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Congressman
LoBiondo
met
with
Linwood
Donelson
of Salem,
Domenic
Merendino
of Penns
Grove
and Trey
Murschell
of Woodstown
who visited
Washington
as part
of
the NJ
chapter
of HOSA,
a national
student
organization
endorsed
by the
U.S.
Department
of Education
to
promote
career
opportunities
in the
health
care
industry.
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Congressman
LoBiondo
met with
Lt. General
Craig
McKinley,
Director
of the
Air National
Guard,
to discuss
the importance
of the
177th
Fighter
Wing
out of
Egg Harbor
Township
in the
present
and future
force
protection
strategy
for the
country.
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Congressman
LoBiondo joined
with his colleagues
outside the U.S.
Capitol to demand
action on the
"Consumer Price
Protection Act,"
legislation he
sponsored
with Rep. John
Larson (CT-01)
to crack down
on excessive
oil speculation
which in turn
would seek to
reduce the cost
of gasoline.
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Congressman
LoBiondo addressed
the Cape May
County Chamber
of Commerce at
their recent
monthly meeting.
He discussed
his comprehensive
energy policy
and took questions
from local business
leaders.
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Congressman
LoBiondo honored
South Jersey
veterans of the
Korean War at
a ceremony in
Atlantic City
marking the 55th
anniversary of
the signing of
the Armistice.
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Congressman
LoBiondo met
with enthusiastic
4-H participants
from South Jersey
on their recent
visit to the
Capitol.
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Congressman
LoBiondo met with Jean
Galvez of Galloway and
other New Jersey
representatives of the
Amputee Coalition
of America.
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A
strong advocate for the nation's
servicemen and women and South
Jersey veterans, Congressman
LoBiondo participated in Atlantic
County's Memorial Day Ceremony.
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Congressman LoBiondo
joined USDA State Director Andy Law to present
North Wildwood Mayor Bill Henfey and members
of the
city council
with a federal check of $6.1 million for Phase
II of the city's sewer and street reconstruction
and restoration project.
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A supporter of AARP's "Divided
We Fail" campaign, Congressman LoBiondo spoke at
the annual Cape May-Atlantic Chapter's
Legislative
Breakfast. He addressed their concerns on affordable
healthcare, prescription drug costs, financial security
and rising energy costs.
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Congressman
LoBiondo joined with partners of the planned Aviation
Research & Technology Park in Atlantic County
to announce that the project was awarded a $2.5 million
federal grant. (Pictured: Richard Stockton College
President Dr. Herman Saatkamp Jr, Atlantic County Executive
Director Dennis Levinson, South Jersey Economic Development
District Executive Director Gordon Dahl, Dr. Dennis Weiss
of Stockton College, and U.S. Economic Development Administration
Regional Administrator Phil Saputo)
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A strong advocate for animal
protection laws, Congressman LoBiondo received the "Humane
Champion" award from Michael Markarian, Executive
Vice President of the Humane Society of the United States,
for his continued advocacy. LoBiondo scored a perfect
100 on the group's annual scorecard of legislators.
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Congressman LoBiondo visited
with Sara and John Rosati, who are South Jersey athletes
participating in the Special Olympics. Sara and John
met with LoBiondo at his Washington office to encourage
him to support increased funding for the Special Olympics.
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Congressman LoBiondo
was honored by the National Air Traffic Controllers
Association (NATCA) during their 2008 legislative conference
in Washington, D.C. A champion of fair contract issues
and preventing foreign ownership of U.S. airlines, LoBiondo
was presented the "Sentinel of Safety" award
by NATCA President Patrick Forrey and Executive Vice
President Paul Rinaldi.
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During
a
recent
visit
to
Iraq,
Congressman
LoBiondo
had
the
opportunity
to
sit
down
with
service
men
and
women
from
New
Jersey
at
Camp
Arifjan in
Kuwait.
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Congressman
LoBiondo
presented
Staff
Sergeant
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