September 2006

• Congressman Towns Leads Fight for 'Fair Funding' for HIV/AIDS  (September 29, 2006)
• Towns Statement On Fifth Commemoration of September 11, 2001; "This Is a Day of Remembrance and Resolve"  (September 11, 2006)

August 2006

• Towns Backs The Petition Drive To End The War In Iraq  (August 16, 2006)

July 2006

• NYPD Commissioner Kelly Lead Witness At Congressional Hearing on Securing New Yorks Ports  (July 6, 2006)

June 2006

• Congressman Towns Calls On Congress To Fully Fund The Ryan White Modernization Act Of 2006  (June 26, 2006)
• Congressman Towns Hosts Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Portrait Unveiling  (June 22, 2006)
• Congressman Towns Fights For A Reasonable Approach To Illegal Immigration  (June 21, 2006)
• Congressman Towns Blasts Department of Homeland Security For Cuts In New York Security Funding  (June 15, 2006)
• Cong. Towns Gets Commitment for $30 Million for Medically Underserved Areas; Funds to be used for the coordination of health systems  (June 15, 2006)

May 2006

• Towns' Joins Congressional Chorus Calling for Pell Grant Increases  (May 31, 2006)
• Congressman Towns Proposes Call for Joint House Senate Bipartisan Commission To Review Immigration Practices; Calls for Calm in the Midst of the Debate  (May 15, 2006)
• Gravely Ill Veteran To Receive Purple Heart After 54 Years  (May 12, 2006)
• Congressman Ed Towns To Bestow Congressional Record Honors on The Thomas Jefferson And East New York Family Academy Girls Basketball Teams At Public Ceremony  (May 8, 2006)
• Congressman Ed Towns Hosts East Flatbush Hall Meeting  (May 1, 2006)
• Congressman Ed Towns Encourages Small and Minority Businesses to Participate in Homeland Security Procurement Survey  (May 1, 2006)

April 2006

• Congressman Ed Towns Hosts Canarsie and Tompkins Houses Town Hall Meetings  (April 3, 2006)

March 2006

• Congressman Ed Towns Sponsors Health Fair And Summit On Healthcare Disparities  (March 5, 2006)

February 2006

• Congressman Ed Towns Calls Upon Secretary Snow to Review Dubai Port Operations Deal  (February 22, 2006)
• Congressman Ed Towns Visits Israel's Consul General  (February 13, 2006)

January 2006

• CONGRESSMAN ED TOWNS RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS  (January 31, 2006)
• CONGRESSMAN ED TOWNS REMEMBERS CORETTA SCOTT KING  (January 31, 2006)

December 2005

• Congressman Ed Towns Sends New Year Greeting to Constituents  (December 30, 2005)
• Congressman Ed Towns Calls Upon Congress to Strengthen Pension Reform  (December 23, 2005)
• Congressman Towns Supports Congressional Hearings Regarding President Spying on Americans  (December 22, 2005)
• Congressman Ed Towns Calls Upon Governor Pataki to Intervene in Transit Talks  (December 19, 2005)

November 2005

• Congressman Towns Urges Health And Hospitals Corporation To Work With Stakeholders To Find Solution To Labor Issue  (November 3, 2005)

October 2005

• Congressman Ed Towns and the United States Postal Service to Host Post Office Dedication Celebration in Honor of First African American Woman Elected to Congress  (October 13, 2005)

September 2005

• NYPD Commissioner Kelly Lead Witness at Congressional Hearing on Disaster Preparedness  (September 23, 2005)
• Congressman Towns to Host Panel Addressing Communications Failures During Hurricane Katrina Storm reveals serious flaws in our nation’s telecommunications systems  (September 20, 2005)

August 2005

• Congressman Ed Towns to Host a Tribute Honoring the Life and Legacy of Former Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm  (August 31, 2005)
• Congressman Ed Towns Hosts Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Bedford Stuyvesant Postal Service  (August 29, 2005)

July 2005

• CONGRESS PASSES POST OFFICE HONORS FOR FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN SHIRLEY CHISHOLM  (July 25, 2005)
• CONGRESSMAN TOWNS ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY  (July 12, 2005)
• CONGRESSMAN TOWNS ISSUES STATEMENT ON LONDON BOMBING  (July 7, 2005)
• CONGRESSMAN TOWNS URGES PREPAREDNESS FOR THE UPCOMING FLU SEASON  (July 1, 2005)

June 2005

• Congressman Towns Announces Passing of Chief of Staff  (June 13, 2005)

May 2005

• Towns Seeks NYCHA & HPD Intervention In Roberto Clemente Plaza Elevator Outage; Asks NYCHA & HPD To Reach Out to Building Management  (May 31, 2005)
• Congressman Towns Urges Russian President Putin To Return Historic Jewish Texts; Encourages Russian Government To Act  (May 16, 2005)
• Congressman Ed Towns Joins 14 Other Members Of Congress In Urging President Bush To Seek The Immediate Release From Prison Of Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune  (May 13, 2005)
• Towns Remebers The Holocaust  (May 5, 2005)

March 2005

• Congressman Towns And The American Cancer Society Announce New Medicare Benefit in Brooklyn; "Welcome to Medicare" Physical Focuses on Preventative Care for Seniors  (March 10, 2005)

February 2005

• Congressman Towns Helps Extend The Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act; Committee's Approval Paves Way for Truth  (February 28, 2005)
• Congressman Towns Rejects Social Security Privatization Plan; Proposed changes to Social Security would lead to fiscal disaster  (February 18, 2005)
• Towns Announces Plan to Reintroduce Bill Providing Technology Funding for Minority Serving Institutions; Legislation would establish grant program benefitting HBCUs and other Minority Serving Institutions  (February 17, 2005)
• Towns Blasts Bush Budget For Setting Wrong Priorities; Says Federal budget would slash several important health programs  (February 9, 2005)

January 2005

• Congressman Towns Condemns Russian Lawmakers' Attempt to Ban Jewish Organizations; Calls Lawmakers Efforts a Treacherous First Step in the Curtailment of Hard Won Religious Liberties  (January 28, 2005)
• Towns, CBC Members Meet With the President To Discuss Closing the Disparity Gap  (January 25, 2005)
• Towns, Schumer To Name Brooklyn Post Office After Former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm; Chisholm, first African-American Congresswoman, represented Brooklyn in the U.S. Congress for 14 years  (January 25, 2005)
• Congressman Ed Towns Mourns The Loss of Shirley Chisholm  (January 2, 2005)

December 2004

• Action Alert: Important Message From Congressman Ed Towns  (December 20, 2004)
• Towns Calls For Federal Government To Step Up Efforts on Hepatitis C; Says he plans to reintroduce legislation to create a comprehensive prevention program  (December 14, 2004)
• Towns Secures $10 Million For Thurgood Marshall Program; Funds to Upgrade Technology Infrastructure Black Colleges  (December 13, 2004)
• Towns, Postal Service Unveil New Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Stamp At Brooklyn Hospital  (December 6, 2004)

November 2004

• Towns Scores Millions for Education, Health Care and Economic Development Programs for Brooklyn; Several local projects throughout Brooklyn to benefit  (November 23, 2004)

October 2004

• House Expected To Pass Bono-Towns Bill to Protect Privacy of Internet Users  (October 5, 2004)
• Towns Helps Secure Grant for Black Colleges; Funds to create partnerships between colleges and local at-risk individuals  (October 1, 2004)

September 2004

• Rep. Towns Pushes for Additional Hurricane Relief for Haiti  (September 24, 2004)
• Rep. Towns Joins House Democrats in Unveiling "A New Partnership For America's Future"  (September 22, 2004)
• Towns Says New Study Confirms Republican Economic Policies Undermining Middle Class Health Care  (September 20, 2004)
• Towns Supports Measure To Assist Immigrants Facing Deportation Due the Loss of a Loved One From 9/11  (September 7, 2004)
• Towns Says Report Shows Job Market Still Weak; New policies needed to help workers find jobs  (September 1, 2004)
• Towns Expresses Concern Over Rising Poverty and Uninsured; Says it is time to change policies  (September 1, 2004)

August 2004

• REP. TOWNS CRITICIZES ADMINISTRATION’S PLAN TO CUT EDUCATION; New Report Shows $1.5 Billion Cut In Federal Aid Planned  (August 30, 2004)
• Towns Opposes the Administration's Proposed Rules to Track Illegal Immigrants at Health Care Facilities  (August 30, 2004)
• Towns Urges Homeland Security Committee To Follow 9/11 Commission on Fully Funding High Threat Areas; New York members ask committee chairman to revise his legislation before bringing it up for a vote.  (August 3, 2004)

July 2004

• Towns Honored for His Efforts To Promote Racial and Ethnic Harmony  (July 8, 2004)

June 2004

• Towns Plays Leading Role in Approving Asthma Awareness Bill; African-American community particularly hard hit by this illness  (June 16, 2004)
• Towns Opposes Efforts to Reduce NY's Share of Federal Transportation Dollars; Says proposed formula change unfairly targets New York  (June 15, 2004)
• Towns Calls Attention National Obesity Epidemic; Says Government Must Address Economic Realities of the Problem  (June 3, 2004)

May 2004

• Congressman Ed Towns Releases a HEALTH NEWS ALERT!!!!!!!!!  (May 26, 2004)
• Towns Applauds Decision To Reopen Emmett Till Case  (May 10, 2004)

April 2004

• Towns Urges the Administration to Remain Engaged in Haiti; Supports efforts to extend the Marines stay there to keep the peace  (April 30, 2004)
• Towns Leads Charge to Protect Minority T.V. Viewers in NY; 43 Member Letter Calls for Congressional Hearings into New Nielsen Ratings System Which May Undercount Minorities  (April 7, 2004)

March 2004

• Towns Calls on DOJ To Reopen Emmett Louis Till  (March 25, 2004)
• Towns Helps Pass Bill to Strengthen Organ Donation  (March 25, 2004)
• Towns Calls for Federal Investigation into the Tragic Death of Timothy Stansbury  (March 16, 2004)
• U.S. Rep. Edolphus Towns to Deliver Weekly CBC "Message To America"  (March 12, 2004)

February 2004

• Towns Leads Charge for Protecting Medical Privacy; Blasts Administration for trying to look at patients’ private medical records  (February 20, 2004)
• Towns Greets Members of Brooklyn-based Caribbean People International Collective  (February 12, 2004)
• Rep. Towns Votes for Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits; Measure to Benefit thousands of New Yorkers  (February 5, 2004)
• Honoring Black History Month: The New Fight for Equality, Eliminating Disparities in Minority Health  (February 1, 2004)

December 2003

• Towns Blasts Grand Theft Auto Video Game; Deeply disturbed by game's anti-immigrant message, calls on retailer not to sell to minors  (December 29, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Hosts Christmas Event for East New York; Highlights the Dangers of Toy Guns for East New York Children  (December 23, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Tackles Mail Problems for Spring Creek Residents; Hosts Meeting With Brooklyn Postmaster to Address Concerns  (December 17, 2003)
• Towns Joins Effort to Keep Nation's Waterways Protected From Polluters; Earns Praise from National Environmental Group  (December 15, 2003)

November 2003

• Towns Helps Lead Effort to Pass African American Museum Bill  (November 20, 2003)
• Towns, Schumer Win Passage of James E. Davis Post Office Bill  (November 13, 2003)
• Victory for Immigrant Soldiers  (November 12, 2003)

October 2003

• Congressman Towns, Congressional Black Caucus Oppose President's War Supplemental  (October 15, 2003)

September 2003

• Rep. Towns Honored for His Work to Improve Eye Care  (September 22, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Expresses Gratitude For Grasso's Service  (September 18, 2003)
• Towns and Engel Press For Hearing About White House And EPA Misleading Ny'ers On Air Quality At Ground Zero  (September 5, 2003)

August 2003

• Towns Urges Seniors To Guard Against West Nile Virus  (August 21, 2003)
• Towns Announces $1 Billion in Federal Health Dollars For NY Children And Families  (August 21, 2003)
• Towns Demands Immediate Action To Modernize Nation's Electricity Grid: Expects Answers From Impending Congressional Investigation  (August 18, 2003)
• Towns Pushes for Bill to Assist Minority Diabetics  (August 6, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Calls For Renaming Crown Heights Post Office After Councilman James E. Davis  (August 4, 2003)
• Rep. Towns Decries Continued Job Loss in New YorkNew Data Shows 3.2 Million Jobs Lost Nationwide During Bush Presidency  (August 1, 2003)

July 2003

• Congressman Towns Disappointed with Dismissal of NAACP Gun Suit  (July 21, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Blasts Republican Plan to Dismantle Early Childhood Assistance Program  (July 21, 2003)
• Towns Opposes Medicare Drug Bill that Would Privatize Medicare, Cut Funds for NY Hospitals, and Give Little or No Drug Cost Relief to Seniors  (July 14, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Opposes Voucher School Bill  (July 10, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Fights for Public School Funding  (July 10, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Testifies on Increasing Technology Grants for Minority Serving Institutions"  (July 9, 2003)
• Rep. Towns Marks the 37th Anniversary of Medicare  (July 1, 2003)

June 2003

• Congressman Towns and Congressman Weiner Congratulate Brooklyn Rabbi for Delivering Opening Prayer for House of Representatives  (June 23, 2003)
• Towns Calls On Republican Leaders to Honor African-American POW  (June 12, 2003)

May 2003

• Towns Supports Needed Extension to Build MLK Memorial  (May 15, 2003)
• Congressman Towns Rips Iresponsible Republican Tax Plan  (May 9, 2003)
• Brooklyn Student Selected for Congressional Page Program  (May 9, 2003)
• Towns Applauds $400 Million Business Expansion in New York  (May 7, 2003)

April 2003

• Congressman Towns Calls for Awarding Jackie Robinson Congressional Gold Medal of Honor  (April 30, 2003)
• Congressman Ed Towns Fights for Families in Need  (April 25, 2003)
• Towns Blasts Legislation to Limit Gun Industry Liability  (April 9, 2003)

March 2003

• Congressional Watchdog Agency to Investigate Small Pox Inoculation Efforts at Towns Request  (March 28, 2003)
• Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns Sponsors Educational Event on Hepatitis C And Hiv Coinfection  (March 25, 2003)
• Towns Delivers Environmental Friendly Bus to Local School  (March 24, 2003)
• Towns Calls for Better Oversight of Efforts to Inoculate Health and Emergency Officials Against Small Pox  (March 12, 2003)
• Towns Blasts President Bush for Concelling Budget Cuts to States  (March 11, 2003)