Congressman Jon Runyan

The final portion of federal funding to quickly rebuild a stretch of Hurricane Sandy-damaged Route 35 in Ocean County was released on Friday.

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If the high cost of higher education looms too large in your family's financial plans, take a look at state and federal scholarship, grants, and loans tonight at Brick Memorial High School in Brick Township.

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When President Obama gives his State of the Union Address tonight, a Lacey High School Student will be in the House of Representative's gallery watching in person.

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As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the over $50 billion dollar Sandy disaster relief bill today, shore Congressman John Runyan (R) came to Toms River to give Ocean County mayors an idea on the steps being taken to ensure that as much funding as possible actually goes toward Sandy relief efforts.

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Mystery still surrounds why House Majority Leader John Boehner pulled the $60 billion dollar Sandy disaster relief package from consideration Monday but Congressman Jon Runyan (R) says Boehner told him he "deserves" the firestorm of anger

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President Obama and Washington Lawmakers continue to work on a compromise to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" where major estate and income tax breaks end and draconian spending cuts kick in automatically at the end of the year if nothing is done.

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Election night 2012 is in the history books.  Now, the politics can step aside for a bit and the real work in Washington can begin. 

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Getting ahead of the eventual closure of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. That's the purpose of a meeting being held in Lacey Township this week hosted by 3rd District Republican Congressman Jon Runyan.

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If the Nation's Veterans get a little extra in their disability benefits checks this year, they'll have New Jersey Congressman Jon Runyan to thank. The House of Representatives Monday passed the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2012 (H.R. 4114) authored by 3rd District (R) Rep. Runyan.

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The Affordable Healthcare Act dominates this month's Ask the Congressman as the country waits for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday on the constitutionality of certain key provisions. However, how the nation's highest court will rule is anyone's guess, according to Ocean and Burlington County's Republican Washington Representative Jon Runyan.

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