I was proud to sponsor an amendment that passed the House recently which will help rehab patients across the nation. The measure halts the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) implementation of a new policy rule, known as the “75% Rule.” Currently under this new rule, fewer Americans will have access to rehab care. And this amendment will help to reverse that.
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Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo welcomes Col. Michael Linnington, a former brigade commander for the 101st Airborne Division, and originally from Cape May.
Col. Linnington testified before the House Armed Services Committee and gave an update on U.S. military performance and progress in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. LoBiondo thanked Col. Linnington for his dedication to duty and for helping keep America safe.

LoBiondo Announces New Grant for Bridgeton’s Food Innovation Research Extension (F.I.R.E.) Center
BRIDGETON, N.J. – Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo today joined U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Rodney Hood, Associate Administrator USDA Rural Housing Service, Andrew M.G. Law, New Jersey state director USDA Rural Development, Louis Cooperhouse, Director of Rutgers Food Innovation Research Extension (F.I.R.E.) Center and local Bridgeton officials to announce (Read more)

House Passes 2005 Defense Authorization Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-2) announced the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (H.R. 4200) was approved on Saturday. The $447.2 billion legislation was agreed to earlier by House and Senate Conferees, and sets policies, programs and funding levels (Read more)

LoBiondo Announces Project Cooperation Agreement on Brigantine Island Beachfill Project
BRIGANTINE, N.J. – Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-2) today announced that the Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has been signed for the Brigantine Island beachfill, and that the project will begin construction next fall. Rep. LoBiondo was joined by Brigantine Mayor Philip J. Guenther, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Read more)