Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]

Transgender People Fight for Equal Employment Rights

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

Rep. Robert Andrews, DN.J., said he thinks if someone is the best qualified for the job, he or she should get it. "I feel strongly that someone's ...

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How a glance led to golden times

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

By Robert Andrews LOVE is still very much in the air for a former district councillor celebrating his golden wedding. James and Harriet Fitch, of Tunbridge ...

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ACLU Applauds First-Ever Congressional Hearing on Gender Identity ...

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Chaired by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), the committee heard from retired Army Colonel and ACLU client Diane Schroer. ...

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Congress holds first hearing on trans issues

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

... was held Thursday by the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Robert Andrews, DN. ...

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Obamaweek in Review

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Well, they got quotes from two self-professed Obama supporters â€” entertainment mogul David Geffen and New Jersey congressman Robert Andrews â€” saying so. ...

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Majority Of US House Opposes Performance Fee

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

The newest lawmakers to co-sponsor the resolution are Reps. Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY). ...

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Majority of US House Oppose Local Airplay Royalties

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY). A companion resolution, S. Con. Res. ...

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VFWhonors Bentz

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z

On behalf of US Rep. Robert Andrews, Sweeney presented the family and the chapter with a congressional proclamation in recognition of the "wonderful honor. ...

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Congress to hold first-ever hearing on transgender discrimination

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

She credited subcommittee chairman Rep. Robert Andrews (D-New Jersey) and Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) with pushing for the hearing. ...

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Pa., NJ congressmen fight new Philly flight paths

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania and Robert Andrews of New Jersey say the routes don't comply with a noise mitigation program the city agreed to in 2003. ...

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Legislators file complaint on new airplane routes

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

and US Rep. Robert Andrews, (D., NJ) said the airport - owned by the city - was required to study how noise patterns from the jets would change under the ...

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Around the Area

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

Confirmed panelists to date include: US Representative Robert Andrews; Anna Berlinrut, cofounder of the Essex County, NJ Chapter of Military Families Speak ...

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Lance, Zimmer upbeat on fall race

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Now 85, New Jerseyâ€™s senior lawmaker beat back a challenge by Rep. Robert Andrews in last weekâ€™s primary, winning 60 percent of the Democratic vote. ...

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Jewish Whispering Campaign

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

New Jersey Rep. Robert Andrews, an Obama backer, says that two months ago a top Hillary campaign operative told him Obama would have a â€œhard time winning in ...

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FOX TV | Rasmussen Report: US Senate Race in New Jersey Is a Dead Heat

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

The survey was taken 24 hours after Lautenberg, capturing over 60% of the vote, easily defeated another congressman, Robert Andrews, in the state's ...

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On the Hustings

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

With 72% of the precincts reporting, the incumbent senator won 65% of the vote, defeating Rep. Robert Andrews, who posted 30 %, and Mayor Donald Cresitello, ...

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State by State

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

Frank Lautenberg (D) easily withstood a pitched primary challenge from Rep. Robert Andrews on Tuesday, setting himself up to run for a fifth Senate term in ...

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Trump Plaza union vote certified

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

The union and the politicians, who included US Rep. Robert Andrews, D-1st, state Sen. James "Sonny" McCullough, R-Atlantic, and Assemblyman Jim Whelan, ...

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Elect ion update

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)won the Democratic party nomination, as he trounced his challengers Rep. Robert Andrews (D-1) and Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello. ...

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First-timer joins fray for council

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

... him for another six-year term with 339 votes, to 126 for US Rep. Robert Andrews, D-1, and just 39 for Donald Cresitello, the mayor of nearby Morristown. ...

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