Congressional Report Card Revised

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First Annual Congressional Report Card has been revised!

Lautenberg, Menendez, Andrews, Pallone, Pascrell, Payne and Sires
ranked as very supportive!

2008 Honor Roll

Members who were ranked as Very Supportive (A/B)

Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Sen. Robert Menendez
Rep. Rob Andrews
Rep. Frank Pallone
Rep. Bill Pascrell
Rep. Donald Payne
Rep. Albio Sires

Members who were ranked as Supportive (B-)

Rep. Michael Ferguson
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rep. Rush Holt
Rep. Frank LoBiondo
Rep. Jim Saxton
Rep. Chris Smith
Rep. Steve Rothman

Members who were ranked as Not Supportive (F)

Rep. Scott Garrett

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After publishing the 2008 Congressional Report Card on October 6, 2008, it was brought to the attention of the New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness that in our effort to produce the report we had overlooked two items that had an impact on the scoring. To read the revised report click here or on the icon.

First, the vote on Homes for Heroes (H.R. 3329) in the House of Representatives was not a voice vote as indicated in the original Report Card but in fact was a roll call vote. The Advocacy Network was pleased that all thirteen members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of this important legislation that will address the severe problem of veteran’s homelessness. The Report Card has been edited to reflect this positive action on behalf of the entire New Jersey Congressional Delegation.

Second, the McKinney Funding Letter, which requested that appropriators increase funding from $1.636 (proposed by the President) to $2 billion in fiscal year 2009, included one member of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation that we inadvertently did not credit with signing this important letter. The Report Card has been edited to reflect this positive action on behalf of Congressman Donald Payne.

The New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness regrets the omission of this information in the initial Report Card. This revised edition includes these changes and accurately reflects the positive and active support of the majority of the members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation for ending homelessness in the Garden State.

The New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness looks forward to working with our members of Congress to insure that together we can achieve our common goal that no individual or family will be homeless anywhere in New Jersey.

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