http://www.lautenbergfornj.com Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 en http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=406 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=406            Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) recently announced their endorsement of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) for re-election, citing his continued effort on behalf of improving health care, safer working conditions and bolstering wages and job training in the United States Senate.           "In these truly difficult and uncertain economic times, we need a champion who [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=405 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=405 Ceasefire NJ, the Garden State's oldest and most important organization devoted to reducing gun violence, today announced its endorsement of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) for re-election.           "Ceasefire NJ takes great pride in endorsing Senator Lautenberg, the single federal legislator who has done more than any other to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence.  Senator Lautenberg is the one federal office holder [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=404 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:15:59 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=404 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=403 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=403 VINELAND DAILY JOURNAL NEWARK - Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both D-NJ, announced the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a total of $157,225 for runway improvements to the Cape May and Millville airports. Millville will receive $88,350 and Cape May will receive $68,875 to help redesign drainage systems and prevent flooding on runways, taxiways and aprons. "We must work to better ensure the safety of fliers," Lautenberg said. "These improvements to the airports in Milville [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=402 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=402 THE STAR LEDGER The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, signed earlier this month by President Bush, represent milestones -- good ones -- for the nation's rail system. For years, Amtrak has struggled along without dedicated funding. And for years, Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has campaigned for permanent funding, without which Amtrak has been unable to make reliable plans for upgrading infrastructure, providing new [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=401 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=401 PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $157,225 for runway improvements to the Cape May and Millville airports. Millville will receive $88,350 and Cape May will receive $68,875 to help redesign drainage systems and prevent flooding on runways, taxiways and aprons. The funding was announced by U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg, both D-N.J. In a news release, the senators said the funding will help prevent flooding on the runways, which will increase [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=400 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=400 By: Paul Nussbaum PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER NJ Transit and SEPTA are among 30 transit agencies scrambling to rescue multi-million-dollar deals threatened by the collapse of American International Group, the insurance giant that U.S. taxpayers recently rescued from bankruptcy. New Jersey's two U.S. senators yesterday asked Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to intervene. "If the Treasury and Federal Reserve do not act quickly, public transit agencies around [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=399 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=399 CAPE MAY COUNTY HERALD NEWARK - U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez Oct. 24 announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a total of $157,225 for runway improvements to the Cape May and Millville Airports. Both airports are managed by the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA). Cape May will receive $68,875 and Millville will receive $88,350 to help redesign drainage systems and prevent flooding on runways, taxiways and aprons, according to a release. “We [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=398 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=398 GLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a total of $157,225 for runway improvements to the Cape May and Millville Airports. Millville will receive $88,350 and Cape May will receive $68,875 to help redesign drainage systems and prevent flooding on runways, taxiways and aprons. Since May, the New Jersey Senators have announced more than $17 million for upgrades and [...] http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=397 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lautenbergfornj.com/news-article.php?i=397 By: CHRISTOPHER CONKEY WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats Friday urged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to solve a financial dispute that could cost mass transit agencies billions of dollars and lead to significant service cuts. The battle between banks and 31 of the nation's largest transit agencies, including systems in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, is an unusual byproduct of the federal government's rescue of insurer [...]