WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the following statement in response to being appointed to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. "The global leadership of the United States is at a critical juncture, and the pandemic and rise of China has raised a new era of threats and uncertainty. Over the past year, we have seen full force that what starts abroad ultimately has real impact here at home. From th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) voted to pass an funding package with additional coronavirus relief for small businesses and working families. "I voted for this bill because our working families, frontline health care leaders, and small businesses need it, but it is woefully insufficient for the size of the crisis we face," said Congressman Kim. "I'm glad that we'll see additional support for our unemployed nei  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Malinowski voted to pass an expansive Fiscal Year 2021 House Appropriations bill that prioritizes public health and pandemic preparedness, invests in education and job training, combats the gun violence epidemic, fights back against white supremacist terrorism, protects our environment, and increases funding for our roads, bridges, and rail systems. The bill is the result of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The House passed a bipartisan, bicameral $900 billion bill to address the continued effects of the coronavirus public health and economic crisis. The legislation will bring urgently needed relief to families and small businesses across New Jersey, and accelerate the distribution of safe vaccines across the country. "Today's COVID-19 relief bill is imperfect and insufficient, but it will help many New  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted today to pass H.R. 133, Omnibus Appropriations and Emergency Coronavirus Relief Package, which includes $900 billion in federal relief to help Americans respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. "New Jersey and the nation are facing a historic public health emergency and economic crisis. Every American urgently needs relief, and some assistance is f  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 23: * * * Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today issued the following statement after President Trump vetoed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 335-78-1 and in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 84-13. "President Trump is intent on making America less safe with his del  more

PAULSBORO, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy alongside EEW, 0rsted, legislators and members of the building trades, today to announce a $250 million investment in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to build steel components, known as monopiles, for offshore wind turbines that will serve the entire United States offshore wind industry. The fa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 21: * * * Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Omnibus and Coronavirus Relief Bill: "This legislation is an all-encompassing package that delivers the resources we need to end the coronavirus pandemic, get help to hardworking Americans, and secure progress in our fight against climate change. It provides f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the inclusion of a massive new funding increase for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) in the year-end Omnibus bill passed by Congress last night. The legislation includes $180 million evenly split between the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and State Homeland Security Grant Program   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus and COVID bill put before the House of Representatives. The House passed a larger relief package that has been blocked by Senate Republicans for 219 straight days and a government funding package that was passed nearly five months ago. "It is unconscionable it took this long," said Rep. Pascrell. "  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) today applauded the passage of their Supporting Graduate Medical Education at Community Hospitals Act, which was included in the FY21 spending package. This will help address New Jersey's physician shortage by modifying an out-of-date cap on graduat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. was proud to vote for the Omnibus Appropriations and Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act today to support New Jersey residents and all Americans during the coronavirus health and economic crisis. The roughly $900 billion emergency coronavirus stimulus bill (H.R. 133) would provide critical funding for American families, childcare facilities, and small busin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released his recap report on the 116th Congress, highlighting his work to help New Jerseyans through the coronavirus crisis, pass bills into law to help veterans and military families, and set a new standard for transparency and accessibility in Congress. The full report can be found by clicking here: https://kim.house.gov/congressman-kim-116th-congress-recap-report "This report  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today released the following statement after President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021: "The NDAA is the product of months of work, collaboration with experts, and input from the administration, the Pentagon, and our constituents. As a member of the Armed Services Committee, each year I attend heari  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * "From the minute I entered Congress, I've taken every possible opportunity to push our government to address the threat posed by Russia's malign activities. I've formed a bipartisan working group, I've worked with my colleagues on the Armed Services Committee, and I've taken my case to the White House Situation Room, all with the goal of confronting Russian aggression. Time and again, I've been met   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted today for a bipartisan COVID relief and appropriations package to send urgently needed relief to North Jersey residents and fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2021. "Americans have had a difficult nine months, and now face an incredibly tough winter. This legislation will deliver urgently needed relief over the next few months," said R  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Congressman Albio Sires announced that Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. received a $2,534,540 grant by the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program. "Newark Community Health Center plays a major role in delivering essential health care to the people of Newark and the surrounding area," Said C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 24: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, released the following statement calling for a unified international response to Daniel Ortega's increasingly brazen acts of authoritarianism in Nicaragua: "As the Nicaraguan people are struggling through a deadly pandemic and the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes, Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Congressman Albio Sires released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which contains funding for the remainder of fiscal year 2021 as well as COVID-19 relief: "As the coronavirus pandemic continues to flare up across the nation, and we are faced with both the health and economic consequences of the virus, it is passed time that the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: On December 23, 2020, the Federal Government reached an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech to receive an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech have already agreed to supply the U.S. with 100 million vaccine doses by March 31, 2021. This new order will increase the total number of vaccine doses to 200 million by July 31, 2021. "The procurement of more vaccine doses is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The House and Senate are expected to vote tonight on a COVID relief and omnibus legislative package that provides critical COVID relief for unemployed Americans, their families and small businesses struggling under the weight of the impact of COVID, while also funding the government through the end of the fiscal year in September 2021. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) supports the final COVID relief bill to provide  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Even as the people of Belarus continue their brave struggle against a brutal dictatorship, a bill authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee(HFAC), was expected to pass tonight by both houses of Congress to ramp up pressure on entrenched Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenko following his regime's violent crackdown and political repression that came in the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Even as the people of Belarus continue their brave struggle against a brutal dictatorship, a bill authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee(HFAC), was passed Monday night by both houses of Congress to ramp up pressure on entrenched Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenko following his regime's violent crackdown and political repression that came in the wake  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 21: * * * Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement regarding intelligence that implicates foreign governments in cyber attacks on American government agencies: "This week the United States learned of a foreign cyber espionage operation that targeted America's nuclear infrastructure and federal government. "As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security I take such m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 21: * * * I believe that seniors, healthcare professionals and frontline workers should receive the vaccination first. I will be receiving my vaccination as soon as the most vulnerable have already received theirs. Let's get back to the way of life that we desire.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement after voting to pass parts of H.R. 133 - the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - legislation to provide Coronavirus relief. "This is not the bill I wanted, and it's not the bill struggling families, struggling businesses, and a nation being ravaged by the latest wave of the coronavirus deserve. I'm deeply disapp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) today announced a one-year delay in recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government in relation to Superstorm Sandy has been included in the year end federal spending bill. These recoupment efforts known as "clawbacks" have blindsided homeowners because many New Jersey   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) and Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08) released a letter signed by 45 members of color to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing their support for President-elect Biden's choice for Secretary of Defense, Secretary-designee Lloyd Austin. The letter, which can be found here https://kim.house.gov/sites/kim.hou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 22 with Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-New York and Albio Sires, D-New Jersey: * * * Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-05), incoming Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Albio Sires (NJ-08), Chair of the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement on recent  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pennsylvania: * * * Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the end of the year omnibus that included several broadband and connectivity  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Omnibus Includes Historic Provisions to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills, Critical Funding for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Distribution, and Long-term Funding for Public Health Programs Including Community Health Centers Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with : * * * Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed its end of year omnibus package, which included the Energy Act of 2020 and the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines Enhan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois: * * * Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed an end of the year omnibus bill that included six provisions from the Co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with Rep. Paul Tonko, D-New York: * * * Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Climate Change and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed its end of year omnibus package, which included landmark legislation to phase d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following joint statement today after the No Surprises Act passed on the House Floor as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: "This is a historic day for pat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) today announced a one-year delay in recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government in relation to Superstorm Sandy has been included in the year end federal spending bill. These recoupment efforts known as "clawbacks" have blindsided homeowners because many New   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 23: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, have written to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) seeking a review of potentially erroneous notices being printed or sent by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). "Today, the National Taxpayer Advocate reports th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, and Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) have led 14 of the their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding urgent answers to questions on the nation's deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as supply transparency. The letter follows reporting last wee  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following joint statement today after the No Surprises Act passed on the House Floor as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. "This is a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker released an updated guide for New Jerseyans detailing some of the benefits available to them through the COVID-19 relief package that was passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and is awaiting signature by the President. Click here to access the Coronavirus Pandemic Federal Relief Update for New Jerseyans (December 23, 2020) (https://www.booker.senate.gov/imo/media  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 22: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) voted tonight to approve a COVID-19 relief package as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. He released the following statement: "After over seven months of delay and inaction from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, tonight we are bringing long-overdue, much-needed relief to millions of people across New Jersey and our country who are hurting  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) called on the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide COVID-related compensation, including retention pay, to eligible VA New Jersey Health Care System employees that are serving on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, the lawmakers explained that the VA New Jersey Healt  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) applauded passage of their bipartisan Hemophilia Skilled Nursing Facilities Access Act as part of the year-end federal spending and COVID-19 bill. The Act will improve access to critical health care services for individuals with hemophilia provided through Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) by adding their treatments to the list of servi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez applauded passage of the bipartisan Improving HOPE (Health, Outcomes, Planning, and Education) for Alzheimer's Act as part of the year-end government funding and COVID-19 bill. While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in November 2016 that Medicare would begin covering new care plans in 2017, effectively implementing the HOPE for Alzheimer's Act, this leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate's housing subcommittee, today applauded final passage of bipartisan legislation he co-authored that protects families living in public and rural housing from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning--the so-called "silent killer". The CO ALERTS Act was included in the final year-end omnibus spending bill passed by Congress. "The CO ALERTS Act wi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Sandy Task Force and ranking member of the Senate's housing subcommittee, announced today that he secured language in the year-end omnibus spending bill that provides an additional year of eligibility for Hoboken's bold, $230 million "Rebuild By Design" flood resiliency project without the threat of clawback of federal funding. Sen. Menendez secured   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is calling on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to provide the Senate Foreign Relations Committee details on the extent of the recent Russian-backed SolarWinds cyberattack targeting the State Department along with other federal agencies. In a new letter, the Senator formally requested a briefing for committee members on the security breach and the efforts that the Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) voted tonight to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 omnibus bill to fund the federal government, which includes a $900 billion bipartisan COVID-19 relief package to provide emergency relief to millions of families and small businesses suffering during the pandemic, the creation of the National Museum of the American Latino, and other key priorities for New Jersey  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Victory finally came today with passage of a year-end legislative package which included Senator Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) bipartisan National Museum of the American Latino Act. Its passage as part of the year-end omnibus is the result of more than two decades of tireless advocacy and work to create a Smithsonian Institution museum on the National Mall honoring the sacrifices and contributions  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez today detailed how New Jersey will benefit from the COVID-19 relief package that was passed by Congress and signed into law earlier this week. The senators, who both voted in favor of the bipartisan package, secured at least $7.2 billion for New Jersey. Both senators are committed to passing additional funding bills to address the ongoing health  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 23: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced that Salem Medical Center has been awarded $6,548,945 in federal fundingto support its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including critical enhancements to their medical facility to accommodate the surge in hospitalizations, investmentsin PPE materials to better protect medical personnel, and expanded COVID-19 testing and treatment   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today detailed how New Jersey will benefit from the COVID-19 relief package that was passed by Congress and signed into law earlier this week. The senators, who both voted in favor of the bipartisan package, secured at least $7.2 billion for New Jersey. Both senators are committed to passing additional funding bills to address the ongoing he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, along with Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09) and Josh Gottheimer (N.J.-05) today applauded the passage of their Supporting Graduate Medical Education at Community Hospitals Act, which was included in the FY21 spending package. This will help address New Jersey's physician shortage by modifying an out-of-date cap on graduate medical education  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today released the following statements on securing passage of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (S.7  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Coons (D-De.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today released the following statements on securing passage of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (S.712) as part of the end-of-year funding legislation approved by the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement with Chuck Schumer, D-New York: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement announcing they have reached an agreement with the Trump administration to include historic legislation to protect victims of terrorism and restore Sudan's immunity from terror-related lawsuits as part of the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 21 with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement announcing they have reached an agreement with the Trump administration to include historic legislation to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today received assurances from the Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) in the U.S. Treasury Department that taxpayer data was not compromised by the recent cyber-attack on the United States government. The response from TIGTA comes just   more