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March 2, 2009- Jeane Lutz of Carteret displays her quilts that will be given to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital.  Pictured L-R: Mayor Daniel Reiman of Carteret, Jeane Lutz, Congressman Sires, and 1st Sgt. Quin Waterman.

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March 12, 2009- Congressman Sires meets with Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones to spread the awareness of the importance of swimming lessons for children.

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January 23, 2009- Congressman Sires and Secretary Salazar listen to a park attendant at Ellis Island during the Secretary's visit to the Statue of Liberty.

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February 25, 2009- Myra Brodsky of Guttenberg and the American Council of the Blind visits with Congressman Sires.

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September 30, 2008- Congressman Sires and Congressman Oberstar take a tour of several Light Rail stations in Hudson County.

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February 18, 2009- Congressman Sires greets Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Ferry Captain Britanny Catanzara, who helped to rescue 26 of the passengers of flight 1549.

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March 4, 2009- Congressman Sires holds his annual meeting with the Jewish War Veterans in his Washington office.

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April 24, 2009- Congressman Sires and members of MAST Construction take a tour of the Garden Street Lofts in Hoboken, which is New Jersey's first residential, high-rise, GREEN building.

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August 5, 2008: Congressman Sires welcomes Union City residents to the National Night Out Against Crime event held in Union City.

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June 8, 2009- Congressman Sires speaks at the ARC Mass Transit Tunnel groundbreaking ceremony about the importance of the tunnel to the 13th District.  The project is expected to bring in 6,000 jobs a year, as well as double rail capacity into NYC.

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May 25, 2009- Congressman Sires marching in the Bayonne Memorial Day Parade.

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Congressman Sires Wants to Hear from You on Health Care Reform

I have already been very fortunate to hear from many constituents regarding their views on reforming our health care system and I encourage you to E-MAIL ME with your comments on health care reform.  I would also encourage you to take my poll on the public plan.

Over the past few months the debate on health care reform legislation has heated up and is on the forefront of everyone’s mind.  The three committees (Ways and Means; Education and Labor; and Energy and Commerce) of jurisdiction over health policy in the House of Representatives have been working together to develop a single bill that fulfills President Obama's goals of reducing health care costs, protecting and increasing consumers' choices, and guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. On July 14, 2009, H.R. 3200, the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 was introduced and has been reported out of all three Committees. In the coming weeks, the Tri-Committee Members will work together to prepare the legislation for the House floor this fall, ensuring that the President’s goals are met.

While debate is ongoing, I believe it is important that the process be transparent and that the information reported on the bill is accurate.  Please find below links to the full text and section-by-section summary of H.R. 3200, as well as a link debunking the most widely spread myths surrounding H.R. 3200.  This page will be continuously updated as new information is received to make sure you have all the facts.

Full text of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200)

Section by section summary of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200)

Myth vs. Facts of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200)

Benefits of America's Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200) in the 13th District

The House of Representatives has recently released a draft of health care reform legislation that includes a public plan option, do you support such a plan?