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Congressman Steve Rothman works for New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District by securing federal funds for local programs, protecting the Meadowlands, fighting aircraft noise, and providing general constituent services.
Examples of Rothman's service for New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District in recent years: 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Summer Newsletter: "Putting Our Families First!"
August 2006 To learn more about some of the work Congressman Rothman has done, you can read Congressman Rothman's Summer 2006 newsletter online or download a printable copy. The war in Iraq, fixing Medicare Part D, and stem cell research are some of the topics featured. Read more.Federal Funds Are Available to Help Secure Our Schools
October 2006 "Despite tough fiscal times, the first obligation of government remains the same. We must keep the public, and especially our children, safe," said Rothman. "That is why in 2000, along with my friend Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), I created Secure Our Schools. This federal matching grant program helps towns cover the cost of school safety measures, such as metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other crime prevention tools. It also funds security assessments, training for students, teachers, and administrators, coordination with local law enforcement, and other actions that significantly improve school safety." Learn more about the program.Congratulating Hasbrouck Heights High School
December 14, 2006 During the final hours of the 109th Congress, Congressman Rothman congratulated Hasbrouck Heights High School. Rep. Rothman's remarks, which have been documented in the Congressional Record, began: "Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the dedicated students and faculty at Hasbrouck Heights High School who have made The Pilot’s Log an award-winning and exemplary newspaper year after year. This November, students earned top honors from the National Scholastic Press Association... this award is a testament to the outstanding writing, photography, layout, and management skills that students learn at Hasbrouck Heights High School." Read the full text of Rep. Rothman's speech in the Congressional Record.NJ Newspaper Hails Congressman Rothman's Role in a Democratic Majority
November 17, 2006 An editorial in a New Jersey newspaper outlined the importance of Congressman Rothman's position on the House Appropriations Committee now that Democrats will be in the Majority. "The congressional committees with the most direct impact on all legislation are the committees controlling the money. Legislation without funding is as useless as a campaign lawn sign the week after Election Day... With Lautenberg and Rothman in key appropriations committee posts, North Jersey should get a bigger piece of the pie." Read the full article.Jersey City to Build New Public Safety Communications Center
November 14, 2006 On Monday, November 6, Congressman Rothman joined Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy and others to break ground on a new Public Safety Communications Center for the city. This new center was made possible by $12.4 million in federal funding that Congressman Rothman, Senator Bob Menendez, and former-Senator Jon Corzine secured after September 11, 2001. Read more.New CyberCrime Lab at Fairleigh Dickinson
October 16, 2006 Congressman Rothman and Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) President J. Michael Adams announced the opening of a new Cyber Crime Lab to train law enforcement officers to solve crimes involving computer fraud and digital evidence. The new state-of-the-art facility was made possible by $600,000 in federal support obtained by Rothman. Read more.How Are New Jersey Workers Doing This Labor Day?
September 4, 2006 This Labor Day, Congressman Rothman renews his call for smart federal policies that help—rather than hurt—working families. He is appalled by new U.S. Census Bureau data released last week which show that 14,000 more New Jerseyans live below the poverty level than did in the year 2001 when President George W. Bush took office. Read more.New Jersey Principals Discuss Education Programs with Rep. Rothman
August 2, 2006 On Thursday, July 27, New Jersey principals met with Rep. Rothman to discuss federal funding for education. In particular, they noted that there is a shortage of principals in New Jersey and agreed with Rep. Rothman about the importance of federal funding for the School Leadership Program. Read more.Violent Crime Impact Team Can Make a Difference in North Jersey
June 28, 2006 On Thursday night, Rep. Rothman secured an on-the-record promise from Rep. Frank Wolf to direct one or more of the 15 Violent Crime Impact Teams funded by his Committee to focus on New Jersey. Said Rothman: "Violent crime is on the rise for the first time in 15 years, but families in Newark and Jersey City don't need a report to tell them that fact. Despite New Jersey's tough gun laws, firearms have been trafficked to criminals and gang members from out-of-state sales and those guns have been used to kill and maim our people. Read more.Commemorative Stamp In Honor of WWII Hero from Ridgewood, NJ
June 22, 2006 Congressman Rothman introduced a Congressional Resolution urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a stamp in honor of Varian Fry, an American journalist from Ridgewood, NJ. Fry is credited with saving the lives of 2,000 Jews and other anti-Nazi refugees in occupied France from 1940 to 1941.Read more.Congressional Former Mayors Caucus Announced
May 24, 2006 Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) and Steve Rothman (D-NJ-09) were joined by a bipartisan group of legislators to announce the Congressional Former Mayors Caucus. As members of this Caucus, they will help raise awareness about the effect federal decisions—such as cuts to community development grants—can have on current mayors. Read more.Fighting $8 Million Cut to Clean Water Fund for New Jersey
May 18, 2006 During a House Appropriations Committee meeting, Congressman Rothman voted to eliminate a small portion of the tax cut for individuals making over $1 million and use those funds for clean drinking water and alternative energy research. The vote struck close to home as the Republicans proposed gutting state clean water funds by $872 million, which included cutting $8 million from New Jersey's Clean Water Fund. Read more.Saving 8,400 Acres in the Meadowlands for an Environmental Park
May 1, 2006 Joined by third graders learning about the Meadowlands, Rep. Rothman and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) announced progress toward an 8,400-acre environmental park in the Meadowlands thanks to ongoing federal support. Rothman presented the NJMC with $3,660,000 to continue planning and preservation activities in the Hackensack Meadowlands. Read more.Answering the Call for Police Equipment Upgrades in Secaucus
May 1, 2006 Congressman Rothman toured the Secaucus Police Communications Center with Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell and Deputy Mayor John Reilly to see first-hand how the $50,000 in federal funding he secured will help better protect the people of Secaucus. Read more.Rothman Opposes Bush's Cuts to Community Development Block Grants
April 24, 2006 "We must preserve the Community Development Block Grant program and ensure that HUD awards those grants fairly. We should not, as the President's budget sets forth, slash the federal commitment to affordable housing and community development," said Rep. Rothman. Read more.
Announcement: Over $1.9 Million Grant for Soundproofing at Sylvan School
March 29, 2006 Congressman Rothman, a Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation of the House Appropriations Committee, announces a federal grant totaling $1,997,721 for the soundproofing of Sylvan School in Rutherford, New Jersey. This project is vital to the students and teachers at Sylvan School, who are currently distracted by aircraft noise caused by planes flying in and out of nearby Teterboro Airport. Read more.Menendez, Rothman Introduce Legislation to Help Law Enforcement Prosecute Gun Crimes
March 27, 2006 United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Congressman Rothman introduced legislation to make data about guns used in crime and illegal gun sales public. This information was freely available until 2003, when a legislator from Kansas passed language known as the "Tiahrt Amendment" to prevent the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) from releasing data about the states where most crime guns originate. Read more.FAA Administrator Questioned On Teterboro Airport at Congressional Hearing
March 7, 2006 “I find the disconnect between the FAA’s people in Washington, DC and the real concerns of the Port Authority and my constituents very disturbing. Washington, DC doesn’t always know best and instead of threatening the Port Authority, you should work with them to improve safety and reduce the number of flights at Teterboro Airport,” said Rothman. Read more.
Rothman Presents New Jersey Transit with $3.6 Million for Northern Branch
February 13, 2006 Congressman Rothman presented New Jersey Transit Chief George Warrington with $3.6 million in federal funds to help New Jersey Transit make the long-awaited Northern Branch Line a reality for commuters in Northern New Jersey. Thanks to this funding, which comes at a time when the federal government is scaling back its commitments to public transportation, New Jersey Transit announced that it can complete the design and engineering work necessary to start construction by 2008 and finish the job by 2011. Read more.
$250,000 for Security Enhancements to Bergen County Court House
February 6, 2006 Congressman Rothman presented $250,000 in federal funds for the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office to spend on courthouse security enhancements. Sheriff Leo McGuire approached Rothman about enhancing safety at the courthouse after a high-profile courthouse shooting in Atlanta, GA left a judge and three others dead last March. Read more.
Rothman Joins UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey for Super Sunday
January 29, 2006 Rep. Rothman joined the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of Northern New Jersey for the organization’s annual Super Sunday Phonathon to raise money for those in need. Read more.
Commemorating the First Annual Korean-American Day
January 27, 2006 Rep. Rothman joined the Korean-American Association of New Jersey (KAANJ) and New Jersey officials to commemorate the First Annual Korean-American Day. Read more.Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Englewood, NJ
January 16, 2006 “Today, as we celebrate Dr. King’s life and works, and acknowledge the advances he helped set in motion—for African-Americans and all Americans—I can’t help but think what Dr. King would be thinking about today? What he would be asking of us today,” said Rothman. Read more.
Rothman Leads Discussion with Seniors in Bergen County
January 9, 2006 At Cliffside Park Senior Activity Center, residents told Steve that the President's Prescription Drug Plan is too complicated and not working for them. Read more.OP-ED: Meadowlands Environmental Park is Moving Forward
January 3, 2006 "What is remarkable about the soon-to-be Meadowlands Environmental Park is that just a few years ago virtually everyone believed it was destined to be paved over for another mega-mall. Instead, the Meadowlands Environmental Park will now provide a much-needed refuge for quiet and reflection, forever protected from development." Read more.
back to topDecember 23, 2005- Congress Renews Rothman's Secure Our Schools Program
November 21, 2005- Rothman Secures $2.5 Million for NJ Transit's Northern Branch LineNovember 18, 2005- Rothman Votes to Protect Private Property Rights
November 17, 2005- Rothman Meets with the Honorable Peter Hain, the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
November 16, 2005- Rothman Lends A Helping Hand To Habitat Humanity's "America Builds on the National Mall" Project
November 11, 2005- Rothman Statement Honoring Veterans Day
November 10, 2005- Rothman Keeps New Jersey Safe, Brings Home Nearly $3.4 Million for Bergen & Hudson County Safety and Security Measures
November 9, 2005- Rothman Secures $2.56 Billion in U.S. Aid for Israel
November 8, 2005- Rothman Blasts GOP Budget for Having Wrong Priorities
November 7, 2005- Terrorist Organizations, Weak Border Control with Iraq
November 4, 2005- Rothman Attends Reception Hosted by Ohel Children's Home and Family ServicesNovember 3, 2005- Rothman Co-Sponsor Resolution Honoring New York Giants Owner Wellington Timothy Mara
October 26, 2005- Rothman Floor Statement Honoring the Life of Rosa Parks
October 26, 2005- Rothman Co-Sponsors Resolution Honoring Korean Americans
October 21, 2005- Rothman Attends Reception Honoring Armenian Catholicos, His Holiness Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia
October 18, 2005- Rothman Invites Local University Students to Participate in Model U.S. House of Representatives Programs
October 16, 2005- Rothman Attends Third Annual Memory Walk for the Alzheimer's Association of Greater New Jersey
October 14, 2005- Rothman Recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 13, 2005- Rothman Continues to Push for 25% Reduction in Air Traffic at Teterboro
October 6, 2005- Rothman Supports Legislation Ensuring Katrina Federal Funds Spent Properly
October 4, 2005- Rothman Co-Sponsors Resolution Recognizing the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan
September 27, 2005- Rothman Challenges Federal Housing Officials to Provide Long Term Help for Hurricane Victims
September 22, 2005- Rothman Honors "Gold Star Mothers" for American Gold Star Mother's Day
September 22, 2005- Rothman Presented with the "Christians' Israel Public Action Campaign (CIPAC) Champion of Israel" Award
September 14, 2005- Rothman Blasts U.N. for Unfair Bias Against Israel
September 13, 2005- Rothman Secures $150,000 for the Children's Aid and Family Services in Bergen County
September 12, 2005- Remarks of Congressman Steve Rothman Commemorating the Fourth Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
September 8, 2005- Congressman Steve Rothman-- Hurricane Katrina Relief Update
September 2, 2005- Statement of Congressman Steve Rothman on the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
September 1, 2005- How You Can Provide Assistance to Victims of Hurricane Katrina
August 24, 2005- Statement of Congressman Steve Rothman on the Closing of U.S. Base at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
August 10, 2005- Rothman Hosts "Listening Sessions" Throughout Northern New Jersey
August 5 , 2005- Rothman Helps Secure $2.5 Million to Clean-Up Passaic River
July 14, 2005- Rothman Introduces "Honor Our Commitment to Veterans Act" to Lift Health Care Freeze for Priority 8 Vets
July 13, 2005- Rothman Calls on Sudanese Government for Immediate Action to End the Genocide in Darfur
June 30, 2005- Rothman Secures $13.5 Million in U.S. Aid for Ireland
June 30, 2005- Rothman Secures $78 Million in U.S. Aid for Armenia
June 29, 2005- Rothman Secures $2.5 Billion in U.S. Aid for Israel
June 24, 2005- Rothman Fights For Full Funding of Amtrak
June 23, 2005- Rothman Announces That Fairleigh Dickinson University Library Will Host Alexander Hamilton Exhibition
June 23, 2005- Rothman Secures $2 Million For Hackensack University Medical Center
June 20, 2005- Congressman Rothman Continues Efforts To Reduce Flights At Teterboro By 25%
June 17, 2005- Rothman Secures $15 Million For His National "Secure Our Schools" Program
June 15, 2005- Congressman Rothman Introduces Legislation Requiring Federally-Funded Hospitals To Offer Rape Victims Emergency Contraception
June 14, 2005- Congressman Rothman Receives 2004 National Great Blue Heron Award Rothman Recognized for His Efforts to Preserve the
Hackensack Meadowlands
June 8, 2005- Rep. Rothman Re-Introduces Bill to Grant Permanent Legal Status to McCallister Family Seeking Political Asylum
June 7, 2005- Rothman Leads Congressional Effort To Hold Turkish P.M. Responsible For Rising Anti-American And Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Turkey
June 1, 2005- Rothman Obtains $1 Million in Funding For Liberty Science Center Expansion Project
June 1, 2005- Congressman Rothman Celebrates North Bergen's Fifth Annual D.A.R.E. Day
May 31, 2005- Congressman Rothman Calls for a 25% Cut in Flights at Teterboro Airport News Conference
May 31, 2005- Rothman Joins N.J. Delegation Colleagues to Blast Bush's Proposed Cuts to Vocational & Technical Education & Training Programs
May 26, 2005- Cong. Rothman Helps Secure $85.2 Billion for Veterans' & Armed Forces' Quality of Life Programs
May 25, 2005- Rep. Rothman Addresses Area Youth at 'Model Congress'
May 24, 2005- Rep. Rothman Supports Bipartisan Stem Cell Research Legislation
May 24, 2005- Rep. Rothman Secures More Than $2.4 Million for Meadowlands Environmental Park Study and Cleanup
May 23, 2005- Rep. Rothman, MEMRI Media Researchers Show Islamist, Anti-Semitic & Anti-American Satellite Programming at Capitol Hill Briefing
May 18, 2005- Statement of U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman on the Passing of Congressman Peter Rodino
May 17, 2005- Rep. Rothman Seeks Federal Investigation of Possible "Enron-Style" Manipulation of Volatile Fuel Markets
May 12, 2005- Rep. Rothman to Federal Aviation Administration Head: "Safety Is My Top Priority at Teterboro Airport"
May 10, 2005- Rep. Rothman Rips Racist Radio Hosts
April 25, 2005- Rep. Rothman Salutes Marshal Keating, Local Youth Accepted at West Point
April 21, 2005- Rep. Rothman Seeks Local 10th or 11th Grader To Serve as Congressional Page on Capitol Hill This Summer
April 8, 2005- The Verdict Is In, Says Congressman Rothman: New Jersey, Teaneck Kids Are Big Winners In National Mock Trial Controversy
April 7, 2005- Rothman To Advocate for Teaneck Kids at “National Mock Trial” Emergency Meeting
April 6, 2005- Rep. Rothman Announces That Hackensack School Will Receive Almost $2 Million in Federal Funds for Teterboro Airport Noise Abatement Project
April 5, 2005- Congressman Rothman Announces Federal Appropriation For Hackensack Streetscape Improvements
April 4, 2005- Statement of U.S. Representative Steve Rothman on the Passing of Pope John Paul II
March 21, 2005- Statement of U.S. Representative Steve Rothman on House Action Regarding Terri Schiavo
March 18, 2005- Rothman to Hold Social Security Town Hall Meetings on March 28th and 30th
March 11, 2005- Rothman & Colleagues Urge Congress to Reinstate Committee to Identify and Eradicate Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Department of Defense
February 10, 2005- Rothman Helps Secure Over $400,000 for New Jersey Firefighters; Funds will Boost Local Homeland Security; Update Stations and Facilities
February 4, 2005- Congressman Steve Rothman’s Statement on President Bush’s Social Security Plan
February 4, 2005- Rothman Honored for Defending National Parks; Receives "Friend of the National Parks" Award from the National Parks Conservation AssociationFebruary 3, 2005 - Rothman Praises Catholic Schools; U.S. House Recognizes National Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 30th-Feb. 5th)
February 2, 2005 - Statement of Congressman Rothman on plane crash at Teterboro Airport
January 12, 2005- Rothman Fighting for Safe Skies in Northern New Jersey; Calls upon FAA and Port Authority to Investigate Incident of Metal Falling Off of Plane Departing Teterboro Airport
January 4, 2005- Rothman Sworn in for Fifth Term in U.S. House of RepresentativesDecember 30, 2004- Statement by Congressman Steve Rothman on the Disaster in Southeast Asia
December 17, 2004- Rothman Calls Upon Bush Administration to Adequately Fund Superfund Program
December 9, 2004- Rothman Leads Congressional Effort to Restore Homeland Security Funds to New Jersey; Authors Letter To DHS Secretary Tom Ridge; Requests Rationale for Drastic Cut and Seeks Restoration of Funds
December 7 , 2004- Rothman Statement on 9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActNovember 23, 2004- Rothman Secures $6 Million To Relieve Northern New Jersey Traffic Congestion; Federal Funds Will Pay For Widening Of Route 17, Increased Access To Bergen County Mass Transit
November 23, 2004- Rothman, Pascrell Help Secure $400,000 To Help Modernize Northern New Jersey Sewerage System, Clean-Up Passaic River; Funds To Improve Environment, Federal Money Relieves Local Taxpayers Of CostNovember 1, 2004- Rothman, Family Members, Local Officials Dedicate Fair Lawn Post Office In Honor of Fallen Police Officer Mary Ann Collura; Congressman’s Legislation Officially Renames Main Postal Facility After Borough’s First Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
October 14, 2004- Rothman's 'Secure Our Schools' Program Delivers Nearly $1 Million For New Jersey: Funds Will Strengthen Security At Schools In 18 Municipalities Throughout the State; New Jersey Receives Most Funds Per Capita In The Nation
October 12, 2004- Rothman Statement On Bergen County Transportation SummitOctober 7, 2004- Rothman Fighting To Stop New Regularly Operated Charter Airline At Teterboro Airport; Linear Air May Violate Federal Ban Against Scheduled Charter Service He Got Enacted Last Year; Working with Port Authority To Stop Linear Flights, Calls On U.S. Department of Homeland Security To Investigate Any Security Lapses
September 22, 2004- House Approves Rothman Measure to Extend Ban on Boeing Business Jet at Teterboro Airport; Measure Continues Prohibition Against Planes Over 100,000 Pounds That Congressman Secured Last Year
August 27, 2004- Rothman's "Listening Sessions" Draw More Than 1,000 Northern New Jersey Residents; Congressman Held Eight More Town Hall Meetings This Week To Finish This Year's Tour of Each of the 37 Municipalities He Represents In Congress
August 20, 2004- Rothman, Menendez, Payne Announce $3.4 Million Federal Grant For Jersey City to Hire 20 Full-Time Police Officers; New Officers Will Strengthen Homeland Security Efforts, Improve Area's Quality Of Life
August 18, 2004- Rothman Visits 13 Towns During First Week of August "Listening Sessions" Tour Throughout Northern New Jersey; Will Host Eight More Town Hall Meetings Next Week To Complete This Year's Tour of Each of the 37 Municipalities He Represents In Congress
August 5, 2004- Rothman, Colleagues Call On President Bush To Immediately Release New Federal Homeland Security Funds for New Jersey; Say That Police, Fire, & Other Emergency Personnel Need the Resources to Protect the Public During Heightened Terror Watch
July 29, 2004- Rothman Announces New "Listening Sessions" Tour Throughout Northern New Jersey; Will Host 21 Town Hall Meetings in August to Complete This Year's Tour of Each Municipality He Represents In Congress
July 23, 2004- Rothman Gets House Panel to Extend Ban on Boeing Business Jet at Teterboro Airport; Congressman's Measure Will Maintain Prohibition on Aircraft Weighing More Than 100,000 Pounds
June 25, 2004- House Overwhelmingly Passes Rothman Request to Fund Meadowlands Environmental Park; $1.2 Million Allocated For Environmental Study and Restoration of 8,400 Undeveloped Acres
June 23, 2004- Rothman Announces $10,800 Federal Grant for Fairview Volunteer Fire Department to Pay for New Life-Saving Equipment; Funds Will Pay for Thermal Imaging Camera, Save Local Taxpayers from Full CostJune 10, 2004- Rothman Tours Adler Aphasia Center In Maywood To Promote Awareness of Disorder; Visits Center on Aphasia Awareness Day; Congressman Pledges to Continue His Efforts Fighting For More Federal Funding For Disorder Research
June 2, 2004- Rothman Pays a High-Tech Visit from Washington, DC To Fair Lawn's Warren Point Elementary School; Conducts Video Teleconference with Fifth Grade Students Who Ask About His Views on Education, Environment, Iraq, and Other Current Events
May 27, 2004- Rothman Announces Federal Book Awards For Libraries in Elmwood Park and Englewood; 15 Classic Books on "Courage" Will Be Sent from the National Endowment for the Humanities
May 19, 2004- Rothman Helps Secure More Than $91,000 For Bulletproof Vests For Local Police; 14 Bergen & Hudson County Police Departments Within Congressman's District Awarded Federal Grants To Help Pay For New Vests
May 11, 2004- House Passes Rothman Bill To Rename Fair Lawn Post Office After Fallen Police Officer Mary Ann Collura; Post Office Will Honor Borough's First Officer Killed in the Line of Duty; Measure Next Moves to the Senate
May 10, 2004- Rothman Announces Winners Of Congressional Art Competition First Place Artwork Will Be Displayed In U.S. Capitol Building; Second & Third Place Pieces to Be Showcased in Congressman's Washington, DC and Hackensack Offices
April 26, 2004- Rothman Highlights State-of-the-Art Railcar Which Will Bring Expanded Rail Service To Northern New Jersey; Says New, Efficient Commuter Rail Service Needed To Ease Traffic Congestion, Improve Quality of Life For Residents
April 17, 2004- Free Women's Health Forum Featuring Rothman Draws Big Crowd, Provides Lifesaving Tips; Congressman Co-Hosted Event with HealthCare Institute of New Jersey To Encourage Women To Lead Healthier Lives
April 14, 2004- Rothman To Co-Host Free Health Forum For Women On April 17; Cholesterol Tests, Glaucoma Exams, Glucose Screenings, Body Mass Index Analyses, Blood Pressure Examinations, Along With Expert Information Available Throughout Entire Four Hour Event
April 2, 2004- $8.8 Billion At Stake For New Jersey: Rothman Blasts White House For Threatening To Veto Transportation, Job Creation Bill; Calls For Congress To Increase Level Of Funding For Highway & Mass Transit Projects To Spur Economy, Improve Quality of Life; $12 Million Would Be Designated To Relieve Route 17 Congestion
March 22, 2004- Rothman Holds Forum To Help Explain Details Of New Prescription Drug Law To Seniors Visits Lyndhurst Senior Center; Plays Walter Cronkite Video Describing What Coverage Seniors Will Receive
March 11, 2004- Rothman Introduces Legislation To Rename Fair Lawn Post Office After Fallen Female Police Officer Mary Ann Collura; Post Office Will Honor Borough's First Officer Killed In The Line Of Duty; Congressman Gets Every House Colleague In New Jersey To Cosponsor Measure
February 27, 2004- Rothman Secures $500,000 In Federal Funds For Overpass In Teaneck To Replace Unsafe Pedestrian Tunnel Beneath Railroad Tracks; Will Keep Nearby Middle School Students Safe, Spare Local Taxpayers From Construction Costs
February 20, 2004- Rothman Completes First Round Of "Listening Sessions" Tour Throughout Northern New Jersey; Hosted 16 Town Hall Meetings In Municipalities He Represents In Congress
February 13, 2004- Rothman, Pascrell Announce $448,800 In Federal Grants For Hawthorne & West Paterson Fire Departments To Replace Outdated Gear; Funds Will Boost Local Homeland Security, Save Local Taxpayers From Full Cost
February 4, 2004- Rothman Helps Get House To Extend Federal Unemployment Benefits To 99,206 New Jerseyans; Measure Provides Assistance For Millions Nationwide
February 4, 2004- Rothman Gets $5.75 Million In Federal Funds To Relieve Bergen County Highway Congestion; Money Will Help Widen Route 17, Expand Bergen Rail Service
February 3, 2004- Rothman Announces "Listening Sessions"' Tour Throughout Northern New Jersey; Will Host Town Hall Meetings This Year In Each Of The 37 Municipalities He Represents In Congress
January 29, 2004- It's Official: No Big Jets At Teterboro; Rothman's Legislation to Uphold Aircraft Weight Limit at Teterboro Airport Becomes Law; Approved With Key Support From Senators Lautenberg & Corzine
January 8, 2004- Rothman Praises New Jersey Meadowlands Commission's Adoption Of New Master Plan To Protect Wetlands; Says Organization Is True Partner In Efforts To Create An 8,400 Acre Meadowlands Environmental Park
January 7, 2004- Rothman Announces $20,000 In Federal Grants For Two Bergen County-Based Arts Program Initiatives; Will Benefit Poetry & Music Programs Headquartered In Fort Lee & Leonia
December 24, 2003- Rothman Announces $73,879 Federal Grant For Kearny Fire Department; Funds To Boost Local Homeland Security, Come From National Program Congressman Helped Establish
December 19, 2003- Rothman, Frelinghuysen Secure $2.8 Million Homeland Security Grant For NJ Transit; Worked To Get Federal Government To Commit More Terrorism Preparedness Funds To New Jersey
December 17, 2003- Rothman Measure To Prohibit Scheduled Charter Service At Teterboro Airport Becomes Law; Lautenberg, Corzine Helped Congressman's Language Pass Senate
December 5, 2003- Rothman Helps Kick Off New Program To Improve The Health Of New Jersey's Hispanic-American Mothers & Babies; Comenzando Bien (A New Beginning) Focuses On Pre-Natal Care, Early Motherhood and Childhood
November 19, 2003- Rothman Helps Get House To Redesignate River Edge Postal Facility As New Bridge Landing Post Office; Measure Formally Changes Name From North Hackensack Post Office In Order To Recognize The Historical Importance Of Nearby Revolutionary War Site
November 18, 2003- Rothman Secures $900,000 From Congress For Meadowlands Environmental Study, Remediation; Uses Position On House Appropriations Committee To Bring Money Back To New Jersey
November 18, 2003- Rothman Gets $25.7 Million To Continue Removal Of Contaminated Soil From Maywood Superfund Site; House Approves Funds For U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Completely Excavate & Ship Thorium-Tainted Soil Out Of State
November 17, 2003- Hackensack University Medical Center In Line For $1.1 Million Appropriation; House-Senate Conference Report Includes Funding For 'Green' Hospital Construction
November 13, 2003- Rothman Announces $17.1 Million Federal Grant For Jersey City Homeland Security; Funds Save Local Property Taxpayers From Having To Pay For Terrorism Preparedness
October 31, 2003- Rothman Announces Reopening Of White House Public Tours, Offers Help In Arranging Visits For Constituents; Says Office Will Help Northern New Jerseyans Understand New Rules For Visiting
October 27, 2003- Rothman Receives "Friend Of The Hackensack River" Award For Efforts To Create A Meadowlands Environmental Park; Hackensack Riverkeeper Honors Congressman At Annual Dinner
October 24, 2003- Rothman Provision Stopping Boeing Business Jet At Teterboro Airport Gets Senate Approval; Measure Now Moves To Conference Committee Between House & Senate Leaders
October 24, 2003- Rothman Teterboro Provision Stopping Boeing Business Jet Gets Senate Approval; Measure Now Moves To Conference Committee Between House & Senate Leaders
October 20, 2003- Rothman Helps Announce Plan To Clean & Restore Passaic River; Says Initiative Will Improve Quality Of Life For Local Residents, Boost Economy; Vows To Hold Polluters Accountable
October 10, 2003- Rothman Outlines Plan For Environmental Park At Hackensack Meadowlands Symposium; Shares Vision For 8,400 Acre Eco-Park With Wetlands Experts
October 2, 2003- Rothman Calls On NFL Owners To Bring Super Bowl To Giants Stadium; Says Football's Championship Game Would Create Jobs, Boost Northern New Jersey's Economy
October 1, 2003- Rothman's 'Secure Our Schools Act' Delivers $531,000 For New Jersey; Funds Will Bolster Security At Schools In 10 Municipalities Throughout The State
September 29, 2003- Rothman Gets U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Remove All Contaminated Soil From Maywood Superfund Site; Agreement Means Thorium-Tainted Soil Will Be Completely Excavated And Shipped Out Of State
September 25, 2003- Rothman Helps Get $200,000 In Federal Funds For Kearny & Teaneck Homeland Security; Grants Save Property Taxpayers From Having To Pay For Law Enforcement Overtime
September 12, 2003- Rothman Gets $450,000 To Strengthen Bergen County's Homeland Security; Congressman, McNerney Announce Federal Grant To Hire Six County Police Officers For National Security
September 10, 2003- House Of Representatives Approves Rothman Measure To Keep Boeing Business Jet Out Of Teterboro Momentum Builds In Effort To Preserve 36 Year-Old, 100,000 Pound Weight Limit
September 4, 2003- Rothman Teterboro Provision Adopted By Senate Committee
September 3, 2003- Rothman, Cunningham Announce Establishment of Jersey City ATF Office Agents Will Be Based At City's Police Headquarters To Crack Down On Interstate Gun Trafficking, Improve Area's Quality of Life
August 15, 2003- Rothman Statement On Massive Power Outage
July 24, 2003- Rothman Gets Powerful House Committee To Stop FAA From Overturning Weight Limits At Teterboro Airport; Congressman’s Legislation Retains Teterboro’s 36 Year-Old Weight Limit
July 22, 2003- Rothman Continues Effort To Keep Large Jets Out Of Teterboro; Vows To Fight New FAA Attempt To Overturn Weight LimitsJuly 22, 2003- Rothman Secures Powerful House Panel’s Approval Of $380,000 To Fix North Arlington’s 18th Century Copper Mine Problem; Gets The Federal Funds Mayor Pitman Requested To Fix Collapsed Shafts That Endanger Property
July 15, 2003- Rothman Gets $1 Million For Meadowlands Environmental Study, Remediation; House Appropriations Committee Approves Funds Ten Times Current Level For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
July 9, 2003- Rothman Introduces Legislation To Expand His School Safety Law In New Jersey, Nationwide; Congressman's 'Secure Our Schools Act' Provides Grants To Schools For Metal Detectors, Safety Officers, Surveillance Cameras, & Other Deterrent Measures
June 27, 2003- Rothman Helps Secure More Than $168,000 For Bulletproof Vests For Local Police; 17 Bergen County and 2 Hudson County Police Departments Within Congressman's District Awarded Federal Grants For 408 Vests
June 26, 2003- Rothman Receives Highest Rating In New Jersey From National Public Interest Group; U.S. Public Interest Research Group Cites Congressman's Strong Environmental & Consumer Protection Record
June 24, 2003- Rothman Facilitates Meeting Between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration & New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Two Agencies Discuss Rothman's Plan For A Meadowlands Environmental Park
June 19, 2003- Rothman Applauds Corzine, Lautenberg For Supporting His Legislation To Ban All Scheduled Charter Service At Teterboro; New Jersey Senators Call On Top Senate Aviation Leader To Support Congressman's Measure
June 12, 2003- Rothman Gets House To Approve Ban On All Scheduled Charter Service At Teterboro; Authors Legislation To Prevent Indigo Airlines Or Any Similar Service From Operating At Northern NJ Airport
June 3, 2003- Rothman Hails Indigo Airlines’ Apparent Decision To Stop Service From Teterboro Airport; Says Fight Goes On To Permanently Ban All Future Scheduled Service Operations
May 30, 2003- Rothman Submits Public Comments On New Jersey Meadowlands Commission's Draft Master Plan; Says Organization Supports His Vision Of An 8,400 Acre Meadowlands Environmental Park
May 28, 2003- Rothman Presents Medals To Heroic Local Veterans; Says Heroes of Past Conflicts Serve As Inspiration To All Americans
May 21, 2003- Rothman Brings Reverend Gregory Jackson Of Hackensack’s Mount Olive Baptist Church To Open House Of Representatives With Prayer As Guest Chaplain
May 20, 2003- Rothman, Corzine Urge Colleagues In Congress To Join Fight Against Aircraft Noise; Call For Aircraft Noise To Be A Major Factor In Redesign Of Airspace Routes
May 13, 2003- Rothman Announces $2.5 Million Federal Grant For Bergen County Community Action Head Start Program; Funds To Provide Services At Facilities In Bergenfield, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Lodi, River Edge, & Rutherford
May 6, 2003- Rothman Gets Transportation Secretary Mineta To Call For Homeland Security Review Of Indigo Airlines, Teterboro Airport Operations; Cabinet Secretary Joins Congressman’s Call For Investigation Into Security Concerns Over Indigo’s Scheduled Teterboro Service That Threatens The Nature Of Airport
May 2, 2003- Rothman Announces Winners Of Congressional Art Competition; First Place Artwork Will Be Displayed In U.S. Capitol Building; Second & Third Place Pieces To Be Showcased In Congressman’s Washington, DC and Hackensack OfficesMay 1, 2003- Rothman Gets Top Transportation Official In Congress To Join Fight Against Indigo; Congressman James Oberstar Calls On Transportation Secretary Mineta To Review Airline Which Operates ‘On A Specific Schedule’
April 30, 2003- Rothman Urges Ridge To Provide New Jersey More First Responder Funds; Meets With Bergen County Fire Chiefs & Says More Federal Dollars Are Needed To Fully Protect Millions Of Residents From Future Attacks
April 25, 2003- Rothman & Pitman Bring Federal Experts To Investigate Potential Danger From 18th Century Copper Mines In North Arlington; Ground Depression Possibly From Mine Draws Concern of Congressman and Mayor
April 23, 2003- Rothman Secures Funding Partnership Agreement From New Jersey Meadowlands Commission To Purchase 1,000 Undeveloped Acres; State Commits $3 Million To Match $3 Million Congressman Secured For Environmental Park
April 14, 2003- Rothman Pushes For New Rail Lines To Redeveloped Arena Site; Says Rail Plans Are Key To Reduce Road Congestion, Improve Quality of Life
April 11, 2003- Rothman Helps Secure $590,620 In Federal Funds To Hire Full-Time Police Officers For Garfield and Lyndhurst Schools;Grants Build On Congressman’s School Safety Efforts, Come From U.S. Department of Justice
April 10, 2003- Rothman Grills FAA Administrator Blakey On Teterboro Issues; Condemns FAA Inaction On His Calls For Tighter Airspace Restrictions Over New York Metropolitan Area; Shutdown Of Indigo Airlines; & Reduction of Aircraft Noise
April 3, 2003- Rothman Delivers House Floor Speech Calling For Tighter Airspace Restrictions Over New York City During War
April 2, 2003- Rothman Building Coalition To Gain Tighter Security Restrictions Over New York City Airspace During War; Reaches Out To Local Governors, Members of Congress, and Mayor Bloomberg To Gain SupportMarch 19, 2003- Rothman Encourages Area Students To Enter Congressional Art Competition; Winning Piece Will Be Displayed In U.S. Capitol Building In Washington, DC
March 17, 2003- Rothman Gets Federal Funds To Kickoff Sheriff’s Video Surveillance Upgrade; Trella Cited Need For Increased Court Security
March 14, 2003- Rothman Leading Fight Against Bush Decision To Deny 4,445 New Jersey Vets Health Care; Rallies Support In New Jersey, Congress To Restore Policy That Ensured Treatment To All Vets
March 13, 2003- Rothman Calls For Immediate Passage Of National AMBER Alert Bill; Says Safe Return Of Elizabeth Smart Demonstrates Need For Immediate Passage Of Measure
March 12, 2003- Rothman Gets $300,000 For Academies@Englewood To Hire New Teachers; Congressman Secured Funds To Help School Grow And Enroll More Students
March 7, 2003- Rothman Participates In Read Across America In Northern New Jersey; Reads Dr. Seuss Book To Schoolchildren In Cliffside Park and LodiMarch 6, 2003- Rothman Working With Feds To Shut Down Indigo At Teterboro Airport; Gets Top Level Officials At Transportation Security Administration To Immediately Examine The Airline's Service
March 4, 2003 - Rothman’s Website Named One Of The Best On Capitol Hill; Only New Jersey Member Of Congress To Receive Award From Non-Partisan GroupFebruary 27, 2003- Rothman Calls On Port Authority and FAA To Stop Indigo At Teterboro Airport
February 27, 2003- Rothman Gets Congress To Support Establishment Of Jersey City ATF Office; Congressman Says New Office Would Cut Gun Trafficking, Make City Safer
February 21, 2003- Rothman Secures Millions In Federal Funds To Ease Traffic Congestion In Northern New Jersey; Congressman Gets Funds To End Gridlock On Route 17, Develop New Bergen Rail Service, Pay For Extension Of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, & Continued Construction of Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
February 13, 2003- Rothman Statement On House Passage Of Omnibus Appropriations Bill For Fiscal Year 2003
February 12, 2003- Rothman Statement On Selection Of Mills Proposal For Arena Site Redevelopment
February 9, 2003- Rothman Addresses Third Annual Conference On Dominican Affairs | En Español
February 6, 2003- Rothman Brings North Jersey Religious Leaders To 51st Annual National Prayer Breakfast
January 30, 2003- Rothman Calls For Temporary Shutdown Of Indian Point; Cites Need To Develop Workable Evacuation Plan For Nuclear Plant That Would Protect All People
January 27, 2003- Rothman’s Plan For Meadowlands Environmental Park Takes Giant Step Forward; Study That Congressman Got Congress To Authorize Is Set To Begin
January 23, 2003- Rothman Appointed To House Democratic Leadership Position; Fourth Term Congressman Becomes Assistant Whip
January 8, 2003- Rothman Statement On Congress’ Approval of Unemployment Benefits
2002
December 5 , 2002- Rothman Secures Federal Assistance For Fair Lawn Businesses Recovering From Radburn Fire; One Day After Congressman Calls For Action To Help Obtain Low-Interest Loans For Destroyed Or Damaged Businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration Institutes Economic Injury Declaration
December 4 , 2002- New Milford Police Department Honors Rothman For Securing Federal Funds; Congressman Got More Than $500,000 In Grants For COPS In Schools, State-Of-The-Art Police Equipment, and Bulletproof Vests
December 4 , 2002- Rothman Calls For Federal Assistance To Help Fair Lawn Businesses Recover From Radburn Fire; Congressman Pursues Economic Injury Declaration In Order To Secure Low-Interest Loans For Damaged Businesses
November 20, 2002- Rothman Seeks Out New Jersey Taxpayers Owed Millions In Refunds; 3,936 Undelivered Checks Totaling More Than $3.3 Million Due To New JerseyansNovember 15, 2002- Rothman Delivers For New Jersey In First-Ever Funding Of His ‘Secure Our Schools Act’; Congressman Gets $615,000 for North Bergen, Asbury Park, Irvington, Orange, Union City, and Wildwood, Through His National Program to Protect Students
October 23, 2002- Rothman Repeats Call For Removal of All Contaminated Soil From Maywood; In Letter to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Congressman Says health of Residents Is of Utmost Importance
October 18, 2002- Rothman Announces New Funds, Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
October 15, 2002- Rothman Rides New Railcar, Promotes Efforts For New Bergen Rail Network; Congressman Has Secured Nearly $7 Million For New Rail NetworkOctober 7, 2002- Rothman Joins In Opening Ceremony For Audrey Hepburn Children’s House At Hackensack University Medical Center; Congressman Helped Secure Federal Funds for Facility to Care for Abused Children
October 1, 2002- Rothman Secures House Panel’s Approval Of Funds To Bolster New Jersey’s DMV Security; Congressman Also Gets Committee to OK Dollars to Ease Route 17 Congestion and Develop Bergen Light RailSeptember 25, 2002- Rothman Gets House Panel To Authorize $35 Million For Meadowlands; Measure OKs Funds Seven Times the Current Level for Land Acquisition and Remediation
September 20, 2002- Rothman Visits Local Schools To Encourage Kids To Become Involved With Their Communities: Congressman Speaks to Middle School Students in Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights, and South Hackensack
September 18, 2002- Rothman Announces $840,000 In Federal Grants To Reimburse Local Hospitals For September 11 Expenses
September 9, 2002- Rothman Helps Secure $500,000 In Federal Funds To Hire Full-Time Police Officers For Local Schools: Grants for Fairview, Kearny, and North Bergen Come From U.S. Department of Justice
September 9, 2002- Rothman Receives Award For Efforts To Help Polio Survivors: Successfully Fought to Secure Social Security Benefits For Those With Post-Polio Condition
September 4, 2002- Rothman Helps Secure $13,677 Grant For Saddle Brook Fire Department: Funds Come From National Program Congressman Helped EstablishAugust 29, 2002- Rothman Helps Secure $55,433 For Edgewater Police Department:
Funds Will Provide State-of-the-Art Technology to Allow for More Officers to be On The Street
August 21, 2002- Rothman Honors Nine Year-Old Fair Lawn Girl Who Composed Music For Pledge of Allegiance; Laurie Angela Hochman Performed With Boston Pops On Fourth of July
August 20, 2002-Rothman Receives Outstanding Rating From Leading Hispanic Group; National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Cites Congressman's Record On Civil Rights, Education, Health, and Economic Opportunities | En Español
July 24, 2002- Rothman Gets House To Support Jersey City ATF Office; Effort to Cut Gun Trafficking Clears Major Hurdle in Congress
July 24, 2002- Creating An Environmental Park In The Meadowlands (Op-Ed)
July 21, 2002- Rothman, Corzine Explore Hackensack Meadowlands; Officials Take Canoe Ride to Visit Site of Congressman's Proposed Environmental Park
July 18, 2002- Rothman Gets House To Approve New Funds For Meadowlands Environmental Study; House Approves $180,000 for U.S. Fish and Wildlife to Serve as Environmental Counselors
June 29, 2002- Rothman Brings Together Experts For Free Women’s Conference; Nationally known speakers, Adriane Berg and Ellie Krieger join Congressman
June 19, 2002- Rothman Pays Off NBA Finals Debt To Roybal-Allard; New Jersey Congressman Delivers Cannolis and Biscotti to California Lawmaker
June 19, 2002- Rothman Organizes Free June 29 Conference For Women To Focus On Healthy Living and Healthy Finances
June 11, 2002- Rothman Announces $4.5 Million Grant To Soundproof Bergen County Vocational School Near Teterboro Airport
May 20, 2002- Rothman Walks The Beat With Hackensack High School Police Officer, Leads Government & History Class
May 20, 2002- Rothman Cuts the Ribbon On Secaucus Road Bridge
May 14, 2002- Rothman Joins McGreevey To Announce Efforts To Bolster DMV Security
May 14, 2002- Rothman Presents Medals Of Honor To Local Veterans
April 10 , 2002- Bergen County Teen Joins Rothman At Congressional Hearing On School Safety; Congressman Pushes For $30 Million For His ‘Secure Our Schools Act’
January 23, 2002- Rothman Joins President Bush for Signing of Tax Relief Bill for Families of Sept. 11 Victims
January 22, 2002- School Kids Propose Gun Law to Congressman, Rothman Gets It Passed & Secures $5 Million; Congressman’s new program addresses school violence and safety
2001
December 21, 2001- Rothman Helps Obtain Hundreds of Millions For New Jersey’s Post-September 11th Transportation and Security Needs, Plus Tax Relief For Victims’ Survivors; Funds to bolster PATH and ferry service, improve law enforcement communications systemDecember 19, 2001- Rothman Secures Funds For Local After-School Programs; Hackensack and Teaneck public schools to receive $75,000 each
December 5, 2001- Rothman Lobbies For Families of September 11 Victims; Urges House Leadership to schedule vote on tax relief for surviving family members
November 21, 2001- Rothman Announces $762,601 in Federal Grants to Reimburse Local Hospitals for Septemebr 11 Expenses
November 20, 2001- Rothman Secures $5 Million for 'Secure Our Schools Act'; Congressman's program is first to solely address school violence and safety
November 14, 2001-