House Floor·July 10, 2009·p. H7960-H7992
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- Extension of Remarks·July 9, 2009·p. E1697
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2997: Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Bill Number: H.R. 2997 Account: National Institute…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2997:
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Rutgers University Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension
Address of Requesting Entity: 125A Oswego Road, Chatsworth, NJ 08019.
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $451,000 for the Cranberry/Blueberry Disease Project for research on breeding and pest management will provide continued support for the $50 million a year industry. Past research has found bacterial anti-adherence mechanisms helping to fight urinary tract infection and dental caries, and other antioxidant properties. A major effort within the breeding program aims to enhance these health beneficial properties.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Salaries and Expenses
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture
Address of Requesting Entity: 369 S. Warren Street, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for the New Jersey Gypsy Moth Pest Management Program to support and enhance gypsy moth control on affected communities and public lands. Funds will be used to cost share aerial treatments borne by local municipalities; for outreach in developing a Web-based interactive online map showing the distribution of gypsy moth in New Jersey and proposed treatment areas; and for technical support for salaries for field scouts and vehicle operation.
- Extension of Remarks·June 26, 2009·p. E1599
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2996: Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) (along with Reps. Adler, Sires and Rothman) Bill…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2996:
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) (along with Reps. Adler, Sires and Rothman)
Bill Number: HR 2996
Account: Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: New Jersey Audubon Society
Address of Requesting Entity: 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ 09724.
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,100,000 for a land acquisition project at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) (along with Reps. Sires and Rothman)
Bill Number: HR 2996
Account: Fish and Wildlife Service, Land Acquisition
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: New Jersey Audubon Society
Address of Requesting Entity: 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ 09724.
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,000,000 for a land acquisition project at National Wildlife Refuge.
- House Floor·June 25, 2009·p. H7358-H7386
Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Kratovil
Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this third en bloc amendment. I want to thank Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon for including the LoBiondo, Delahunt, Coble, Taylor amendment in this bloc. A couple of weeks ago I met with…
Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this third en bloc amendment. I want to thank Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon for including the LoBiondo, Delahunt, Coble, Taylor amendment in this bloc.
A couple of weeks ago I met with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Skip Bowen, to discuss benefits available to Coast Guard service members.
He brought to my attention the fact that current law provides active duty members of the Armed Forces and Coast Guard and their dependents with access to legal assistance in connection with their personal civil affairs. The law also grants eligibility to certain DoD reservists who are called to active duty for more than 30 days. Unfortunately, the law does not provide the same eligibility to similarly situated Coast Guard reservists.
I am offering this amendment with Representatives Delahunt and Coble, two Coast Guard veterans, to ensure current Coast Guard reservists have access to the same legal assistance as other DoD reservists upon release from active duty.
This legal assistance is critical in helping reservists understand their rights under the Uniformed Services Reemployment Rights Act, the Service member's Civil Relief Act, as well as probate, housing, consumer and tax laws.
There are currently over 8,100 reservists in the USCG, including over a hundred serving on active duty in Iraq providing port and waterways security.
I thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for working with me on this important issue and I encourage all members to support this en bloc amendment.
- Extension of Remarks·June 24, 2009·p. E1562
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2467. Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Bill Number: H.R. 2467 Account: Air Force, Military…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2467.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 2467
Account: Air Force, Military Construction, Air National Guard
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: 177th Fighter Wing
Address of Requesting Entity: 400 Langley Road, Egg Harbor Township,
- Extension of Remarks·June 18, 2009·p. E1486
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2847. Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) (along with Reps. Bishop (NY), Pallone and King…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2847.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) (along with Reps. Bishop (NY), Pallone and King (NY)
Bill Number: H.R. 2847
Account: NOAA, NMFS Fisheries
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science
Address of Requesting Entity: 501 Trenton Avenue, Pt. Pleasant Beach,
- Extension of Remarks·April 29, 2009·p. E1005
Recognizing Dorothy Cullen Of Vineland, New Jersey
Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Dorothy (Dotty) Cullen of Vineland, New Jersey for being awarded the MetLife Foundation's 2009 Older Volunteers Enrich America Award. Dotty has been involved with the Vineland Boys and Girls club…
Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Dorothy (Dotty) Cullen of Vineland, New Jersey for being awarded the MetLife Foundation's 2009 Older Volunteers Enrich America Award. Dotty has been involved with the Vineland Boys and Girls club for over 15 years, served on the Vineland Development Center Board for almost two decades, and has been a leader for veterans care throughout her life.
Not one to slow down, Dotty currently serves as the President of the Residents Council at the Baker House, where she herself resides. The Baker House has become known for its patriotism and dedication to the community, participating in Toys for Tots, National Guard packages for soldiers serving abroad, and Read Across America. For her unwavering service to her community and to the country, she was selected for this prestigious national honor.
I have personally known Dotty for more than 40 years and I can attest to the invaluable contributions she has made to her community. Her focus on recognizing the sacrifices of our veterans and providing them with the assistance they need is an inspiration to us all.
I offer my sincere congratulations to my dear friend, Dotty Cullen, for receiving this honor and thank her for her continued dedication to the residents of Vineland, the State of New Jersey, and the United States of America.
- Extension of Remarks·March 24, 2009·p. E751
The 60 To 55 Reserve Component Retirement Act
Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce the 60 to 55 Reserve Component Retirement Act. Given the increasing demands placed on the brave men and women who serve as citizen soldiers in the Reserve Component, it is time to recognize and…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce the 60 to 55 Reserve Component Retirement Act.
Given the increasing demands placed on the brave men and women who serve as citizen soldiers in the Reserve Component, it is time to recognize and reward them in a more timely fashion. The current age requirement for Reserve Component to begin receiving retirement pay is 60 years old, whereas the Active Duty may begin receiving retirement pay as soon as they serve their 20 years, which in some cases, may be as early as age 38. The age limitation placed on the Reserve Component was set in 1948, when the Reserve Component was a much different force. Since 9/11, the National Guard and Reserves have expanded beyond their traditional bounds into a fully functional, combat-ready, and deployable partner to the Active Duty Armed Forces. This shift in use to a full partner has placed tremendous strains on the men and women of the Guard and Reserves.
The legislation I am introducing with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona will lower the age at which Reserve Component servicemembers can begin receiving their retirement pay from age 60 to age 55. This vital legislation will help close the gap between the Active Duty and Reserve Component retirement age, which will improve recruitment efforts and be more fair to the men and women serving in the National Guard and Reserve.
- House Floor·March 24, 2009·p. H3805-H3812
The Importance Of Travel In Our Country
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with my colleague from Nevada, Ms. Berkley, and to thank her for holding this special order tonight. I agree that corporations who accept taxpayer funded bailouts should curb lavish expenses that do little…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with my colleague from Nevada, Ms. Berkley, and to thank her for holding this special order tonight. I agree that corporations who accept taxpayer funded bailouts should curb lavish expenses that do little to improve their profitability. However, legitimate business functions held at casino- hotels in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and elsewhere should not be the subject of criticism by the media and government officials.
In my district, Atlantic City casinos are our region's single largest employer. Unfortunately, like most businesses, they are suffering in the current economic climate. Gaming revenue is down to its lowest point in more than a decade, thousands of employees have been laid off and construction projects have ground to a halt.
Corporate gatherings, conventions and other functions bring thousands of business travelers to Atlantic City, filling our retail outlets, restaurants and hotel rooms. The continuance of these legitimate business functions is critical if our region is going to pull out of this recession, put people back to work and expand our economy.
That is why I am outraged by the administration's latest salvo against our casino-hotels and the thousands of workers they employ. Forcing non profits and local governments who receive stimulus funds to abstain from holding legitimate events at casino-hotels is appalling. In my district, several nonprofits and government agencies hold important community outreach events at gaming properties in Atlantic City because these convenient venues are often the only ones able to accommodate large numbers of people. For instance, our local Workforce Investment Board regularly holds job fairs and workforce development seminars at casino-hotels in Atlantic City. Under the administration's new rules, these services would likely have to be curtailed at a time when they are critically needed and the economic recovery of our region's largest employer would be further delayed.
I call on the administration to back down from this flawed, unjust, and unwarranted policy and instead partner with us to get our travel based economy in Southern New Jersey, Las Vegas and other destinations back on track. I also urge the media to immediately cease their hyperbolic attacks on legitimate corporate travel in this country. I thank the gentle lady from Nevada who Co-Chairs the Congressional Gaming Caucus with me for her leadership and I look forward to working with her and all of our colleagues to get our economy moving again.
- Extension of Remarks·March 10, 2009·p. E607
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmark in H.R. 1105. Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Interior and…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmark in H.R. 1105.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Interior and Environment; Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Programs and Management
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Rural Water Association
Address of Requesting Entity: 2915 South 13th St., Duncan, OK 73533
Description of Request: A joint request to provide an earmark of $11.5 million to support rural water grassroots environmental and compliance initiatives, specifically rural water technical assistance, source water protection and ground water protection in New Jersey and across the nation.
- Extension of Remarks·February 25, 2009·p. E419-E421
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 1105: Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Bill Number: H.R. 1105 Account: Interior and…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 1105:
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Interior and Environment; Fish and Wildlife Service; Land Acquisition (LWCF)
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: New Jersey Audubon Society
Address of Requesting Entity: 142 West State Street, 4th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608
Description of Request: $1.5 million towards the purchase of 80 acres, known as the Sinnickson Tract, adjacent to Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge from existing willing sellers. The tract is located on Block 4701, Lot 23 in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Interior and Environment; National Park Service; Save America's Treasures
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts
Address of Requesting Entity: 1048 Washington Street, P.O. Box 340, Cape May, NJ 08204
Description of Request: $100,000 to create a new, major impact heritage tourism product for the New Jersey Cape by restoring and opening to the public the World War 11 coastal artillery lookout tower, Fire Control Tower No. 23, located on Sunset Boulevard near Cape May Point. The Tower was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2003 and on the National Register on Nov. 17, 2003.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Labor, HHS, Education; Department of Education; Higher Education (includes FIPSE)
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Atlantic Cape Community College
Address of Requesting Entity: 5100 Black Horse Pike Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Description of Request: $381,000 to be used for the purchase of equipment and technology for the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Center to be constructed on the campus. The STEM Center will house programming for allied health, food science, life and physical science.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Labor, HHS, Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Health Facilities and Services
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Atlantic County Specialty Care Center in Mays Landing, New Jersey
Address of Requesting Entity: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2535 Market Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Description of Request: $95,000 to be used to provide safety/ communications, medical and educational equipment for the hospital's Children's Intensive Emotional and Behavioral Program (CIEBP). This program is a full day partial hospital program that integrates schooling, rehabilitation services, and psychiatric treatment for preschool and school aged children. It is the only psychiatric partial hospital program for children 5-12 with severe emotional and behavioral disorders in the Atlantic and Cape May county region.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Commerce, Justice, Science; Department of Commerce; NOAA-- National Marine Fisheries Service Operations, Research and Facilities
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science (PMAFS)--Recreational Fishing Alliance
Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 3080, New Gretna, NJ 08224
Description of Request: $1 million for a Summer Flounder Initiative which will utilize acadmemic, recreational and commerical fisheries resources to address the management of summer flounder in the Mid- Atlantic region. This Initiative will address science issues relevant to the improved understanding of summer flounder recruitment, population demographies and discard mortality.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Commerce, Justice, Science; Department of Justice; OJP-- Juvenile Justice
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Police Athletic League (PAL) of New Jersey
Address of Requesting Entity: 180 South Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
Description of Request: $1,500,000 to fund a statewide afterschool program consisting of athletics, recreation, education and cultural awareness for youth age 8 to 16 with the goal of deterring juvenile crime.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Commerce, Justice, Science; Department of Justice; OJP-- Juvenile Justice
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) New Jersey
Address of Requesting Entity: 292 Prospect Plains Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512
Decription of Request: $200,000 to find in-the-classroom programs led by police officers to educate students to avoid drugs, gangs and violence.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $2,967,000 for ongoing construction of the Great Egg Harbor to Peck Beach Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $1,914,000 for ongoing construction of the Absecon Island Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $2,297,000 for ongoing construction of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $1,340,000 for ongoing construction of the Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $239,000 for construction of the Great Egg Harbor to Townsends Inlet Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $77,000 for ongoing construction of the Brigantine Island Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $144,000 for ongoing construction of the Lower Cape May Meadows Environmental Restoration project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; Construction
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $2,967,000 for ongoing construction of the Great Egg Harbor to Peck Beach Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: H.R. 1105
Account: Army Corps; CAP
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: Authority to continue construction of the Pennsville small flood control project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; CAP
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: Authority to continue construction of the Pine Mount Creek project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; Investigations
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $96,000 for ongoing study of the Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet Shore Protection project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; Investigation
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $96,000 for ongoing study of the New Jersey Shoreline Alternative Long Term Nourishment project.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; O&M
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $226,000 for maintenance dredging of the Cold Spring Inlet.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; O&M
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $65,000 for maintenance dredging of the Salem River.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; O&M
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $124,000 for maintenance dredging of Absecon Inlet.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Army Corps; O&M
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Army Corps of Engineers
Address of Requesting Entity: The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
Description of Request: $888,000 for maintenance dredging of the New Jersey Intercoastal Waterway.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Richard Stockton College
Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240
Description of Request: $100,000 to attract small and disadvantage business to the Aviation Research and Technology Park.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: HUD, EDI
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Atlantic County
Address of Requesting Entity: 1333 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Description of Request: $142,500 to construct facilities at the Aviation Research and Technology Park.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: HUD, EDI
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Covenant House New Jersey
Address of Requesting Entity: 929 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Description of Request: $118,750 to assist in the construction of the Nancy's Place project, a facility to house and treat at-risk youth with mental illnesses.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: FRA, Rail Line Relocation and Improvement
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Salem County
Address of Requesting Entity: 94 Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079
Description of Request: $950,000 to assist in the rehabilitation of the county owned short rail line.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: FAA, AIP
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Atlantic City International Airport
Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Atlantic City Intl Airport, Suite 106, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234
Description of Request: $712,500 to assist in the relocation and consolidation of the fire rescue and dispatch operations center.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: HR 1105
Account: FHWA, TCSP
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: South Jersey Economic Development District
Address of Requesting Entity: 226 N. High Street, Suite A, Millville,
- Extension of Remarks·September 25, 2008·p. E1973-E1974
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2638. Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo. Bill Number: H.R. 2638. Account: Air Force, Military…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in H.R. 2638.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo.
Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
Account: Air Force, Military Construction, Air National Guard.
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: 177th Fighter Wing.
Address of Requesting Entity: 400 Langley Road, Egg Harbor Township,
- Extension of Remarks·September 25, 2008·p. E1981-E1982
Earmark Declaration
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in S. 3001. Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Bill Number: S. 3001 Account: Air Force, Military…
Madam Speaker, as per the requirements of the Republican Conference Rules on earmarks, I secured the following earmarks in S. 3001.
Requesting Member: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Bill Number: S. 3001
Account: Air Force, Military Construction, Air National Guard
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: 177th Fighter Wing
Address of Requesting Entity: 400 Langley Road, Egg Harbor Township,
- House Floor·September 25, 2008·p. H9884-H9886
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act Of 2008
Madam Speaker, to my colleague Mr. Cannon, thank you very much. I would also like to particularly thank Mr. Visclosky. In 1997 when we first started talking about this, there was a dramatic and very sad incident that took place in my…
Madam Speaker, to my colleague Mr. Cannon, thank you very much.
I would also like to particularly thank Mr. Visclosky. In 1997 when we first started talking about this, there was a dramatic and very sad incident that took place in my district, the Second Congressional District of New Jersey, and I believe that Mr. Visclosky had a similar situation in his district.
Through the 1990s, a variety of groups had been sort of cobbling together the ability to buy vests for officers by selling doughnuts and for cake sales and a number of different ways because they understood the need, but there wasn't a resource to be able to do this. Unfortunately, in 1996, at a State prison in my district, Officer Fred Baker, a corrections officer who was on duty, who was not wearing a vest, was stabbed in the back by an inmate and that stab was fatal.
We can only speculate what the fate would have been of Officer Baker if he had a vest on. I happen to believe that he would be alive today. And when I got back from that break at home, I got together with Mr. Visclosky, and we embarked upon this road to convince our colleagues of the importance of this program.
You've heard the statistics, 40,000 jurisdictions, 1.5 million vests, and people ask, Well, why is it important to keep doing this? Once you've done a vest, why isn't that enough? Well, they have a shelf life. When you put a vest to an officer, it doesn't last forever. The technology increases and they wear out.
This is a critically important program. At a time when all of America wonders whether what's happening in Washington really works on Main Street and in the real world, this is a program that we can point to with absolute certainty that has conclusive, positive benefit. It saves the lives of our police officers.
This is something that works. This is something that Main Street understands. This is something that law enforcement understands, and this is one of those programs where we can do the right thing and continue it.
When an officer is sworn in and receives their badge and their gun, they should be receiving a vest. All across America people get up every morning and don't expect to have a problem, but if that problem occurs and they need that thin blue line, they expect our law enforcement to respond as quickly as they can, and part of that response for law enforcement ought to be the protection that a vest provides. It's the least that we can do.
I strongly support this bill. I thank Mr. Visclosky, I thank Mr. Conyers, I thank Mr. Smith of Texas, and all those who are responsible for having this move to the floor today.
- House Floor·September 24, 2008·p. H9418-H9420
Honoring Congressman Jim Saxton
I thank you, Mr. Speaker, very much. I am here tonight to talk about one of our retiring colleagues from New Jersey, Congressman Jim Saxton, who after 24 years in Congress is hanging it up this year. Jim has been a colleague and a mentor…
I thank you, Mr. Speaker, very much.
I am here tonight to talk about one of our retiring colleagues from New Jersey, Congressman Jim Saxton, who after 24 years in Congress is hanging it up this year. Jim has been a colleague and a mentor of mine.
When I was first elected to Congress in 1994, I remember going through orientation. People were asking me what it was like, and it was like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hose. There was so much information that it was difficult to get.
Jim Saxton said, ``Listen, I have a desk in my office. I want to make my staff available to you, and I want you to get off on the right foot.'' It was the beginning of a great relationship.
He has been a teacher; he has been a mentor; he has been a leader, and he has been an individual who has been focused on generating results. He wasn't so much interested in the rhetoric. Jim was never one to be running to a camera, to be wanting to do that interview and to get his face on TV or anything like that. He was interested in finding out about the problem, in determining what the possible solutions were and then in working for a consensus. He is known for many things within his district and for doing a great job in representing his constituents, but his work on the Armed Services Committee and his leadership on Armed Services is what he is best known for.
To talk about that a little bit, I would like to yield time to Chairman Duncan Hunter, who is probably Jim Saxton's closest friend in this Congress of the United States, who knows more about Jim Saxton and who will share some of the stories with you.
I thank you very much.
Picking up what Mr. Hunter said, shortly after the global war on terror began, I believe it was my first trip into theater, Jimmy Saxton was codel leader. And for a rather new member of the Armed Services Committee, to understand how this all came over, Jim Saxton had a passion for understanding where the problems were and getting results.
As Chairman Hunter indicated, he focused on special forces. I remember we visited with some special forces folks. Jimmy, true to form, listened very intently and found that there was a problem that was occurring with some small items, batteries that troops in the field had a great deal of difficulty with at the time.
I remember Jimmy talking about it and getting a lot of detail and coming back before one of the subcommittee hearings with I believe it was DARPA, and he explained in great detail what the problems were and had people focusing on something that they wouldn't have focused on only because he was there with the troops and had them in mind. Very respectful, very bipartisan, very inclusive, and a real model for how to get things done. And especially on Armed Services where, and I believe everything we do here is important, but Armed Services is not selling wheat to Bulgaria. It is about the lives of the men and women in uniform who are volunteering and serving our Nation, and Jimmy Saxton always had their best interests at heart.
And when it came to the State of New Jersey, we are not considered a military State, but we have some great military bases. Jimmy Saxton looked at the three bases. We had Fort Dix, Fort McGuire and Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and he saw the great value in what they were doing. But he saw an even greater value in the quality of work that they could do if they could be combined together in a mega-base.
People sort of smiled and chuckled when they first heard about this. And he came to Mr. Hunter about it and he convinced Duncan it was a good idea. Jimmy, as he always did, very quietly rolled up his sleeves, and when that last BRAC commission came out, we now have a mega-base. It is good for New Jersey, but it is really good for America. It makes sense for America. It makes sense for our men and woman in uniform to integrate these assets into something that is much more powerful as a whole than they were individually.
He was a great assistance to me with the 177th Fighter Wing, which is in my district, the 2nd Congressional District. It is the premier homeland security base in the entire Nation because of its strategic location. When our jets are alerted and they fly combat air patrols over Washington and New York, they are 8 minutes from the time they are alerted to get over our Nation's capital.
We had need for military construction projects to keep this alert facility on a solid footing. Jimmy came along with you, Chairman Hunter, on one of those trips, and he was the kind of guy who rolled up his sleeves. He was not just interested in his district, but what was best for the country. He did that time and time again.
My regret is I feel I have so much more to learn from him and he was such a great mentor and teacher. I am thinking about contacting Webster's and making sure that when they put the word ``congressman'' in the dictionary, they put Jim Saxton's picture next to it because as far as I am concern, he epitomizes what we should all be about, focusing on the greater good and focusing on what is best for America and understanding how to get results and not just produce rhetoric.
Chairman Hunter, I thank you for your years of service, and I thank you for joining me tonight and honoring Jim Saxton.
General Leave
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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