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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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BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) held a press conference in response to the Department of Defense’s plan to eliminate the 24th National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), located at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn. The cuts were announced as part of the Administration’s FY13 budget proposal, which recommends disestablishing two of the 57 CSTs, specifically in New York and Florida. The CST provides...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Michael G. Grimm (R-NY) led 64 of his House colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him to appoint an independent or special counsel to investigate MF Global. Many unanswered questions remain regarding what caused the massive shortfall in segregated customer accounts prior to MF Global’s bankruptcy. There are concerns that special treatment was granted to MF Global due to CEO...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Michael G. Grimm’s (R,C-NY) legislation, the National Blue Alert Act (H.R. 365) passed the House. This bipartisan bill, introduced with Rep. Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) would encourage and integrate a “Blue Alert” system throughout the United States in order to quickly disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. This is Congressman Grimm’s fifth bill to pass...
WASHINGTON, DC – This evening, Congressman Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) successfully amended the House Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act (H.R. 5326) with language to fully fund the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program, which helps different levels of law enforcement share information to fight crime and terrorism, and with additional language to fund the COPS hiring program.
“Our law enforcement officers put...
Today, Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) testified before the House Ways and Means Committee to advocate that the expired commuter transit benefits be renewed and included in any tax extenders legislation considered by Congress. Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) testified along with Rep. Grimm, requesting that if funds are not available to bring both the transit and parking benefits to the current previous $240 level, they be restored at $200...
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