Just when you thought you’d heard everything about World War II, comes this: On Sunday, a Jackson Heights man will receive the thanks of a grateful nation for what he did and the lives he helped save during the war.

On Tuesday, September 7, Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D-Queens-The Bronx) hosted a public forum on Social Security at the CCNSCatherine M. Sheridan Senior Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the enactment of Social Security. Crowley highlighted the program’s successes, discussed efforts to protect the program and addressed questions from the center’s seniors.

The massive measure will also provide Medicaid assistance to the states and reduce state budget shortfalls to continue healthcare coverage to vulnerable New Yorkers.

Congressman Joseph Crowley said that the “fiscally responsible” bill will be paid for by closing tax loopholes that reward corporations shipping jobs overseas. It also will reduce the federal deficit by an estimated $1.4 billion over 10 years, Crowley added.

By The New York Times Editorial Board

Advocates have been fighting to end female genital mutilation across Africa and parts of the Middle East and Asia, marking progress one village at a time. The battleground extends to immigrant communities in the developed world, which still value this horrifying ritual.

Female genital mutilation has been banned in the United States since 1996. Representatives Joseph Crowley of New York and Mary Bono Mack of California are now sponsoring legislation that would make it a felony to take a girl out of the country to have the procedure, punishing violators with fines and a five-year prison term.