Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4), a leader of the effort in Congress to write the law calling for an independent investigation into the September 11th terrorist attacks, issued the following statement today marking the first meeting of the panel:
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As most of the nation continued to shiver during a prolonged cold spell, President Bush today provided an additional $200 million in emergency funding to help low-income families pay for their heating bills.
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A bipartisan majority of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation joined together to reintroduce legislation to block the dumping of contaminated dredged materials six miles off the coast of Sandy Hook.
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After leading the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee through two years of unparalleled and historic legislative accomplishments, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) was reelected to a second two-year term as Chairman of the Committee by his Republican colleagues. He is also the most senior member of the state’s 13-member House of Representatives delegation.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Eighteen foreign activists jailed by the military junta in Myanmar for distributing anti-government leaflets were expelled from that country Saturday and arrived in Bangkok to weeping relatives. ``Of course, I’m very happy,″ screamed Ellene Sana, 36, of the Philippines. ``I didn’t want to stay there any longer.″ The activists, including six Americans, were convicted in a one-day trial in Myanmar on Friday of violating the Emergency Provisions Act and sentenced to five ye...
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