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THERE WERE ups and downs for Sen. Bob Menendez , D-N.J., this past holiday week.

By his vote, Pacrell says, "Trust me. We will give you the savings sometime after 2013, but we must tax and fine you now." REP.

Drivers may have to pay more at the pump so train riders can have an easier commute into New York City - as well as improved highways and repaired bridges.

The point of the letter is to oppose health care legislation. Instead, it shines a light on a different issue: The death of real debate in this country.

Regardless of the future of Obamacare, the most important health decisions wont be made by Congress, or bureaucrats, or insurance companies, or doctors, or hospitals, but by individual Americans with their personal choices and habits.

Despite a rising GDP, and a sometimes rise in the stock markets here and abroad, we have not seen any substantial economic job growth nationally or in the state of New Jersey.

In a NYT article titled In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyistsa , Robert Pear discusses how numerous Congressman had remarks which were written by a lobbyist "written in" to the Congressional Record.

Those of us former little girls of a certain age can remember a doll that we all had to have.

In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities.

A leading ad industry trade group is dyspeptic over a congressional bill that could sharply curtail advertising on kids' programming.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced that the House of Representatives voted to approve the final Energy and Water Appropriations bill that includes $314,000 to continue the Peckman River Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project in Little Falls.

The news that is not White House approved... Detainees First Hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise thanks to the shortage of H1N1 vaccine here in the U.S., which is why many Americans were surprised when the Pentagon confirmed Gitmo detainees would soon be vaccinated.

Tuesday's elections mean different things to different people. The Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, when asked said 'we won' referring to an obscure and muddled House race in the 23rd District in upstate New York.

Democratic moderates who will determine the fate of much of President Obama's domestic agenda heard an early warning from this week's off-year elections: Congress had better do something about the economy, or sitting lawmakers will lose their jobs in 2010.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation will rehabilitate the Grove Street Bridge over Route 46 in Clifton City, Passaic County.

Close NOVEMBER 5, 2009, 12:40 P.M. ET The Madness of Queen Nancy By JOHN FUND It's one thing to be serene under fire, it's another to be delusional.

Election Day losses in Virginia and New Jersey have congressional Democrats focused like never before on jobs -- their own.

Chris Christie's defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey was a sign voters want Congress to drop controversial health care and climate change bills and focus instead on the economy, Republicans in Washington argued Wednesday.

Charles Wowkanech, president of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO , is being honored as a labor hero at this year's 27th Annual Sol Stetin Awards Gala.A The award is bestowed every year by the American Labor Museum , located at the historic Botto House in Haldeon, N.J.A Wowkanech is being honored for his 12 years of service as leader of the state ...

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Potty Mouth Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is catching heat from his own party after calling Linda Robertson, an adviser to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, a "K Street whore." K Street is a traditional address for many lobbyist offices here in D.C. New Jersey Democrat Bill ...