GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, July 8 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: On Monday, July 6, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that first responders in the Fifth District have clawed back more than $135,000 in federal dollars to help fight COVID-19 and help lower property taxes. New federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) investment recipients include the Oradell Fire Department, Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corp., the Borough of Paramus  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited the New Milford Fire Department to thank first responders, to view a brand new fire truck acquired by the Borough through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and to discuss clawing federal dollars back to North Jersey to help first responders and help lower property taxes. "It's always a top priority of mine to ensure our first responders  more

NORWOOD, New Jersey, July 11 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) helped deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by Fifth District residents to the Buckingham at Norwood Care and Rehabilitation Center for frontline medical workers and facility staff. Gottheimer was joined by local community members Annie Hausmann, Girl Scout Alexandra Fruhling, Norwood volunteers, Buckingham Administrator Trevor Dublin, and  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 9: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) was joined by local mayors and law enforcement leaders for a discussion on policing reform in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and a number of other deaths within communities of color by law enforcement personnel. "Real change can't just come from the Capitol, it needs to come from our communities," said Congressman Kim. "It's going to take mayors and councilmem  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) pressed Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on the use of the National Guard in responding to recent protests, and the military's response to reports of Russian-funding bounties placed on U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan. "The intelligence and what we know about Russian efforts in Afghanistan writ large in targeting o  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the fourth in a series of stories of veterans impacted by the failure of the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver a new veterans health facility to Ocean County. Recently, Congressman Kim, along with Senators Booker and Menendez sent a letter to VA officials demanding answers on why the effort to secure a new veterans' health care facility in Ocean County failed, and  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 10: On a call convened Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), health care leaders from across New Jersey expressed serious concerns about preparedness for a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases in Burlington and Ocean Counties. "The Coronavirus crisis has hit New Jersey hard, and we need to make sure we've learned from the past four months as we prepare for a potential second wave of the virus," said Congre  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, July 7 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Tom Malinowski announced the grant recipients for the Fiscal Year 2020 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) through the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly $700,000 has been awarded to ensure safety at 7 faith-based community centers serving the 7thCongressional District. This is a significant increase over Fiscal Year 2019, when the district received no fed  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, July 10 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Malinowski announced his COVID safe small business reopening tour. The COVID-19 pandemic forced small businesses across New Jersey's 7th District to close their doors or significantly alter the way they operate. As we begin to safely reopen, Representative Malinowski will spend the next two weeks meeting with business owners across the 7thDistrict to discuss how the crisis has affecte  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, July 10 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Following the release of data from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Representative Tom Malinowski announced nearly 15,000 small businesses and non-profits in New Jersey's 7th district have received PPP loans, supporting over 135,000 jobs. For more information on PPP loans in the 7th District click here. "The Paycheck Protection progra  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing entitled "Addressing the Urgent Needs of Our Tribal Communities" on July 8: Today's hearing is long overdue. Day after day, our nation's tribal communities are suffering terrible health inequities, unequal access to safe drinking water, unreliable access to the energy grid, little to no broadband connectivity, unreliable funding from   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on July 9 at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing entitled "Consumers Beware: Increased Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic": Today we will continue this Subcommittee's work of protecting consumers by examining the increased risks that consumers face from scams and unsafe products during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each day, the pan  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on July 8 in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home vs. Pennsylvania upholding the Trump administration's rules allowing employers to deny health insurance coverage for birth control: "I'm deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision today that permits the Trump Administration to move for  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the House Democrats' appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021 would ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. In May, Pallone sent a letter requesting the drilling ban be included in the proposal, which is expected to be considered by the House of Representatives later this month. "The inclusion of this language makes it clear that House Democr  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 6: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wrote a letter to President Trump criticizing his anti-science rhetoric, which has spread inaccurate information about   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 7: Bicameral Democratic Health Committee leaders wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin today expressing serious concerns with guidance recently issued by the Trump Administration allowing insurance plans and group health plans to deny coverage claims f  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: 118 members of the U.S. House of Representatives led by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., and 29 U.S. Senators led by Senate Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Tom Carper, filed an amicus brief in the case of Union of Concerned Scientists, et al. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), et al., which i  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent letters to Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey, the  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell T. Vought today requesting an explanation for President Trump's decision to withdraw from the World  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, July 21, with officials from five drug manufacturers developing COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Officials from AstraZ  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 14, at 12 p.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building on the Department of Energy's (DOE) priorities for the upcoming year and r  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Chairs of the House committees with jurisdiction over health care condemned the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for finalizing a rule that weakens protections under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for LGBTQIA+ individuals, women, people with limited English proficiency, immigrants, people of color, people with disabilities, and patients  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded two emergency CARES Act grants to the fire departments of Rutherford and Leonia. The funding was provided through the CARES Act Assistance to Firefighters - COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) grant program, which Rep. Pascrell advocated for a  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, July 11 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) condemned recent racist incidents and bigoted attacks targeting the Asian-American community in North Jersey. "Discrimination and harassment is unacceptable. Period. We must be vocal in our fight against racism, hate, and bigotry by denouncing it at every turn," said Rep. Pascrell. "Leadership starts at the top and flows through every individual in pu  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in a troika of cases involving Donald Trump's tax returns: Trump v. Mazars (involving the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's subpoena of Trump business records from an accounting firm), Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG (dealing with subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Financial Services and House Permanent Sel  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. released the following statement on New Jersey State Assembly Resolution 188. The resolution would extend the deadline for state officials to create the new state congressional and legislative districts because the coronavirus has delayed the U.S. Census count. * * * "Every state needs to conduct their redistricting fairly and effectively. "It is unfair to expect an  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Max Rose, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Max Rose, along with Congressman Ted Deutch of Florida and Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, recently introduced the Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act, bicameral legislation to strengthen the U.S. government's counter-terrorism efforts against transnational white supremacy and identity groups. "The perpetrators of white supremacist violence don't just share the same vile, hate-fuel  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced a virtual "Monday with Mikie" meeting on COVID-19 response, reopening, and recovery. Rep. Sherrill will be joined by Randolph Mayor Christine Carey, Senator Anthony Bucco (LD-25), Morris County Chamber of Commerce President Meghan Hunscher, and Morristown Medical Center Section Chief of Infectious Disease Dr. Jason Kessler. "Our communities have come toget  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL), Chairman and Ranking Member respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, issued the following statement expressing concern about ongoing efforts to stall the selection of judges to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals in Guatemala: "As advocates for anti-corruption   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), who has been working to help alleviate the threat of lead in drinking water for Trenton Water Works (TWW) customers in Mercer County, supported an amendment on the House floor July 1 to significantly increase funding authorized for the federal Lead Reduction Grant Program to $4.5 billion annually for the next five years. "Clean drinking water is the most basic of necessities  more

HAMILTON, New Jersey, July 10 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Robbinsville firefighters will receive a modest but critical federal grant to be used to purchase essential personal protection equipment (PPE) needed to protect the public--and public servants--during the ongoing coronavirus emergency, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton). The more than $13,000 in federal funding "will help pay for masks, protective gowns and suits for first responders operating   more

MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, July 10 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: Congressman Van Drew voiced his extreme concern with the process of reopening Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) facilities. Lines at almost every location were backed up to enormous levels, with some people waiting in line all day and still not receiving help. In some cases, law enforcement had to step in to assist in the process. "The reopening of the MVC has been wrought with pain for peo  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Civilian Security and Trade Subcommittee, on the Egyptian release of U.S. citizen Mohamed Amashah: "We welcome the release of U.S. citizen Mohamed Amashah from Egyptian prison. Mr. Amashah, a medical student from Jersey City, NJ, was detained by Egyptian security services at a peaceful protest in March 2  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Linda T. Sanchez (D-CA) and David B. McKinley, P.E (R-WV) led a group of 128 lawmakers by introducing a resolution to designate July 10, 2020, as Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day. "As an electrician who worked for years connecting power to our homes and businesses, I know first-hand the dangers facing Journeyman Lineworkers - and this year they carried  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Bill Pascrell (NJ-9), and Albio Sires (NJ-8) announced the extension of the expiration date for funding to rebuild and ensure resilience in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. $15 million from the National Disaster Resilience Competition, $230 million for a project across Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City, and $150 million for a project in the Meadowlands area slate  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ), sent a letter urging Senate and House leadership to increase funding dedicated to supporting the unique needs of the children of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of the next Congressional relief package. Multiple times a year, more than 300,000 children relocate throughout the country with their families w  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 8: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate's transit subcommittee, led 24 of his colleagues in urging Senate leadership to provide an additional $32 billion in emergency supplemental funding for public transit agencies in the next COVID-19 stimulus package. Transit agencies have been hit hard ever since stay-at-home orders were first announced in states across the country   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter to President Trump encouraging him to avoid grandstanding photo-ops during the upcoming White House visit of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and instead engage in a serious effort to enhance bilateral economic and security cooperation and address the shared challenges that confron  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 8 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter to President Trump encouraging him to avoid grandstanding photo-ops during the upcoming White House visit of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and instead engage in a serious effort to enhance bilateral economic and s  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on the successful bypass procedure for Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-New Jersey: "I'm so thrilled to hear that my good friend, Bill Pascrell, is resting and doing well after successful bypass. "Thankfully, he was in the very capable hands of the doctors and staff at St. Joe's in Paterson, whom I know are taking such good care of him. I wish Bill a speedy recovery. "No one fights harder and more passion  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, Cory Booker, D-New Jersey and Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, on violence in Ethiopia: "We watch with concern the recent unrest and ethnic violence in Ethiopia following the June 29 murder of Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa, which has led to the death of over 200 people. We are also concerned by the internet shutdown across the country which is now in its tenth day. We hop  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced fire departments across New Jersey received a combined $472,814.50 in federal Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential supplies to protect firefighters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The senators' secured this emergency funding in the CARES Act. "Firefighters put their lives o  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) joined a group of colleagues in calling on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw new guidance issued by ICE that imperils the status of international students who would be studying online at U.S. institutions this coming academic year. As colleges and universities are  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and colleagues urged the State Department to take action   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sens. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 10 in reaction to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's effort to convert the Hagia Museum of Istanbul from a world-famous cultural site into a mosque: "Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is a place of deep spiritual significance for people of diverse backgrounds from around the world. For more tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 10 in reaction to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's effort to convert the Hagia Museum of Istanbul from a world-famous cultural site into a mosque: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued   more