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The congressman appeared in today’s Staten Island Advance editorial:
The 9/11 attacks made it clear to federal officials that they had to spend a lot of money to protect Americans from terrorism.
But instead of putting money and resources into those places that are obvious terrorist targets, such as New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles. Congress spread precious counterterrorism money around the nation like it was just another pork...
The congressman appeared in today’s Staten Island Advance:
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A bill introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island) that would distribute information nationwide when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty has passed the House.
The bill, passed during National Police Week, creates the national Blue Alert Program within the Department of Justice. It also directs the Department of...
The congressman appeared in today’s Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Ryan joined Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Bay Ridge) outside the fort’s main gate on Monday morning, to voice objections to the treatened elimination of one of two National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civic Support Teams now based in New York State. The other civil support team is stationed in Albany.
“I’m not saying that other parts of the country don’t deserve it, but the city of New York...
The following appeared in The Hill:
We are very proud of our legislation designed to protect the online privacy of the millions of internet users in our country. The Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA) was created to prevent employers, schools and universities from demanding usernames and passwords from current employees and students, or prospective ones. This applies to websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, and also...
Judy L. Randall with Staten Island Advance reports:
Rep. Michael Grimm has rallied 64 House colleagues in calling on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special counsel to investigate the bankruptcy of MF Global, amid speculation that "special treatment" was given to the company and questions about former CEO Jon Corzine's relationship with regulators.
Corzine, a Democrat and former New Jersey governor, has denied wrongdoing.
But...
