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Hughes, William J. (William John), 1932-

William J. Hughes Congressional Papers, 1975-1994.

ACCESS: Stored offsite. Advance notice required to consult this collection.

PROCESSED BY: David Kuzma

Special Collections and University Archives

Rutgers University Libraries

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CONTENTS

Biographical Sketch ................................................................................................ 3

Congressional Staff ................................................................................................. 7

Series Descriptions ................................................................................................. 9

Container List ......................................................................................................... 15

Appendix One : List of Speeches and Testimony ................................................... 17

Appendix Two : List of Congressional Record Remarks ....................................... 29

Appendix Three : List of Press Releases ................................................................ 41

Appendix Four : List of Video and Audio Recordings ........................................... 89

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Biographical Sketch

William J. Hughes was born October 17, 1932, in Salem, New Jersey, the son of William W.

Hughes and Pauline (Mehaffey) Hughes. In 1950 he graduated from Penns Grove Regional High School

and went on to Rutgers University, graduating in 1955. He married Nancy Lucille Gibson the following

year and eventually had four children.

In 1958 Hughes graduated from Rutgers Law School in Camden and became an Associate in the

law firm of Loveland, Hughes and Garret in Ocean City. He later served as a partner in the firm (1967-

1982) and also as the firm’s president (1972-1976). Hughes was admitted to practice before the New

Jersey Supreme Court and Federal District Courts in 1959 and before the United States Supreme Court in

1963. He served as Township Solicitor for Upper Township from 1959-1961 and as the first Assistant

Prosecutor for Cape May County during the years 1960-1970. During the latter ten year period his office

had a record of never being reversed on appeal. From 1970-1974 he was the City Solicitor for Ocean City

and also served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics in 1972.

In Hughes’ 1972 bid for a seat in the House of Representatives, he narrowly missed defeating

incumbent Charles W. Sandman (R) by less than 4,000 votes. A second attempt in 1974 was successful

when Hughes was elected to the United States House of Representatives, defeating Charles W. Sandman

and Andrew Wenger (Independent) to represent New Jersey’s Second Congressional District, which then

consisted of Salem, Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic Counties, most of Ocean County and three

townships in Burlington County.

During his first term in Congress, Hughes served on the Judiciary Committee (including its

subcommittees on Crime and on Monopolies and Commercial Law) on which he continued to serve

throughout his career. He also served on the Select Committee on Aging (including its subcommittee on

Home Services and Retirement Income and Employment) from 1975-1990, as well as the Ad Hoc Select

Committee on Outer Continental Shelf during the years 1975-1976.

Concerned about a recent shortage of natural gas, he led investigations into its cause, including an

inquiry into the operations of the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco) which was unable

to supply enough natural gas to southern New Jersey during the winter of 1975 despite the fact that

plentiful amounts of gas were apparently available. Hughes also championed environmental preservation,

and successfully opposed the installation of floating nuclear power plants off the coast of New Jersey.

In 1976, Hughes defeated Republican James R. Hurley to secure a second term. In addition to his

existing committee positions, Hughes also began serving on the Committee on Merchant Marine and

Fisheries, including its Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation; its Subcommittee on Ocean-

ography; its Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment; its Sub-

committee on Oceanography, Gereat Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf; and its Subcommittee on

Fisheries Management (1991-1992). He continued to do so until the end of his Congressional career. As a

member of this committee, Hughes took an active interest in legislation affecting the preservation of

wetlands and coastal resources. Hughes also drafted his own bill to preserve the New Jersey Pinelands

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(H.R. 9539) as did his colleague Rep. Edwin Forsythe (H.R. 9535). Their efforts were finally successful

when Hughes co-authored an amendment to the omnibus National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978

along with Senators Harrison Williams and Clifford Case and Representatives Forsythe and James Florio

which set aside 26 million dollars for acquisition of land in the Pinelands. During the implementation of

this legislation, Hughes continued to carefully monitor the situation and to take action when necessary to

insure that the true spirit of the law was adhered to.

Hughes defeated Rev. James H. Biggs (R) in 1978 to win his third term in the House. During this

period Hughes introduced legislation on many issues, including bills to combat ocean dumping, promote

the purchase of gasohol and to implement a moratorium on licensing of nuclear plants. He also assisted

local garment workers, sought to increase staffing at the Lakehurst Naval Air Facility and resisted pro-

posed cutbacks at Fort Dix. In 1980 Hughes also prevented the Department of Housing and Urban

Development from constructing new low-income housing units on undeveloped land in Vineland at a cost

of $72,000 each, instead convincing it to rehabilitate the over 100 of the town’s abandoned houses already

owned by the Department.

Hughes successfully ran for re-election against Beech N. Fox (R) in 1980. During this term

several pieces of Hughes-initiated legislation were passed, amending Title 18 of the United States Code

(Crimes and Criminal Procedure): H.R. 5228, passed as Public Law 97-351, amended the Code with

regard to criminal acts involving nuclear weapons as mandated by the Convention of the Physical

Protection of Nuclear Material; H.R. 6454, passed as Public Law 97-298, clarified the applicability of the

code to offenses involving explosives and fire; and H.R. 6946, passed as Public Law 97-398, provided

penalties for certain false identification related crimes.

Hughes won re-election after defeating Republican John J. Mahoney in 1982. In August of 1983,

Hughes and Congressman Hal Sawyer (R-MI) traveled to Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Columbia and Jamaica

in order to review efforts by the United States State Department and Drug Enforcement Agency to reduce

Latin American drug production and traffic. Many more of Hughes’ anti-crime initiatives also became

law during this period: a House Joint Resolution introduced by Hughes (H.J. Res. 548) was passed as

Public Law 98-368, “authorizing the President’s Commission on Organized Crime to compel the

attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of information.” Hughes’ bill H.R. 2173 was

also passed as Public Law 98-236, authorizing appropriations to carry out the Contract Services for Drug

Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978; under this legislation the Federal Substance Abuse Treatment

Program was created. H.R. 4901, also introduced by Hughes, called for the strengthening of penalties for

controlled substances offenses. The text of this bill was inserted into H.R. 3398 and passed as Public Law

98-573. During this period Hughes also successfully introduced legislation to amend Title 18 of the

United States Code, prohibiting certain tampering with consumer products (H.R. 2174, passed as Public

Law 98-299).

Hughes won his sixth term in 1984 by defeating Raymond Massie (R). In addition to his other

committee duties, Hughes also began serving on the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse Control during

this term. During this period he authored H.R. 5560 to amend Title 18 of the United States Code to ban

the production and use of advertisements for child pornography or solicitations for child pornography

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(passed as Public Law 99-628). He also introduced several other pieces of anti-crime and drug control

legislation.

In 1986 Hughes was successful in his re-election bid against Alfred J. Bennington, Jr. (R). During

this period in Congress, Hughes advocated legislation to prohibit firearms that are “especially useful to

terrorists” (H.R. 4445, passed as Public Law 100-649) and to increase penalties for certain major frauds

against the United States (H.R. 3911, passed as Public Law 100-700), as well as legislation designating

certain parts of rivers in New Jersey for potential inclusion in the national wild and scenic river system

(H.R. 14, passed as Public Law 100-33). Hughes also received the Arthur Armitage Distinguished

Alumni Award in 1987 from Rutgers-Camden Law Alumni Association.

Hughes defeated challenger Kirk Conover (R) in 1988 to once again win re-election. During this

term Hughes initiated several more anti-crime bills, including a bill to amend Chapter 96 (relating to

racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations) of Title 18 as well as an amendment to Title 18 pro-

hibiting the possession, transfer and certain exports of restricted weapons, the manufacture of weapons

capable of accepting a silencer or bayonet without alteration and possession of large capacity ammu-

nition feeding devices. His amendment to the Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978 was passed,

providing additional authorizations for appropriations (H.R. 3007, passed as Public Law 101-421). Also,

his successful efforts to combat sewage sludge dumping at sea resulted in the passage of the historic

Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988 (PL 100-688).

In 1990, with the lack of a Republican nominee to oppose him, Hughes had only to defeat

Populist Party candidate William A. Kanengiser to win re-election to his ninth term in Congress. This

period saw an increase in the amount of legislation introduced by Hughes concerning copyright and in-

tellectual property, most notably his amendment to Title 17 of the United States Code, relating to fair use

of unpublished material (H.R. 4412, passed as Public Law 102-492). He also continued his anti-crime

endeavors, including writing a bill to amend Title 28 of the United States Code with respect to witness

fees (H.R. 2324, passed as Public Law 102-417), as well as his interest in environmental conservation in

New Jersey. In 1991 Hughes was also awarded the Rutgers Presidential Citation for “consistent interest in

the public welfare.”

Hughes defeated Frank A. LoBiondo (R) in 1992 to win re-election following a controversial

campaign in which Hughes accused his opponent of distributing flyers which likened Hughes to Adolph

Hitler, which resulted in Hughes filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission. After securing

his congressional seat once again, Hughes continued his environmental work, such as introducing H.R.

2650, passed as Public Law 103-162, which designated portions of New Jersey’s Maurice River and its

tributaries as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. He also continued to be

concerned with copyright law, and crafted legislation to amend Title 17 of the United States Code to

establish copyright arbitration royalty panels to replace the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (H.R. 2840,

passed as Public Law 103-198). He also served as the Chair of the Aging Committee from 1993-1994.

Always a proponent of term limits, Hughes announced in 1994 that he would not seek another

term and left office at the end of the year.

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On October 25, 1995, William J. Hughes was sworn-in as the United States Ambassador to

Panama. A year later, on May 6, 1996, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Technical Center in Egg

Harbor Township, New Jersey, was renamed the William J. Hughes F.A.A. Technical Center in honor of

the Congressman’s continuous support of the facility throughout his time in office.

After returning from Panama in 1998, Hughes served as a Professor at Rutgers University and

also as a Visiting Distinguished Scholar of Public Policy at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

He then returned to practicing law, serving in the firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland and Perretti in

Trenton, New Jersey. In 2001, for example, Hughes was serving at the firm as a specialist in federal and

state legislative and regulatory issues as well as a mediator and arbitrator in international disputes.

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William J. Hughes’ Congressional Staff, 1975-1994

The names or initials of these individuals can sometimes be found on documents in the Hughes papers.

Washington Office (1975-1994)

Ball Katz, Pamela Legislative Assistant, 1975-1980

Bortman, Marci Staff Assistant, 1988-1990

Brandsky, Natalie Staff Assistant, late 1994

Brown, Mark H. Staff Assistant, 1978-1989; Administrative Assistant, 1990-1994

Callaghan, Catherine M. Staff Assistant, 1981-1986

Cavanaugh, Xavier Staff Assistant, early 1994

Cintron, Sara Staff Assistant, 1989-1990; Staff Assistant, Education, Health, Veterans,

1991-1993; Education, Health, 1994

Cotton, Orandra Staff Assistant, 1985-1987

Evans, Ashley Staff Assistant, Environment, 1992-1993

Gerken, Jay R. Legislative Assistant, 1975-1977

Gill, Joyce Staff Assistant, 1979-1980

Gosin, Nancy Staff Assistant, 1993-1994

Halperin, Terri Receptionist, late 1989; Staff Assistant, 1990; Staff Assistant

Transportation, Banking, early 1991

Haux, John Staff Assistant, late 1990-1993

Johnston-Walsh, Bill Staff Assistant, Senior Citizens, Veterans, early 1994

Jones, Celeste Staff Assistant, 1987-1987

Keely, Kathleen Staff Assistant, Banking, Foreign Affairs, late 1992; Banking, Taxes,

1993-1994

Kessler, Rick Staff Assistant, Environment, 1994

Knight, Kim Staff Assistant, 1982-early 1989

Manzolillo, Donna Staff Assistant, 1977-1980

Marra, Betty Staff Assistant, 1975-1986

Masters, Adrienne Staff Assistant, 1979-1980

McGeehan, Carole Receptionist, late 1991; Staff Assistant, Agriculture, Energy, 1993-1993

Milone, Louise I. Legislative Assistant, 1981

Minutes, Mary E. Personal Secretary, 1975-1994

Monti, Michele Staff Assistant, Environment, 1991

Petit, Michael D. Administrative Assistant, 1975-1977

Pickering, Paula Staff Assistant, 1988-1989

Power, Joyce Staff Assistant, 1982

Queeney Kelley, Susan Staff Assistant, 1975-1976

Real, Terrence Staff Assistant, 1979-1980

Rifenburgh, Donald B. Staff Assistant, 1987-1989

Saull, Laura Staff Assistant, 1984-1984

Schultz, Amy Staff Assistant, 1983-1984

Schwabacher, Richard A. Staff Assistant, 1981-1983; Legislative Counsel, 1984-1986

Spear, Jonathan B. Legislative Counsel, 1975-1977; Administrative Assistant, 1978-1989

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Steele, Gary Staff Assistant, late 1990; Staff Assistant, Budget, Taxes, Defense,

Foreign Affairs, 1991-early 1992; Budget, Taxes, Defense, late 1992

Stone, Andrew H.W. Staff Assistant, 1981-1982

Thomas, Laura Receptionist, 1990-early 1991; Staff Assistant, Transportation, Energy,

Banking, late 1991-early 1992; Transportation, Agriculture, Energy, late

1992; Defense, Foreign Affairs, 1993-early 1994

Walker, Barbara Staff Assistant, 1983-1993

Yates, Linda Staff Assistant, late 1994

Young, Earl B., Jr. Research Assistant, 1978

District Office : 427 Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ (1975-1979)

DeMarco, Frank Staff Assistant, 1975-1976

Gorski, Dennis Staff Assistant, 1977

Heck, Phyllis Staff Assistant, 1978-1979

Torres, Maria Staff Assistant, 1975-1976

District Office : 2920 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, (1975-1980)

Abarno, Marie Staff Assistant, 1980

Balson, Jon Staff Assistant, 1977-1980

Bond-Shirley, Georgette Staff Assistant, 1979-1980

Butler, Jr., William B. Staff Assistant, 1980

Gill, Joyce Staff Assistant, 1975-1978

Gorsky, Dennis Staff Assistant, 1978-1980

Keeley, John Staff Assistant, 1975-1980

Paul, Bernice Staff Assistant, 1975-1976

Simmons, Jesse Staff Assistant, 1975-1980

District Office : 151 N. Broadway, Pennsville, NJ, (1975-1994)

Willadsen, Arnie: Staff Assistant, 1975-1977

Willadsen, Bernice: Staff Assistant, 1978-1994

District Office : 2307 New Road, Northfield, NJ (1981-1994)

Abarno, Marie Staff Assistant, 1981-1994

Keeley, John Staff Assistant, 1981-1983

Mruz, John H. Projects Director, 1982-1994

Nika, Vasilike Staff Assistant, 1981-1994

Purdy, Cindy Staff Assistant, 1988-1994 [possibly same person as Cindy Stone?]

Scerni, Fred District Director, 1981

Shirley, Georgette B Staff Assistant, 1981

Simmons, Jessie Staff Assistant, 1981-1988; District Office Manager, 1989-1994

Stone, Cindy Staff Assistant, 1984-1987 [possibly same person as Cindy Purdy?]

Walker, Barbara Staff Assistant, 1981-1982

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Series Descriptions

SCHEDULE CARDS, 1975-1994

Arranged chronologically.

Documentation of the Congressman’s schedule both in Washington, D.C., and his home district,

including meetings, speaking engagements, interviews, airplane flights, etc. Consists of typed cards

containing times, events and locations, sometimes with typed notes to the Congressman regarding

particular details of the occasion.

SPEECHES AND TESTIMONY, 1975-1994

Bulk arranged chronologically.

“Talking notes” and texts of speeches given by Hughes at various occasions and events in his

district, statements made on the House floor and testimony given before various committees. Speeches

often contain annotations and corrections; also, some speeches are marked as being prepared for Hughes

by the Congressional Research Service. Some correspondence with organizations or groups hosting the

events at which Hughes was to speak is also included.

Hughes spoke frequently on environmental concerns relating to his district, including ocean

dumping, beach erosion and conservation of the Pinelands. He also delivered commencement addresses at

elementary schools, high schools and colleges, including Rutgers Law School (May 28, 1993). He also

spoke at meetings of organizations in his district, including the Fraternal Order of Masons, the Kiwanis

Club and local Chambers of Commerce. Among the Committees before which Hughes gave testimony

were the Subcommittee on Energy and Power (January 22, 1975), House Post Office Committee (July 22,

1977), Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse (June 5, 1981) and Rules Committee (June 20, 1990).

Also represented are two instances when Nancy Hughes spoke at events in Atlantic County, New

Jersey, in place of her husband: once to the Mainland Masonic Club (July 31, 1975) and once at a

luncheon for Caring, Inc. (May 1, 1979).

An item list of Hughes’ speeches and testimony is included as Appendix One.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REMARKS, 1975-1986


Photocopies and some original pages from the Congressional Record Daily Digest, containing the

text of Hughes’ remarks on the floor of the House and related extensions of remarks.

Remarks from the 1970s frequently deal with energy issues, especially recent oil and natural gas

shortages, as well as the potential use of nuclear power. Hughes also often spoke about environmental

issues both on land and at sea and the plight of the elderly. In addition to these topics, throughout the late

1970s and 1980s Hughes spoke more frequently on issues of international concern, including the Iranian

hostage situation (February 15, 1979, November 8, 1979, and January 27, 1981), the death of Egyptian

President Anwar Sadat (October 26, 1981), Nicaragua and the possibility of federal aid to the Contras

(February 5, 1985, and March 6, 1986) and the cases of several political prisoners. Also included are

statements by Hughes on Abscam (February 27 and October 2, 1980).

Hughes also spoke about concerns and events in his home district, including preservation of

waterways and the Pinelands. Included in the material from 1979 are remarks relating to Barnegat

Township which were collected by Hughes’ staff for insertion in the Congressional Record for the 75th

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anniversary of the Township’s incorporation. Among these items are: “The Battle of Barnegat,” by A.

Paul King, from New Jersey Counties, February 1944, vol. 2, no. 8.; copies from Under Barnegat’s

Beam: Light on Happenings Along the Jersey Shore by Bayard Randolph Kraft, New York: Privately

Printed, 1960; “A Chronology of Barnegat Light” (undated, but circa 1976, from Barnegat Light His-

torical Society); and various articles about Barnegat and its history.

A list of Hughes’ Congressional Record remarks is included as Appendix Two.

SCRIPTS FOR RADIO BROADCAST, 1975-1984 and 1986-1987

Typescripts of brief radio statements recorded by Hughes for broadcast on South Jersey radio

stations. Hughes’ broadcasts apparently tended to be weekly, and the scripts are often accompanied by

lists of radio stations to which each recording was submitted. Scripts and lists are both often annotated

extensively.

The scripts deal with Hughes’ positions and efforts regarding current issues.

QUESTIONNAIRES, 1975-1980, 1982-1983 and 1986

Results, printed with some handwritten tabulations, of polls conducted among Hughes’ con-

stituents, chiefly through his newsletter Bill Hughes Reports from Washington during the period 1975-

1980. Topics include natural gas regulation, oil company expansion, oil tanker safety, the Panama Canal,

capital punishment (Spring 1977), Social Security, tuition tax credit, election financing, Equal Rights

Amendment (Spring 1978), Soviet expansionism, inflation, energy conservation, gasoline, nuclear power,

tax cuts, environmental laws (Spring 1979) and defense spending, budget priorities, trade barriers against

foreign cars, Soviet Union trade sanctions (Summer 1980). A list of tabulations from a Spring 1983

questionnaire is also present, although the queries which elicited the responses are not indicated.

Also included are questionnaires completed by Hughes from 1979-1980, including several from

governmental departments (House of Representatives’ Democratic Study Group, Library of Congress’

Congressional Research Service and the General Accounting Office), publications (Barron’s, Forbes

Magazine and U.S. News & World Report), organizations (New Jersey Federation of Business and

Professional Women and the National Welsh-American Foundation) and companies (Congressional

Quarterly, Inc., and Piedmont Manassas Aero).

Correspondence from 1982 and 1986 consists almost entirely of copies of questionnaires mailed

to Hughes and his reply explaining his policy of not answering questionnaires due to the volume he

received. Some letters also provide additional information of a general nature regarding Hughes’ positions

on relevant topics.

PRESS RELEASES, 1975-1994


Press releases issued by Hughes’ office during his 20-year career in the House. Among the many

different topics covered are environmental conservation, anti-crime legislation, gun control and concerns

over various energy sources (oil and gasohol as well as nuclear and solar energy.)

A list of Hughes’ press releases is included as Appendix Three.

VOTING RECORD, 1974-1988 and 1990-1991

Printed ratings of Hughes’ voting record compiled by various interest groups and publications

such as the Consumer Federation of America, National Taxpayers Union, United Food & Commercial

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Workers International Union and the Business Advocate. Ratings are contained in brochures, mailings,

printed articles and magazines, and the votes are judged in light of each groups’ particular agenda.

CAMPAIGN MATERIAL, 1976, 1978, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992

Chiefly press clippings, with some campaign mailings from successive campaigns. Also includes

some letters thanking supporters for contributions, summaries of Hughes’ political accomplishments,

results of polls of the electorate and some printed election results. In addition, examples of campaign

literature from both political allies and opponents are present.

Also included is a folder marked “Hitler materials” from the 1992 campaign, which documents an

incident during the 1992 campaign in which Hughes accused his opponent, Frank A. LoBiondo, of dis-

tributing flyers which likened Hughes to Adolph Hitler. Among the material are press clippings and

articles documenting the incident and copies of Hughes’ 1992 complaint to the Federal Election Com-

mission, some correspondence received by Hughes from his advisors on the issue and annotated copies of

the text of an apparent speech, possibly meant for an advertisement, explaining the issue. Also included is

a copy of Hughes’ 1994 letter to the F.E.C. criticizing its lack of attention to his original complaint.

A folder from 1981 contains a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Hughes to Senatorial can-

didate Edward H. Salmon expressing Hughes’ support, as well as a grateful reply letter from Salmon.

COMPUTER LETTERS, 1975-1977, 1983-1985 and 1987-1994

Grouped by year; thereunder alphabetical by subject.

Computer-generated form letters on various subjects sent as replies to constituents who had

written to Hughes. The letters contain a brief summary of Hughes’ position and his current actions on the

relevant issue, and often contain annotations and remarks by Hughes and his staff. Some letters from the

1980s and 1991-1992 were apparently written by Hughes’ staff in reply to individuals’ specific concerns.

A small number of “Dear Colleague” letters signed by Hughes that deal with domestic issues are

included from 1975-1977. “Dear Colleague” letters are also included from 1993-1994; they are chiefly

concerned with international issues.

VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS, 1977?-1991? and undated

Grouped by format.

Recordings in a variety of formats. Audio recordings are chiefly cassette tapes, with some reel-to-

reel tapes. Videos are in VHS, Beta and U-Matic formats. Several unlabeled audio cassettes are also

present. Recordings include Hughes’ re-election advertisements and some press conferences as well as

appearances on television, including The Larry King Show and C-SPAN.

A list of Hughes’ video and audio recordings is included as Appendix Four.

CORRESPONDENCE, 1975-1989

Grouped by year or Congress; thereunder grouped by name of relevant House committee or sub-

committee, else by name of an administrative unit of the federal government, with certain items related to

state and Congressional district issues filed together under “New Jersey.” Also grouped into similar cate-

gories after 1980, but within a classified system employing three-digit numbers (sometimes with a letter

as a suffix) to designate each governmental unit.

Primarily correspondence received from and sent to individuals, businesses and groups that

pertains to topical issues which were often the focus of pending or completed Congressional, regulatory

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or other governmental action. The incoming correspondence is chiefly in the form of handwritten and

typed letters, postcards and telegrams; the appended outgoing letters are usually either carbon copies (on

colored paper) or photocopies. The responses include the initials of the staff member who handled the

letter and an indication of how each item was to be filed. Only a few of the letters in this series were

initiated by Hughes.

The letters received were generally written by Hughes’ constituents and government officials,

including appointed and elected local, state and national figures, sometimes including other members of

Congress. Among those represented are businesspeople and groups such as trade associations, unions and

professional organizations. Accompanying many of the letters sent to Hughes are enclosures, among

which are newspaper and magazine articles, newsletters, maps, government communications received by

the correspondent, petitions, press releases or Congressional Committee prints.

Items filed under the name of a relevant government agency sometimes include a copy of a

response solicited by Hughes’ staff from the agency that was in turn forwarded to the inquirer by the

Congressman’s office, but do not represent case files. The correspondence filed under the heading of New

Jersey often pertains to proposals for grant funding that were submitted by a local government to a federal

agency, but pertains to other issues affecting the state and Hughes’ district as well (e.g., the tariff con-

cerns of a specific business) and sometimes also contains memos to Hughes from his staff.

Access to the contents of this series is through a separate list maintained in the repository.

AGING COMMITTEE FILES, 1978, 1987-1988, 1990-1992 and 1994

Grouped by Congress.

Documentation of the subcommittee of Retirement Income and Employment, of which Hughes

was Chair. Includes planning organizational notes (goals and objectives, leave policy for subcommittee

members, etc.), as well as memos and outlines of individual members’ tasks and overall strategies of the

subcommittee.

Also included is information from the Health Care Advisory Panel (1994), an essay by Hughes

entitled “The Need for National Health Care Reform,” several press releases and remarks by Hughes re-

garding Social Security, retirement, etc.

Access to the contents of this series is through a spreadsheet maintained in the repository.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FILES, 1981-1993

Grouped by Congress.

Chiefly information relating to the subcommittee on Crime. Includes material on the Racketeer

Weapons and Violent Crime Control Act of 1985 (H.R. 3155), information, clippings and a press release

on the Federal Firearms Law Reform Act of 1986 (H.R. 4332) and a few articles critical of Hughes’ gun

control efforts.

Also included is information from the Crime Subcommittee’s hearing on medical waste wash-ups

on beaches (1988) and background information, some provided by the Congressional Research Service

and the Environmental Protection Agency, on medical waste disposal practices, as well as legislative

information and various bills.

Other material includes information on a 1987-1988 United States Drug Probe, material on a

1991 Transportation Drug Testing Bill, material on New Jersey Drug Free Public Housing and miscel-

laneous clippings, press releases and memos.


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MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES COMMITTEE FILES, 1975-1993

Coast Guard: Includes material probably from the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation,

including information on Coast Guard policies, licenses and user fees, and some budgetary and hearings

information (FY94).

Other material dates from a 1992 Coast Guard Hearing on Ocean Dumping Research and En-

forcement. It includes a statement by Hughes before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation,

his questioning of witnesses, articles, memos, clippings and testimony by others.

Also present is information on the sinking of a private boat, the Tammy Dee II, and clippings and

letters regarding the controversy over the Coast Guard’s response to the accident, as well as miscella-

neous information and clippings regarding the Coast Guard.

Fishing, Wildlife Conservation and Environment: Includes legislative information on the Coastal

Barrier Resources Act (CoBRA), as well as material regarding the Antarctic Protection and Conservation

Act of 1990 and related information about Antarctica. Also included are memos, reports and some legis-

lative material to amend the Nicholson Act (46 U.S.C.) on the re-authorization of the Magnuson Fishery

Conservation and Management Act.

Other material relates to the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1467), investigations into the mys-

terious death of dolphins in the Atlantic during 1987-1990, shellfish disease, marine conservation

(including the Atlantic Striped Bass) and miscellaneous information on weakfish.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Includes legislative information regarding the

N.O.A.A., including fleet replacement and budget hearings, information on its Coastal Ocean Program

and background, legislative information and hearings on the National Undersea Research Program

(NURP), as well as various newspaper clippings from 1991-1992.

Outer Continental Shelf: Information about offshore oil and leasing of areas offshore for drilling.

Includes press releases and articles, some critical of the Department of the Interior’s offshore oil policies,

information on Lease Sales (1987), some legislative information and co-signed letters, as well as a few

Department of the Interior press releases from 1982.

Pollution: Includes extensive information on ocean dumping of sewage, dredged mud and radio-

active waste, including legislative information on the Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988, the 12-mile and

106-mile ocean dumping sites, material on ocean dumping fees, including Hughes’ H.R. 4338 (1988), and

information on the Ocean Dumping Roundtable (1989). Also present is considerable information on the

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure and Health (BEACH) Act, including hearings, reports,

legislation, correspondence, press releases and articles; offshore incineration reports, legislation and

articles; material on plastics pollution, including copies of Hughes’ legislation; information on oil spills,

including spills in Delaware Bay and Penns Grove; reports, correspondence and press releases about

Lipari Landfill (Pitman, New Jersey); a legislative history of ocean dumping (1977); a lengthy ocean

dumping bibliography prepared by the Congressional Research Service containing legal, scientific and

policy-based citations (1988); and a collection of bills on ocean dumping (1977-1984), as well as various

articles, reports, etc.

Local: Material relating to dredging; energy; radio and television regulations; gaming; and

military bases. The information on dredging pertains to inlets and includes maps, clippings, general data

on the Army Corps of Engineers, bidding for dredging jobs, etc. The energy material is from a Solar

Energy Conference (1978) and an Alternative Energy Conference (1980), including press releases, lists of

exhibitors and brochures. The data on radio and cable television regulations includes information on the

Cable Act of 1992 and the Reallocation of Radio Frequencies (H.R. 707). Luxury tax information chiefly

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regards taxes on yachts, including legislation, articles and a 1991-1992 study. The gaming files pertain to

casino unions, including clippings, press releases and copies of state regulations of casino unions, as well

as Indian gaming, including statements and some information from an oversight hearing on P.L. 100-497:

Implementation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, as well as some clippings and other articles. The

military bases portion includes information regarding Fort Dix, Lakehurst Naval Air Station and the

National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC), renamed the Federal Aviation Adminis-

tration’s Technical Center in 1980 and then the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center in 1996.


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Container List

This list pertains to the key series in Congressman Hughes’ papers which encapsulate his activities and

views. Several additional series, of correspondence and Congressional committee files described above,

are not included here; to identify specific boxes in them, consult the repository staff for information from

in-house lists.

BOX CONTENTS

A SCHEDULE CARDS, 1975-1987

B SCHEDULE CARDS, 1988-1994

C SPEECHES AND TESTIMONY, 1975-December 1984

See Appendix One for an item list of the SPEECHES AND TESTIMONY.

D SPEECHES AND TESTIMONY, February 1985- October 1994 and undated

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REMARKS, February 1975-March 1976

See Appendix Two for an item list of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REMARKS.

E CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REMARKS, April 1976-October 1986

SCRIPTS FOR RADIO BROADCASTS, January 1975-December 1978

F SCRIPTS FOR RADIO BROADCASTS, January 1979-October 1988

QUESTIONNAIRES, 1975-1986

PRESS RELEASES, January-July 1975

See Appendix Three for an item list of the PRESS RELEASES.

G PRESS RELEASES, August 1975-March 1979

H PRESS RELEASES, April 1979-October 1982

I PRESS RELEASES, November 1982-October 1986

J PRESS RELEASES, November 1986-March 1990

K PRESS RELEASES, April 1990-January 1993

L PRESS RELEASES, May 1993-October 1994

VOTING RECORD, 1974-1983/84

M VOTING RECORD, 1983/84-1991/92

CAMPAIGN MATERIAL, 1976

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BOX CONTENTS

N CAMPAIGN MATERIAL, 1976-1992

O CAMPAIGN MATERIAL, 1992

COMPUTER LETTERS, various dates

P COMPUTER LETTERS, various dates

Q-S VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS, 1977?-1991? and undated

See Appendix Four for an item list of the VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS.

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Appendix One : List of SPEECHES AND TESTIMONY

1 9 7 5

January 22 Testimony before Subcommittee on Energy and Power

January 24 Remarks before Atlantic County Home Builders Association

January 29 Presidential Prayer Breakfast at Lakehurst Air Station

March 10 Testimony on 200-Mile Fishing Limit

March 18 Remarks to Association of Township Committees

March 27 Report by Freshman Member of Congress

April 28 Transcript of Remarks on WJIC Radio Call-In Show

May 26 Memorial Day Remarks, South Toms River

June 12 Remarks to Postmasters Dinner, Wildwood

July 31 Remarks by Nancy Hughes to Mainland Masonic Club

August 28 Statement to Governor’s Economic Recovery Committee

undated Statement to Capitol Hill Forum on Gun Control

undated Where Have All the Young Voters Gone?

1 9 7 6

January 22 Testimony on Natural Gas Shortage, Energy Subcommittee

January 28 Testimony on Proposed Mid-Atlantic OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Lease Sale

March 20 Re-Election Announcement, Atlantic City and Vineland

March 24 Testimony on Behalf of Blueberry, Cranberry Research

March 29 Statement on Ocean Dumping of Sewage Sludge

March 29 Testimony Concerning Floating Nuclear Power Plants

May 5 Testimony on Operations of U.S. Postal Service

May 27 Memorial Day Speech

May 28 Statement at Seminar on Ocean Dumping and Energy

September 22 Remarks to Cumberland County Democratic Club Dinner

September 24 Testimony Regarding Farmers Home Administration

October 2 Remarks to Forum at Crestwood Village

November 22 Transcript of Representative Hughes’ Middle East Trip

1 9 7 7

February 2 Testimony in Support of Public Works Investment Act

March 31 Testimony in Support of Cape May Beach Project

April 20 Guest Column on Offshore Drilling, Asbury Park Press

April 30 Statement to Federated Boatmen of New Jersey on Ocean Issues

May 20 Crestwood Village Fishing Club, Regarding 200-Mile Limit

May 24 Testimony Concerning Impact of OSHA

May 31 Testimony before EPA on Ocean Dumping of Sewage Sludge

June 14 Testimony before Public Utilities Commission on Gas

June 21 Remarks to 2nd District Fundraising Dinner in Villas

July 8 Speech to Building Contractors Association on Economy

July 22 Testimony before House Post Office Committee

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Appendix One : List of SPEECHES AND TESTIMONY [continued]

1 9 7 7

September 12 Testimony in Favor of Japanese-American Reparations

September 26 Statement Concerning State’s Master Energy Plan

October 9 Dedication of Cape May City as National Landmark

October 10 Remarks before Glass Packaging Institute

October 11 Statement on Establishment of Pinelands Reserve

October 19 Statement Opposing Bottle Deposit Legislation

October 30 Dedication of Lucy the Elephant as Natural Landmark

November 4 Remarks Concerning Natural Gas Shortage

November 9 Remarks to Marine Sciences Consortium on Ocean Dumping

December 2 Vocational Education Remarks

December 15 Remarks to Green Thumb Training Session

undated Commencement Address, Site Unknown

undated “Man of the Year” Award Remarks, Building Contractors

undated Testimony in Support of Marine Protection Act

1 9 7 8

January 14 Statement before Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition

January 25 Re-Election Announcement

February 7 Remarks before Council for Transportation Disadvantaged

February 14 Statement for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reform

February 15 Testimony on World War I Veterans Pensions

March 18 Salem County Leadership Seminar Remarks

April 1 Remarks to House Aging Committee Field Hearing

April 14 Remarks on Carneys Point Senior Citizens Home

May 1 Remarks to AFL-CIO Concerning Economic Problems

May 7 Remembrance of the Holocaust, Atlantic City Synagogue

May 17 Floor Remarks on Microwave Landing System

May 24 Statement on New Jersey Air Implementation Plan

May 29 Memorial Day Statement, Soldiers Home in Vineland

June 19 Testimony in Support of New Jersey State Police Tax Break

August 4 Testimony on National Parks Bill of 1978

August 15 Testimony Concerning New Jersey Energy Master Plan

August 21 Remarks before Marine Corps League and Auxiliary

September 1 Remarks to Caring, Inc., on Special Needs of Elderly

September 6 Testimony Concerning Future of Bader Field

September 9 Remarks to Stockton College Ocean Dumping Symposium [includes draft]

September 19 Remarks at NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center] Groundbreaking

Ceremony

September 20 Remarks at Stockton College Oil Conference

September 27 Address to Cumberland County Democratic Dinner

October 10 Statement before Glass Packaging Institute

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1 9 7 8

October 11 Testimony on New Jersey State Rail Plan

October 28 Remarks on Wetlands Institute on OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Development

undated Remarks Concerning Middle East Peace Talks

undated Remarks Concerning Proposed OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Lease Sale

undated Onshore Impact of Offshore Oil Development

1 9 7 9

February 3 Testimony on Tax-Exempt Status of Private Schools

February 7 Waive Countervailing Duty on Butter Cookie Imports

February 12 Upper Township Chamber of Commerce Speech

March 14 Remarks before Atlantic County U.S. Navy League

March 15 Expansion of Spent Nuclear Fuel Shortage Facilities

March 24 Remarks before Salem County Elected Officials Seminar

March 27 Testimony Dealing with Weekend Gasoline Station Closings

March 29 Remarks to Salem County Planning Board, Regarding Energy

April 4 Overhaul the Saratoga at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

May 1 Remarks by Nancy Hughes to Caring, Inc., Luncheon

May 15 Remarks to Cumberland County Homemaker-Home Health Aides

May 19 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Speech

May 28 Memorial Day Remarks, Mystic Islands

June 19 Remarks to Avoda Club Scholarship Awards Dinner

June 25 Address to New Jersey Automobile Association

July 5 Remarks to Atlantic City Kiwanis Club

July 11 Testimony on Rulemaking Reform Act

July 24 Remarks to Ocean City Masonic Club

July 31 Testimony in Favor of Mandatory Gasohol Use

August 1 Floor Statement Concerning Gasoline Conservation

September 9 Egg Harbor City Municipal Building Dedication

September 10 Remarks to New Jersey Farmers Home Administration Meeting

October 3 Stockton College Transportation and Traffic Seminar

October 27 Remarks to Alternative Energy Fair, Toms River

November 10 Remarks to American Legion Post 82, Millville

1 9 8 0

January 6 Talking Notes, Men’s Club, Congregation Beth Israel, Vineland, New Jersey

January 15 Talking Notes, Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey

January 18 Remarks at Stockton College Energy Show

February 10 Talking Notes, Congregation Beth Israel, Vineland

February 23 Remarks to Alternative Energy Conference

February 23 Talking Notes, New Jersey Education Association

March 11 Statement to Rules Committee on Windfall Profits Tax

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1 9 8 0

March 12 Floor Statement on Windfall Profits Tax

March 13 Testimony on Nuclear Industry Regulation

March 27 Testimony in Support of Energy and Water Projects

April 15 Talking Notes, Dedication of Airwork Plant in Millville

April 30 Testimony on Revised Small Business Size Standards

May 4 Talking Notes, Ocean County Jewish Federation, Jerusalem: Past and Present

May 8 Testimony to S.B.A. [Small Business Administration] on Size Standards

May 15 Testimony on Impact of Oil Import Fees

May 17 Remarks to New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association

May 19 Talking Notes, National Association of Retired Federal Employees

May 31 Talking Notes, Order of AHEPA [American Hellenic Educational Progressive

Association]

June 13 Talking Notes, Cape May County Homebuilders Association

June 13 Remarks to New Jersey Prosecutor’s Association

June 17 Manchester Township Graduation Ceremonies

July 22 Testimony on Proposed Pinelands Master Plan

July 29 Statement before Economic Regulatory Administration

August 18 Green Thumb Regional Training Session

September 13 Talking Notes, New Jersey Reserve Officers Association, Cape May Coast Guard Base

October 3 Statement in Support of Soviet Jewry

October 9 Statement to Jobs Fair for Migrant Workers, Penns Grove

December 15 Testimony on New Jersey Rail Plan

undated Campaign Speech, Atlantic County Candidates and Self

undated “ESC Pocket Speech” [cards with speech notes]

1 9 8 1

January 20 Progress Edition Report, Vineland Times-Journal

January 20 Progress Edition Report, Hammonton News

February 20 Cumberland County Economic Development Board Seminar

March 24 Testimony on Dredging and Beach Erosion Projects

May 4 Testimony on Financial Fall-Out of Three Mile Island

May 16 New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Law Committee

May 17 Commencement Address, Salem County Community College

May 26 Statement on Federal Initiatives to Control Crime

May 26 Commencement Speech, Our Lady of Mercy, Newfield, New Jersey

June 5 Testimony to Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse

June 6 Sermon on the Boardwalk, Episcopal Churches of Atlantic City

August 27 Testimony in Support of Barnegat Inlet Jetty Project

September 24 Statement on Coastal Issues of the Eighties

undated Article on Funding for Fight Against Crime

undated Article About New Jersey’s Second Congressional District

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1 9 8 1

undated Column for Hamilton Township Democratic Newsletter

undated Floor Statement Saluting John Barry

1 9 8 2

January 7 Testimony before Citizens Crime Commission of Philadelphia

January 8 Article for Cumberland County Economic Board Newsletter

February 2 Progress Edition Report, Vineland Times-Journal

February 20 Speech Regarding Martin Luther King Day

March 31 Testimony on Energy and Water Projects

April 21 Testimony on Justice Department Appropriations Bill

April 25 Remarks to Atlantic County Democratic Convention

April 27 Statement to Police Executive Research Forum

April 27 Testimony in Support of Atlantic City Rail Line

May 3 Statement Opposing Atlantic Electric Rate Increase

May 4 Testimony before NJ Transit Corp. on Atlantic City Rail

May 20 Statement to Rules Committee on Crime Funding

May 31 Memorial Day Speech, Vineland

May 31 Statement on Tax Deductions for Members of Congress

June 27 Presentation on Citizen Rights and Personal Security

July 15 Testimony to Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources

August 22 Remarks to Alliance Centennial Jubilee

September 30 Cumberland County Democratic Convention Remarks

October 1 Statement Opposing Balanced Budget Amendment

October 7 Small Business Seminar, New Jersey Alliance for Action

October 29 Cumberland County Economic Development Seminar

undated Salem Port to Be Formally Dedicated by Governor Kean

undated Comments About Public Cynicism Towards Government

undated Notes for Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Appearance

undated Notes on Speech Regarding Crime Control

1 9 8 3

January 6 Testimony to New Jersey D.E.P. [Department of Environmental Protection] on Farm

Water Fees

January 20 Remarks to Vineland Chamber of Commerce


March 24 Testimony Supporting Beach and Navigation Projects

April 14 Remarks to National Conference of State Legislatures

April 27 Testimony in Support of Atlantic City Rail Funding

May 1 Guest Column for Ocean County Democrat Newsletter

June 3 Commencement Speech to Atlantic Community College

June 18 Address to Japanese-American Citizens League

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1 9 8 3

June 23 Statement Concerning New Jersey Redistricting Plan

October 28 Remarks to Cape May County Democratic Club

December 9 Statement to Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce

undated Statement Concerning Crime [to unknown group]

1 9 8 4


January 26 Remarks to International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition


February 22 Article Submitted to Ocean County Democrat

March 10 Statement: Abandoned Hazardous Wastes in South Jersey

March 23 Statement Concerning Atlantic City and Airline Industry

May 11 Remarks to Southern New Jersey Development Council

May 12 Remarks on Beach Erosion and Shore Protection

May 29 Remarks to Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce

May 31 Memorial Day Comments

June 10 Commencement Address, Mt. Vernon College

June 18 Statement on Ocean Dumping in New York Bight

October 21 25th Anniversary Celebration at Woodland Day School

October 25 Dedication of Grain Elevator at Salem Port

December 7 Remarks to South Jersey Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa

undated Statement to Salem Sampler

undated Speech Notes, Local 56

1 9 8 5

February 12 Remarks to Conference of Associated Credit Bureaus

February 13 Remarks to Navy League

February 21 Role of Private Sector in Corrections System

April 1 Floor Statement on Ocean Dumping Act Amendments

April 1 Testimony on Beach Restoration and Dredging Projects

May 9 Graduation Remarks, Lower Cape May High School

May 17 Remarks on Forming of South Jersey Technology Consortium

June 10 Remarks at Centennial Commencement of Salem High School

June 14 Graduation Remarks, Stone Harbor Elementary School

June 17 Statement before U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Board, Salem

September 18 Testimony on Proposed Supplementary Extradition Treaty

November 14 Statement to U.S.D.A. IR-4 Review Committee

undated Floor Statement on Water Resources Development Act

undated International Ladies Garment Workers Union Newsletter Report

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March 20 Floor Statement Opposing Aid to Contras

April 10 Testimony on Beach and Navigation Projects

July 25 Tax/Budget Talking Notes

October 22 Remarks to Cumberland County International Export CONFAB

undated Statement Opposing Contra Aid Package

undated Statement to The Sandpaper on Gun Control

1 9 8 7



January 29 Progress Edition Report, Bridgeton Evening News

February ? Issues Affecting Economic Development

March 10 Statement on Cape May County Solid Waste Plan

March 17 Cumberland County International Export Conference

March 27 Testimony on Wild and Scenic River Designations

March 31 Testimony on Beach and Dredging Projects

April 30 Cumberland County Elected Officials Annual Conference

May 1 Remarks Concerning the State of Israel

June 1 Speech Notes, Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce

June 2 Welcoming Magna Carta to Cape May

July 4 Remarks About the U.S. Constitution

October 27 Speech to Health Care Industries

November 17 Opening Statement, Oceanography Subcommittee

December 10 Statement on Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Salem County

undated New Article: Protecting Our Ocean

undated The Myth of the NRA [National Rifle Association] Victory on Firearms Laws

undated Seniors Alert on Direct Mail Solicitations

undated ILGWU [International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union] Newsletter Report on Sewing

Machine Regulations

1 9 8 8



February 23 Opening Statement at Ocean Dumping Hearing

March 23 Statement to Full Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

April 11 Re-Election Announcement

April 14 Testimony on Beach Restoration and Dredging Projects

May 2 Statement at Cumberland County Bar Association Law Day

May 27 Remarks at Coast Guard Training Center Commencement

June 24 Speech to Panepirotic Federation of America

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1 9 8 8

June 30 Guest Article on Computer Crime Law

July 12 Testimony on Pinelands Authorization Bill

July 12 Testimony on Major Fraud Act

July 28 Statement on Hunting in Supawna Wildlife Refuge

August 2 Testimony in Support of Ocean Dumping Act

September 26 Remarks to American College of Obstetricians on Drugs

November 10 National Association of State Controlled Substance Authorities

undated Floor Statement in Support of Pinelands Bill

undated Atlantic City Golf Classic Statement

1 9 8 9


January 30 Progress Edition Report, Vineland Daily Journal


March 1 Speech Notes: American Waterway Operators Executive Committee Dinner

March 7 Statement on Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Bill

April 6 Statement: Subcommittee on Coast Guard

April 25 Testimony in Support of Pinelands Reserve Funding

May 9 Opening Statement, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oversight

and Investigations

May 26 Cumberland County International Trade Symposium Remarks

May 31 Memorial Day Remarks

June 1 Remarks to Navy League of U.S.

July 10 Testimony on Siting of Atlantic County Landfill

July 20 Testimony on Flag Protection Act

September 7 Opening Statement on National Drug Control Strategy

October 27 News Article: Helping Law Enforcement Fight Drugs

undated Talking Notes, Sealand Corp., Concerning Government

undated Floor Statement on Omnibus Drug Bill Funding

undated New Article: The Case for Boot Camp Prisons

undated Floor Remarks on Comprehensive Crime Bill

1 9 9 0

January 25 Opening Statement on Firearm Purchase Identification


January 28 Progress Edition Report to Vineland Daily Journal

January 31 Statement: Hearing on Striped Bass

February 7 Opening Statement, Joint Hearing on Woodburning

March 14 Convention on Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (CRAMRA)

March 27 Testimony on Energy and Water Projects

April 3 Remarks in Support of E.D.A. Re-Authorization

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1 9 9 0

April 3 Congressional Fire Service Institute Report

April 3 Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4115

May 10 FY91 Budget Request, New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail and Cape May National

Wildlife Refuge

May 18 Remarks: Cumberland County International Trade Symposium

May 21 Statement: Margate Municipal Building

May 28 Memorial Day Remarks

June 7 Change of Command: Future of the Coast Guard under Admiral J. William Kime

June 8 Speech Notes: New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival

June 12 Statement in Support of Restricted Weapons Act

June 15 Dennis Township Eighth Grade Gradation Exercise

June 20 Statement to Rules Committee on Flag Protection Bill

June 20 Joint Hearing on Combined Sewer Overflows and H.R. 3120

June 21 Statement on Introduction of RICO Bill

August 3 Statement of Campaign Finance Reform Bill

September 17 Notes on Swordfish Management

September 19 Oversight Hearing on Swordfish Management

October 24 Amendment in the Nature of Substitute to S. 2924, Fish and Safety Act of 1990

October 27 Statement in Opposition to the Budget Agreement

November 1 Talking Points for Rotary Club Ecology Day Luncheon

undated Support of Conference Report on H.R. 1465, Oil Pollution Act of 1990

1 9 9 1

January 4 Statement on America’s Drug Policy after Bennett

January 12 Statement in Support of Persian Gulf War Resolution


January 28 Progress Edition Report, Vineland Daily Journal


February 28 Remarks to Cumberland County Bar Association

March 5 Proposed FY92 Coast Guard Budget

March 8 Remarks to Brookings Institute Seminar on Justice

March 20 Testimony on Beach and Dredging Projects

April 24 Statement: Coast Guard User Fees on Recreational Vessels

May 2 Budget Request for FY92 for New Jersey

May 16 Testimony on Technology and Competitiveness

May 17 Commencement Address at Salem Community College

May 22 Statement to Base Closure and Realignment Commission

May 27 Talking Notes for Memorial Day Remarks

May 28 Speaking Notes: Joint Press Conference with Sen. Bradley, Brigantine, New Jersey

June 11 Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Activities on Fish and Wildlife

June 13 Speaking Notes: Delaware Riverkeeper “Lights Out” and Energy Education

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1 9 9 1

June 18 Current State of Technology in Oil Spill Cleanup and Response Measures

July 15 Potential Role of Oil Leasing Within Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . . .

July 23 Testimony Concerning Pesticide Registration Act

September 28 Dedication of Harold H. Haskin Lab, Rutgers University Shellfish Research Lab

October 16 Oversight Hearing on Wetlands Conservation

November 4 Floor Statement: Approval of Sea Grant Authorization

November 21 Pending Wetlands Legislation

undated FY92 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies

undated Support of Grant to Glassboro State College for Library Construction

undated Support of H.R. 1370, National Sea Grant College Program Authorization

1 9 9 2

January 24 Remarks at Vineland Chamber of Commerce

February 9 Remarks at World Intellectual Property Conference

February 27 Extension of Remarks on Democratic Budget Plan

March 1 Comments on Intellectual Property Issues

March 19 Remarks on Copyright Broadcast Re-Transmission Act

March 26 Testimony on Energy and Water Development Projects

March 30 Re-Election Announcement

March Support of H.R. 5013, Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

April 9 Remarks to Washington Center Awards Dinner

April 27 Remarks to Attorney General’s Summit on Corrections

April 30 Remarks to Federal Appeals Court Judicial Conference

May 15 Commencement Address to Glassboro State College

May 19 Budget Request for FY93 (Re: Property for Forsythe Wildlife Refuge)

May 20 Statement: Takings, Compensation and Pending Wetlands Legislation

May 21 Floor Statement on Rodney King Verdict

May 27 Oversight Hearings on Management of Highly Migratory Species

June 25 Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Act

June [?] Support of H.R. 3486, Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Reponse Act

July 6 Statement on Protecting Maurice River System

September 19 75th Anniversary of the Chambers Works

undated Article about U.S. Copyright and Patent Laws

undated Comments on Cable Television Consumer Protection Act

undated Extension of Remarks Opposing Budget Bill

undated Facts About the Social Security Notch

undated Guest Editorial for Beach Haven Times

undated Markup of H.R. 3836, Pacific Yew Act of 1991

undated Remarks on Intellectual Property and Foreign Trade

undated Response to Legal Times Hatchet Job on Patents

undated Statement on Civil Rights Act of 1991

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1 9 9 2

undated Support of H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act

undated Support of H.R. 2152, U.N. International Driftnet Fishery Conservation

undated Support of H.R. 4310, National Marine Sanctuaries Reauthorization Act

undated Support of H.R. 5419: International Dolphin Conservation Act

undated Support of Sports Betting Act

undated Tribute to Walter B. Jones, Member of Congress

1 9 9 3


February 1 Remarks at Airport Technology Conference, Atlantic City

February 4 Remarks to New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

March 25 Testimony Concerning Performance Rights in Recordings

March 31 Testimony on Beach Restoration and Dredging Projects

April 1 Remarks on Death of Select Committee on Aging

April 19 Address to Third Circuit Judicial Conference

May 11 Testimony on Regional Information Sharing Systems

May 28 Commencement Address, Rutgers Law School

October 7 Remarks to Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Washington, D.C.

December 15 Testimony to State Senate on Pinelands Enforcement Act

undated Remarks in Support of the Brady Bill

undated Statement in Support of the Budget Act

undated Testimony to Base Closure and Realignment Committee

undated Floor Statement in Favor of Re-Inventing Government Plan

undated News Article on Coastal Flooding Protection Efforts

undated Floor Statement Supporting Expedited Rescissions Act

undated Statement in Support of Energy and Water Bill

undated Draft of Speech for Unknown Commencement Ceremony (Rutgers Law School?)

1 9 9 4

January 21 Vineland Chamber of Commerce Remarks

January 28 Progress Edition Report: Bridgeton Evening News

February 3 Remarks to New Jersey Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

March 23 Testimony in Support of Energy and Water Projects

April 28 Testimony in Support of Regional Information Sharing

May 11 Testimony in Support of Interior Appropriations

May 13 Commencement Address at Stockton State College

May 20 Commencement Address at Cumberland County College

June 26 Remarks to Jewish Federation of Cumberland County

June 29 Remarks to Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

September 20 Speech to Judicial Conference

October 22 Speech to Taiwan Benevolent Association of America

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1 9 9 4

undated Floor Statement on Energy and Water Bill

undated Floor Statement in Support of FY95 Budget Resolution

undated Testimony in Support of Aquaculture Project

undated Remarks at Ceremony to Celebrate the Inclusion of the Maurice River as Part of the

National Wild and Scenic River System

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Appendix Two : List of CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REMARKS

1 9 7 5

February 19 Extension: John Fenwick's Landing at Salem Commemorative Stamp

February 21 Extension: Lithuania's 57th Anniversary

February 27 Extension: Salem, New Jersey's Historic Market Street District

March 17 Hughes Remarks in Opposition to McDade Amendment to H.R. 25

March 17 Gerry Studds Submits WJH 200-mile Limit Testimony

March 18 WJH Creation of Committee on Energy Reserves

March 19 WJH Remarks on Krebs Amendment to Lower Cotton Supports H.R. 4296

March 21 Extension: USRA Preliminary System Plan in Need of Amend. to Save Light Dens. Lines

March 22 Extension: Statement on the Centennial of Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New

Jersey

March 26 Oil Fraud Inquiry Editorial Today's Sunbeam Regarding Arab Embargo

April 7 Extension: Tax Cut and Tax Reform

January 7 Interior and the Shelf: Time for Moratorium

April 8 H.R. 3992: Remarks in Favor of Amendments to Older Americans Act

April 16 Extension: That They May Live

April 17 Remarks in Support of H.R. 46 Youth Camp Safety Bill

April 22 Extension: Smithville, New Jersey

April 22 WJH Testimony on Confirmation of Stanley Hathaway

April 23 Extension: Poll on Energy

April 23 Extension: Profit Hungry Industry: Natural Gas Hike

May 7 Extension: Tariffs, Duties and U.S. Intl. Trade Commission

May 15 WJH Special Order: Law of the Sea; Too Much Ventured, Nothing Gained

May 15 WJH Special Order: Is Democracy Working? By David J. Bardin

May 21 Special Order: Older Americans Month

June 11 Extension: Estell Manor City

June 3 Extension: Citizens' Bus Program

June 11 Extension: Prince Hall Masons Celebrate 200th Anniversary

July 23 Extension: Bearing the Costs of the Government

July 29 Extension: Fourth of July, 1975

September 17 Extension: Airship Museum Proposed

September 24 Floor Statement: H.R. 6844 Consumer Product Safety Act: Exempt Glass Industry from

100% Sampling Requirement

September 25 Special Order: Support of H.R. 1287, Boycott of Rhodesian Chrome

October 1 Extension: Neutralizing the Latest Oil Cartel Shakedown

October 30 Extension: Mrs. Ellen Nakamura

November 4 OPEC and Big Oil

November 10 Extension: Hughes Commends Owens of Illinois

November 12 Extension: Oil Industry Planning Intensive Lobbying Effort

November 14 Extension: Crimes and Victims

November 19 Extension: Action Overdue on Extended Fishing Limit Law

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Appendix Two : List of CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REMARKS [continued]

1 9 7 5

December 2 Extension: You Can Be Happy Or You Can Be Sad by Stanley Cryor

December 3 Extension: Federal Assistance to New York City

December 12 Extension: Situs Picketing

1 9 7 6

January 19 Extension: California Offshore Sale Disappointing; Atlantic Sale Need Not Be

January 29 Debate: Local Public Works

February 2 Extension: Interior Department Conducting Fire Sale in Mid-Atlantic

February 4 Extension: The Childs-Kirk Memorial Fund

February 4 Special Order: Crestwood Village Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

February 10 Extension: Energy Efficient Building Called Key to U.S. Energy Needs

March 2 Extension: Cumberland County's Mr. Fixit Program

March 18 Special Order: In Memory of Florence Dwyer

March 19 Testimony for Record: Estate Tax Reform

March 24 Testimony for Record: Soil Conservation Service Appropriation

March 24 Extension: Tribute to Hon. Wright Patman

April 8 General Leave: Remarks in Support of Seiberling B-1 Bomber Amendment to Defense

Authorization

April 12 Extension: Obscene Profits

April 28 Extension: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

May 7 Remarks during Floor Consideration of H.R. 1384 Military Const. Auth. in Favor of

O'Neill Amend.

May 17 Remarks during Debate of H.R. 2181: Duty Free Treatment of Aircraft Engines

May 19 Extension: William A. Barrett Eulogy

May 21 Testimony for the Record: Vets Educations Benefits

May 24 Extension: The American Adventure

May 24 Extension: Hemophilia Writers Win Award

June 4 Floor Remarks During Debate of H.R. 6218 OCS [Outer Continental Shelf]

June 18 Extension: Wheaton Village: The First of Its Kind in the Nation

June 21 Extension: Panama Canal: Still a Vital Waterway

June 22 Extension: Lifesaving Recognition

June 24 Floor Statement: Remarks in Support of Amend. to Labor-HEW Population Research and

Control

August 24 Extension: To Save a Life

August 25 Extension: Promoting George Washington

August 25 Extension: In Support of Israel

September 8 Hughes Amendment to Clean Air Act

September 23 Extension: Best Wishes For the Jewish New Year 5737

1 9 7 7

January 6 Extension: The Political Costs of a TV Wasteland

January 11 Special Order: Amnesty

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February 1 Special Order: Gerald Ford

February 9 Extension: Public Works Legislation: 10 Suggested Reforms

February 9 Extension: A Natural Gas Crisis? Who Knows?

February 17 Extension: Natural Gas: The Hidden Reserves

March 3 Extension: Anniversary of Lithuanian Independence

March 21 Colloquy between Hughes and Vanik on H.R. 422 Airwork Bill

March 30 Remarks on Floor in Favor of Reconstituting Assassinations Committee

March 31 Remarks in Favor of H.R. 4976, Health Services Extension Act

April 25 Hughes Conflict of Interest Amendment to Defense Authorization FY ‘78

May 3 Special Order: Plight of Vladimir Lifschitz

May 24 OSHA’s Effect on Farmers

June 3 Remarks on Revolving Door Amendment in New Dept. of Energy

June 15 Extension: Lithuania Anniversary

June 23 Floor Statement: H.R. 7797 Opposition to Foreign Asst. Approp. Bill

September 23 Floor Statement: Older Americans Act

September 23 Statement in Favor of H.R. 5383 Mandatory Retirement Prohibition

September 27 Special Order: Textile Clothing Plants

October 14 Statement on Ocean Dumping, H.R. 4297 Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries

Act

October 25 Statement of Foreign Assist. Appropriations Conference Report

October 25 Statement on Roy Braunstein, Toms River Post Office

October 25 Statement on Throwaway Containers

November 30 Extension: NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center]

1978

January 25 Extension: Ukrainian Independence

January 25 Extension: Coast Guard Averts Oil Spill

January 25 Special Order: Eulogy to Senator Hubert Humphrey

January 25 Extension: Humphrey Tribute

February 28 Extension: Cape May Transit System

February 15 General Leave: In Support of H.R. 9370 Aquaculture Bill

February 15 Statement: Lithuania

February 23 Statement: Estonia Independence

March 7 Special Order: Proposed Arms Sales to Middle East

April 6 Special Order: The Postal Act of 1978

April 17 Statement: Coast Guard Authorization

April 27 Statement: Intro. Rev. Rudolf Reinaru, Estonia

May 11 Extension: Edward MacClane, Senior Citizen Intern

May 17 Extension: New Aircraft Landing System

May 25 Special Order: Bob Hope

May 25 Extension: Older Workers Week

June 14 Extension: Estonia Experience

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June 29 Extension: New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium

July 11 Extension: Senior Citizen Interns

July 13 Statement: Remarks by Andrew Young

August 1 Statement on S.S.I. [Supplemental Security Income]

August 10 General Leave: Corman/Fisher Amendment to H.R. 13511 Revenue Act of 1978

August 11 Statement: Tax

August 16 Hughes Colloquy on the 2nd Budget Resolution

September 6 Extension: International Pro-Am Bike Race

September 7 Extension: 100th Anniversary of the Penns Grove Record

September 12 Remarks: Port Safety and Tank Vessel Safety Act of 1978

October 4 Extension: Vladimir Lifschitz

October 13 Special Order: Remarks on Retirement of Otis Pike

October 14 Statement: Endangered Species Act Amendment

October 14 Statement: National Energy Act Conference Report

October 14 Statement: Dumping of Foreign Goods into the U.S.

October 14 Extension: A Tribute to John Moss

October 14 Extension: Rep. James Delany

October 14 Extension: Congressman Walter Flowers

October 14 General Leave: Conference Report for Vets and Survivors Pension Improvement Act

1 9 7 9

January 23 Extension: Atlantic County Middle Management Seminars for Educators [typescript]

January 24 Extension: Atlantic County Middle Management Seminars for Educators [printed]

January 25 Extension: Tribute to Late Hon. William J. Steiger [typescript]

January 25 Ukranian Independence

February 1 Tax Tips for Older Americans

February 8 Tribute to Nelson Aldritch Rockefeller

February 15 Concern for Safety of Americans Still in Iran

February 27 Anniversary of Estonian Independence

March 1 Deer Park Baking Co.

March 15 Second Anniversary of the Imprisonment of Anatoly Scharansky

March 27 Byelorussian Anniversary

March 29 Support of House Resolution 53 (Continental Shelf)

April 4 The U.S.S. Saratoga Should Be Overhauled in Philadelphia

April 9 Human Rights in Northern Ireland [printed copy and typescript]

April 24 Extension: Remembrance of the Holocaust

May 3 Extension: The Contribution of Asian and Pacific Americans to Our American Heritage

[printed copy and typescript]

May 16 Support of Udall-Anderson Bill

May 24 Vietnam Veterans Week

June 13 The Plight of Petkus and Gajauskas: Prisoners of Conscience

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June 18 Brief Remark Regarding Nuclear Power

June 25 Remarks Against Licenses or Fees for Salt Water Recreational Fishing

June 28 Extension: Antitrust Consent Decree Enforcement Act of 1979

June 28 Statement: Shatter the Silence Vigil [some supplemental material]

June 28 Extension: The History of Barnegat Light [some supplemental material]

July 12 Extension: Is Patriotism Dead?

July 17 Statement: Support of Senior Citizen Intern Program

July 20 Extension: Some People Know How to Conserve Energy

July 30 Statement: Amendment for Pinelands Preservation

August 1 Statement: Opposition to Gasoline Stickers

September 7 Amendment to Legislation Regarding Purchase of Alcohol for Use in Postal Vehicles

September 14 Statement: Amendment to Gasohol Legislation

September 21 Extension: Tribute to Beach Patrol of Ocean City and Capt. George Lafferty

September 21 Extension: Centennial of Ocean City

October 12 Extension: "We Should Be Subsidizing Coal Instead of Oil" by David R. Kotok

October 18 Debate Regarding Alternative Fuels

October 25 Heating Fuel Legislation Debate

November 1 Extension: Bottle Bills Are Not the Way by Fred G. Armstrong [printed copy and

photocopy of original article]

November 7 Special Order Regarding Mourning Mamie Doud Eisenhower [typescript and printed

copy]

November 8 The Seizure of Our Embassy in Iran

November 14 Very Brief Statement in Support of Russo Amendment

November 16 Extension: National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center

November 29 Support of Nuclear Moratorium

December 3 Support of Recreational Boating Safety and Facilities Improvement Act of 1979

December ? Typescript of Remarks on Nuclear Power

December 4 Debate Regarding Nuclear Power Legislation

December 4 Extension: The Situation in Cambodia

December 18 Support of H.R. 5860, Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act

December 19 Support of Conference Report on Endangered Species Act Authorization

December 20 Debate on Undetermined Legislation

1 9 8 0

January 23 Extension: Tribute to George Meany

January 24 62nd Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence

January 29 Support of Water Resources Development Act

January 30 Targeted Fiscal Assistance

February 5 Extension: Tribute to "Mother Hen"

February 13 Lithuanian Independence Day

February 26 Extension: Estonian Independence Day

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February 27 Statement: Abscam

March 12 Extension: Social Security Benefits

March 13 Anniversary of Anatoly Sharansky's Incarceration [with supplemental material]

March 25 Extension: Anniversary of Byelorussian Independence

March 28 Support of H.R. 6837, the Passenger Railroad Rebuilding Act

April 24 Extension: Salute to Morris "Snooks" Perlstein

April 28 Support of H.R. 4050 to Amend the Antitrust Civil Process Act

May 8 Brief Remark about Food Stamps and School Lunches

May 30 Support of H.R. 4046 to Amend the Clayton Act to Promote Enforcement of the Antitrust

Laws

June 4 President's Oil Import Fee

June 11 Debate on H.R. 5200, to Amend the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to Revise the Procedures

for the Enforcement of Fair Housing

June 12 H.R. 4048: Amendments to the Clayton Act to Authorize Awards of Prejudgment Interest

in Antitrust Litigation

June 13 Extension: Cedar Beach (renamed from South Ocean City) [printed copy and typescript,

with newspaper clippings and a letter from Chester Wimberg, Mayor of Ocean City]

June 13 Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet

Union

June 18 Permission for Committee on the Judiciary to Sit on Tomorrow during 5-Minute Rule

June 23 General Leave

July 23 Extension: Management, Labor Unite in "Opportunity Trailer" Program

July 30 James Broad: Olympic Athlete

August 21 Remarks on Patterson Amendment to H.R. 7262

August 25 Support of Methane Transportation Act [with additional material and Committee Report]

August 28 Say Something Good About America [printed and typescript]

September 8 H.R. 20, National Aquaculture Act

September 8 Support of H.R. 3263, Regulatory Reform

September 8 Tribute to Claude Pepper

September 9 Tax Credit for State Troopers

September 16 Support for Repeal of Maybank Amendment

September 23 Support of H.R. 7039, the American Fisheries Promotion Act

September 29 300th Anniversary, Fairfield Presbyterian Church [with typescript]

September 30 Very Brief Statement in Support of H.R. 6979, to Improve Coastal Management in the

U.S.

October 2 Michael Myers and Abscam

October 2 250th Anniversary of Mauricetown, N.J. [with supplemental material]

November 17 Gasohol Competition Act of 1980

November 19 Tribute to Retiring Congressman Edward Patten

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December 5 Compensation for James Thornwell, a U.S. Soldier Who Was Given LSD by the Army

without His Consent

December 13 Legislation for Reduction in Travel [?]

1 9 8 1

January 27 Return of Hostages from Iran [with typescript copy]

February 19 Extension: Lithuanian Independence

March 11 Extension: A Centenarian with Glass

March 19 Extension: Happy Birthday, Earth Day

March 30 Extension: Subcommittee on Crime to Conduct Hearings on the Operations of the Pre-

Trial Services Agencies

April 7 Hour Concurrent Resolution 50, for the Permitted Emigration from the Soviet Union of

Viktor Brailovsky

July 21 7th Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion of Cypress

July 29 Soviet Jewry (Rudenko Family) [with "Dear Colleague" letter re: Rudenkos and

"Testimony of Dr. Nina Strokata-Karavansky: Member of Ukrainian Helsinki Group,

Former Political Prisoner of the USSR" given before the Committee on Foreign Affairs,

July 28, 1981]

September 15 Extension: Roy Wilkins, 1901-1981

October 1 Support of Civil Defense Planning [with typescript]

October 1 The Fourth Anniversary of the Ad Hoc Congressional Committee for Irish Affairs

October 14 Support of House Concurrent Resolution 194 (Disapproval of Sale of AWACS to Saudi

Arabia)

October 26 Extension: The Death of President Sadat [with copy of "On the Path of Peace and

Prosperity," the Inaugural Address of Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak]

October 28 The Administration and High Interest Rates

November 4 Support of H.R. 1638 to Tighten Federal Control over Illegal Trade in Protected

Fish and Wildlife

November 5 Support of Markey Amendment [regarding nonproliferation of nuclear weapons]

November 12 Averell Harriman

November 18 The Sad Fate of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group

November 19 Latvian Independence [with copy of "Dear Colleague" letter]

December 16 Soviets' Inhuman "Rain"

December 15 Extension: Extradition Reform

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January 28 Extension: Remembering Franklin D. Roosevelt

January 28 Extension: Sea Isle City [with typescript copy and letter to Sea Isle City Director of PR]

February 10 Support for Amending the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (H.R.

4481)


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February 24 Estonian Independence Day

March 15 Extension: Anatoly Scharansky's Imprisonment in the Soviet Union

March 25 Extension: Byelorussian Independence Day

April 1 Extension: Halting the Arms Race

April 22 Extension: Armenian Martyrs' Day

April 22 Extension: Cyprus: Eight Years of Occupation

April 28 Israeli Independence Day

May 11 Pre-Trial Services Act of 1981

May 21 Amendment to Budget Resolution Regarding Law Enforcement

[May/June?] Extension: Leon Henderson -- Distinguished Public Servant

June 22 Special Order: Ukranian Freedom

June 22 Ukranian Human Rights Awareness Week

July 15 Support of H.R. 5617, Coast Guard Authorizations for FY 1983 and 1984

July 20 Ida Nudel Denied Right to Emigrate From Soviet Union

July 21 Extension: 7th Anniversary of Turkish Invasion of Cypress

July 21 Extension: Captive Nations Week

August 3 Extension: Use Car Rule Resolution

October 1 Balanced Budget Amendment

December 2 Tribute to Jack Brinkley

December 6 Tribute to Bo Ginn

December 9 Tribute to Shirley Chisholm

December 14 Tribute to Millicent Fenwick

1 9 8 3

February 1 Extension: Ukranian Independence Day

February 8 Extension: Tribute to John D. Rose

February 8 The Office of Justice Assistance Act of 1983

February 17 Extension: 65th Anniversary of Lithuanian Independence Day

February 24 Extension: Estonian Independence Day

March 15 Extension: Imprisonment of Anatoly Scharansky

March 16 Support of SALT II

March 22 Extension: South Moluccan Independence

March 24 Extension: The 65th Anniversary of the Creation of the Byelorussian Democratic

Republic

March 24 Extension: Greek Independence Day, March 25, 1983

April 7 40th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

April 12 Tribute to Hon. Phil Burton

April 13 Extension: Building Costs on Highways Are Declining

April 13 Extension: Princess Grace of Monaco and the John B. Kelly Family

April 14 Justice Assistance Act of 1983

April 26 The 67th Anniversary of Armenian Martyrs' Day

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May 9 Justice Assistance Act of 1983

May 10 Permission for Committee on the Judiciary to Sit on Wednesday and Thursday, May 11

and 12, 1983, during 5-Minute Rule

June 14 Child Pornography

June 27 Extension: Doc Holland, "Father of Rowing" Honored in Atlantic City, N.J. [plus

additional information used in preparation of Hughes' remarks]

July 13 Extension: Osip Lokshin, Prisoner of Conscience

July 14 Extension: Credit Card Fraud Legislation

July 26 Extension: Narcotic Abuse and Control

July 27 Extension: The Crisis in Drug Law Enforcement

September 14 Support of H.R. 5 to Establish Ocean and Coastal Resources Management and

Development Fund

September 23 Extension: The Federal Deficit Time Bomb

September 28 The Attorney General's Recent Remarks Concerning Crime Legislation

September 28 Support of Long-Obey Resolution (Regarding Marines in Lebanon)

September 29 Export Administration Amendments Act of 1983

September 29 Amendments to Federal Tampering Act

September 29 Federal Anti-Tampering Act

October 4 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 / Soviet Jewry

October 7 The United States and Israel

October 24 Goal of United States in Lebanon Must Be Defined

October 26 Reserve Judgment on President's Decision about Grenada

November 3 Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act of 1983

November 9 Remarks on Appropriations and DEA

November 10 Introduction of Ocean Dumping Reform Legislation (H.R. 4364)

November 11 Veterans Day, 1983

November 14 Re-Referral of H.R. 3974, Controlled Substances Act, to Committee on Energy and

Commerce and Committee on the Judiciary

November 16 Support of H.R. 4201: Fighting Methaqualone [Quaalude] Abuse

November 18 Extension: Sub-Seabed Emplacement of High-Level Radioactive Waste

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January 31 Clement Zablocki Tribute

January 31 Introducing the Dangerous Drug Diversion Control

February 1 Ukrainian Independence Day

February 8 Construction Work in Progress

February 9 Federal Crime Legislation


February 23 Estonian Independence Day

February 28 Congress Will Miss Mr. Forsythe

March 1 Villa -- Dog Hero of the Year

March 6 Shipping Act of 1984 (S. 47)

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March 8 Foreign Travel by Members of Congress

March 12 Controlled Substances Registrants Protection Act of 1984

March 13 Introduction of Credit Card Fraud Legislation

March 21 Bankruptcy Court Reform

March 21 International Day of Concern for Soviet Jews

March 22 Congressional Call to Conscience Vigil for Soviet Jews

March 22 United States and Colombian Cooperation in Massive Drug Bust

March 28 Clarence Mitchell, Jr., Champion of Human Rights

April 2 Passage of H.R. 5222, Controlled Substance Registrant Protection

April 24 Armenian Martyrs’ Day

April 30 Rename the Brigantine/Barnegat Refuge after Edwin Forsythe

May 1 Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust

May 1 Joint Research and Development Act

May 2 Walter Flowers, Member of Congress

May 7 Subpoena Power Granted to Pres. Commission on Organized Crime

May 8 Edwin Forsythe, Member of Congress, Obit

May 8 Child Protection Act of 1984, Final Passage

May 8 Controlled Substances Act

May 8 Harry S. Truman 100th Birthday

May 15 Dangerous Drug Diversion Control Act

May 21 Update on House Action on Anticrime Legislation

May 21 Report on the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System

May 22 New Ireland Forum

May 31 Justice Assistance Act is Languishing in the Other Body

June 7 East-West Superhighway Study

June 13 Immigration Reform Act

June 22 Computer Crime Bill Necessary

June 26 Ocean Dumping/Clean Water Act

June 26 President's Commission on Organized Crime, Concur with Senate

June 29 Pharmacy Robbery Article from the American Druggist

June 29 Water Resources Development Act of 1984

June 29 Bankruptcy Conference Report

July 24 Computer Crime/Credit Card Fraud, Passage of Legislation

July 26 Money Laundering Penalties Act

July 31 Justice Assistance Act v. Crime Package Rhetoric

August 10 Salem City Drug Wars

September 25 President’s Crime Package, Motion to Recommit CR

September 25 Soviet Jewry

September 25 The Pentagon and Environmental Laws

October 1 Gerald Johnson, Marbles Champion (Rep. Bill Clay)

October 1 Ocean Dumping, House Passage

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October 2 WJH Crime Package

October 3 Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge

October 4 Jim Shannon, Member of Congress, Retirement

October 4 Barber Conable, Member of Congress, Retirement

October 10 WJH’s Crime Package

November 14 Montreal Convention (Hijacking)

1 9 8 5 [headings taken from folders]

February 5 Nicaragua Statement

March 26 MX Missile Statement

July 31 Call to Conscience

September 12 Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Ocean City Airport

October 11 Tribute to John T. Carey

October 11 Support Amendments to the Budget Control and Impoundment Act

November 1 Justice Department's Handling of Rockwell International

November 1 Rostenkowski Amendment to Gramm-Rudman

November 14 Tribute to John McDonnell

December 3 Tribute to George Mahon

December 12 Remarks on Tax Reform and Deficit Reduction

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January 21 Tribute to Martin Luther King

February 4 Statement: Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program

February 20 Volkmer-McClure Firearms Bill

March 6 Firearms Legislation

March 6 Soviet Jewry

March 12 Amendment regarding Exemption for Legalized Gaming Establishments

March 12 Statement: Legislation to Study the Great Egg Harbor River for Inclusion in the National

Wild and Scenic River System

March 12 Statement: Federal Firearms Law Reform Act of 1986

March 17 Tribute to Atlantic City Electric Company

March 17 Statement: Support of H.R. 3242 to create Edwin B. Forsythe Post Office Building

March 20 Statement: Opposition to Contra Aid

March 20 Statement: Integrity of Law Enforcement Officers

April 9 H.R. 4332, Firearms Legislation: A Fair and Balanced Bill

April 9 Support for H.R. 4332: Firearms Legislation

April 9 Firearms Legislation

April 9 Volkmer Amendment to Firearms Legislation

April 9 Various Remarks in Debate

April 15 “We Need Cooperation of All Nations to Stem the Threat of Terrorism”

April 16 Statement: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1988 (H.R. 4562)

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April 22 Tribute to Joe Addabbo

April 30 Dangerous Drug Diversion Control Grant Program

May 6 Remembering the Victims of the Holocaust

June 11 Support of SALT [Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty]

June 18 Support of H.R. 4868: Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985

June 19 Extension: The 300th Birthday of Gloucester County, New Jersey

June 20 Extension: A Salute to "Camp Boardwalk," Atlantic City, New Jersey

June 25 Statement: Central America

July 16 Tribute to Jonathan Bingham

July 17 Statement: Legislation for Funding DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration]

July 22 Favoring the Impeachment of Judge Harry E. Clairborne

August 11 Armor-Piercing Ammunition Regulation Legislation

August 12 Opposition to H.R. 5013: Commercial Fishing Vessel Liability and Safety Act

August 15 Bill Hughes -- The Criminal's Worst Enemy, Law Enforcement's Best Friend (Statement

by Hon. Mario Biaggi, N.Y.)

September 10 Designer Drug Enforcement Act

September 11 Various Remarks

September 12 Opposition to Mandatory Life Sentences for Repeat Drug Offenders (Kramer

Amendment)

September 23 Support of H.R. 4154: Exemption of Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers from the

Hire and Discharge Provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act [2 items]

September 25 Support of Tax Bill

September 29 Statement against Child Pornography

October 4 Opposition of Immigration Control and Legalization Act

October 6 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986

October 8 Designer Drug Enforcement Act

October 9 Remarks on Amendment to Immigration Control and Legalization Act

October 17 Designer Drug Enforcement Act

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Appendix Three : List of PRESS RELEASES

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January 22 Hughes Hits Transco Discovery of Extra Natural Gas

January 23 Hughes Seeks Audit of U.S. Energy Reserves

January 23 Hughes Seeks Disaster Assistance for Ravaged Coast Areas

January 28 Hughes Assigned to Monopolies and Crime Subcommittees

February 2 Hughes Announces Staff Appointments

February 6 Hughes Appointed to Select Committee on Aging

February 11 Hughes Seeks to Delay Offshore Lease Sale

February 13 President Says No to Hughes’ Gas Petitions

February 15 White House Turns Down Hughes’ Request to Reallocate Gas

February 19 Hughes Supports Court Decision Against Impoundments

February 20 Hughes to Testify For 200-Mile Fishing Limit

February 21 Hughes Says Ottens Harbor Dredging to Be Studied

February 25 South Jersey Hill-Burton Hospital Funds Restored

February 26 Hughes Addresses High School Americanism Assembly

February 27 Ottens Harbor Dredging Project Gets Top Priority

March 1 Hughes Says Green Thumb Funds Will Be Saved

March 3 Hughes to Seek OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Leasing Answers from President Ford

March 4 Hughes Says OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Leasing Plan May Be Revised

March 5 Hughes Hits FPC [Federal Power Commission] Gas Deregulation Plan

March 6 Hughes Says Government is Capable of Conducting OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Tests

March 8 Hughes Seeks Interim 200-Mile U.S. Fishing Zone

March 11 Census Bureau to Test Questionnaire in Salem County

March 12 Jersey Congressmen Map Strategy for Winter Gas Supplies

March 12 Hughes Announces New Funds to Aid Jobless

March 14 Hughes Seeks to Extend U.S. Fishing Limit

March 14 Hughes Votes Against Foreign Aid Bill

March 17 Hughes Urges State to Save Rail Lines from Abandonment

March 17 Hughes Blocks Diversion of Offshore Oil Revenues

March 18 Hughes Seeks Independent Audit of Nation’s Energy Reserves

March 19 Hughes Meets Transportation Secretary on Future of NAFEC [National Aviation

Facilities Experimental Center]

March 20 Hughes Votes for Emergency Middle-Income Housing Act

March 25 Second District Leads State in Growth

March 28 Hughes Seeks Moratorium on Leasing Offshore Mineral Rights

April 1 Hughes Lists Efforts to Reduce Unemployment

April 9 Hughes Gets Dredging Permits for Ottens, Hereford Inlet

April 11 Hughes Favors Repeal of Fair Trade Laws

April 11 Hughes Opposes Military Assistance to South Vietnam

April 12 Hughes Votes Against NASA Bill

April 16 Hughes Position on OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Reserves Is Affirmed

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April 16 Hughes Says Dredging Prospects Good for Hereford Inlet

April 17 Hughes Hits Philadelphia Sewage Dump in Delaware River

April 18 Hughes Seeks Progress in Fight against Philadelphia Dump Plan

April 19 Hughes Announces New Friends Home in Woodstown

April 20 Hughes Announces Townsends Inlet Dredging

April 21 Hughes Opposes Hathaway Nomination to Head Interior Department

April 22 Hughes Appointed to Ad Hoc Committee on OCS [Outer Continental Shelf]

April 23 Hughes Says NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center] Decision

Is Two Weeks Away

April 25 Hughes Offers Bill to Aid Rural Jersey Medical Facilities

May 1 New OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Committee Plans New Jersey Hearings

May 7 Hughes Links Tariff Cuts to U.S. Economic Policy

May 8 Hughes to Intervene in FPC [Federal Power Commission] Natural Gas Hearing

May 15 Hughes Supports Television Station for New Jersey

May 22 Hughes Meets Ocean City High School Band in Washington

May 22 Hughes Asks South Jersey Gas to Intervene in Transco Case

May 22 Hughes, Case, Williams Discuss NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental

Center ] Future

May 23 Hughes Reacts to President’s Speech on Energy Shortages

May 29 Hughes, Case, Williams Say NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center]

Will Stay in South Jersey

May 30 Hughes Sets Inquiry into Transco Pipeline Curtailments

June 5 Hughes to Inspect Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry

June 11 Hughes Testifies for Rural Hospital Funds

June 11 Judge Grants Hughes’ Motion to Hear Transco Views

June 13 South Jersey Rail Lines Added to Conrail System

June 13 Hughes Seeks Disclosure of Oil Firms Seeking Leases

June 17 Interior Discloses Names of Oil Firms Seeking Leases

June 20 Agriculture Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Bill

June 21 Public May Lose Millions in Offshore Lease Sale

June 25 Transco Produces One Document in Hughes FPC [Federal Power Commission] Gas

Probe

June 26 Conrail Adds Glassboro to Vineland Line to System

June 27 Hughes Says Transco Aided Winter Gas Shortage

July 1 Hughes Reports on British Undersea Oil Development

July 7 Hughes Hits American Technology Commitments in North Sea

July 7 Hughes Asks for July 4 Gas Hike Probe

July 14 Hughes Seeks Alternatives to Gas Deregulation

July 14 Hughes Seeks Disaster Funds for Cumberland County

July 15 Hughes Says State Shortchanges South Jersey Rail Funds

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July 16 FAA Reassured on Support of NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental

Center] Buildings

July 21 Ocean City is Focus of Offshore Oil Hearings

July 22 Hughes Seeks to Avert Winter Natural Gas Crisis

July 22 Hughes Hits Discrimination in Social Security Benefits

July 23 Hughes Backs States’ Remedies Against Price-Fixing

July 24 Hughes Forms South Jersey Advisory Committees

July 25 Hughes Hits Irony of Transco Gas Surplus

July 26 Hughes Seeks Crash Problem to Identify Gas Supplies

July 31 House Backs Hughes’ Amendment against Oil Exports

August 4 Hughes to Receive Coast Guard Boating Safety Award

August 4 Hughes Deplores Failure to Agree on Energy Bill

August 5 Hughes Announces Schedule of District Activities

August 5 Hughes Reports from California OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Inspection

August 6 Hughes Hits Interior Failure to Postpone Lease Sale

August 7 Hughes Clears Way for Major Government Clothing Contracts

August 7 Hughes Seeks Veterans Hospital in Second District

August 8 Hughes, South Jersey Gas Officials Meet Industrial Users

August 8 Hughes Sets Important Meeting with His Advisory Board

August 8 Hughes’ Poll Shows Strong Pro-Abortion Sentiment

August 9 Hughes’ Poll Backs 200-Mile Fishing Zone

August 27 Hughes Receives Unemployment Options from Public

August 27 Most South Jerseyans Support Handgun Restrictions

August 28 Hughes Asks President to Extend Oil Price Controls

August 29 Hughes Announces Approval of Route 55 Impact Statement

August 29 Extended Health Care Coverage Backed in South Jersey

August 30 Hughes’ Poll Lists Spending Priorities

August 31 Hughes’ Poll Favors Growth Controls, TV Channel

September 1 Hughes Sends Canning Lids to South Jersey

September 4 Hughes Compiles 98% Voting Record

September 8 Hughes Seeks South Jersey Role on State Education Panel

September 10 Major Military Clothing Sales Advanced

September 11 Hughes Hits U.S. Railway Association on Conrail Plan

September 12 Oil Industry Eyed with Suspicion in South Jersey

September 15 USRA to Reconsider Exclusion of Local Rail Line in Conrail

September 16 Hughes Hits HUD Implementation of Emergency Housing Act

September 17 Toms River Postal Decision to Be Reviewed

September 18 FAA to Discuss NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center]

Building Program

September 18 Hughes’ Bill Promotes Lakehurst Air Ship Museum

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September 22 Increased Education Aid Coming to South Jersey

September 25 Gravel Pit Operator Must Meet Local Ordinances

September 30 Hughes Announces Vineland School Grant

October 1 Hughes’ Bill Would Neutralize Oil Cartel Hike

October 2 Hughes Says FEA [Federal Energy Administration] Contributes to Energy Shortage

October 3 Hughes Secures Early Release of Clothing Contracts

October 4 Hughes Speeds Up Clothing Contracts Once Again

October 8 Hughes Named President of New Jersey State Society

October 8 Hughes Introduces Tax reform Legislation

October 11 South Jersey Authorized Child Nutrition Aid

October 15 Hughes Sets Town Hall Meeting in Atlantic City with Julian Bond

October 16 Hughes Sponsors National Family Week Resolution

October 29 Hughes Announces Federal Funds for South Jersey

October 30 Hughes Introduces Handgun Control Bill

October 30 Hughes Asks Committee for Rural Health Facilities

November 3 Hughes Seeks To Clarify Public Works Funding Priorities

November 14 Court Grants Hughes’ Intervention in FPC [Federal Power Commission] Lawsuit

November 25 Hughes Hits Interior Approval of Offshore Test Wells

December 10 Jersey Delegation Meets on Offshore Sludge Dumping

December 12 Hughes Comments NJDEP Energy Plan

December 16 New Jersey Delegation Signs Sludge Dump Letter

December 17 Bicentennial Sites Selected in South Jersey

December 17 Funds Now Likely to Dredge Intracoastal Waterway

December 17 Hughes Hails Passage of Rail Bill

December 18 Hughes Supports Flood Insurance Extension

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January 1 Hughes Named Vice Chairperson of Freshman Democratic Class

January 8 Federal Spending Up 24% in South Jersey

January 9 Hughes Says Rig Off Atlantic City Lacks Spill Prevention

January 12 Hughes Opposes Beverage Container Guidelines

January 14 Hughes Urges Caution on SST Landings at NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities

Experimental Center]

January 19 FAA Administrator Receives New NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental

Center] Lease-Back Proposal

January 19 Hughes Hits Oil Leasing Plan in Meeting with Secretary Kleppe

January 20 Hughes Hits Increase in Natural Gas Prices

January 23 Manahawkin Forest is Natural Landmark Candidate

January 27 Hughes Hits Interior Leasing Without Public Hearings

January 30 Hughes Compiles Independent Voting Record

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January 30 Hughes’ Aging Committee Sets Hearing in Ocean County

January 30 South Jersey to Receive Federal Safe Streets Grants

January 30 Maintenance Dredging of Intracoastal Waterway Is Set

February 3 Hughes Backs Passenger Service on PRSL Rail Line

February 4 Hughes Praises Crestwood Village on 10th Anniversary

February 5 House Rejects Hughes’ Bid to Guarantee Industrial Gas

February 7 Hughes Hits Soviet Oil Exploration off South Jersey Coast

February 8 Hughes Testifies in Favor of Airwork Tariff Reform

February 20 Hughes Seeks New Public Works Jobs Bill

February 23 Hughes Lauds South Jersey Revenue Sharing Funds

February 25 Hughes Seeks Beach Protection Funds for Cape May

February 26 House Panel Backs Hughes’ Mandatory Sentencing Bill

February 27 EPA to Brief Jersey Delegation on Ocean Dumping

March 1 Hughes Meets With Governor Byrne to Protest PRSL Cuts

March 2 Hughes Expresses Concern for Kidnapped Executive

March 2 Crime Control Measure Dies Over Handgun Debate

March 5 EPA Recommends Against Opening New Ocean Dumping Site

March 5 Cape May Beach Still Under Study

March 6 Hughes Seeks Meeting with Navy Secretary on Lakehurst

March 8 Lakehurst Airship Museum Bill Gains Support

March 9 Hughes, Mayors Meet Postmaster to Argue Against Closings

March 10 Hughes Warns Against Nuclear Reactor Plan, Offshore Nukes

March 11 Hughes Hails Passage of Oil Impact Funding

March 12 Jersey Delegation Wins Navy Delay on Lakehurst Move

[audio tape removed to AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS]

March 16 Veterans Administration Sends Site Survey Team to Vineland

March 18 Congressmen Seek Release of Navy Studies on Lakehurst

March 18 Hughes Hails Passage of Anti-Price Fixing Bill

March 20 Hughes Announces for Re-Election to Second Term

March 23 Navy Sets Deadline to Complete Lakehurst Catapult Study

March 25 House OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Committee Adopts Hughes’ Amendments

March 26 Hughes Tells EPA to Hold Fast on 1981 Ocean Dumping Ban

March 29 Jersey Delegation Backs National Fire Academy for South Jersey

April 2 EPA Agrees to Act on South Jersey Air Standards

April 13 Crime Control Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

April 14 OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Committee Recommends Safeguards on Oil Exploration

April 14 Miss America Hostesses Enliven Cherry Blossom Festival

April 19 Oil Companies Hide Profits through Accounting, Hughes Says

April 23 Lakehurst to Keep New Catapult Test Project

April 24 Hughes Says U.S. Postal Service is Out of Touch

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May 7 Crime against Elderly is Subject of Hughes’ Bill

May 8 House Passes Lakehurst Airship Museum Bill

May 11 Hughes Seeks Hearing on Offshore Nuke Plants

May 17 Airwork Bill Approved by House

May 18 Lakehurst Naval Air Station Will Not Be Closed

May 20 FAA Endorses South Jersey Air Show at NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities

Experimental Center]

May 20 Offshore Nuke Hearing Is Backed

May 21 Cape May City, Lucy the Elephant Win Landmark Status

May 21 Aging Committee Adopts Senior Transportation Report

May 22 Hughes Announces Ocean Sludge Dumping Seminar

May 27 Hughes Seeks Local Support for Jitney Service

May 27 Hughes Seeks to Aid Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line

May 27 State Backs I-295 Interchange in Salem County

May 29 Salem County Sites Added to National Historic Register

June 2 Hughes Tells Representative Wayne Hays to Take Leave of Absence

June 3 Hughes’ Report Questions Impact of Nuclear Plants on Ocean

June 4 Canadian Study Questions Offshore Nike Reactor Breakwater

June 15 Hughes Releases Income Tax Forms for Public Inspection

June 17 Mauricetown Post Office Will Stay Open, Hughes Says

June 22 Hughes Seeks to Limit Congressional Terms

June 23 Hughes Hits NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] Cost Data on Pricing

June 26 Hughes Seeks to Speed Up Jersey Shore Protection Work

June 29 Hughes Raps Weekend Gas Ban Plan

July 1 House Leadership Backs Postponement of Atlantic Lease Sale

July 2 Hughes Asks President Ford to Aid Coastal States

July 3 EPA Okays New Fuel Standards for South Jersey

July 10 Hughes’ Agreement Averts Summer Agricultural Crisis

July 11 Hughes is Confident of PSRL’s Future

July 15 Hughes Says Mid-Atlantic Offshore Lease Sale to Proceed

July 22 Hughes Backs Conflict of Interest Amendment

July 22 House Passes Offshore Oil Reforms

July 27 Hughes Says Offshore Rail Line Is Saved

July 28 Antitrust Bill Clears Judiciary Committee

July 29 Hughes Backs Financial Disclosure Law

July 29 Hughes Announces Variance for Vineland Generating Plan

July 30 Hughes Scores Again With Conflict of Interest Amendment

August 3 Hughes Seeks Court Review of Gas Price Hike

August 5 Dredge Disposal Sites Funded Under Hughes’ Amendment

August 22 Hughes Seeks Reduced Fares for Senior Citizen Travelers

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August 23 Hughes Seeks Hurricane Damage Assistance for South Jersey

August 25 Hughes Named to Antitrust Conference Committee

August 25 Hughes Seeks to Promote Fuel from Garbage

September 1 Hughes Introduces Anti-Junketeering Resolution

September 3 Salem County Gains Transportation Assistance

September 8 Hughes Seeks Beach Protection Aid

September 8 House Approves Hughes’ Clean Air Amendment

September 12 Federal, State Officials to Hunt for Dredge Spoils Sites

September 12 Hughes Poll Says South Jersey 2 to 1 against Floating Nukes

September 15 South Jersey Residents Favor More Solar Research

September 17 South Jersey Divided on Nuclear Power Plants

September 20 House Clears Hughes’ Antitrust Legislation

September 21 Conferees Okay Offshore Oil Amendments

September 21 Hughes Will Offer Amendments to End Ocean Dumping

September 23 Hughes Secures Beach Protection Aid for South Jersey

September 24 Hughes Testifies on Farmers Home Problems in Area

September 28 House Shelves Offshore Oil Reforms

September 30 Vineland Utility Finds New Funding Source

October 4 Congress Okays South Jersey Beach Projects

October 5 Anti-Price Fixing Measure Becomes Law

October 18 EDA [Economic Development Administration] Accepting Public Works Applications

November 12 Tuckerton Creek Dredging Project Moving Ahead

November 12 Hughes Conveys Peace Message from Egypt to Israel

November 17 Public Works Funds Flow to South Jersey

November 23 Hughes Sees Potential for Arab-Israeli Peace Talks

December 2 Hughes Reacts to OTA [Office of Technology Assessment] Offshore Nuke Study

December 3 Hughes Says Bidding System Favors Major Oil Companies

December 22 Hughes Intervenes in South Jersey Gas Hike Proceeding

December 23 South Jersey Gets Public Works Funds, Despite Bungling

December 23 Hughes Seeks South Jersey Farmers Home Office

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January 4 Hughes Pushes New Offshore Oil Bill

January 5 Postal Commission Votes for Hearing on Toms River Transfer

January 6 Hughes Seeks to Abolish Electoral College

January 11 Hughes Named to Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

January 14 Hughes Commends NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center]

for Contributions to Safety

January 21 Hughes Seeks Presidential Help on Military Garment Work

January 24 Hughes to Oppose Sikes as Chairman of Military Construction Subcommittee

January 25 South Jersey Congressmen Sponsor Emergency Gas Bill

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January 26 Hughes Praises Caucus Decision to Oust Sikes

January 27 Hughes, Forsythe Schedule All-Day Conference on Pinelands

January 28 Cumberland County Receives Crime Funds

January 28 Three Cape May Communities Receive Crime Funds

January 28 Ocean County Receives Crime Funds

February 1 Hughes Seeks Presidential Commission on Gas Reserves

February 2 Hughes Named to Three Ocean-Related Subcommittees

February 8 South Jersey to Get Disaster Aid

February 14 Pine Barrens Conference Outlines Choices

February 17 Hughes Asks Interior to Let OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Lease Decision Stand

February 19 Hughes Denounces Congressional Pay Increases

February 22 Hughes Backs Tariff Change to Aid Airwork

February 22 House Okays Reduced Air Fares for Senior Citizens

February 23 Hughes Calls for Gas Investigation

February 24 Hughes Charges Diversion of Gas

March 3 Hughes Seeks End to Railroad Vandalism

March 3 Interior Department Backs Offshore Oil Reform

March 10 Hughes Urges October Point Reform of Public Works Bill

March 26 Hughes, Area Officials Seek Offshore Oil Assistance

March 31 House Panel Okays Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Ban Amendment

April 2 Cape May Beach Erosion Subject of Congressional Hearing

April 5 Hughes Sponsors Anti-Junketeering Bill

April 9 House Panel Approves Oil Spill Superfund

April 18 Business Opportunity Conference Announced for South Jersey

April 18 Toms River Postal Fight Shifts to Congress

April 26 Business Opportunity Conference Set for Cherry Hill

April 26 House Approves Tough Conflicts Code for Military

April 27 Hughes Joins Majority in Voting Against Salary Increase

April 28 Hughes Seeks Coordination of Toxic Chemical Programs

May 3 House Panel Backs First Phase of Cape May Beach Project

May 4 Hughes Announces 13 Candidates for Military Academies

May 16 Ocean Dumping Ban Readied for House Action

May 20 Hughes Speaks on 200-Mile Fish Limit

May 24 Hughes Criticizes OSHA Safety Rules on Farmers

May 27 Cape May Beach Project Advances in Congress

June 3 Hughes to Be Guest on Radio Call-In Show

June 14 Hughes Opposes South Jersey Gas Request to Add Customers

June 15 Hughes Lists Public Works Funds

June 15 Hughes Seeks Big Turnout for Business Opportunities Confab

June 17 House Approves Cape May Beach Erosion Funds

June 17 Hughes Hails Farm Worker Agreement with Labor Department

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June 24 Hughes to Seek Additional OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Planning Funds

June 28 Hughes Endorses Food for Work Plan for Welfare Recipients

June 29 Hughes Votes Against B-1 Bomber Construction

June 29 GAO Study Raps Offshore Oil Leasing System

June 29 Hughes Votes to Repeal Congressional Pay Raise

July 4 Hughes to Participate in Radio Hotline

July 6 Hughes Calls for Crash Energy Program

July 13 Hughes to Discuss Senior Citizen Bills with President

July 13 Hughes Says Landis Sewerage Authority Project Is Back on Track

July 15 Hughes Blasts Ineptitude at Economic Development Plan

July 15 Hughes Discusses the Elderly with President Carter

July 21 Hughes Fights to Restore Public Works Grants

July 22 Hughes Seeks Greater Accountability by Postal Service

July 22 Cape May Erosion Funding Assured by Congress

July 22 Solar Grants Available to New Jersey Homeowners

July 23 Hughes to Seek New Public Works Funds

July 28 Offshore Drilling Reforms Win Committee Approval

August 1 South Jersey Opposes Gas Price Deregulation

August 4 Hughes Lists Revenue Sharing Payments

August 7 Hughes Poll Finds South Jersey Favors Death Penalty

August 8 Davey Jones’ Locker May Soon Give Up Its Treasure

August 11 Hughes Announces $2 Million in Public Works Restoration

August 15 Businessmen May Get More OSHA Cooperation, Hughes Says

August 16 Fixed Bridge Opening Set for Ocean City, Wildwood

August 22 Hughes Reports on Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations

August 29 Hughes Reports on Latin-Manhattan Narcotics Connection

September 5 Hughes Reports on School Bus Safety

September 9 Hughes Says Bert Lance Should Step Aside

September 12 Hughes Reports on the Bert Lance Affair

September 13 House Approves Oil Spill Liability Act

September 15 Special Unemployment Assistance Approved for Egg Harbor

September 15 Hughes Seeks Benefits for Japanese Americans

September 19 Hughes Issues Special Report on Illegal Aliens

September 26 Hughes Lists Energy Goals to Avoid Winter Shortages

October 4 Hughes Seeks New Pinelands Legislation

October 10 Hughes’ Special Report on Ending Mandatory Retirement

October 12 Hughes and Forsythe Introduce Pinelands Protection Bill

October 14 Hughes Asks Review of 200-Mile Fish Limit Implementation

October 15 Ocean Dumping Ban Wins House Approval

October 18 South Jersey Freight Lines to Remain Intact

October 19 Hughes Opposes Ban on Throwaway Bottles

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October 20 Hughes Lauds New Jersey Energy Policy on Offshore Nukes

October 21 Senate Passes Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Plan

October 24 Hughes Issues Special Report on Saccharin Controversy

October 25 Hughes Hits Offshore Oil Reform Setback

October 28 GAO Raps Nuclear Licensing Procedures

November 1 Hughes Releases Poll on Floating Nukes

November 4 Hughes and Florio Press HUD to Restore Camden Office

November 4 President Carter Signs Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Bill

November 17 Congressional Hearings Set on Pinelands Bill

November 29 President Signs Hughes’ Airwork Legislation into Law

December 9 Millville Commuter Air Service Gets Tentative Okay

December 15 Hughes Plans Major Solar Energy Conference

December 16 Hughes Praises Green Thumb Program

December 22 Coast Guard Rescue Policy Remains Unchanged

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January 1 Many Solar Companies Signed Up for Hughes’ Exhibit

January 14 Hughes Calls for National Solar Energy Report

January 18 Hughes Seeks National Solar Energy Effort

January 23 House Votes to Aid Fishing Industry

January 24 Hughes-Sponsored Bill to Aid Japanese-Americans Passes

January 25 Cape May Beach Erosion Funds Requested

January 25 Ocean Dumping to Be Monitored Electronically

January 30 Hughes, Forsythe Introduce National Reserves Act

February 1 Aging Committee to Prove Boarding Home Abuses

February 1 Hughes Nominates 40 for Academy Appointments

February 3 House Backs Hughes’ Revenue Sharing Plan

February 7 Two New Judgeships Approved for New Jersey

February 7 Hughes Seeks New Veterans Hospital for South Jersey

February 10 Hughes Seeks Higher Boarding Home Standards

February 14 Hughes Protests Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bias

February 15 Coal Strike Not Likely to Impact South Jersey

February 15 Hughes Seeks Benefits for World War I Veterans

February 15 House Passes National Aquaculture Bill

February 21 Hughes Sees Rapid Passage of Offshore Oil Bill

February 23 Hughes Lauds EPA Sludge Dumping Enforcement

February 28 Barnegat Inlet to Be Dredged

March 2 Hughes Presses PSE&G for Nuclear Waste Hearings

March 2 Hughes Raps Action Decision on Senior Volunteer Program

March 3 Hughes Alarmed by New Offshore Nuke Study

March 7 Hughes Protests New Clamming Regulations

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March 9 Hughes Sees Progress in Effort to Win Salem I Hearings

March 20 Coast Guard to Reconsider Fixed Bridge Openings

March 21 Hughes Seeks Re-Opening of Clam Fishery

March 21 U.S. Spending More Money in South Jersey

March 27 Hughes Hits Fuel Adjustment Clause

April 2 Hughes Issues a Report on the Social Security System

April 6 Townsends Inlet to Be Dredged, Buoys Replaced

April 6 Hughes Seeks Postal Reforms

April 7 Seabrook Firm Receives $8.25 Million Loan

April 11 House Approves Fishermen’s Compensation Bill

April 12 Hughes Seeks Funds for Cape May, Barnegat Inlet

April 13 Hughes Calls Farm Bill Inflationary

April 24 Hughes Introduces Bill on Merit Selection of Judges

April 26 Lakehurst Is Secure, Hughes Says

May 2 Hughes, Labor Officials to Tour Clothing Industry

May 3 New Farm Labor Agreement Reached in New Jersey

May 4 House Panel Approves Pinelands Funds

May 5 Woodland Avenue Project Wins Final Approval

May 5 Subcommittee Approves Barnegat Inlet Funds

May 11 Hughes Seeks Ban on Industrial Ocean Dumping

May 12 South Jersey Favors College Tuition Tax Credits

May 18 Hughes Supports Special Prosecutor Bill

May 19 Hughes Supports Oil Tanker Safety Bill

May 25 Better Safeguards Needed Against Oil Spills

May 25 Subcommittee Approves Oil Tanker Safety Bill

May 25 House Panel Votes for Trooper Relief

June 7 House Approves Refuge Revenue Sharing Bill

June 13 South Jersey Businessmen Invited to Conference

June 16 Hughes Lauds House Votes to Cut Spending

June 16 Hughes Supports Local Nighttime Radio Service

June 19 Hughes Bill Would Void Oil Export Decision

June 22 Hughes Seeks Tax Relief for New Jersey Troopers

June 22 Hughes Awards Bronze Star to World War II Hero

June 27 Hughes Seeks Moratorium on New Nuke Plant Licenses

June 28 House Passes Bill to Aid New Jersey State Troopers

June 30 Hughes Hails Marine Sciences Consortium

July 11 House Strengthens 200-Mile Fishing Bill

July 12 House Approves Pinelands Authorization Bill

July 14 Hughes Expresses Concern about Ambassador Young

July 21 Hughes Lists Revenue Sharing Payments

July 27 Prospects Good for Offshore Reforms, Hughes Says

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August 4 Hughes Testifies in Support of Pinelands

August 7 Senate Clears Trooper Tax Relief

August 8 Hughes Seeks to Limit Congressional Terms

August 9 Salem County Land Declared Surplus

August 10 House Aging Panel Begins Poverty Probe

August 14 Hughes Pleased by Offshore Gas Find

August 15 Hughes, Forsythe Set Public Meeting on Pinelands

August 15 Hughes Hits State Energy Siting Plan

August 17 House Approves Offshore Oil Conference Report

August 18 Hughes Hits 1979 Congressional Budget Resolution

August 28 Hughes Invites President Carter to NAFEC [National Aviation Facilities

Experimental Center] Ceremony

September 6 Hughes Calls for Retention of Bader Field

September 13 House Passes Oil Tanker Safety Bill

September 18 Gap Raps NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission]’s Handling of Floating Nuclear Plants

September 18 Hughes Hails Signing of Offshore Oil Bill

September 22 New Jersey Trooper Tax Relief Bill Cleared For Signature

September 25 House Enacts Hughes Bill to Band Industrial Waste Dumping

September 26 Training Program Set for Garment Workers

September 29 Atlantic City People Mover Study Is Funded

October 4 Hughes Hits Sierra Club for Criticizing Him on Pinelands

October 5 House Passes Cigarette Smuggling Legislation

October 5 Hughes Votes to Sustain Public Works Veto

October 10 President Signs Trooper Tax Relief

October 12 Hughes’ Bill Would Block Gerrymandering

October 13 House and Senate Pass Pinelands Bill

October 18 Hughes Hails Signing of Tanker Safety Bill

October 19 EPA to Adjust South Jersey Air Standards

October 24 President Carter Signs Public Works Bill

October 25 Hughes Announces Accelerated Garment Contracts

October 27 U.S. Government to Help South Jersey Baking Firm

October 28 Hughes to Challenge New Jersey Energy Siting Plan

November 1 Hughes Secures Funds for Bidwell’s Creek Jetty Project

November 2 HUD Approves Grant for Salem County Company -- Wire Pro

November 3 Contract Awarded to Dredge Barnegat Inlet

November 10 Defense Department Will Accelerate Military Uniform Contracts

November 22 Farmers Home Administration Appreciation Day Set

December 5 Hughes Asks U.S. to Recoup Cost of Guyana Tragedy

December 8 Hughes Seeks Judiciary Probe of Unleaded Gas Practices

December 12 Hughes Sets Regulatory Reform as Legislative Goal

December 15 Hughes Asks Utility to Drop Floating Nuke Plan

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December 19 Statement by Hughes on Demise of Floating Nuke Plan

December 19 New CETA [Comprehensive Employment and Training Act] Training Program for

Sewing Machines Is Okay

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January 4 Hughes Asks Interior to Postpone Atlantic Lease Sale

January 10 Hughes Lists Revenue Sharing Payments for South Jersey

January 16 Hughes Supports Public Financing of House Elections

January 19 Hughes Gets High Independent Rating by Congressional Quarterly

January 22 Hughes Introduces Oil Spill Compensation Bill

January 23 Hughes Named Democratic Whip for Region

January 23 Hughes Nominates 40 for Academy Appointments

January 24 Hughes Hails Justice Action on Guyana Airlift

January 31 Hughes Introduces Major Antitrust Legislation

February 1 Hughes Criticizes Plans for Offshore Oil Lease Sale

February 2 Hughes Calls for Commitment to Combat Hypertension

February 7 Hughes Blasts Administration Tariff Bill

February 8 Hughes Bill Would Ban Industrial Ocean Dumping

February 22 Hughes Bill Would Crack Down on Railroad Vandalism

February 26 Hughes Seeks to Protect U.S. Citizens in Iran

February 27 Hughes Raps Proposed Ban on Weekend Gas Sales

February 28 Hughes Urges Interior to Reject Offshore Oil Bids

March 1 Butter Cookie Help May Be Forthcoming

March 10 Hughes, Howard Draft Shoreline Protection Plan

March 21 Hughes’ Resolution Would Reject Weekend Gas Sales Ban

March 22 Hughes Seeks Approval of Shoreline Protection Plan

March 22 Hughes Vows to Fight Cutbacks at Fort Dix

March 26 Hughes Seeks to Protect U.S. Citizens in Iran

March 27 Hughes Asks Energy Panel to Reject Weekend Gas Ban

March 28 Hughes Criticizes OPEC Price Hike, Warns on Decontrol

March 30 Hughes Seeks Investigation of Three Mile Island Accident

April 4 Hughes Seeks to Bar U.S. Oil Exports

April 5 Hughes to Tour Barnegat Inlet, Long Beach Island

April 9 Hughes Seeks Problems in President’s Energy Plan

April 10 New Construction Set at Cape May Coast Guard Facility

April 12 Hughes Calls for New Research into Oil Spills

April 24 House Unit Votes Down Weekend Gas Ban Plan

April 25 Hughes Charges Bias in Fort Dix Study

April 27 Hughes Asks Carter to Revamp Conservation Plans

April 30 Hughes Resolution Would Restrict Congressional Travel

May 2 Hughes Calls for Blue Ribbon Nuclear Panel

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May 3 EPA Acts to Protect New Jersey Potato Farmers

May 4 Hughes Supports Study of Striped Bass

May 8 South Jersey Art on Display in Hughes’ Office

May 11 Hughes Bill Would Switch Federal Cars to Gasohol

May 11 House Committee Adopts Oil Spill Compensation Bill

May 15 Ted Miehl Is Hughes’ Senior Citizen Intern

May 16 Hughes Appoints Gloria Pagliughi to Small Business

May 17 Hughes Bill Would Fight Saltwater Fishing Licenses

May 22 Hughes Opposes Cutbacks in Army Corps Philadelphia Office

May 22 Hughes Seeks Review of Postal Consolidation in New Jersey

May 30 Hughes’ Bill Seeks to Set Grain Export Prices

June 5 South Jersey Residents Oppose Weekend Gas Closings

June 6 Hughes Releases Questionnaire Results on Abortion

June 6 Hughes Amendment to Housing Bill Is Adopted

June 14 Fixed Bridge Openings to Resume in Wildwood

June 15 Hughes Backs Limit on Free Stamps for Prisoners

June 19 Hughes Re-Affirms Support for Pinelands Protection

June 21 Hughes Asks Steps to Protect Trucker Safety

June 22 Hughes Seeks Tougher Energy Policies

June 28 Hughes Opposes Efforts to Weaken Ocean Dumping Ban

June 28 Hughes Seeks Emergency Gas Supplies for South Jersey

June 29 Hughes Bill Would Crack Down on Anti-Trust Violators

June 29 Hughes to Participate in Radio Call-In Show

July 12 Hughes Asks Gas Retailers to Call Off Strike

July 17 Labor Department Allows CETA [Comprehensive Employment and Training Act]

Training for Garment Workers

July 17 Full Service to Be Restored on Shore Commuter Rail Lines

July 18 Hughes Introduces Recreational Boating Safety Act

July 19 Inlet Dredging Amendment Gains in House

July 20 Hughes Reports on Panama Canal Implementing Bill

July 27 Delaware Valley Congressmen Protest Army Corps Cuts

July 30 House Approves Pinelands Funds

July 31 Hughes Seeks Amendments to State Pinelands Law

August 1 Gasoline Stickers Not Favored Under Hughes Amendment

August 1 Dredging Set for Townsends and Hereford Inlets

August 8 Hughes Sets Town Hall Meetings in Cumberland County

August 21 Hughes Concerned About Air Force Plans in Pinelands

August 27 Hughes Seeks to Ban Dumping of Dredged Materials

August 30 Hughes Hits High Cost of Home Heating Oil Stockpile Plan

September 7 House Approves Hughes’ Gasohol Amendment

September 11 Hughes Supports Women’s Business Conference

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September 14 House Okays Defense Purchase of Gasohol

September 15 Hughes Dedicates Cumberland County Treatment Plan

September 15 Hughes Leads Dedication Ceremonies at Wire-Pro

September 19 Economic Development District Approved for South Jersey

September 21 Oyster Lab Site May Be Switched to Bivalve

September 28 President Approves Funds for Cape May, Barnegat Inlet

September 28 Salem Manor to Be Renovated With Federal Funds

October 3 Hughes Seeks AMTRAK Takeover of Seashore Line

October 10 Hughes Applauds Pentagon’s Decision on Fort Dix

October 13 Hughes Dedicates Municipal Building for Egg Harbor Township

October 14 Hughes Dedicates Fairfield Township Municipal Building

October 15 Hughes Criticizes Pinelands Planning Commission

October 19 Committee Approves Hughes’ Shore Protection Plans

October 21 Hughes Dedicates Berkeley Township Municipal Building

October 25 Hughes Amendment to Emergency Fuel Bill Passes

October 26 Hughes’ Gasohol Amendment Sent to President

October 27 Hughes Seeks Increased Use of Alternative Energy

November 8 Conference Committee Approves Pinelands Funds

November 9 Hughes Demands United Nations Action on Iran

November 10 Hughes Seeks Increases in Defense Spending

November 15 Hughes Seeks Tighter Sanctions Against Iran

November 28 Hughes Backs Strong Economic Sanctions Against Iran

November 29 Hughes Backs Church Bell Ringing for Iranian Hostages

November 30 Funds Released for Millville Flight Service Station

December 4 House Approves Boating Safety Legislation

December 4 Atlantic County Chosen for Major Welfare Reform Effort

December 11 NOAA Awards Energy Grants to New Jersey

December 12 Pinelands Protection Effort Will Be Reviewed

December 13 FAA Approves New Control Tower for Bader Field

December 14 Hughes Seeks Upgrading of Merchant Marine

December 18 Army Launches Experimental Gasohol Program

December 19 Hughes Seeks Support for Barnegat Inlet Project

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January 4 Hughes Slates Second Energy Conference

January 9 Hughes Hits Three Oil Companies on Gasohol Policy

January 9 Hughes to Attend Gasohol Station Openings

January 10 Hughes, Local Officials Discuss South Jersey Fuel Problems

January 16 Exxon Informs Hughes of Change in Gasohol Policy

January 25 Hughes Backs Moving of Olympic Games from Russia

January 28 Congressional Hearings on Coast Issues in Atlantic City

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January 28 South Jersey Projects Included in President’s 1981 Budget

January 29 Hughes Seeks Hearings on Oil Barge Safety

January 30 House Approves Hughes’ Navigation Amendment


January 31 Hughes Renews Criticism of Texaco Gasohol Policy

February 5 House Approves Delaware Bay Flood Control Projects

February 7 Wide Range of Energy Options at Hughes’ Fair

February 8 Hearing Set on Atlantic City Rail Service

February 14 Hughes Seeks Improved Rail Service in South Jersey

February 20 Hughes Hits Jersey Sierra Club on Wetlands Accusations

March 4 Hughes Blasts Fish and Wildlife Memos on Wetlands Case

March 7 Wide Range of Energy Options at Hughes’ Fair

March 10 Hughes Wants Windfall Profits Tax to Fund Energy Programs

March 13 Hughes, Florio Introduce Atlantic City Rail Bill

March 18 Committee Approves Oil Spill Research Increase

March 20 Hughes Opposes Weekend Boating Restrictions

March 20 Hughes Hits Ruth Fisher, C.A.P.E. Tactics

March 20 Committee Reaffirms Hughes’ Ban on Ocean Dumping

March 25 Hughes Opposes New Federal Tax on Gasoline

March 26 Hughes Urges State to Acquire Wildwood Rail Spur

March 27 Hughes Seeks Full Participation in 1980 Census

March 27 Hughes Seeks Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

March 27 Hughes Issues Statement on Inflation to Courier-Post

March 30 Hughes Issues Apr. Part Statement on Billion Dollar Congress

March 30 Part Two: Pre-Requisites of Office

March 30 Part Three: A Congressman’s Staff

March 30 Part Four: Looking at the Big Picture

April 1 Hughes Seeks Equal Tax Treatment for State Troopers

April 4 Hughes to Appeal Adverse Ruling on Ventnor Mail Service

April 8 Hughes Seeks Change in Fuel Adjustment Clause

April 8 State Agrees to Purchase Wildwood Rail Spur

April 11 Hughes Seeks Reimbursement for Iranian Security Costs

April 12 Hughes Seeks Greater Use of Domestic Energy Sources

April 15 Hughes Declares Candidacy for Fourth Term in House

April 18 Hughes Introduces Bill to Aid Holocaust Victims

April 22 Hughes Seeks Tax Reduction for Gasohol Motor Fuel

April 25 Hughes Says Iran Raid to Free Hostages Was Justified

April 30 Hughes Seeks to Protect South Jersey Garment Industry

May 1 Hughes to Testify at Small Business Hearing in Philadelphia

May 8 Hughes Opposes New Restrictions on Garment Industry

May 13 Hughes Asks Energy Department to Increase South Jersey Gas

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May 14 Rebecca Hart Shriver is Hughes’ Senior Citizen Intern

May 15 Hughes Supports Bluefin Tuna Protection

May 16 Hughes Seeks Delay in Unemployment Compensation Revision

May 19 Army Corps Releases Initial Dredging Funds for New Jersey

May 19 Hughes Testifies in Support of Cape May Beach Project

May 21 Hughes Supports Fisheries Promotion Act

May 28 Hughes Addresses New Jersey Federation of Senior Citizens

June 4 Hughes Votes Against Increase in Gasoline Tax

June 6 Hughes Expresses Grave Concerns about Pinelands Plan

June 9 Hughes Issues Statement on ABSCAM

June 10 Cape May Fishermen Awarded Development Grant

June 10 South Jersey Selected for Small Farm Program

June 12 South Jersey Residents Are Energy Savers, Hughes Says

June 13 Support for Nuclear Power Increases in South Jersey

June 13 Hughes Sets Up Pinelands Task Force

June 16 Hughes Stresses Need for Balanced Pinelands Plan

June 20 South Jersey Residents Back Olympic Boycott

June 20 Hughes Assails Trenton Power Grab

July 9 Hughes Schedules Town Hall Meetings in Salem County

July 21 House Passes Hughes’ Ocean-Energy Bill

July 22 House Passes Bill on Civilian Wartime Internments

July 24 Hughes Seeks Changes in Pinelands Master Plan

July 28 Hughes Announces Dune Protection Meeting

July 29 Hughes Hits Gasoline Plan as Unfair to South Jersey

July 30 Hughes Amendment Broadens Billy Carter Probe

July 30 Hughes Honors Olympian James Broad of Wildwood

August 6 Hughes Negotiates Compromise Dunes Protection Act

August 18 Postal Service to Upgrade Mail Service in Ocean County

August 21 Hughes Opposes Personnel Cutbacks at Lakehurst

August 27 Hughes-Backed Methane Transportation Bill Passes House

September 9 House Votes to Establish National Aquaculture Program

September 10 House Subcommittee to Investigate Problems at Lakehurst

September 11 Hughes Gains Social Security Relief for Holocaust Survivors

September 13 Hughes Seeks Strong National Defense in Coast Guard Speech

September 15 Hughes Defense Record Lauded by Reserve Officers

September 17 House Panel Clears Hughes’ Gasohol Bill

September 17 Senate Panel Approves New Jersey Inlet Protection Plan

September 18 Hughes’ Regulatory Reform Bill Readied for House Floor

September 22 Hughes Seeks Personnel Increase at Lakehurst

September 24 House Panel Passes American Fisheries Promotion Act

September 24 Hughes Gasohol Bill Readied for House Floor

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September 29 Hughes, Forsythe Rip Pinelands Environmental Impact Study

October 1 Judiciary Committee Approves Equal Access to Justice Act

October 1 Transportation Department Approves FAA Tech Center Building Plan

October 2 House Approves Hughes’ Gasohol Bill

October 3 New Jersey Awarded Coastal Zone Management Grants

October 3 Energy, Water Treatment Grants Awarded to South Jersey

October 9 Energy Conservation Grants Go to South Jersey

October 16 Funding is Approved for New Oyster Laboratory

October 30 New Building Program Advances at FAA Technical Center

October 30 Hughes Seeks Disaster Assistance for South Jersey

October 31 Hughes Hails Commission’s Report on Three Mile Island

December 1 Italian Earthquake Assistance Announced

December 8 FAA Tech Center Building Program Gets Congressional Okay

December 9 Hughes Elected to Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

December 12 Hughes Appoints Fred Scerni as District Office Director

December 13 Hughes Criticizes Congress’s Christmas Tree Finish

December 29 Fishery Promotion Bill Signed into Law

December 29 Hughes District Office Leaves Atlantic City for Northfield

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January 7 Trade Adjustment Assistance Granted to Cape May Workers

January 22 Senior Citizen Housing Approved for Salem Manor

January 29 Hughes Concerned About Oil Price Decontrol Acts


February 2 Hughes Seeks to Postpone December Offshore Leasing

February 3 Hughes Introduces Bill on Ocean Nuclear Dump Sites

February 4 Hughes Elected Chairman of Crime Subcommittee

February 6 Hughes Introduces Bill to Spread Costs of TMI Incident

February 20 Housing Grants Awarded to South Jersey Communities

February 20 Hughes Introduces Alien Employment Bill

March 5 Hughes Stands Firm on Ocean Dumping Deadline

March 10 Crime Subcommittee to Review Drug Enforcement Administration

March 12 Hughes Opposes Job Reductions at DEA

March 17 Hughes Opposes Cutbacks Along PRSL Seashore Line [Pennsylvania-Reading

Seashore Line]

March 18 Hughes Seeks Business Support for Seashore Line

March 20 Hughes Seeks Release of Energy Assistance Funds for New Jersey

March 24 Hughes Backs South Jersey Navigation, Erosion Projects

March 25 Hughes Urges Favorable Action on Regulatory Reform Bill

March 26 Seven Jersey Lawmakers Back Hughes’ Bill on TMI [Three Mile Island]

March 27 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Pretrial Service Agencies

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March 27 Hughes Optimistic Over Future of Coastal Programs

March 31 Crime Subcommittee Accelerates Hearings on Violence

April 1 Hughes Urges Transfer of U.S.S. New Jersey to Philadelphia

April 7 Hughes Opposes Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

April 9 Hughes Backs Philadelphia Army Corps Office

April 10 Hughes Plans Review of Federal Ocean Dumping Policies

April 28 Hughes Introduces Crime-Fighting Assistance Legislation

May 1 Hughes Raps EPA for Waffling on Ocean Dumping Policy

May 1 Hughes’ Oil Spill Liability Bill Passes Committee

May 4 Hughes Calls for Comprehensive Nuclear Insurance

May 5 Prosecutors Back Hughes’ Anti-Crime Bill

May 14 Funding Restored for Drug Enforcement Programs

May 16 Hughes Seeks Ocean Dumping Policy Changes

May 19 Reagan Budget Shortchanges New Jersey, Hughes Says

May 20 Army Corps Approves Cape May Beach Project

May 22 Hughes Seeks Fairness in Restructuring Social Security

May 21 Crime Subcommittee Sets Field Hearing in Atlantic City

May 29 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Military Role in Law Enforcement

June 4 Hughes Criticizes Attempted Sabotage of Ocean Dumping Ban

June 4 Crime Subcommittee Passes Drug Smuggling Deterrent Bill

June 5 Hughes Warns on Narcotic Enforcement Budget Cuts

June 10 Dredging Set for Two Waterways in Ocean County

June 15 Crime Subcommittee Focuses on Relationship of Drugs and Crime

June 17 Hughes Seeks Increased Conformance with Boating Laws

June 22 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Miami and Atlanta

June 25 Hughes, Forsythe Agree to Pinelands Funding

July 7 Crime Subcommittee to Mark Up Major Anti-Crime Initiative

July 8 Hughes Disappointed by Governor’s Stand on Pinelands Plan

July 8 Hughes Criticizes Administration Stand on Social Security

July 9 Hughes Calls Boat Tax Proposal Unfair

July 14 Appropriations Committee Approves South Jersey Water Projects

July 15 Hughes Responds to Governor’s Pinelands Statement

July 16 House Passes Hughes’ Bill on Military Drug War Assistance

July 21 Crime Subcommittee Ends Consideration of Justice Assistance Act

July 22 Hughes Calls for Bail Reform Measures

July 24 Hughes Urges Upgrading of Marine Environment

July 30 Crime Subcommittee Backs Hughes’ Drug Dependent Offenders Bill

August 5 Hughes on Fact-Finding Mission to Southeast Asia

August 5 Joanna Biletta of Vineland Serves as Congressional Page

August 17 Hughes Schedules Town Hall Meeting in Northfield

September 2 Hughes Seeks Ban on “Look Alike” Drugs

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September 9 Crime Subcommittee to Mark Up Justice Assistance Act

September 10 Crime Subcommittee Approves State Aid to Local Law Enforcement

September 15 Hughes’ Drug Treatment Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

September 16 Army Corps to Retain Philadelphia District Office

September 18 Crime Subcommittee Examines Crisis of Parental Kidnapping

September 19 Hearing Planned on Elimination of BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms],

Crime Budget

September 22 Judiciary Committee Approves Justice Assistance Act

September 24 Hughes Question Justice Department over Parental Kidnap Plan

September 25 Hughes Seeks Strict Controls over Foreign Tuna Fleets

September 25 Hughes to Unveil Comprehensive Crime Package

September 28 Hughes Unveils Anti-Crime Package

October 7 Hughes Announces Results of Bail Study in Florida

October 9 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Look-Alike Drug Problem

October 21 Hughes Backs Farmland Preservation Question

October 22 Hughes Opposes Detention Center at Lakehurst

October 26 Hughes Seeks Full Disclosure of Lakehurst Refugee Plan

October 29 Lakehurst Out of Running for Alien Detention Center

October 30 House Backs Hughes’ Proposal against Ocean Outfalls

October 30 Panel Approves Military Assistance to Fight Drug Traffic

November 3 Crime Subcommittee to Review Administration’s Anti-Crime Program

November 5 House Boosts Penalties for Trade in Protected Wildlife

November 6 Hughes Seeks Enforcement of Ocean Dumping Deadline

November 6 Hughes Seeks Congressional Hearing on Medigap

November 9 Crime Subcommittee to Review Nuclear Safeguards Bill

November 13 Crime Subcommittee to Review BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms]

Elimination

November 16 Crime Subcommittee Sets Second Hearing on Violence Crime Report

November 17 Conrail Will Not Abandon Upper Deerfield Rail Spur

November 18 Hughes Blasts State’s Abandonment of Seashore Rail Line

November 18 Hughes Bill Would Strengthen Parental Kidnapping Law

November 20 Hughes Seeks to Preserve BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms]

November 20 Funds Approved for Cape May and Other Beach Projects

December 3 Hughes Urges EPA to Appeal Ocean Dumping Ruling

December 8 Hughes Seeks Tougher Forfeiture Laws for Drug Dealers

December 15 Crime Subcommittee to Review Proposal to Abolish BATF [Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco, and Firearms]

December 21 Hughes Hits Immobilization of BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms]

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January 7 Hughes Seeks Hearing on Ocean Dumping Law

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January 13 Hughes Seeks Hearings on Aquaculture Research

January 21 Hughes Seeks to Reduce Tax Breaks for Congress

January 22 Hughes Airs Concerns over Coast Guard Cutbacks

January 25 Crime Subcommittee to Hold Hearings on Extradition Laws

January 27 Hughes to Visit Cape May Coast Guard Training Center

February 2 Hearings Set on Extradition Reform

February 4 Hughes Criticizes Transfer of Key NOAA Office

February 4 Hughes Urges President to Bring Down Interest Rates

February 9 Hughes Nominates 40 for Academy Appointments

February 10 Hughes Blasts Budget Cuts for South Jersey Inlets

February 10 House Clears Hughes’ Anti-Crime Funding Bill

February 19 Hughes Says New Beef Grades Are Bull

February 24 Hughes Seeks Hearings on Atlantic Electric Rate Hike

March 2 Hughes Seeks Coastal Funding Through OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Review

March 2 Hughes Seeks Drug Crackdown, Anti-Crime Efforts

March 5 Crime Subcommittee to Review Drug Penalty Bill

March 10 Hughes Backs Extension of Social Security Deadline

March 15 Hughes Urges Castro to Release Cuban Poet

March 15 Army Corps Backs Barnegat Inlet Jetty Project

March 23 Hughes Backs Closing of Ocean Dumping Sites

March 24 Hughes Blasts Proposal to Remove Aids to Navigation

March 25 Atlantic City in the Running for International Air Show

March 29 Crime Subcommittee to Hear Testimony on Cop-Killer Bullets

March 30 Hughes Unveils Anti-Crime Budget Package

March 31 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Navigation Projects

April 6 Hughes Backs Senior Community Employment Program

April 6 Hughes to Challenge Cutbacks at Atlantic City Post Office

April 6 Two Federal Offices in Philadelphia Will Remain Open

April 7 Coast Guard Revises Plan to Remove Navigational Aids

April 10 Hughes Declares Candidacy for Fifth Re-Election

April 30 House Panels Approve Ban on Radioactive Waste Dumping

May 3 Crime Subcommittee to Review Planned Furlough of BATF [Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco, and Firearms] Agents

May 4 Hughes Decries Atlantic Electric Rate Increase Plan

May 4 Hughes Hits Closing of Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line

May 4 Crime Subcommittee to Review False Identification Cards

May 5 Small Business Seminars Set in Philadelphia

May 6 False I.D. Bill Gets Hill Backing

May 11 Hughes Says New Jersey Shortchanged by Federal Budget

May 11 House Clears Hughes’ Bill to Improve Bail Processing

May 18 Hughes Introduces Anti-Arson Bill, Sets Markup

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May 19 Crime Subcommittee Okays Hughes’ Anti-Arson Bill

May 20 House Committee Approves OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Revenue Sharing Program

May 25 First Barge in 100 Years to Sail Out of Salem Port

June 11 Hughes Votes to Repeal Congress’ Special Tax Breaks

June 15 Hughes Export Improvement Amendment Passes House

June 15 Judiciary Committee Clears Nuclear Safeguards Bill

June 21 Hughes Seeks to Minimize State’s Riparian Rights Claims

June 22 Hughes Backs Pennsylvania Shipyard for Iowa Reactivation

June 23 Hughes Seeks Review of Insanity Defense

June 23 Hughes Seeks to Uphold Nursing Home Inspection Standards

June 25 Hughes Offers Crime Package to Democratic Convention

July 7 Hughes Hits Government Purchase of Foreign Lettuce

July 12 Hughes Blasts Administration’s Shutdown of BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

and Firearms]

July 13 Aging Committee Sets Two Field Hearings in South Jersey

July 14 Hughes Cites Dangers of Sending U.S. Troops to Lebanon

July 15 Hughes Testifies for Cape May, Barnegat Inlet Projects

July 15 Hughes Backs Modified Flat Tax Proposal

July 20 Arson Fighting Bill Clears House Judiciary Committee

July 20 House Approves Nuclear Safeguards Measure

July 23 Defense Department to Resume South Jersey Lettuce Buys

July 23 Hughes, Hyde Introduce Balanced Budget Legislation

July 30 Defense Department Modifies Regulations on Lettuce Buys

August 10 False I.D. Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

August 11 Hughes Urges Governor Kean to Support Salem Port

August 18 Hughes Seeks Probe of Delaware River and Bay Authority

August 20 Hughes Seeks Repeal of Interest Withholding

August 26 Hughes Opposes Mandatory Bottle Deposit Legislation

August 26 John Ferzetti Serves as Congressional Page

September 9 Crime Subcommittee Okay Protections for High Federal Officials

September 14 Full House Approves Hughes’ Bill to Combat False I.D. Cards

September 20 Hughes to Seek New Prohibitions on Ocean Dumping

September 20 Hughes, Specter Back Major Anti-Crime Initiatives

September 22 Appropriations Committee Funds South Jersey Projects

September 23 Judiciary Committee Approves Hughes’ Drug Penalties Bill

September 23 House Restores Funds for Coast Guard Navigational Aids

September 29 House Approves Tough New Drug Penalties

September 30 House Approves OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Revenue Sharing Proposal

October 5 Hughes Hits Administration’s Anti-Drug Strategy

October 6 Salem to Dedicate Opening of New Barge Port

October 8 Hughes’ Statement on Unemployment Rate

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October 8 Hughes Lauds Signing of Export Trade Bill

October 14 President Reagan Signs Hughes’ Anti-Arson Bill into Law

October 21 Hughes Backs Extended Hours for Small Radio Stations

October 29 Hughes Sees Economic Progress Ahead in Cumberland County

November 4 Crime Subcommittee to Study Overseas Drug Operations

December 6 Hughes Meets with Turkish Foreign Minister on Cyprus

December 8 Crime Subcommittee to Review Drug Task Force Proposal

December 13 Crime Subcommittee to Review Southeast Asia Drug Problem

December 16 Hughes Nominates 50 for Academy Appointments

December 14 Aging Committee to Study Grandparents’ Visitation Rights

December 17 Hughes Seeks Stronger Grandparents Visitation Rights

December 17 Hughes Calls for Shutdown of 12-Mile Ocean Dumping Site

December 20 House Clears Hughes’ Comprehensive Crime Package

December 21 Congress Backs Funds for South Jersey Water Projects

December 23 Hughes Urges No Veto of Anti-Crime Package

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January 6 Hughes Seeks Review of Ocean County Postal Issue

January 11 Hughes Lauds Changes in Parental Kidnapping Policies

January 14 Hughes Disappointed by President’s Veto of Crime Bill

January 24 Barnegat Inlet Jetty Project Advanced by Army Corps

January 26 Hughes Re-Elected as Chairman of Crime Subcommittee

January 28 Hughes Opposes Water Tax on Farmers

February 16 Crime Subcommittee Considers Need for Drug Czar

February 22 Hearing Set on Justice Assistance Act

February 23 Hughes Named to Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse

February 25 Hughes Asks Special Prosecutor for EPA

March 1 Crime Subcommittee to Review Product Tampering Bills

March 2 Hughes Asks for Tougher Immigration Enforcement

March 7 Hughes Asks Complete Shutdown and Probe at Salem Plant

March 9 Crime Panel to Review Justice Assistance Act

March 11 House and Senate Crime Panels to Meet in Philadelphia

March 15 Crime Subcommittee to Mark Up Justice Assistance, Tampering Bills

March 16 Hughes Meets with Reagan on Crime Fighting Agenda

March 16 Hughes to Seek Phase Out of Sludge Dumping Off New Jersey

March 17 House Crime Subcommittee Passes Two Anti-Crime Bills

March 17 Hughes Raps New Utility Rule Raising Electric Rates

March 23 Hughes Introduces Balanced Budget Bill

March 23 Hughes Seeks Home Health Care Services for Seniors

March 23 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Drug Treatment of Federal Offenders

March 24 Hughes Seeks Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

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April 6 Judiciary Committee Approves Hughes’ Anti-Crime Bill

April 8 Hughes Announces Major Role for FAA Technical Center

April 12 Hughes Calls for Universal National Service

April 12 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Violence and the Media

April 13 Subcommittee Okays Hughes’ OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Revenue Sharing Bill

April 19 House Passes Hughes’ Grandparents’ Rights Bill

April 27 Hughes Seeks Funds to Upgrade Atlantic City Rail Corridor

May 6 Hughes Seeks Study of South Jersey Superhighway Proposal

May 9 House Approves Hughes’ Anti-Tampering Bill

May 9 Drug Offenders Aftercare Bill Okayed by House

May 10 House Approves Justice Assistance Act

May 11 Crime Subcommittee to Review Latin American Drug Production

May 17 Hughes Backs Repeal of Interest Withholding

May 19 House Committee Blocks Army Dress Coat Cutbacks

May 24 Funding Approved for South Jersey Water Projects

May 26 Hughes and Forsythe Seek Ocean Dumping Reforms

May 31 Crime Subcommittee to Review Pre-Trial Services Program

June 15 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Child Pornography Laws

June 16 Hughes, Forsythe Oppose Sole Source Aquifer Designation

June 17 Hughes Seeks to Allow New Jersey Regulation of Casino Unions

June 21 New Jersey Featured in National Folklife Festival

June 21 Hearing Set on Increasing Drug Trafficking Penalties

June 21 Cumberland County Receives Extra Summer Job Funds

June 22 House Committee Passes Oil Spill Liability Bill

June 22 Hughes Hits State’s Commitment to Atlantic City Rail Line

June 22 House Subcommittee Passes Oil Spill Liability Bill

June 28 Crime Subcommittee to Review Abuse of Prescription Drugs

June 30 Funding Approved for South Jersey Water Projects

July 5 Hughes Backs Bill to Improve Educational Programs

July 12 House Approves Boating Safety Legislation

July 13 Hughes Sets Press Conference at Hereford Inlet

July 14 Crime Subcommittee Okays Measure to Combat Child Pornography

July 20 Hughes’ Bill Would Combat Credit Card and Computer Fraud

July 25 Hughes Opposes Discharge Waivers for Cape May County MUA [Municipal

Utilities Authority]

July 26 Hughes Seeks Passage of State Shore Protection Bond Issue

July 27 Crime Subcommittee to Review Military Role in Fighting Drugs

July 29 House Okays Bill to Improve Testing of Weapons Systems

July 29 Frank Headley of Elmer Serves as Congressional Page

August 1 South Jersey Water Projects Included in Public Works Bill

August 3 Hughes Slates Visit to Drug-Producing Latin Nations

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August 17 Hughes Announces Service Academy Appointments

August 29 Hughes Reports on Latin American Drug Production

September 2 Hughes, Forsythe Back Brigantine Wildlife Refuge Plan

September 14 Crime Subcommittee to Mark Up Drug Czar Bill

September 16 House Passes OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] Revenue Sharing Bill

September 16 Crime Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Drug Czar Bill

September 21 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Drug Treatment and Prevention

September 26 Funding Secured for Philadelphia to Atlantic City Rail

September 28 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Credit Card, Computer Crime

September 29 House Approves Hughes’ Anti-Tampering Bill

October 4 Crime Subcommittee to Review Paraquat Spraying on Marijuana

October 4 Judiciary Committee Approves Drug Czar Bill

October 5 Child Pornography Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

October 7 Crime Subcommittee Sets Florida Hearing on Drug Forfeiture Act

October 13 Hughes Seeks Tariff on Canadian Tourism Literature

October 19 Hughes Questions Disappearance of South Jersey BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

and Firearms] Office

October 20 Expansion of Brigantine Wildlife Refuge Gains Support

October 26 Hughes Requests Investigation of Beirut Bombing

October 26 Hughes Expresses Concern about Invasion of Grenada

October 26 Crime Subcommittee to Vote on Drug Forfeiture Bill

November 1 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Trademark Counterfeit Bill

November 1 Judiciary Committee Passes Revised Insanity Defense

November 4 Hughes Seeks Study of South Jersey Superhighway

November 8 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Credit Card, Computer Crime

November 10 Hughes, Forsythe Introduce Ocean Dumping Reform Bill

November 14 House Passes Hughes’ Child Pornography Bill

November 16 House Acts to Expedite Barnegat Inlet Jetty Project

November 21 Hughes Seeks Controls on Radioactive Waste Dumping

December 7 Hughes Seeks to Delay Ocean Incineration Off New Jersey

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January 20 Hughes Lauds Export Trade Agreement at Salem Port

January 31 Crime Subcommittee to Review DEA Enforcement Policies


February 1 Hughes Says Funds Budgeted for Local Water Projects

February 1 Hughes Introduces Prescription Drug Diversion Bill

February 7 Crime Subcommittee to Investigate Money Laundering Thru Casinos

February 7 Hughes Protects Funding for Landis Sewerage Authority

February 7 Hughes Seeks Judiciary Hearing on Fuel Price Increase

February 8 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Trademark Counterfeiting

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February 10 Hughes, Kean to Break Ground for Salem Grain Elevator

February 17 Crime Subcommittee Reviews Illicit Diversion of Prescription Drugs

February 24 Committee to Consider Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Ban Bill

February 28 Judiciary Approves Hughes’ Drug Penalties Act

February 29 Hughes Seeks South Jersey Superhighway Study

March 1 Hughes Cosponsors Acid Rain Legislation

March 2 Hughes Seeks Curbs on Congressional Travel

March 7 Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Bill

March 10 Hughes Calls for Superfund Reauthorization

March 13 Dredging Set for Cold Spring Inlet

March 20 Brigantine Wildlife Refuge to Expand

March 21 Crime Subcommittee Hearing on Computer Crime, Credit Card Fraud

March 27 Judiciary Passes Hughes’ Pharmacy Robbery Bill

March 29 Hughes Backs Changes in Social Security Disability Benefits

April 2 House Passes Hughes’ Pharmacy Robbery Legislation

April 2 Hughes Seeks Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

April 3 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Organized Crime Subpoena Power

April 3 Hughes to Hold Press Conference on Crime Bills

April 6 Hughes to Seek Reelection to Sixth Term

April 11 Crime Subcommittee Okays Bill on Organized Crime Subpoena Powers

April 24 Millville Airport Selected for Flight Service Station

April 25 Crime Subcommittee to Mark Up Prescription Drug Diversion Bill

April 26 Crime Subcommittee Approves Prescription Drug Diversion Bill

April 26 Hughes Seeks Passage of Ocean Dumping Ban

May 1 Judiciary Committee Approves Organized Crime Subpoena Bill

May 3 Hughes’ Bill on Offshore Leasing Passes Subcommittee

May 5 Crime Subcommittee to Vote on Computer Crime, Credit Card Fraud

May 7 House Approves Organized Crime Subpoena Powers Bill

May 7 Helene Pasquith Honored by Representative Hughes

May 8 House Approves Hughes’ Child Pornography Bill

May 8 House Passes Hughes’ Pharmacy Robbery Bill

May 10 Committee Backs Hughes’ Bill to Close 12-Mile Ocean Dumpsite

May 11 House Passes Three Hughes’ Crime Bills

May 14 Top O’Neill to Speak at Hughes’ Fundraiser

May 15 Funds Approved for Barnegat Inlet South Jetty Project

May 15 Funds Approved for Cohansey River Dredging Project

May 17 Hughes, Specter to Announce Congressional Crime Caucus

May 17 Hughes, Specter Form Congressional Crime Caucus

May 21 President Signs Hughes’ Child Pornography Bill into Law

May 22 House Approves Funds for South Jersey Water Projects

May 22 Crime Subcommittee to Investigate Machine Gun, Silencer Traffic

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May 23 Judiciary Backs Hughes’ Prescription Drug Diversion Bill

May 31 Salem River Dredging Gets Underway Ahead of Schedule

June 4 House Votes to Modify Low-Income Home Loan Program

June 7 House Approves South Jersey Superhighway Study

June 11 Cohansey River Dredging Project Clears Senate Committee

June 18 Hughes Urges EPA to Close 12-Mile Sludge Dumpsite

June 26 House Backs Hughes’ Bill on Organized Crime Subpoenas

June 26 Judiciary Okays Hughes’ Credit Card, Computer Crime Bill

June 27 Congress Approves Barnegat Inlet, Cohansey River Projects

June 27 Hughes Blasts Administration’s Armor-Piercing Bullet Plan

June 29 House Authorizes Delaware Bay Flood Control Projects

June 29 House Authorizes Construction of Cape May Beach Project

July 7 Crime Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Money Laundering Penalties Act

August 3 Crime Subcommittee Backs Hughes’ Armor-Piercing Bullet Bill

August 6 Judiciary Committee to Consider Anti-Counterfeiting Bill

August 8 Judiciary Committee Approves Money Laundering Penalties Bill

August 8 Judiciary Committee Approves Hughes’ Anti-Counterfeiting Bill

August 8 Judiciary Committee Approves Hughes’ Cop-Killer Bullet Bill

August 10 Cumberland, Salem Counties Gain Extra Youth Job Funds

August 20 Hughes Seeks End to Ocean Dumping, Raw Sewage Disposal

September 7 Landis Sewerage Authority Wins Environmental Approval

September 10 House Passes Hughes’ Money Laundering Penalties Bill

September 11 House Passes Hughes’ Drug Czar Bill

September 11 House Passes Hughes’ Drug Forfeiture Bill

September 13 Hughes Hits Cape May MUA’s Ocean Outfall Discharge Plan

September 18 House Passes Hughes’ Prescription Drug Control Bill

September 19 William Kessler Memorial Hospital Receives Grant

September 21 Hughes Announces Superfund Grant for Cape May County

September 22 Hughes’ Remarks on Dedication of Forsythe Wildlife Refuge

September 24 Houses to Take Up Hughes’ Armed Career Criminal Bill

September 24 Hughes, Biaggi Set Press Conference on Armor-Piercing Bullets

September 24 Crime Caucus to Examine Alternatives to Prisons and Jails

October 1 House Approves Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Bill

October 1 Landis Sewage Authority Gains Federal Construction Grant

October 2 Hughes Rips Massie’s Qualifications to Run for Congress

October 5 Cumberland County Land Acquisition Funds Approved

October 10 Congress Passes Historic Anti-Crime Package

October 18 Salem Port Launches Grain Export Operations

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January 3 Hughes, Biaggi Introduce Armor Piercing Bullet Bill

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January 23 Hughes Nominates 40 for Service Academy Appointments

February 7 Hughes Introduces Canadian Tax Legislation

February 20 Hughes Concerned About Buoy Maintenance Plan

February 20 Hughes Offers Surplus Calendars, Agriculture Yearbooks

February 23 Hughes Criticizes Proposed Cuts in Education

February 27 Hughes Sponsors Oil Spill Liability Legislation

March 7 Hughes Sets Press Conference on Compassionate Pain Relief

March 7 Hughes Introduces Money Laundering Control Act

March 19 Canada Agrees to Drop Tax on American Tourism Literature

March 21 Hughes Drafts Legislation to Phase Out Ocean Dumping

March 27 Hughes Cites Success of Designer Drug Law

April 1 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Water Projects

April 2 South Jersey Fish Shipped from Salem Port to Europe

April 3 Hughes Challenges Cuts in Drug Enforcement Funding

April 4 Hughes Urges Delay on Ocean Incineration Permits

April 13 Hughes Sets Hearing on Money Laundering

April 16 Hughes Urges End to Ocean Dumping, Limits at 106 Mile Site

April 21 Hughes Sets Hearing on Use of Military in War on Drugs

April 24 Hughes Sponsors Minimum Tax on Corporations

April 25 Crime Subcommittee to Examine DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] Programs

April 30 Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Bill Passes Two Subcommittees

May 3 Hughes Sets Hearing on Cop-Killer Bullets

May 8 Hughes Wins Committee Approve of Ocean Dumping Bill

May 13 Hughes to Review Policy on Drug Smuggling Searches at Sea

May 13 Hughes Sets Press Conference on High-Tech Consortium

May 17 Hughes, Williams Unveil South Jersey High Consortium Plan

May 20 Hughes Seeks to Deepen Salem River, Cape May Waterway

May 21 Hughes Sets Hearing on Computer Crime

May 22 Hughes Supports Endangered Species Protection Program

May 23 Hughes Backs Foreign Trade Zone Application

June 5 Hughes Questions IRS Treatment of Casino Employees’ Tips

June 11 Hughes Sets Hearing on Money Laundering

June 11 Foreign Trade Zone Hearing Set in Salem

June 12 E.F. Hutton Officials to Testify at Crime Subcommittee Hearing

June 26 Committee Approves South Jersey Water Projects

June 26 Committee Approves Oil Spill Legislation

July 8 Hughes Schedules Money Laundering Hearing

July 9 Veterans Counseling Services Available in South Jersey

July 9 Hughes Concerned about Delays in Ocean Dumping Plan

July 12 Hughes Assails IRS Proposal to Pool Casino Waitress Tips

July 16 House Approves South Jersey Water Projects

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July 17 Hughes Praises Funding of Drug Enforcement Efforts

July 17 Crime Subcommittee to Question E.F. Hutton, Justice Officials

July 23 IRS Withdraws Tip-Pooling Plan

July 26 Hughes Sets Press Conference on Technology Consortium

July 26 Crime Subcommittee Continues Investigation of E.F. Hutton

July 29 Southern New Jersey Technology Consortium Formed

July 30 Armor-Piercing Bullet Bill Passes Crime Subcommittee

August 1 Hughes Introduces Major Firearms Reform Bill

August 7 Hughes Expands Hours in Pennsville Office

August 16 Crime Subcommittee to Visit Opium-Producing Nations

September 6 Fairfield Township Gains in Federal Prison Review

September 10 Judiciary Approves Hughes’ Cop-Killer Bullet Bill

September 18 Hughes to Address South Jersey Technology Consortium

September 18 Hughes Calls on EPA to Reject Ocean Dumping Request

September 20 Hughes Sponsors Measure to Protect the Titanic

September 24 Hughes Accepting Service Academy Applications

October 9 Crime Subcommittee Opens Hearings on Gun Legislation

October 10 Hughes Backs Renewal of Federal Superfund Program

October 23 Atlantic City Rail Project Gains Federal Approval

November 13 House Approves Cape May Navigation, Beach Projects

November 13 House Approves Delaware Bay Flood Control Projects

November 14 New Jersey Lawmakers Seek Revised Lipari Cleanup Plan

November 15 House Approves Restrictions on Penns Grove Disposal Area

December 10 Fairfield Township Advances as Federal Prison Site

December 11 House Passes Hughes’ Ocean Dumping Legislation

December 18 EPA to Strengthen Lipari Landfill Cleanup Plan

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January 16 Hughes Urges Caution on Offshore Incineration Program

January 23 Hughes Votes for Check Clearing Legislation

January 30 Hughes Disappointed by Governor’s Veto of South Jersey Bill

February 5 Hughes Assesses Fiscal 1987 Budget Impact on South Jersey

February 6 Cumberland County Gains Rail Abandonment Reprieve

February 18 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Gun Control Legislation

February 20 Hughes Hits Administration’s Stand on Gun Legislation

February 25 Hughes Seeks Attorney General’s Testimony on Gun Bills

February 26 Lawmakers Announce Agreement on Barnegat Inlet Project

February 27 Hughes Seeks Protections for Great Egg Harbor River

March 3 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Anti-Terrorism Bill

March 6 Crime Subcommittee Approves Firearms Reform Bill

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March 6 Crime Subcommittee Approves Antiterrorism Bill

March 11 Judiciary Committee Approves Firearms Reform Bill

March 12 Hughes Introduces Swedish Commemorative Resolution

March 13 Subcommittee Approves Great Egg Harbor River Study

March 14 Atlantic City Rail Project Wins Final Approval

March 25 Hughes Seeks Federal-State Program to Address Green Tides

April 4 Hughes, Pagano Set Press Conference on Gun Bills

April 3 Hughes Sets Press Conference to Announce Election Plans

April 7 Hughes to Seek Reelection to Seventh Term

April 8 Hughes and Police Rally for Rational Firearms Laws

April 8 Hughes Hails Justice Department Rejection on E.F. Hutton Case

April 9 House Passes Hughes’ Bill on Great Egg Harbor River


April 22 Crime Subcommittee to Mark Up Computer Crime Bill

April 23 Crime Subcommittee Approves Computer Crime Bill

April 29 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Designer Drug Problem

April 30 Hughes Seeks to Block Ocean Incineration Permit

May 1 Hughes to Seek Tougher Laws against Designer Drugs

May 2 Hughes Calls Ocean Burning Report Major Setback for EPA

May 6 Judiciary Committee Approves Computer Crime Legislation

May 9 House Passes New Sweden Resolution

May 13 EPA Agrees to Independent Consultant at Lipari Landfill

May 14 Hughes Wary of Plastic Weapons

May 14 Representative Bill Nelson to Speak at Hughes’ Fundraiser

May 21 Crime Subcommittee to Examine Law Enforcement Crisis Along Border

May 22 Hughes Steps Up Efforts to Block Ocean Burning Permit

May 22 Major Defense Contract Awarded to Bridgeton Firm

May 22 Crime Subcommittee Approves Career Criminal Sanctions

May 28 Hughes Lauds EPA Denial of Ocean Burn Permit

June 3 House Passes Hughes’ Computer Crime Bill

June 3 Hughes Sets Press Conference on Federal Prison

June 6 Federal Prison Heading to Fairfield Township

June 10 Hughes Criticizes Administration’s Drug Efforts

June 10 Hughes Charges Administration Drug Effort Misses Mark

June 12 Hughes Seeks Expansion of Federal Drug Treatment Program

June 19 Hughes Testifies Against Saltwater Fishing License Plan

June 19 Crime Subcommittee Extends Federal Drug Treatment Program

June 19 Hughes Seeks to Protect Great Egg Harbor River

June 25 House Approves Additional Firearms Reform Bill

June 25 House Committee Funds Cape May Beach Project

June 25 House Committee Funds South Jersey Water Projects

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June 27 House Kills Saltwater Fishing License Proposal

July 2 Conrail Agrees to Assist Local Freight Lines

July 16 Crime Subcommittee Approves Money Laundering Bill

July 21 Hughes Seeks Review of Toxic Waste Storage Proposal

July 21 Hughes Named Prosecutor for Senate Impeachment Trial

July 24 House Approves South Jersey Water Projects

July 24 Crime Subcommittee Approves Two Hughes’ Anti-Drug Bills

July 25 Vineland Receives Economic Development Grant

July 30 Veterans Outpatient Clinic Sought for Vineland

August 6 Hughes Backs Foreign Trade Zone for South Jersey

August 6 Hughes Seeks to Protect Maurice and Manumuskin Rivers

August 8 Crime Subcommittee Approves Stiffer Drug Trafficking Penalties

August 12 Hughes Seeks Federal Study of Plastics in the Ocean

August 12 Crime Subcommittee Authorizes Funds to Fight Drugs

August 13 Judiciary Committee Approves Anti-Drug Legislation

August 29 President Signs Hughes’ Cop-Killer Bullet Bill into Law

September 10 Hughes Accepting Applications for Service Academies

September 12 Hughes Lauds House Passage of Anti-Drug Legislation

September 17 Hughes Criticizes Administration’s Anti-Drug Plan

September 23 Hearing Set on Maurice and Manumuskin Rivers Proposal

September 24 Crime Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Child Pornography Bill

September 25 Hughes Hits Bud Bennington for Lying about Ciba-Geigy

September 29 House Approves Hughes’ Child Pornography Legislation

September 30 Hughes Seeks Protections for South Jersey Rivers

October 6 House Approves Scenic Rivers Legislation

October 8 Congress Approves Hughes’ Computer Crime Legislation

October 8 House Passes Major Anti-Drug Legislation

October 9 Hughes Lauds Senate Impeachment of Judge Claiborne

October 14 Crime Subcommittee Criticizes E.F. Hutton Plea Bargain

October 17 Congress Approves South Jersey Water Projects

October 17 Congress Approves Hughes’ Bill on Great Egg Harbor River

October 21 Congress Passes Finnish Commemorative Legislation

October 27 President Signs Anti-Drug Legislation into Law

October 31 Hughes Says “Pro-Bible” Group Is Right-Wing Front

October 31 Hughes Says South Jersey Ranks Near Top in Federal Funding

November 10 President Signs Hughes’ Child Pornography Bill into Law

November 17 Salem County Water Projects Are Signed into Law

November 17 South Jersey Water Projects Are Signed into Law

February 8 EPA Approves Revised Landis Sewerage Authority Project

December 10 Hughes Seeks to Control Terrorist Firearms

December 19 South Jersey Economic Development District Wins Grant

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January 5 Hughes Concerned About Law Enforcement Budget Cuts

January 15 Hughes Backs Scenic Rivers Designation for Three Rivers

January 16 EPA Funds Independent Consultant at Lipari Landfill

February 3 Hughes Reacts to Joe Chinnici’s Indictment

February 24 Hughes, Saxton Denounce Sportfishing License Proposal

February 25 Subcommittee Backs South Jersey Scenic Rivers Bill

February 26 Hughes Reacts to Tower Report on Iran-Contra Arms Deal

March 4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill Moves Through Committee

March 4 New Jersey Lawmakers Support Technology Consortium

March 5 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing in Florida

March 10 House Passes Maurice River Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill

March 11 Hughes, Bradley, Lautenberg Back Cape May Beach Project

March 18 Hughes Would Delay Strict Withholding Penalties

March 20 Hughes Sets Town Hall Meeting and Mobile Office Schedule

March 27 Hughes Urges Senate Support of Scenic Rivers Bill

March 31 Hughes Backs Two-Year Federal Budget Cycle

March 31 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Water Projects

April 1 Crime Subcommittee to Examine 1888 Drug Enforcement Administration Plans

April 2 Hughes Criticizes IRS Regulations on Lobbying by Charities

April 7 Penns Grove Awarded Sewage Improvement Funds

April 30 Hughes Votes for Trade Legislation

April 30 Hughes Seeks Balanced Offshore Oil Leasing Plan

May 1 New Jersey Wins Oyster Bed Replenishment Grant

May 5 House Okays Check Holding Limits on Banks

May 5 Merchant Marine Committee Passes Oil Spill Liability Bill

May 6 Hughes, Saxton Seek Revised Scallop Regulations

May 8 President Signs Maurice River Wild and Scenic Bill

May 19 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearings on Plastic Firearms

June 3 Jeffrey Rearm Selected for Youth Exchange Program

June 16 Hughes’ Floor Statement on Reflagging Kuwaiti Tankers

September 2 Hughes Announces Start of Cape May Beach Restoration

September 7 Medical Waste Tracking, Heritage Trail Bills Approved

September 14 Hughes Lauds New York/New Jersey Plan to End Ocean Dumping

September 12 Hughes Hails Allied Signal Decision to End Ocean Dumping

September 13 House Passes Coastal Heritage Trail Legislation

September 14 House Committee Approves Pinelands Legislation


September 20 House Passes Bill to Protect New Jersey’s Pinelands

September 22 Hughes Lauds Passage of Sweeping Anti-Drug Legislation

September 22 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Undercover Drug Operations

September 22 Committee Backs Criminal Penalties for Medical Waste Dumping

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September 26 House Backs Criminal Penalties for Medical Waste Dumping

September 26 Hughes Announces Disaster Assistance for Wildwood

September 28 Press Conference Set to Unveil Ocean Dumping Bill

September 30 Hughes Announces Agreement on Ocean Dumping Ban

October 4 House Approves Hughes’ Bill to Ban Ocean Dumping

October 4 Landis Sewerage Authority Wins Federal Funding

October 6 House Passes Medical Waste Tracking, Plastics Bills

October 7 Hughes Announces Final Agreement on Ocean Dumping Ban

October 12 Hughes Sees Passage of Plastic Gun Legislation

October 20 House Passes Contract Fraud, Plastic Firearms Bills

October 21 House Passes National Lighthouse Day Resolution

October 21 House Passes Major Anti-Pornography Legislation

October 21 Hughes Lauds Passage of Sweeping Anti-Drug Bill

October 22 Bid Opening Set for Cape May Beach Project

October 31 Hughes Sees Go-Ahead for Cape May Beach Project

November 12 President Signs Hughes’ Plastic Gun Bill into Law

November 17 Contract Awarded for Cape May Beach Project

November 17 VA Grants Award to Vineland Veterans Home

November 18 Hughes Hails Signing of Anti-Drug, Pornography Bill

November 18 President Signs Historic Ocean Dumping Ban into Law

November 22 President Signs Hughes’ Contract Fraud Bill into Law

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January 20 Hughes Urges Thailand to Adopt New Drug Laws

January 29 EPA Abandons Ocean Incineration Program

February 2 Hughes Introduces Major Anti-Pornography Bill

February 3 Crime Subcommittee Approves Penalties for Contractor Fraud

February 17 Middle Township Sewer Project Funded

February 18 Hughes Lauds White House Commitment to Cape May Beach

February 18 Hughes, Howard, Saxton Introduce Coastal Trail Bill

February 23 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Handgun Waiting Period Bill

February 23 Hughes Seeks Ban on Sludge Dumping in the Ocean

February 24 Hughes Seeks Enactment of Handgun Waiting Period

March 2 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Forfeiture Laws

March 2 Hughes, Saxton Introduce Ocean Dumping Fee Bill

March 8 Hughes Seeks Improved Drug Forfeiture Program

March 23 Committee Approves Abandoned Shipwrecks Bill

March 24 Airwork Corporation Receives Federal Contract

March 25 Hughes’ Statement on Death of Representative Jim Howard

March 28 Hughes, Saxton Hit New York Stand on Ocean Dumping

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March 29 FAA Enters into Partnership with Rutgers University

April 5 Hughes Cites Progress in Combating Credit Card Fraud

April 7 Hughes Announces Farmers Home Loans to South Jersey

April 11 Hughes Announces Candidacy for Eighth Term

April 13 Hughes and Florio Chosen as Convention Delegates


April 21 Crime Subcommittee Approves Plastic Gun Bill

April 26 Hughes Seeks Funds for National Fire Academy

April 27 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Anti-Pornography Bill

April 28 Judiciary Committee Votes to Ban Plastic Guns

April 28 Hughes Opens Hearings on Anti-Pornography Bill

May 3 Judiciary Committee Approves Defense Fraud Bill

June 17 Hughes Seeks Prohibitions on Plastic Debris Disposal

June 17 Hughes Seeks New Names for Kuwaiti Oil Tankers

June 18 Hughes, Saxton Seek Summer Cessation of Ocean Dumping

June 18 House Committee Backs Dredging in Cohansey River

June 18 House Committee Backs Funding of Cape May Beach Project

June 24 Hughes, Saxton Propose Fees to End Ocean Sludge Dumping

June 24 Supawna Meadows Wildlife Refuge Expansion Approved

June 24 House Approves Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

June 24 Hughes Announces Service Academy Nominations

June 30 Two Superfund Grants Awarded to South Jersey

July 8 Radio Advisory Service Restored at Millville Airport

July 10 Federal Building in Atlantic County to Be Studied

July 10 House Approves Fixed Bridge Openings, Rejects User Fees

July 22 Hughes Concerned about Army Corps Policy on Stoeco Homes

July 22 Hughes Backs Catastrophic Health Insurance Bill

July 29 Hughes Bill Could Reduce Natural Gas Prices

August 6 Hughes Seeks Regional Management of Atlantic City Airport

August 10 State Blocks Use of Penns Grove Disposal Area

August 25 South Jersey Foreign Trade Zone Application Approved

August 27 Hughes Announces Grant for Fish Processing Facility

September 1 Congressional Hearing on Coastal Pollution Set for New Jersey

September 9 Small Business Procurement Conference Scheduled

September 11 EPA Approves Salem Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade


September 16 Subcommittee Backs Ban on Plastic Pollution in Oceans

September 22 Hughes Backs Study of Land-Based Sources of Plastic

September 22 Committee Approves Plastic Pollution Control Bill

September 23 Hamilton Township Industrial Park Grant Approved

September 24 Students Urged to Participate in Bicentennial Program

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September 25 Hughes and Russo Seek Cooperation on Ocean Pollution

September 29 House Backs National Oceans Policy Commission Bill

October 1 House Approves Atlantic City Airport Amendment

October 5 EPA Approves Cleanup Plan for Williams Property

October 13 House Votes to Ban Ocean Disposal of Plastics

October 14 Hughes Challenges MUA [Municipal Utilities Authority]’s Position on Ocean Pollution

October 22 Hughes Slams Justice Department on Plastic Guns

October 23 Hughes Opposes Baseball Stadium Bond Referendum

October 28 Hughes Introduces Major Procurement Fraud Bill

November 4 Hughes Seeks Garbage Disposal Regulations

November 12 Hughes Gains Support for Medical Waste Tracking

November 17 Hughes Hits Ocean Incineration Program

November 17 Hughes, Saxton Back New Jersey Ocean Protection Program

December 4 Hughes, Saxton Request Coast Guard Riders on Sludge Barges

December 9 Hughes Hits Meese Capitulation to Gun Lobby on Plastic Guns

December 14 Penns Grove, Cape May Point Gain Sewage Treatment Funds

December 16 Hughes, Saxton Win Approval of Ocean Sludge Dumping Ban

December 18 House Passes Atlantic City Airport Amendment

December 22 Congress Approves Cape May Beach Restoration Funds

December 22 Congress Passes Ocean Restoration, Plastic Pollution Bills

December 22 State Withdraws Permit for Penns Grove Disposal Area

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January 5 Vineland Veterans Home Gains Federal Funds

January 5 Hughes Announces Relocation of District Office

January 5 Hughes Announces Support for Cape May Wildlife Refuge

January 6 Hughes Opposes President’s Pay Raise Proposal

January 9 Hughes Has Mixed Reaction to Fiscal 1990 Budget Plan

January 12 Coast Guard Sets Fixed Openings for Route 52 Drawbridges

January 27 Hughes Opposes Savings and Loan Deposit Fee Plan

January 27 Hughes, Florio Set News Conference on Governor’s Race

January 29 Hughes Backs Florio for Governor

March 2 Hughes, Florio Protest Delay in Commuter Rail Service

March 3 Hughes Announces Start of Lipari Landfill Cleanup

March 17 New Jersey Lawmakers Review Ocean Protection Initiatives

March 20 Hughes Seeks Criminal Penalties for Ocean Dumping

March 22 Hughes Sets Hearing on Anabolic Steroids

March 23 Hughes Seeks Restrictions on Mailing and Use of Steroids

April 3 Hughes Accepting Service Academy Applications

April 4 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearings on Firearms Legislation

April 4 Hughes Seeks to Ban Assault Weapons

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April 11 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Drug Enforcement Efforts

April 12 Hughes Seeks Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

April 13 Middle Township Sewer Project Receives Funding

April 18 Hughes Announces Coastal Heritage Trail Meeting

April 19 Crime Subcommittee Sets Forfeiture Hearing in Florida

April 25 Hughes, Saxton Seek Funding for Pinelands Program

April 25 Hughes Says Drug Forfeiture Seizures Exceed $1 Billion

May 2 Crime Subcommittee Sets First Hearing on RICO Reform

May 2 Hughes Discusses Federal Drug Policy with Bush

May 3 Hughes Seeks Funds to Carry Out Ocean Dumping Ban

May 4 Hughes Opens Hearings on RICO Reform Bill

May 9 Hughes Questions Findings of Dolphin Death Study

May 11 Hughes Backs Oil Spill Liability, Compensation Plan

May 15 Hughes Has Mixed Reaction to President’s Crime Bill

May 16 Hughes Cites Progress in Enforcing Ocean Dumping Ban

May 24 Hughes Wins Approval of Tough Bank Fraud Penalties

May 31 Hughes’ Statement on Resignation of House Speaker Wright

May 31 Hughes Hits Investigation of Pakistan Air Crash

June 6 Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for Cape May Beach Project

June 9 Construction Starts on Cape May Beach Project

June 12 Crime Subcommittee Sets Second Hearing on Pakistan Air Crash

June 13 Hughes Says U.S. Mishandled Probe of Pakistan Air Crash

June 14 Hughes Introduces Major Coastal Pollution Bill

June 15 House Passes Hughes’ Scleroderma Awareness Resolution

June 15 Hughes Again Opposes Sportfishing License Proposal

June 22 House Committee Approves Oil Spill Cleanup Fund

June 26 Committee Backs South Jersey Water Projects

June 26 Hughes Announces FAA Grant for Millville Airport

June 28 Hughes Hits Cleanup of Delaware River Oil Spill

June 30 Committee Approves Pinelands, Cape May Refuge Funds

June 30 Hughes Seeks Legislation to Ban Flag Desecration

July 13 Hughes Seeks Long Sentences for Child-Drug Traffickers

July 20 Hughes Seeks EPA Conference on Ocean Dumping Alternatives

July 20 Hughes Testifies for Flag Protection Legislation

July 27 Crime Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Drug Aftercare Bill

August 1 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Alternatives to Prison

August 2 Hughes Seeks to Encourage Alternatives to Incarceration

August 4 Hughes Disappointed by Pennsville Mayor’s Cheap Shot

August 4 Hughes Named Chairman of House Aging Subcommittee

August 4 House Passes Hughes’ National Crime Watch Bill

August 23 Millville Industrial Park Approved

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August 31 Drug Czar Bennett to Testify Before Crime Subcommittee

September 7 Hughes Backs President’s Anti-Drug Strategy

September 8 Hughes Sets Hearing on Senior Citizens Day Care Services

September 12 Subcommittee Passes Major Oil Spill Legislation

September 12 Hughes Votes for Bill to Protect the American Flag


September 20 Subcommittee Passes Hughes’ Amendments to Aid New Jersey Fishermen

September 21 Hughes Backs Job Training Funds for Senior Citizens

September 22 Hughes Announces Government Procurement Conference

September 26 Hughes Joins Scientific Mission to Bottom of Ocean

October 3 Judiciary Approves Three Hughes’ Anti-Crime Bills

October 3 Hughes Urges Government to Purchase Surplus Blueberries

October 5 Hughes Seeks Reasonable Swordfish Management Plan

October 10 House Passes Two Hughes’ Anti-Crime Bills

October 11 Contract Awarded to Clean Up Helen Kramer Landfill

October 11 Hughes Sponsors Bicentennial Education Program

October 17 House Passes Hughes’ Asset Forfeiture Legislation

October 17 Hughes Seeks Slower Trains Along Atlantic City Rail Line

October 26 House Backs Funding for State and Local Law Enforcement

October 31 Hughes Sets Hearing on Chemicals, Assault Weapons

October 31 Hughes Seeks Probe of Great Egg Inlet Dredging Project

November 1 EPA to Remove Hazardous Material from NL Industries Site

November 1 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on National Police Corps Act

November 1 Hughes Warns Against Gun, Chemical Traffic in South America

November 2 Hughes Seeks Increased Educational Benefits for Police

November 8 Hughes Sets Hearing on Abuses in Pension Plans

November 9 House Passes Oil Spill Cleanup and Liability Bill

November 15 Hughes Seeks Safeguards for Private Pension Plans

November 16 Hughes to Deliver Keynote Address to Anti-Crime Conference

December 12 Great Egg Harbor Inlet Navigation Aids to Be Improved

December 15 Hughes Seeks Colombia Pressure on Drug Traffickers

December 20 Hughes Backs President’s Military Actions in Panama

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January 9 Hughes Hits U.S. Military Actions Off Coast of Colombia

January 9 Hughes Urges Fisheries Council to Address Swordfish Plan

January 16 Hughes Nominates 40 Students to Service Academies

January 23 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Firearms Purchasers ID System

January 25 Hughes Questions Administration’s Gun Buyer Id Plan

January 29 Hughes Praises Bush’s FY 1991 Budget as Good Starting Point

February 6 Government to Purchase New Jersey Blueberries

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February 6 Hughes Elected Chairman of Retirement Income Subcommittee

February 6 Hughes Seeks Reauthorization of 200-Mile Fishing Limit

February 21 Hughes Seeks to Restore Social Security Field Services

February 21 Government Finances Purchase of Fire Truck for Ocean View

February 26 Crime Subcommittee to Review Opium Importation Rules

February 27 Hughes Seeks to Revise U.S. Opium Importation Policy

February 27 Aging Subcommittee to Review Moynihan Social Security Proposal

February 28 Hughes Warns Against Tampering with Social Security Trust Fund

March 5 Crime Subcommittee to Review President’s Anti-Crime Proposals

March 6 Hughes Questions Federal Firearms, Drug Testing Plans

March 7 Aging Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Impact of Social Security Cuts

March 8 Hughes Hits Staffing Shortages at Social Security Administration

March 9 Hughes Announces Airport Grant for City of Millville

March 13 Crime Subcommittee Sets Vote on Assault Weapons Bill

March 13 Hughes Announces 2nd Great Egg Harbor Inlet Dredging Plan

March 14 Hughes to Seek Expanded Use of the Death Penalty

March 20 Crime Subcommittee Sets Vote on Assault Weapons Bill

March 21 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Steroids Abuse

March 21 Hughes Seeks to Develop Alternatives to Incarceration

March 21 Crime Subcommittee Approves Hughes’ Assault Weapons Bill

March 21 New Jersey Delegation Sets Press Conference on Beach Test Bill

March 22 Hughes Introduces Uniform Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

March 22 Hughes to Seek Criminal Penalties for Steroid Abuse

March 27 Hughes Backs South Jersey Beach and Navigation Projects

March 28 Hughes Announces Vineland Produce Auction Grant

April 2 Hughes to Seek Reelection to Ninth Term

April 3 Middle Township Sewer Project Is Approved

April 3 Hughes Sets Hearing on SSI [Supplemental Security Income] Outreach to Poor and

Homeless

April 5 Hughes Represents U.S. at International Cocaine Conference

April 5 Hughes Seeks Greater Outreach to Nation’s Poor

April 13 Hughes Accepting Applications for Service Academies

April 18 Hughes Announces Expansion of Supawna Meadows Refuge

April 25 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Saturday Night Specials Bill

May 1 Hughes Backs Impact Aid for South Jersey School Districts

May 1 DEP Takes Bids on South Jersey Dredging Projects

May 4 House Subcommittee Backs Hughes’ Social Security Reforms

May 8 Hearing Set on Hughes’ Beach Testing Legislation

May 9 Hughes Urges Passage of Ocean and Beach Testing Bill

May 9 Hughes Sets Hearing on Income Security of Older Women

May 9 Hughes Announces Job Retraining Funds for Cumberland County

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May 10 Hughes Seeks Funds for Cape May Refuge, Heritage Trail

May 16 Hughes, Coughlin Introduce Drug, Alcohol Testing Bill

May 21 Aging Subcommittee to Review Gender Bias in Retirement Programs

May 22 Hughes Opens Hearings on Women in Retirement Issues

May 30 Hughes Appoints John Hawthorne as Congressional Page

June 7 House Passes Hughes’ Scleroderma Awareness Resolution

June 8 Hughes to Join Scientists on Underseas Diving Mission

June 12 Judiciary Committee Passes Hughes’ Assault Weapons Bill

June 19 Judiciary Passes Hughes’ Anti-Flag Burning Proposals

June 19 House Approves South Jersey Beach, Navigation Projects

June 20 News Conference Set to Unveil RICO Reform Legislation

June 21 Bill Introduced to Reform Federal Racketeering Law

June 25 Crime Subcommittee to Vote on Major Anti-Crime Bills

June 26 Crime Subcommittee Passes Brady Bill, RICO Reform

June 27 Crime Subcommittee Passes Major Anti-Crime Package

July 12 Committee Backs Hughes’ Social Security Requests

July 16 Hughes, Lautenberg Announce Automation Lab at Tech Center

July 18 Hughes Announces Service Academy Appointments

July 19 Hughes’ Beach Testing Bill Passes Subcommittee

July 20 Economic Development District Receives Business Funding

July 23 Judiciary Committee Passes Sweeping Anti-Crime Bill

July 24 Judiciary Committee Passes Handgun Waiting Period Bill

July 25 Hughes Sets Hearing on Pension and Retiree Health Plans

July 27 Hughes Hits Gaps in Private Pension, Health Coverage

August 3 House Passes Hughes’ National Crime Watch Resolution

August 3 Houses Passes Oil Spill Cleanup and Prevention Bill

August 28 Hughes Praises Expansion of Vineland Produce Auction

September 5 Hughes, Specter to Tour Federal Prison in South Jersey

September 5 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Gun-Free School Zones

September 6 Cape May County Airport Wins Improvement Grant

September 7 Hughes Seeks to Encourage New Correctional Options

September 10 House Votes Penalties for Fraudulent Radio Distress Calls

September 11 Hughes Sets Hearing on Backlogs in Disability Programs

September 13 Committee Passes Hughes’ Ocean Testing Bill

September 13 Hughes, Police Officers Set Rally on Assault Weapons Bill

September 14 Hughes Seeks Restrictions on Non-Sporting Assault Weapons


September 18 Judiciary Committee Passes RICO Reform Legislation

September 27 Hughes Gains Funding for Cape May Beach, Refuge Projects

October 1 Hughes Expresses Concerns about Proposed Budget Agreement

October 1 Aging Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Women and Retirement Policies

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October 2 House Subcommittee Votes to Modify Delaware-New Jersey Compact

October 3 Hughes Seeks to Change Social Security Benefit Formula

October 5 Hughes Votes Against Budget Summit Proposal

October 5 Hughes Lauds House Passage of Anti-Crime Bill

October 22 House Approves Hughes’ DRBA [Delaware River and Bay Authority] Economic

Development Bill

October 22 Hughes Announces Dredging Approval for Hereford Inlet

October 23 Hughes Passes Landmark Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

October 27 Hughes Lauds Passage of Comprehensive Crime Bill

November 12 Hughes to Review U.S. Policy on Legal Opium Imports

December 3 Crime Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Gander Plane Crash

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January 4 Hughes Introduces Beach Testing, Gun and Habeas Bills

January 12 Hughes Votes in Favor of Persian Gulf Resolution

January 16 Hughes’ Statement on Persian Gulf Conflict

January 30 Hughes Elected Chairman of Intellectual Property Subcommittee

February 1 Public Meeting Set on Supawana Refuge Hunting Plan

February 4 Hughes’ Reacts Favorably to President’s Fiscal 92 Budget

February 7 Hughes Introduces 2 Bills on Social Security Inequities

February 21 Hughes Seeks Social Security Completely Off Budget

February 25 Hughes Announces Airport Improvement Grant for Millville

February 27 Aging Subcommittee Sets Public Hearing in Vineland

February 27 Hughes and Saxton Reassured on Ocean Dumping Bans

March 1 Hughes Backs Renewal of Older Americans Act

March 6 Hughes Gains State Funds for Great Egg Inlet Project

March 12 Hughes Sets Hearing on U.S. Attorneys, Marshals Service

March 13 Hughes Recommends Changes in Asset Forfeiture Program

March 13 South Jersey Officials Set Ocean Dumping Rally

March 15 Hughes Seeks Library Funds for Glassboro State College

March 20 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Beach Projects

April 2 Hughes Sets Reception to Honor Jimmy Stewart

April 10 Crime Subcommittee Passes Handgun Waiting Period Bill

April 12 Dorchester Post Office to Remain Open

April 16 Hughes Accepting Applications for Service Academies

April 18 Hughes Sets Hearing to Examine Pension Income Threats

April 18 Hughes Introduces Cape May Lighthouse Bill

April 23 Hughes Praises Committee Passage of Brady Bill

April 24 Hughes Seeks Repeal of Recreational Boat User Fees

April 24 Hughes Sets Hearing on RICO Reform Bill

April 25 Hughes Seeks to Reform Federal Racketeering Laws

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April 25 Airport Advisory Service at Millville Airport Stays Open

April 30 Hughes Seeks Assurances on Pension Benefits for Retirees

May 1 IPJA Subcommittee Backs Semiconductor Chip Design Protections

May 2 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Environment

May 2 IPJA Subcommittee Passes RICO Reform Bill

May 6 Hughes Urges Full Funding of Federal WIC Program [Special Supplemental Food

Program for Women, Infants and Children]

May 8 Hughes Hails House Passage of Brady Bill

May 14 Coast Guard Search and Rescue Team Assigned to Salem

May 16 Hughes Seeks Greater Commitment to FAA Technical Center

May 20 Hughes Seeks Improvements in Older Americans Act

May 22 Aging Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Social Security Administration

May 23 Hughes Hits Social Security Budget Maneuvers

May 23 House Subcommittee Backs Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

June 5 IPJA Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Fair Use Bill

June 6 Hughes Hails Passage of Civil Rights Bill

June 7 House Votes to Keep Philadelphia Army Corps Office Open

June 10 Grant Approved for Egg Harbor City Industrial Park

June 11 IPJA Subcommittee Sets Hearings on U.S. Prisons System

June 12 Hughes Seeks Passage of Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

June 12 Committee Votes to Repeal Boat User Fees

June 18 Judiciary Passes Semiconductor Chip Protection Bill

June 24 Hughes Sets Hearing on Failure of Executive Life Co.

June 25 House Backs Cape May Wildlife Refuge Funding

July 9 Aging Subcommittee to Review Pension Reform Proposal


July 10 Hughes Seeks National Pension Reform Plan

July 15 Hughes Sets Hearing on Medical Treatment in Prisons

July 17 Hughes Announces Grant for Cape May Business Incubator

July 17 Hughes Warns of Problems in Federal Prisons System

July 17 Hughes Sets Seminar on Expansion of South Jersey Refuges

July 18 House Passes Hughes’ Cape May Lighthouse Bill

July 22 Hughes Seeks Review of Cape May County EDA [Economic Development

Administration] Project

July 25 Hughes Seeks Comprehensive Retirement Income Policy

July 25 Committee Backs Hughes’ Proposal to Protect Social Security

August 1 Crime Subcommittee Passes Major Anti-Crime Package

August 1 Hughes Introduces Audio Home Recording Bill

August 2 Hughes Introduces Pension Protection Act

August 14 Hughes Lauds NRDC Report on Beach and Ocean Testing

September 12 Hughes Hails Passage of Older Americans Act

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September 16 Hughes Sets Hearing on Health Insurance Fraud

September 17 Hughes Seeks Monitoring of Health Insurance Plans

September 17 Hughes Seeks Drug Tests for Transportation Workers

September 19 Hughes Accepting Service Academy Nominations

September 24 House Backs Hughes’ Drug Testing Legislation

September 25 Judiciary Backs Hughes’ Sports Betting Amendment

September 26 Hughes Hails Passage of Major Anti-Crime Bill

October 1 House Subcommittee Passes Hughes’ Ocean Testing Bill

October 7 Hughes Sets Hearing on Cuban Detainees in U.S. Prison

October 9 House Backs Hughes’ Drug Testing Bill

October 9 Congress Backs Aquaculture Research Center for New Jersey

October 10 Hughes Seeks Strategy to Deal with Cuban Detainees

October 21 Hughes Sets Hearing on Asbestos Litigation Crisis

October 21 Hughes Lauds House Passage of Anti-Crime Bill

October 24 Hughes Seeks Plan to Deal with Asbestos Litigation

October 29 Oversight Hearings Set on Ocean Dumping Ban

October 30 Hughes Seeks Full Compliance with Ocean Dumping Law

November 4 Hughes Sets Hearing on Public Pension Offset

November 8 Hughes, Saxton, FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] to Inspect South

Jersey Coast

November 8 Hughes Seeks Reform of Retirement Benefit Inequities

November 13 Hughes Gains Undersea Research Funds for Mid-Atlantic

November 14 Hughes Reschedules FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] Tour of South

Jersey Coast

November 19 Judiciary Committee Approves 7 Hughes’ Bills

November 20 Committee Backs Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

November 24 Hughes Hails Implementation of Ocean Dumping Ban

November 27 Hughes Hails Passage of Anti-Crime Package

December 5 Hughes Lauds Ocean City to Longport Bridge Project

December 31 Hughes to Review FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] Disaster Aid

Denial

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January 2 Rutgers Named Mid-Atlantic Undersea Research Center

January 15 Hughes Gains Funding to Repair Greenwich Dike

January 24 Hughes Seeks to Accelerate Ocean City Beach Project

January 28 Hughes Sets Hearing on Industrial Design Bill

January 29 Hughes Reacts to President’s Fiscal 1993 Budget Plan

February 3 Hughes Sets Hearing on Protection of Pensioners’ Rights

February 5 Hughes Discusses Atlantic County Economic Progress

February 7 Hughes Represents U.S. at Intellectual Property Conference

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February 18 Hughes Sets Hearing on Audio Home Recording Act

February 19 Hughes Seeks Passage of Audio Home Recording Act

February 24 Hughes Accepting Applications for Service Academies

February 25 Hughes Seeks More Funding for Social Security Offices

February 25 Hughes Hits Administration’s Boat User Fee Plan

February 27 Hughes Commends U.S. Response to Santa Clara Incident

February 27 Hughes Votes Against Both Tax Bills: Seeks Better Plan

March 3 White House Approves Disaster Assistance for Jersey Shore

March 4 Hughes Sets Hearing on Film Disclosure Act

March 10 Hughes Sets Press Conference on Health Benefit Fraud

March 12 Hughes Hits Problems with Fraudulent MEWAs [Multiple Employer Welfare

Arrangements]

March 12 Hughes to Make Personal Financial Records Open to Public

March 18 Judiciary Members Set News Conference on Cable Bill

March 25 Aging Panel to Examine Women and Retirement Systems

March 26 Hughes Seeks Reform of Retirement, Pension Laws

March 26 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Navigation Projects

March 26 Hughes Introduces Resolution to End Congressional Perks

March 27 Cumberland County Is Eligible for Disaster Assistance

March 31 Hughes Introduces Bill Requiring Full Pension Audits

March 31 Hughes Sets Hearings on Cable Licensing Bill

April 3 Hughes, Local Officials to Meet at NL Industries Site

April 7 Hughes Seeks Funds for New Jersey Fisheries, Research Programs

April 9 Hughes Announces Park Service Grant for Vineland

April 10 Hughes, Andrews Introduce Bill to End Federal Perks

May 13 Hughes Announces Scholarship Awards

May 13 Hughes Lauds House Vote to Repeal Boat User Fees

May 19 Hughes Seeks Funds for Jersey Wildlife Refuges, Trail

May 19 Hughes Sets Field Hearing on Disability Benefits

May 21 Hughes Announces Grant for Vineland Sewer Project

June 2 Hughes Announces Favorable Ruling for Cape May MUA [Municipal Utilities

Authority]

June 5 Hughes Seeks House Vote to Repeal Luxury Tax on Boats

June 11 House Committee Backs South Jersey Navigation Projects

June 16 Hughes Seeks Tighter Regulation of MEWAs [i.e., Multiple Employer Welfare

Arrangements]

June 17 Hughes, Saxton to Host Ocean Dumping Rally Along Shore

June 17 House Backs South Jersey Beach, Dredging Projects

June 22 Hughes Forms Women and Retirement Study Group

June 24 House Subcommittee Approves D.R.P.A. [Delaware River Port Authority] Compact Bill

June 29 House Passes National Undersea Research Bill

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June 30 Hughes Hails End of Ocean Dumping

July 1 Wild and Scenic Rivers Press Conference Scheduled

July 2 Hughes Hails House Vote to Repeal Luxury Tax

July 2 House Votes to Expand South Jersey Wildlife Refuges

July 13 Hughes Names Members of Women in Retirement Study Group


July 23 House Votes to Expand Two South Jersey Wildlife Refuges

July 23 Hughes Urges Passage of Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

July 24 Hughes Joins in Sponsoring Balanced Budget Bill

July 24 Hughes Sets Hearing on Lack of Due Process for Pensioners

July 28 Hughes Seeks Greater Protection of Pensioners Rights

July 30 House Backs Funds for Aquaculture, Oyster Research

August 5 Hughes Announces Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Project

August 6 Hughes Opens Hearings on Bills to Assist Battered Women

August 10 House Votes Again to Repeal Boat User Fees

August 11 Judiciary Committee Passes Audio Home Recording Act

August 12 Hughes Introduces Great Egg Harbor River Protection Bill

August 21 Hughes Backs Strategy to Combat Substance Abuse

August 28 Hughes Announces Bids for Ocean City Beach Project

August 25 Hughes Sets Field Hearing on Health Care Crisis

September 4 Hughes Seeks to Create National Retirement Income Commission

September 4 Hughes Seeks Greater Access to Health Care

September 9 Hughes Sets Hearing on "Sunshine In Litigation” Act

September 10 Hughes Votes for Family and Medical Leave Act

September 16 Hughes Seeks to Protect South Jersey Rivers

September 16 Franklin Burn Sites to Be Subject of EPA Meetings

September 17 Hughes Sets Symposium on Retirement Policy and Older Women


September 17 Hughes Urges Passage of River Protection Bills

September 22 Hughes Announces South Jersey Housing Grants

September 24 Hughes Lauds Final Passage of Older Americans Act

September 24 House Passes Landmark Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

September 29 House Approves Great Egg Harbor River Protection Bill

September 30 Hughes Announces Hammonton Sewer Treatment Grant

October 1 Hughes Blasts Proposal to Resume Ocean Dumping

October 5 House Votes to Repeal Boat User Fees

October 6 House Passes Sports Betting Legislation

October 6 House Passes D.R.P.A. [Delaware River Port Authority] Compact Bill

October 9 Hughes Backs Comprehensive Health Care Reforms

October 13 Congress Passes 8 Hughes’ Bills, Including Dart Bill

October 13 Hughes Votes for Israeli Loan Guarantees

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October 14 FAA Technical Center Jobs Are Saved

October 15 V.F.W. [Veterans of Foreign Wars] Endorses Hughes for Reelection

October 22 National Police Organizations Back Hughes’ Reelection

October 24 Hughes Seeks to Lead Congressional Reform Effort

October 21 Hughes Seeks National Economic Recovery Strategy

October 27 Hughes Urges Passage of Brady Bill

October 28 President Signs Great Egg Harbor River Bill into Law

October 29 President Signs 11 Hughes’ Bills into Law

October 30 President Signs Hughes’ Home Recording Act into Law

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January 5 Hughes Introduces Copyright, Environment, Pension Bills

January 19 Hughes Sets News Conference on Cape May Wildlife Refuge

January 28 Hughes Named Chairman of Select Committee on Aging

February 17 Hughes to Restructure Aging Committee

February 23 Hughes Accepting Applications for Service Academies

February 23 Hughes Seeks to Abolish Copyright Tribunal

March 2 Aging Committee Sets Hearing on Retiree Health Benefits

March 2 Hughes Sets Hearings on Copyright Reform Bill

March 3 Hughes Introduces Bill to Protect Health Coverage

March 3 Hughes Seeks to Abolish Copyright Royalty Tribunal

March 10 Hughes Sets Hearing on Federal Prison Industries

March 11 Hughes Seeks Improvements in Federal Prison Industries

March 15 Americans to Speak Out for National Health Reform

March 16 Hughes Releases National Surveys on Health Care Reform

March 19 Hughes Introduces Grandparents Rights Legislation

March 24 Hughes Sets Hearing on Performers’ Rights

March 31 Hughes Seeks Funding for Beach, Dredging Projects

April 1 Hughes Sets Press Conference on Aging Committee

April 1 Hughes Announces Plans to Focus on Aging Issues

April 2 Hughes, Klein Introduce Assault Weapons Legislation

April 29 Hughes Votes for Modified Line-Item Veto Bill

May 5 Federal Funding Approved for Mill Road in Vineland

May 5 Hughes Seeks Extension of Court Arbitration Act

May 11 Hughes Seeks Funds for South Jersey Environmental Programs

May 11 Hughes Sets Hearing on Federal Prison Population

May 12 Hughes Seeks Funding for South Jersey Aquaculture Facility

May 12 Hughes Launches Review of U.S. Corrections Policy

May 21 Hughes Introduces Campaign Finance Reform Legislation

June 8 Hughes Sets Hearing on Process Patent Legislation

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June 15 Hughes Seeks Fishing Vessel Safety Improvements

June 15 Hughes Sets Hearing on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

June 16 Hughes Seeks Improvements in Rules of Civil Procedure

June 18 Committee Backs Funds for South Jersey Water Projects

June 29 Hughes Introduces Five Social Security Reform Bills

June 30 Hughes Seeks Passage of Beach and Ocean Testing Bill

July 1 Hughes Seeks to Improve Judicial Impeachment Process

July 15 Hughes Seeks Quick Passage of Ocean Testing Bill


July 28 Hughes Sets Hearing on Prison Population Trends

August 2 Cape May Point Receives Assistance for Water Tower

August 4 Hughes to Support Budget Reconciliation Bill

August 4 Hearing Set on Wild and Scenic River Bill

August 5 Hughes Seeks to Protect South Jersey Rivers

August 5 IPJA Subcommittee Passes Five Hughes’ Bills

August 11 Hughes Sets Meetings on Intellectual Property Issues


September 21 Subcommittee Passes Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill

September 23 Hughes Welcomes National Health Care Initiative

September 27 Hughes Backs Lipari Landfill Clean-Up Order

September 29 Hughes Sets Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Health Care

September 29 Landisville Cooperative to Receive Federal Funding

September 29 House Committee Passes Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill

October 6 Hughes Blasts Donald Trump’s Testimony Before Congress

October 6 Judiciary Committee Passes Four Hughes’ Bills

October 7 Hughes Announces Opposition to NAFTA Agreement [North American Free Trade

Agreement]

October 8 Hughes Sets Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Health Care

October 12 House Passes Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill

October 12 House Passes Three Hughes’ Bills (Courts, Copyright)

October 20 House Backs South Jersey Aquaculture Program

October 21 House Backs Funds for Cape May Refuge, Chestnut Neck

October 26 House Backs South Jersey Navigation and Beach Projects

November 4 House Passes Hughes’ Anti-Crime Measures

November 10 Hughes Backs Passage of Brady Handgun Bill

November 15 House Caucuses to Examine Hunger Among the Elderly

November 16 Hughes Details Hunger Problem Among the Elderly

November 19 Hughes Sets Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Health Care

November 19 House Backs Hughes Alternative Punishment Bill

November 22 Hughes Backs Campaign Finance Reform Bill

November 30 Hughes Hails Signing of Brady Handgun Law

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December 1 President Signs Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill into Law

December 10 Millville, Salem Gain Low-Income Housing Grants

December 15 Hughes Backs Changes in State Pinelands Law

December 20 Hughes Announces Law Enforcement Grant for Millville

December 22 Hughes Supports PSE&G Wetlands Restoration Plan

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January 7 Hughes Announces Community Development, Senior Grants

January 24 Hughes Announces Plans to Retire from Office

February 2 Upper Deerfield Wins Federal Grant

February 7 Hughes Reacts to President’s FY 1995 Budget Plan

February 8 Hughes Backs New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail

February 8 Hughes Sets Hearing on Regional Prison Plan

February 10 Hughes Challenges Regional Prison Proposal

February 22 Hughes Sets Hearings on Music Licensing Practices

February 23 Hughes Opens Hearings on Music Licensing Practices

March 8 Hughes Introduces Violent Offenders Legislation

March 10 Hughes Announces South Jersey Land Acquisition Funds

March 10 Subcommittee Passes Hughes’ Violent Offenders Bill

March 15 Hughes Accepting Service Academy Nominations

March 17 Judiciary Committee Backs Hughes’ Anti-Crime Bills

March 21 House Backs Coastal Heritage Trail Bill

March 22 Older Americans Caucus Sets Briefing on Health Care

March 23 Hughes Seeks Funding for Beach, Navigation Projects

March 25 Hughes Introduces Flood Insurance Reform Bill

April 21 House Approves Hughes’ Anti-Crime Bill

May 11 Hughes Seeks Wildlife Refuge Funding

June 14 Hughes Gains Funding for South Jersey Water Projects

June 16 Intellectual Property Subcommittee Passes Three Bills

June 23 House Backs Cape May Wildlife Refuge Funds

June 28 Hughes Named to White House Conference on Aging

July 14 Hughes Lauds NL Industries Site Final Cleanup Plan

July 19 Avalon, Cape May Point Gain Flood Control Assistance

July 22 Hughes Seeks National Commission on Retirement Security

July 28 Hughes Lauds Conference Report on Anti-Crime Bill

August 5 Hughes Seeks Backing for Cape May County Landfill Plan

August 10 Hughes Gains Funds for South Jersey Water Projects

August 11 Hughes Sets Hearing on GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]

Implementing Bill

August 18 House Backs South Jersey Aquaculture Funds

August 21 Hughes Backs Passage of Landmark Anti-Crime Bill

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September 12 Hughes Hails Signing of Anti-Crime Bill


September 22 House Approves Hughes’ Marine Pollution Amendment

October 4 Hughes Hits FEC [Federal Election Commission] for Failing to Resolve 1992 Complaint

October 7 Congress Passes Hughes’ Court Arbitration Bill

October 13 Hughes to Donate Papers to Rutgers University

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Appendix Four : List of VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS

Beta Video

Ray Mansie TV Ad / Reagan, November 5, 1984

Congressman Hughes, Sub-Committee Hearing, Tape 1, August 14, 1986

Congressman Hughes, Sen. Bradley’s Office, Tape 2, August 14, 1986

Rep. Hughes, HCC Studio, Tag for “Midnight Oil,” Tape 1, October 5, 1986

VHS Video

Atlantic City, WWOR TV, undated

CMA Television Newsfeeds on House Drug Bill with Congressman Bill Hughes, August 11, 1988, and

September 7, 1988

Miss Sandra M. Garrison Congressional Award, undated

20/20 Show: Gander Crash, October 13, 1989

C-SPAN: Call-in with Rep. Hughes, September 6, 1989

Rep. Oakar with Rep. Hughes, November 21, 1991

Viewpoints, undated

Video reels

Hughes for Congress, “Welfare,” “Ocean,” “Jobs,” “Senior Citizen,” “NAFRC” [2” video reel in box],

December 12, 1976

Bill Hughes for Congress 1) General 2) Crime [1” video reel], September 27, 1986

Bill Hughes for Congress [2” video reel], October 21, 1980

Audio reels

Congressman Bill Hughes (Hughes for Congress) [1/4” reel]

Rep. Hughes, 3x30 TV Audio, October 6, 1988 [1/4” reel]

U-Matic

Advertising the Problem of Adult Education, with Congressman James Florio and William Hughes, July

1, 1977

C-SPAN Call-In, Subject: Crime, September 15, 1982

Portrait of America: New Jersey, Turner Broadcasting System, January 5, 1984

Mainstream, Topic: Sludge, (PBS Channel 13), June 15, 1984

Untitled #1, undated






Hughes for Congress compilation reel, undated

Rep. L. Smith, June 27, 1990

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Appendix Four : List of VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS [continued]

Audio Cassettes

Sen. Ed Gurney TV Press Interview, December 6, 1973

Scotland, July 1, 1975

Lakehurst -- Audio tape of meeting removed from PRESS RELEASES, “Jersey Delegation Wins Navy

Delay on Lakehurst Move,” March 12, 1976

WGMS Salute to the States, General Motors Corporation, Congressman William J. Hughes, May 4, 1976

Larry King Show, September 24, 1981

LKS [Larry King Show], Rep. Hughes 12-1, Wed./Thurs. October 1, 1981

LKS [Larry King Show], Rep. Hughes 1-2, Wed./Thurs., October 1, 1981

LKS [Larry King Show], Rep. Hughes 2-3, Wed./Thurs. October 1, 1981

Meet the Member: Rep. William Hughes (D-NJ), Aired February 3, 1982

Congressional Research Service Audio Brief: Toxic Chemicals: Environmental and Health Issues, May 3,

1984

Radio America, American Radio Service, June 8, 1987

W.J.H. Interview, part 1, May 17, 1988

W.J.H. Press Conference, part 2, May 18, 1988

Feedback, Topic: Drug Legalization, 1st hour, June 12, 1988

Feedback, Topic: Drug Legalization, 2nd hour, June 12, 1988

A.C. [Atlantic City] Rail, undated

Answering machine tape (outgoing message), undated

Cassette #1, First Hour, undated

Cassette #2, Second Hour, undated

Cassette #3, Hour 3, undated

Cassette #4, Hour 4, undated

Cassette #5 Final Hour, undated

Gun Control / Government and Taxes, undated

Gun Control Chan. 2 Vid., undated

Hughes: Offshore Oil, undated

“Massie Ads,” undated

“The Most Beautiful Lady in the World,” song performed by “Christopher and Paul,” [1986]

Re-Elect Bill Hughes, October 12 [no year]

Tape I: Sludge Disposal Conference, Hughes, Olsen, Lowe, Ehreth, Glenn, Tape 1 b/w Glenn Cline,

undated

Tape II: Sludge Seminar, Cline Jablonowski, Immendorf, Lisa, undated

Tape III: Smith Hughes (R:) Thomas Beginning Public Comment [Sludge Seminar?], undated

Tape IV: Public Comment Period [Sludge Seminar?], undated

Tado 1/Tado 2 [?], undated

Tado 4: Exeuas esta Imterrumpado [?], undated

Unlabeled audio cassettes [23 items], undated

mc 1372 hughes, william j. (william john), 1932- william j

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