Springfield

  • The Springfield Fire Department received a $11,400 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to purchase a variety of new equipment, including a portable gas-powered generator, patient oxygen-delivery systems, defibrillators and portable radios.

  • The Springfield Volunteer First Aid Squad received a $23,798 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to purchase new safety equipment and conduct educational fire-safety demonstrations throughout Springfield.
  • Congressman Ferguson voted to provide Springfield public schools with more than $95,000 in federal elementary and secondary education aid in fiscal year 2007. Congressman Ferguson has voted to increase federal education funding for New Jersey schools by more than 33 percent since 2001.
  • The Springfield Fire Department received a $48,041 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to purchase new safety equipment.
  • Congressman Ferguson voted to reduce taxes for Springfield residents, including doubling the child tax credit to $1,000, reducing the marriage penalty faced by two-income families, making college expenses tax deductible, reducing taxes on capital gains and dividends, and reducing all tax brackets to benefit every worker in Springfield.



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