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The congressman appeared in today’s Staten Island Advance:STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) has joined Republicans and others across the country in slamming President Barack Obama's "you didn't build that" comment.During a speech in Roanoke, Va., last Friday, Obama was attempting to make the point that strong government programs help all Americans to be successful. At one point, he said, "If you've got a...
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Congressman Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) issued the following statement in response to today’s news that two shipping firms are leaving Staten Island’s NYCT:“Today’s news that two shipping firms are leaving the NYCT brings further urgency to the need for the Port Authority (PA) to release its toll study. For whatever reason these two firms are leaving, the bottom line is that businesses and jobs are leaving Staten Island, and...
The congressman appeared in today’s Staten Island Advance:The Supreme Court supported it, but it doesn't mean Republicans will stand for it.The GOP majority in the House of Representatives, including Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm, has voted to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act. that was first signed into law in 2010.It's the 33rd time the House GOP majority has undertaken a move to overturn the law. Like the previous attempts, this one...
The congressman appeared in today’s Staten Island Advance:WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, eager to shift election-year attention away from the nation's lackluster jobs market, called on Congress Monday to extend tax cuts for only low and middle income earners while allowing taxes to increase for families that make more than $250,000 a year.
Obama wants Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for households making...
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) issued the following statement:“Today’s announcement is further evidence of just how out-of-touch this president is with reality. President Obama recently stated that the private sector is doing fine. The fact is that it’s not doing fine, and a tax hike on America’s hard-working families and businesses couldn’t be farther from the solution. “Numbers don’t lie. Our country has just...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) issued the following statement in response to the news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli election: “I congratulate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his election victory. Israel has always been our close ally, and Netanyahu has helped make our friendship even stronger. His leadership, conviction, and...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) issued the following statement on his vote to avert the Fiscal Cliff and permanently extend middle class tax cuts:“Tonight’s vote was necessary to prevent a tax hike on the middle class, and I commend Speaker Boehner for his leadership in working with House republicans as Congress moved forward with this difficult vote. Making tax cuts permanent for 99% of Americans is a...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-SI/Brooklyn) issued the following statement in reaction to the detainment of fellow U.S. Marine Jon Hammar in Mexico. Hammar has been detained in a drug cartel-controlled Mexican prison since August 13th when he declared an antique shotgun at the Texas-Mexico border and was charged with possessing a gun used by the Mexican military - a felony punishable up to 15 years in prison. “Until U.S...
NEW YORK, NY – On the eve of a vote by the Metropolitan Transit Authority to increase fares Congressman Michael Grimm (R-C, Brooklyn, S.I.), State Senator Martin J. Golden (R,C,I - Brooklyn), and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C- Brooklyn, S.I.) are again urging MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota and all board members, to oppose the plan to raise tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at tomorrow's meeting.The plan would make the Verrazano...
WASHINGTON – To help families and businesses struggling to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Reps. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Michael Grimm (R-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Jon Runyan (R-NJ) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced legislation to provide tax relief to the victims of the devastating storm that caused widespread destruction throughout...
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