Correction: Albio Sires sick. Not able to vote on Bike/Ped Amendment

Should you checked the latest voting results about the bike/ped amendment from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy as I did. you might have realized that Congressman Albio Sires' name (NJ 13 District) was nowhere found. Unfortunately, the storyline coming to WalkBikeJersey completely from Andy Clarke at the League of yankeeMonton Cycling Jersey
was that Congressman Sires was sick today. As such he was unable to vote about the Bike/Ped amendment proposed by Congressmen Petri (R-WI), Johnson (R-Ill) and Lipinski (D-Ill) that will have to restored the Safe Routes to School and Transportation Enhancements programs within the Transportation bill. This is contrary to an earlier report from my college here at WalkBikeJersey.
Besides Congressman Sires, Bob Filner (D-CA) also didn't prefer some reason. In all likelihood if they were there, both Democrats might have voted in support of the amendment in order to save bike/ped, Biking Jersey
and TE funding in the transportation bill. As such it would happen to be a 29 to 29 tie.
Again we need to thank our own Republican Frank LoBiondo (NJ 1 District - Yeah Frank!) to have the fortitude to cross party lines to do what's right and vote to save bicycling and walking. He and also the two other Republicans, both of whom sponsored the amendment, voted in support of this amendment which shows weakness using the Republican position about this issue.
As for Congressman Sires, if you live in his district (Northern Newark, Perth Amboy, HOBOKEN, Jersey City, etc.) wish him well on his illness and merely remind him of the need for biking and walking with his VERY urban district but additionally to Nj and the Nation as a whole.