July 19, 2006- With So Much Unfinished Business, Why Is Congress Debating the Previously Defeated Gay Marriage Amendment Again?

July 19, 2006- PHOTO: Congratulating Seton Hall University

July 19, 2006- PHOTO: Bergen County NAACP on the Voting Rights Act, Gang Violence

July 12, 2006- Fixing Medicare Part D: Eliminate the Doughnut Hole

July 6, 2006- North Korea Has Developed Long-Range Missiles under President Bush's Watch

June 2006

June 30, 2006- Outstanding Student Leaders from Fair Lawn High Meet their Congressman

June 29, 2006- 'Young Entrepreneur' from Teaneck, NJ Earns National Scholarship

June 28, 2006- Violent Crime Impact Team Can Make a Difference in North Jersey

June 26, 2006- $2.46 Billion in U.S. Aid for Israel

June 22, 2006- Commemorative Stamp In Honor of WWII Hero from Ridgewood, NJ

June 22, 2006- Republican Quest for Line-Item Veto Is a Sham, Estate Tax Repeal a Rip-Off

June 20, 2006- Fighting for a Minimum Wage Increase

June 19, 2006- $10.8 Million in U.S. Aid for Ireland

June 19, 2006- Total of $71.3 Million in U.S. Aid for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

June 16, 2006- Vote Against the Republican Leadership's Iraq Resolution

June 15, 2006- Transcript: Remarks on the House Floor about the Republican Leadership's Iraq Resolution

June 14, 2006- PHOTO: Moriah Middle School Students Hear from their Congressman on the Steps of the U.S. Capitol

June 13, 2006- Congressman Rothman Continues His Opposition to the President's Failed 'Stay-the-Course' Policy in Iraq

June 13, 2006- Another Dubai Ports World Deal from the President?

June 13, 2006- Rothman Amendment to Stop the Privatization of Tax Collection Prevails

June 13, 2006- PHOTO: Meeting with Korean Ambassador to the United States

June 9, 2006- In Commemoration of the 43rd Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act

June 9, 2006- Consolidate Your Student Loans before July 1, 2006

June 8, 2006- Fight to Include Noise Abatement in FAA Airspace Redesign

June 8, 2006- PHOTO: Rep. Rothman at the 17th Annual Cyprus Conference

June 8, 2006- PHOTO: Meeting with Former Speaker of the Kosova Parliament

June 7, 2006- PHOTO: Immigration Reform Discussed during National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

June 6, 2006- Rothman Amendment to Stop the Privatization of Tax Collection Passes

June 2, 2006- PHOTO: Stem Cell Research Roundtable—Making the Promise a Reality

May 2006

May 31, 2006- PHOTO: Applause for Young Physics Whiz from Fair Lawn, NJ

May 25, 2006- Rothman Applauds Passage of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act

May 24, 2006- Statement on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Address

May 24, 2006- Congressional Former Mayors Caucus Announced

May 22, 2006- PHOTO: Rep. Rothman Addresses Students at 2006 Model Congress

May 19, 2006- Rep. Rothman Congratulates Outstanding New Jersey Educators

May 19, 2006- PHOTO: Rep. Rothman Welcomes Students to Washington, DC

May 18, 2006- Rep. Rothman Fights $8 Million Cut to Clean Water Fund for New Jersey; Supports Alternative Energy Research

May 18, 2006- Rep. Rothman Votes to Improve Homeland Security

May 12, 2006- As Mock Trial Championships Begin, Rothman Renews Call to Allow Students of All Faiths to Compete

May 12, 2006- Rep. Rothman Votes to Eliminate Tax Cuts for Millionaires to Fund Improvements to Veterans' Healthcare

May 10, 2006- Photo Gallery Updated: Rothman at Work May 8-10

May 10, 2006- Rep. Rothman Announces 2006 Congressional Art Competition Winners

May 7, 2006- Rep. Rothman Speaks at NORPAC Training Session

May 6, 2006- Rep. Rothman Receives 2006 "Friend of the Armenians" Award

May 3, 2006- To Clean House, We Need Real Lobbying and Ethics Reform

May 1, 2006- With Open Space at a Premium, Rothman Announces Funds to Continue His Work to Save 8,400 Acres in the Meadowlands

May 1, 2006- Friend of Law Enforcement, Rothman Presents $50,000 to Secaucus for Police Communications Equipment Upgrades

May 1, 2006- Congressman Rothman's Voting Record for the Week Ending April 28

April 2006

April 27, 2006- Rothman Votes to Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program

April 27, 2006- PHOTO: Rothman Meets with Israeli Ambassador and the National Conference of Synagogue Youth

April 26, 2006- PHOTO: Rothman Commemorates the Armenian Genocide

April 24, 2006- Rothman Opposes President Bush's Cuts to Community Development Block Grants

April 17, 2006- PHOTO: Congressman Rothman Fighting for Union County

April 10, 2006- Rothman Co-Sponsors, Votes for the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act

April 10, 2006- PHOTO: Rothman Addresses the Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County in Washington, DC

April 7, 2006- Rothman to Rice: The U.S. Must Support Peacekeeping Efforts in Cyprus

April 6, 2006- Rothman's Statement on the FAA's Airspace Redesign Project

April 6, 2006- Rothman Affirms Support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, Police Reform Efforts in Northern Ireland

April 5, 2006- Rothman Ratchets Up the Pressure on Administration to Cancel Privatization of Tax Collection

April 5, 2006- Rothman Presses Secretary of State to Commit to 'No ' Permanent U.S. Bases in Iraq

April 5, 2006- Rothman Questions Secretary Rice about Ongoing Iranian Funding of Hizbollah Terrorists in Lebanon, Rockets Pointed at Israel

March 2006

March 30, 2006- Rothman Blasts IRS for Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars

March 29, 2006- Rothman Announces Over $1.9 Million Grant for Soundproofing at Sylvan School in Rutherford, NJ

March 28, 2006- PHOTOS: Democracy in Action at Rothman's March 2006 Listening Sessions

March 27, 2006- Menendez, Rothman Introduce Bill to Help Law Enforcement Prosecute Gun Crimes

March 27, 2006- Rothman Applauds the Millennium Challenge Corporation for Allowing the Release of Vital Foreign Aid to Armenia

March 17, 2006- PHOTO: Rothman Honors St. Patrick's Day with Action

March 16, 2006- Rothman's Statement On His Vote Against the Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill

March 14-16, 2006- Photo Gallery Updates: Congressman Rothman at Work in Washington, DC

March 13, 2006- Rothman: Is Teterboro Airport Hazardous to Your Health?

March 13, 2006- Rothman Votes to Normalize U.S. Trade Relations with Ukraine

March 10, 2006- Rothman Secures Over $2.5 Million for Passaic Riverfront Park and Downtown Newark Revitalization

March 9, 2006- Rothman's Committee Forces Dubai Ports World to Abandon Plan to Take Over Six U.S. Ports

March 9, 2006- Rothman Honored for His Work to Preserve and Protect the Hackensack Meadowlands

March 7, 2006- Rothman Urges Vote on His Bill (The CARE Act) to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies

March 7, 2006- Rothman Presses FAA Administrator on Teterboro Airport at Congressional Hearing

March 7, 2006- Rothman Meets with AIPAC Representatives to Discuss Preventing U.S. Taxpayer Money from Going to Hamas

March 7, 2006- Rothman Discusses Veterans' Benefits and Iraq War with VFW Members from New Jersey

March 3, 2006- Statement on Today's Accident at Teterboro Airport

March 2, 2006- Statement on the President's Proposal to Allow the United Arab Emirates to Take Over a 30-Year Port Security Contract

February 2006

February 28-March 2, 2006- Rothman Meets with Constituents to Discuss Police Officers' Health Care and Retirement Options, State Wildlife Grants, and More

February 27, 2006- Rothman Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday with Students at Washington and McKenzie Elementary Schools

February 23, 2006- Statement on the War in Iraq

February 1-17, 2006- Rothman Meets with Constituents to Tackle National and Local Issues

February 13, 2006- Rothman's Statement on President Bush's Proposed Budget

February 13, 2006- Congressman Rothman Presents New Jersey Transit with $3.6 Million for Long-Awaited Northern Branch Line

February 7, 2006- Rothman Insists Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice Explain Anti-Gay UN Vote

February 6, 2006- Rothman Secures $250,000 for Security Enhancements to Bergen County Courthouse

February 2, 2006- Rothman Attends National Prayer Breakfast

January 2006

January 31, 2006- Statement on State of the Union Address

January 30, 2006-
Bush Administration Turned Away Nearly 5,000 New Jersey Veterans Seeking VA Care in 2005

January 29, 2006- Rothman Joins UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey for Super Sunday

January 27, 2006- Rothman Celebrates First Annual Korean-American Day

January 24, 2006- Rothman Calls on President Bush to Prevent Increases in Veterans' Health Care Premiums

January 23, 2006- Rothman 'Outraged' ATF Satellite Office Was Never Established; Demands Explanation from the Director

January 18, 2006- Rothman Applauds Menendez As New Jersey's Newest United States Senator

January 16, 2006-
Rothman Honors Martin Luther King, Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church

January 13, 2006-
Rothman Appears on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report"

January 12, 2006-
Statement on Security Breach at Teterboro Airport

January 12, 2006- Statement on Mine Safety in the Wake of Tragedy in Upshur County, WV

January 3, 2006- Meadowlands Environmental Park is Moving Forward

December 2005

December 23, 2005- Congress Renews Rothman's "Secure Our Schools" Program

December 14, 2005- Rothman Introduces Bill Calling On National Mock Trial Competition to Let Children of All Faiths Compete

December 6, 2005- House Passes Rothman's Resolution To Stop UN Bias Against Israel

December 1, 2005- Rothman Presented with a "Collage of Dreams" by Local Resident Suffering from Leukemia

November 2005

November 21, 2005- Rothman Secures $2.5 Million for NJ Transit's Northern Branch Line

November 18, 2005- Rothman Votes to Protect Private Property Rights

November 17, 2005- Rothman Meets with the Honorable Peter Hain, the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

November 16, 2005- Rothman Lends A Helping Hand To Habitat Humanity's "America Builds on the National Mall" Project

November 11, 2005- Rothman Statement Honoring Veterans Day

November 10, 2005- Rothman Keeps New Jersey Safe, Brings Home Nearly $3.4 Million for Bergen & Hudson County Safety and Security Measures

November 9, 2005- Rothman Secures $2.56 Billion in U.S. Aid for Israel

November 8, 2005- Rothman Blasts GOP Budget for Having Wrong Priorities

November 7, 2005- Terrorist Organizations, Weak Border Control with Iraq

November 4, 2005- Rothman Attends Reception Hosted by Ohel Children's Home and Family Services

November 3, 2005- Rothman Co-Sponsor Resolution Honoring New York Giants Owner Wellington Timothy Mara

October 2005

October 26, 2005- Rothman Floor Statement Honoring the Life of Rosa Parks

October 26, 2005- Rothman Co-Sponsors Resolution Honoring Korean Americans

October 21, 2005- Rothman Attends Reception Honoring Armenian Catholicos, His Holiness Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia

October 18, 2005- Rothman Invites Local University Students to Participate in Model U.S. House of Representatives Programs

October 16, 2005- Rothman Attends Third Annual Memory Walk for the Alzheimer's Association of Greater New Jersey

October 14, 2005- Rothman Recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 13, 2005- Rothman Continues to Push for 25% Reduction in Air Traffic at Teterboro

October 6, 2005- Rothman Supports Legislation Ensuring Katrina Federal Funds Spent Properly

October 4, 2005- Rothman Co-Sponsors Resolution Recognizing the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan

September 2005

September 28, 2005- Rothman Joins Colleagues to Commend the Disarmament of Irish Republican Army

September 27, 2005- Rothman Challenges Federal Housing Officials to Provide Long Term Help for Hurricane Victims

September 22, 2005- Rothman Honors "Gold Star Mothers" for American Gold Star Mother's Day

September 22, 2005- Rothman Presented with the "Christians' Israel Public Action Campaign (CIPAC) Champion of Israel" Award

September 14, 2005- Rothman Blasts U.N. for Unfair Bias Against Israel

September 13, 2005- Rothman Secures $150,000 for the Children's Aid and Family Services in Bergen County

September 12, 2005- Remarks of Congressman Steve Rothman Commemorating the Fourth Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks

September 8, 2005- Congressman Steve Rothman-- Hurricane Katrina Relief Update

September 2, 2005- Statement of Congressman Steve Rothman on the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

September 1, 2005- How You Can Provide Assistance to Victims of Hurricane Katrina


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