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(Washington, D.C.)- Today, Congressman Sires voted in favor of H.R. 4937, the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016 in a Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure markup.
While in Washington this week, I held several meetings, participated in a hearing of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and attended a number of events.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sires issued the following statement expressing disappointment over the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s decision to tentatively grant Norwegian Air International (NAI) the right to fly to the United States.
Over the past few weeks, I have submitted funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee for fiscal year (FY) 2017. Here is a selection of the requests I made to support or increase funding for programs that are important in the 8th District.
Over the last two weeks, I have written to the House Appropriations Committee to support or increase funding for a number of programs that are essential to the 8th District.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sires issued the following statement condemning the terrorist attacks that took place on Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan.
This week in Washington I held several meetings, attended a Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing, and voted on important legislation.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sires issued the following statement condemning the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium.
Representing the 8th District in Washington this week, I completed Foreign Affairs Committee work, held several meetings, and attended a markup and a hearing as part of my work on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.