Michael Grimm (politician)
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Michael Gerard Grimm is the U.S. Representative
for , which consists of Staten Island
and parts of Brooklyn
. He is a member of the Republican Party
. He is a former FBI agent, businessman, and U.S. Marine, having served in the Gulf War
.
. He graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School
, a Briarwood, Queens
-based co-ed Roman Catholic school
, in 1988.
Grimm entered active duty in the US Marine Corps on in 1989. A year later, he went to Iraq
for the Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He received a Combat Promotion Meritoriously to Corporal (E-4), Combat Action Ribbon
, US Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, and other medals. Hewas discharged from the US Marine Corps Reserves in 1997.
Grimm received a BBA
in accounting from M. Baruch College
in 1994. He received a Juris Doctor
(Magna Cum Laude) from New York Law School
in 2002. He became a member of the New York and Connecticut Bar.
in Quantico Station, Virginia
. He graduated as a Special Agent
and was certified to become an undercover agent. He became a US Marshal and uniformed FBI Police Officer. He began as an FBI Clerk
and transitioned into undercover agent work, eventually working in the FBI Gambino
Squad and was responsible for learning about the inside activities of Peter Gotti
, John Gotti
's brother. Grimm worked for the FBI as an agent for 9 years.
In 2011, The New Yorker
magazine reported that Grimm was the subject of an internal investigation into allegations he abused his authority as a FBI agent in a nightclub in 1999. According to the article, written by Evan Ratliff
, the incident resulted from a dispute between Grimm and his date's husband. A former NYPD officer working as a bouncer at the time said that Grimm remarked about the husband, "I’ll f—ing make him disappear where nobody will find him." Grimm reportedly then returned to the nightclub twice, pulled out his gun once, and brought FBI and NYPD officers the second time.
Grimm said the article was written by a reporter "on a witch hunt" and that "this incident was fully investigated and I was cleared of all of the ridiculous and absurd allegations. To further entertain this partisan attack on my exemplary career and service to this great nation would be to give [the allegation] credence, of which it deserves none." The New York police department and U.S. Justice Department have refused to release documents regarding the incident. Ratliff subsequently released additional material corroborating his article.
He also spent two years as a small cap stocks broker, uncovering white-collar criminals on Wall Street
. According to Grimm, the firm was involved in money laundering
, making false trades, and manipulating stocks. After building a strong case for two years, he and the firm's partners were arrested together, at which point, the police informed the group that they had been infiltrated by an undercover agent. Grimm stated in 2011 that he has long been aware of the possibility that people may try to take revenge on him. He left the FBI in 2006, citing his exhaustion from working long hours.
, he became an entrepreneur
and in 2006 founded a small health food restaurant
called Healthalicious in Manhattan. Since 2008, he has co-owned and served as principal
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of Austin Refuel Transport, an Austin, Texas
-based bio-fuel company. Grimm still owns 28% of the company. Since 2011, the company had 11 safety violations in its first two U.S. Department of Transportation checkups.
Grimm launched his campaign for the 13th NY Congressional District seat on January 23, 2010. Grimm faced Michael Allegretti for the Republican nomination, gaining support from former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani
, a longtime friend and ally of Grimm's campaign manager, former Representative and former Staten Island
Borough President
Guy Molinari
. He won the Republican nomination in an upset victory over Allegretti, who was endorsed by the Republican Party and key political leaders, including former six term Republican Representative Vito Fossella
. Their primary was marked by bitter negative attacks against each other, including one assertion by Allegretti that Grimm was "living a lie" for using a photo where he was wearing military badges he was not entitled to. (Grimm said he received military ribbons by means of an administrative error, which he only learned of in 2000 but despite knowing this he used a photo dating back to 1993 where he was wearing an Army Presidential Unit Citation, Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, and a Joint Meritorious Unit Award).
Grimm's win was divisive for the Republican Party leadership, which was more in favor of Allegretti, as Grimm won in large part due to the effect of the Political endorsement
of the New York State Conservative party and Tea Party voters.
General
Michael Grimm's campaign gained national attention from Tea Party Republicans and the National Republican Congressional Committee, which contributed $90,000 to Grimm's campaign. He received endorsements from high-profile Republicans, including former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani
, John McCain
, Sarah Palin
. and former President George H.W. Bush, who applauded his service in the Gulf War and as part of the intelligence community
.
The race between incumbent McMahon and Grimm was quite negative. For instance, on October 12, the Staten Island Advance reported that it had been receiving emails from the McMahon campaign attacking Grimm's business credentials. The emails claimed that Grimm's real estate and restaurant investments were failures despite Grimm's repeated insistences that they were successful. Grimm reportedly admitted in an interview with the Staten Island Advance
newspaper that his former restaurant in Manhattan, Healthalicious, had been on the verge of bankruptcy, forcing him to sell his stake in it. It was later revealed that his restaurant had earned 30 healthcode violation points during a NYC DOH visit in late October 2008.
A major difference between the two candidates was the issue of the U.S. economic stimulus package, which the Staten Island Advance
said was the "starkest contrast" among the two candidates. Grimm stated that the stimulus was a "huge waste" of taxpayer money and was ineffective in generating job creation and economic recovery, whereas McMahon cited improvements in the state budget and renovations on the Staten Island Expressway and the St. George Ferry Terminal as direct successes of the stimulus.
On November 2, 2010, Grimm defeated McMahon in the race for New York's 13th Congressional district by 51% to 48%. The Staten Island Advance reported that Grimm won in large part due to his political signs, which became popular among his supporters. They stated, "McMahon raised my property taxes 18.5%".
within the House, and instead joined the more moderate Republican Main Street Partnership
. He is also a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee
. Grimm was appointed to the House Financial Services Committee
, which the Staten Island Advance observed as a major opportunity for Grimm to impact the debate on financial reform. Roughly 70,000 of his constituents were involved in financial services, making this a vital issue for his political profile.
Following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
, Michael Grimm voiced support for "security-based situational awareness training", including how to spot suspicious people, when to run for an exit, and how to keep guards at close range. Grimm also said Congressmen should consider carrying firearms. House Leader John Boehner
called his suggestions an "excellent idea" and indicated that security would be a major focus for Congress in 2011. Grimm was appointed to the House Republican Israel Caucus in January 2011, serving as co-chair. Grimm voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
in the House, as he had promised during his campaign, but was challenged as being "hypocritical" by several Democrats for accepting the Congressional health-care plan.
Grimm has made Israel a strong priority during his term. In February 2011, as House Republicans were pushing for deep cuts in discretionary spending
, Grimm wrote a letter to Eric Cantor
saying he would vote no to any budget that would reduce foreign aid to Israel. Grimm was also named Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee's Task Force on Foreign Policy.
As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Grimm introduced legislation that would require potential whistleblowers to report wrongdoing to their employers before reporting it to the Securities and Exchange Commission if they want to receive a cash reward from the FEC.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , which consists of Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
and parts of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. He is a member of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. He is a former FBI agent, businessman, and U.S. Marine, having served in the Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
.
Early life, education, and military service
Michael Grimm was born in Brooklyn and was raised in QueensQueens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. He graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School
Archbishop Molloy High School
Archbishop Molloy High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic school for grades 9-12, located on in the Briarwood section of Queens in New York City, thirty minutes east of Manhattan. Molloy currently has an endowment of about $6,000,000 . The school's current principal is Br...
, a Briarwood, Queens
Briarwood, Queens
Briarwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located northwest of Jamaica and roughly bounded by Queens Boulevard, Parsons Boulevard, Union Turnpike, and Hillside Avenue. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 8. It is serviced by the IND Queens Boulevard...
-based co-ed Roman Catholic school
Catholic schools in the United States
Catholic schools in the United States are accredited by independent and/or state agencies, and teachers are generally certified. Catholic schools are supported through tuition payments and fund raising.-Operation:...
, in 1988.
Grimm entered active duty in the US Marine Corps on in 1989. A year later, he went to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
for the Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He received a Combat Promotion Meritoriously to Corporal (E-4), Combat Action Ribbon
Combat Action Ribbon
The Combat Action Ribbon is a personal military decoration of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard which is awarded to those who, in any grade including and below that of a Captain in the Navy and Coast Guard , have actively participated in ground or...
, US Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, and other medals. Hewas discharged from the US Marine Corps Reserves in 1997.
Grimm received a BBA
BBA
BBA may refer to:*Bachelor of Business Administration, degree*Bachpan Bachao Andolan, an NGO against child labour in India*Backyard Brawlers Association, a wrestling promotion based primarily out of Rockville Centre, NY*Balanced Budget Act, U.S...
in accounting from M. Baruch College
Baruch College
Bernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
in 1994. He received a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(Magna Cum Laude) from New York Law School
New York Law School
New York Law School is a private law school in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The school is located within four blocks of all major courts in Manhattan. In 2011, New York Law School...
in 2002. He became a member of the New York and Connecticut Bar.
FBI career
Michael Grimm entered the FBI as a professional Support Employee in 1991. In 1995, he entered the FBI AcademyFBI Academy
The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is the training site for new Special Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres of woodland. It is a relatively small government academy, housing three dormitory buildings and...
in Quantico Station, Virginia
Quantico Station, Virginia
Quantico Station is a census-designated place in Prince William County and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 6,571 at the 2000 census...
. He graduated as a Special Agent
Special agent
Special agent is usually the title for a detective or investigator for a state, county, municipal, federal or tribal government. An agent is a worker for any federal agency, and a secret agent is one who works for an intelligence agency....
and was certified to become an undercover agent. He became a US Marshal and uniformed FBI Police Officer. He began as an FBI Clerk
Clerk
Clerk, the vocational title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office or, in some instances, sales tasks. It is also occasionally used to refer to third-year medical students completing a medical clerkship. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record...
and transitioned into undercover agent work, eventually working in the FBI Gambino
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The group is named after Carlo Gambino, boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963...
Squad and was responsible for learning about the inside activities of Peter Gotti
Peter Gotti
Peter Gotti, also known as "One Eyed Pete", "Petey Boy", "One Eye" , is a New York mobster who is the former boss of the Gambino crime family and the older brother of deceased Gambino boss John Gotti.-Background:...
, John Gotti
John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti, Jr was an American mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Gotti grew up in poverty. He and his brothers turned to a life of crime at an early age...
's brother. Grimm worked for the FBI as an agent for 9 years.
In 2011, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
magazine reported that Grimm was the subject of an internal investigation into allegations he abused his authority as a FBI agent in a nightclub in 1999. According to the article, written by Evan Ratliff
Evan Ratliff
Evan Ratliff is a contributor to Wired Magazine and one of the coauthors of Safe: the race to protect ourselves in a newly dangerous world. His article The Zombie Hunters: On the trail of cyberextortionists, written for The New Yorker in 2005, was featured in The best of technology writing...
, the incident resulted from a dispute between Grimm and his date's husband. A former NYPD officer working as a bouncer at the time said that Grimm remarked about the husband, "I’ll f—ing make him disappear where nobody will find him." Grimm reportedly then returned to the nightclub twice, pulled out his gun once, and brought FBI and NYPD officers the second time.
Grimm said the article was written by a reporter "on a witch hunt" and that "this incident was fully investigated and I was cleared of all of the ridiculous and absurd allegations. To further entertain this partisan attack on my exemplary career and service to this great nation would be to give [the allegation] credence, of which it deserves none." The New York police department and U.S. Justice Department have refused to release documents regarding the incident. Ratliff subsequently released additional material corroborating his article.
He also spent two years as a small cap stocks broker, uncovering white-collar criminals on Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
. According to Grimm, the firm was involved in money laundering
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
, making false trades, and manipulating stocks. After building a strong case for two years, he and the firm's partners were arrested together, at which point, the police informed the group that they had been infiltrated by an undercover agent. Grimm stated in 2011 that he has long been aware of the possibility that people may try to take revenge on him. He left the FBI in 2006, citing his exhaustion from working long hours.
Business career
After doing undercover work on Wall StreetWall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
, he became an entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and in 2006 founded a small health food restaurant
Health food restaurant
Health food restaurants have been around for decades serving nutritional food to the public. Health food is defined by Dictionary.com as any natural food popularly believed to promote or sustain good health, as by containing vital nutrients, being grown without the use of pesticides, or having a...
called Healthalicious in Manhattan. Since 2008, he has co-owned and served as principal
Principal
- Education :*Principal , a head of a primary or secondary school*Principal , a chief executive of a university or college- Law :*Principal , a person who authorises an agent...
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Austin Refuel Transport, an Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
-based bio-fuel company. Grimm still owns 28% of the company. Since 2011, the company had 11 safety violations in its first two U.S. Department of Transportation checkups.
2010 election
PrimaryGrimm launched his campaign for the 13th NY Congressional District seat on January 23, 2010. Grimm faced Michael Allegretti for the Republican nomination, gaining support from former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
, a longtime friend and ally of Grimm's campaign manager, former Representative and former Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
Borough President
Borough president
Borough President is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City.-Reasons for establishment:...
Guy Molinari
Guy Molinari
Gaetano Victor "Guy" Molinari is a former United States Representative and borough president of Staten Island, New York.-Education and Military Service:...
. He won the Republican nomination in an upset victory over Allegretti, who was endorsed by the Republican Party and key political leaders, including former six term Republican Representative Vito Fossella
Vito Fossella
Vito John Fossella, Jr. is a U.S. Republican politician from the state of New York who formerly represented the state's 13th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City. Fossella, a Staten Island...
. Their primary was marked by bitter negative attacks against each other, including one assertion by Allegretti that Grimm was "living a lie" for using a photo where he was wearing military badges he was not entitled to. (Grimm said he received military ribbons by means of an administrative error, which he only learned of in 2000 but despite knowing this he used a photo dating back to 1993 where he was wearing an Army Presidential Unit Citation, Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, and a Joint Meritorious Unit Award).
Grimm's win was divisive for the Republican Party leadership, which was more in favor of Allegretti, as Grimm won in large part due to the effect of the Political endorsement
Political endorsement
Political endorsement is the action of publicly declaring one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office.In the case of a 4 or 5 party system, where one of the parties has a 15 to 20% predicted electoral support, just prior to the election, the official representative of the...
of the New York State Conservative party and Tea Party voters.
General
Michael Grimm's campaign gained national attention from Tea Party Republicans and the National Republican Congressional Committee, which contributed $90,000 to Grimm's campaign. He received endorsements from high-profile Republicans, including former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
, John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
. and former President George H.W. Bush, who applauded his service in the Gulf War and as part of the intelligence community
United States Intelligence Community
The United States Intelligence Community is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the...
.
The race between incumbent McMahon and Grimm was quite negative. For instance, on October 12, the Staten Island Advance reported that it had been receiving emails from the McMahon campaign attacking Grimm's business credentials. The emails claimed that Grimm's real estate and restaurant investments were failures despite Grimm's repeated insistences that they were successful. Grimm reportedly admitted in an interview with the Staten Island Advance
Staten Island Advance
The Staten Island Advance is a daily newspaper published in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The only daily newspaper published in the borough, and the only borough to have its own major daily paper, it covers news of local and community interest, including borough politics. As of...
newspaper that his former restaurant in Manhattan, Healthalicious, had been on the verge of bankruptcy, forcing him to sell his stake in it. It was later revealed that his restaurant had earned 30 healthcode violation points during a NYC DOH visit in late October 2008.
A major difference between the two candidates was the issue of the U.S. economic stimulus package, which the Staten Island Advance
Staten Island Advance
The Staten Island Advance is a daily newspaper published in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The only daily newspaper published in the borough, and the only borough to have its own major daily paper, it covers news of local and community interest, including borough politics. As of...
said was the "starkest contrast" among the two candidates. Grimm stated that the stimulus was a "huge waste" of taxpayer money and was ineffective in generating job creation and economic recovery, whereas McMahon cited improvements in the state budget and renovations on the Staten Island Expressway and the St. George Ferry Terminal as direct successes of the stimulus.
On November 2, 2010, Grimm defeated McMahon in the race for New York's 13th Congressional district by 51% to 48%. The Staten Island Advance reported that Grimm won in large part due to his political signs, which became popular among his supporters. They stated, "McMahon raised my property taxes 18.5%".
Tenure
During an interview of all freshmen Republican members with Sean Hannity, Rep.-Elect Grimm took exception to being asked if he was a conservative. He replied that he was "American first" and that "we have become way too polarized," indicating a desire for compromise with Democrats. Grimm did not join the Tea Party CaucusTea Party Caucus
The Tea Party Caucus is a caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Senate launched and chaired by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on July 16, 2010. The caucus is dedicated to promoting what it considers fiscal responsibility, adherence to the movement's interpretation of...
within the House, and instead joined the more moderate Republican Main Street Partnership
Republican Main Street Partnership
The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of moderate members of the United States Republican Party. They tend away from the dominant social conservatism of many Republicans and towards a moderate fiscal conservatism and limited government to a degree. The group is the rough equivalent of...
. He is also a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee
Republican Study Committee
The Republican Study Committee [RSC] is a caucus of over 170 conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives...
. Grimm was appointed to the House Financial Services Committee
United States House Committee on Financial Services
The United States House Committee on Financial Services is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries...
, which the Staten Island Advance observed as a major opportunity for Grimm to impact the debate on financial reform. Roughly 70,000 of his constituents were involved in financial services, making this a vital issue for his political profile.
Following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
2011 Tucson shooting
On January 8, 2011, a mass shooting occurred near Tucson, Arizona. Nineteen people were shot, six of them fatally, with one other person injured at the scene during an open meeting that U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was holding with members of her constituency in a Casas Adobes Safeway...
, Michael Grimm voiced support for "security-based situational awareness training", including how to spot suspicious people, when to run for an exit, and how to keep guards at close range. Grimm also said Congressmen should consider carrying firearms. House Leader John Boehner
John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...
called his suggestions an "excellent idea" and indicated that security would be a major focus for Congress in 2011. Grimm was appointed to the House Republican Israel Caucus in January 2011, serving as co-chair. Grimm voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law is the principal health care reform legislation of the 111th United States Congress...
in the House, as he had promised during his campaign, but was challenged as being "hypocritical" by several Democrats for accepting the Congressional health-care plan.
Grimm has made Israel a strong priority during his term. In February 2011, as House Republicans were pushing for deep cuts in discretionary spending
Discretionary spending
Discretionary spending is a spending category through which governments can spend through an appropriations act. This spending is optional as part of fiscal policy, in contrast to entitlement programs for which funding is mandatory....
, Grimm wrote a letter to Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011...
saying he would vote no to any budget that would reduce foreign aid to Israel. Grimm was also named Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee's Task Force on Foreign Policy.
As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Grimm introduced legislation that would require potential whistleblowers to report wrongdoing to their employers before reporting it to the Securities and Exchange Commission if they want to receive a cash reward from the FEC.
Committee assignments
- Committee on Financial ServicesUnited States House Committee on Financial ServicesThe United States House Committee on Financial Services is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries...
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer CreditUnited States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer CreditThe U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services.-Jurisdiction:...
Caucus memberships
- House Republican Israel Caucus (Co-Chair)
- House Oceans Caucus (Co-Chair)
- International Conservation CaucusUnited States Congressional International Conservation CaucusThe U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus is a bipartisan congressional organization that was founded in September 2003 with the conviction that “the United States of America has the opportunity, the obligation and the interests to advance the conservation of natural resources for...
- Sportsmen's Caucus
External links
- Congressman Michael Grimm official U.S. House site
- Michael Grimm for Congress official campaign site