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"There's no doubt both Republicans here in the Congress and in the Bush administration are concerned that seniors aren't buying their new prescription drug law, but to use $22 million of the American taxpayers' money to try to change public opinion is outrageous. If the president wants to go on the airwaves and mislead American seniors as to how this new law will help them he should tap into some of the $150 million he's amassed in campaign contributions from the very groups that will actually benefit from this law.

"I would like to thank the members of the stakeholders committee and the Sports Authority for their efforts to address some of the concerns that I, along with Assemblymen Panter & Morgan and Senator Karcher have set forth. I'm particularly pleased that the Sports Authority agreed to hold a public forum later this month so local citizens could voice their opinions on the future of Monmouth Park. There should be an opportunity for subsequent public meetings as well.

Mr. Ermon Jones

Chairman

C/O ICCC Monmouth County Head Start

Dear Mr. Jones:

I have recently been contacted by my constituents concerning the mold contamination at the Union Beach Head Start Center. Several concerns have arisen as this issue persists.

"Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to urge my colleagues and the Bush administration to once again take a look at Pakistan through a critical and analytical lens.

"Pakistan is one of our strongest allies in the war against terror, yet I am deeply disturbed by our supposed ally's involvement with supplying nuclear technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya. There is ample evidence of these ties, and I find it very convenient that President Musharraf takes a position of denial and that he blames everyone besides the Pakistani government.

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following response today to the release of President Bush s $2.4 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Federal Budget.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, today criticized the Azerbaijani government for barring Armenian military officers from participating in a planning conference held several weeks ago in Azerbaijan in preparation for multi national drills to be held there this summer. The two lawmakers also sent a letter today to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Europe Supreme Allied Commander General James L.

Washington, D.C. --- 58 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to President Bush urging that he call on Turkey to lift its blockade against Armenia during his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tomorrow.