Congressman Rothman addresses a crowd at the 2007 Chusok Thanksgiving Festival in Leonia. The annual event, hosted by the Korean-American Association of New Jersey, is comprised of shows and programs that exhibit traditional Korean culture. The Festival was first launched in September of 2002 to celebrate the traditional Korean holiday of Chusok, which is the equivalent of the American holiday of Thanksgiving. 

On September 16, 2008, Congressman Steve Rothman was honored by ZAKA Rescue and Recovery, a non-governmental organization that conducts rescues, saves lives, and carries out recovery operations in Israel, for his history of leadership on fighting to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship throughout his 12-year tenure in Congress.  Pictured (L-R) Mr. Moshe Rosenwasser, Senior Vice President, The Park Avenue Bank; Congressman Rothman; Mr. Yehuda Meshi Zahav, Founder & Chairman, ZAKA Search and Rescue.

Congressman Rothman welcomed T'Keyah Turnbull, a rising senior at Teaneck High School, to his D.C. office on June 26. T'Keyah was in town for the National Young Leaders Conference. T'Keyah will begin applying to colleges in less than a year and she thanked the Congressman for steps he has taken to make college more affordable.

Congressman Steve Rothman along with officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and aviation industry officials held a news conference on October 28, 2008, at Teterboro Airport marking the two year anniversary of the "Pledge to the Community" program he helped negotiate in 2006.  Pictured (L-R): Bill DeCota, Director of Aviation at the Post Authority, Former Congressman James Coyne, President of the National Air Transportation Association, Congressman Rothman, Susan Bass Levin, Deputy Director of the Port Authority, Anthony Coscia, Port Authority Chairman, and James Christiansen, President of NetJets.

For years, Congressman Rothman has fought for more federal resources to combat gun violence in New Jersey. This Spring, his work finally paid off when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms announced the opening of a Field Division in Newark. Pictured, Rothman joined Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Rep. Donald Payne, and law enforcement personnel to announce the new office on April 4, 2008.

On June 26, Congressman Rothman joined a group of his colleagues on Capitol Hill to announce legislation to reduce oil speculation in the energy markets. Experts agree that speculation is inflating the price of oil, possibly as much as $70 a barrel.

Congressman Rothman and Senator Menendez present Teaneck Mayor Elie Y. Katz and Fire Chief Robert Montgomery with a symbolic check for $675,000 in federal grant money they secured for a new fire truck.  The grant, obtained through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, will improve the township's local emergency preparedness and response capabilities.