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By: Tom Wrobleski / Staten Island AdvanceSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The House on Wednesday passed a bill introduced by GOP Rep. Michael Grimm that protects medical labs that do human specimen testing from losing their licenses when they accidentally send a test sample out to another lab.The bill, known as the TEST Act, passed the House by unanimous voice vote.According to Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn), there have been cases when an "honest...
By: Judy L. RandallFriday, September 21, 2012STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Fed up with a proposed MTA toll hike on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge -- and the Port Authority's refusal to release an economic impact study on its tolls' effect on borough businesses -- Rep. Michael Grimm will lead a protest rally Saturday at 11 a.m. in Fort Wadsworth.The rally will be held at the Fort Wadsworth Overlook, near the Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center, 210 New York Ave...
Washington, DC – On Friday, September 21, 2012, Congressman Michael Grimm (R,C-NY) was joined by John Risch from the United Transportation Union (UTU) to formally accept the endorsement for his re-election in New York’s Eleventh Congressional District.The United Transportation Union (UTU) is a broad-based, transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) sent a letter today to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in strong opposition to a proposal to raise the toll on the Verrazano Bridge from $13 to $15. The toll hike is one revenue-raising proposal being considered by the MTA as part of a larger plan to raise fares on commuters.“Why is the answer always to raise tolls? Every family and business in NYC has had to learn to live within a...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, legislation introduced by Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY), the Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act, or TEST Act (H.R. 6118), passed the House with unanimous support. This legislation modifies the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), to ensure labs that conduct human specimen testing do not lose their license (or CLIA certificate) when they accidentally send out a test sample to another lab. In recent cases...
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