Congressman Leonard Lance

On Saturday, Congressman Lance joined the Stockton community in celebrating 185 years of education at the Stockton Borough School. During his remarks, Lance fondly recalled his time at the Glen Gardner Elementary School – another of Hunterdon County’s small public schools. Glen Gardner students now attend Clinton Public School and Stockton students will go to West Amwell Elementary School or Lambertville Public School in the autumn. Lance was joined in the celebration on Saturday by William Allen, now of Somerset County, who was graduated from Stockton Borough School in 1943.

Congressman Lance recently met with representatives from the Tails of Hope Foundation. Lance and the representatives discussed legislative priorities and ideas on how to properly honor and memorialize the sacrifices made by our first responders and their service animal companions.

Congressman Lance spoke on the House floor to urge his congressional colleagues to support his offered amendment. Lance's amendment would direct the Secretary of the Army and the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the completion of the Musconetcong River’s Warren Glen Dam Removal Project. The amendment was passed unanimously.

Congressman Lance joined Bloomberg anchor David Westin for a discussion concerning federal immigration policy. In their conversation, Lance highlighted his support of a discharge petition currently proposed in the House that would trigger a vote series on legislative proposals designed to address the immigration issue.

Congressman Lance joined MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi this week for a discussion on immigration and the DACA program. During the interview, Lance underscored his support for a discharge petition currently in the house that would trigger a series of votes on proposed immigration legislation.