WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 26: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on Antony J. Blinken's confirmation as secretary of State: "The secretary of State is one of, if not the most important nominations that a president makes. He represents our interests abroad, and is also looked t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with President Lenin Moreno in the U.S. Capitol. "It was a pleasure to again welcome President Lenin Moreno to the U.S. Capitol today. As I told President Moreno, I am impressed and encouraged by the progress made over   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following floor remarks: * * * Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor this afternoon urging Senate Republicans to allow a swift confirmation vote this week for Antony Blinken to serve as Secretary of State: "The Secretary of State is fourth in the line of succession. Leaving that offic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with President Lenin Moreno in the U.S. Capitol. "It was a pleasure to again welcome President Lenin Moreno to the U.S. Capitol today. As I told President Moreno, I am impressed and encouraged by the progress made over recent years to write a new chapter in the U.S.-Ecuador relat  more

NEWTON, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new steps to help make sure federal COVID-19 relief investment for broadband support is delivered to both Sussex and Warren Counties, as well as new steps to connect local officials and internet providers to the right broadband resources to help improve connectivity for local residents and businesses. Today, Gottheimer made the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to help save North Jersey families on their taxes by reinstating the ability for taxpayers to make charitable donations to their towns to receive a tax credit on their local tax bills. In light of the harmful cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction from the 2017 Tax Hike Bill, Gottheimer has been a proponent of restori  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: A bipartisan group of 32 Members of the House wrote to U.S. House leadership and the House Administration Committee to request increased security measures for Members of Congress, their families, and congressional staff -- especially back in their home districts -- in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and increasing threats to Members' safety. Earlier this week, the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Van Drew sent a letter to Comcast requesting an elimination to their newly implemented data overage penalties. "South Jersey has been beaten down by COVID. It is disgusting to profit off of the pain of this pandemic," said Congressman Van Drew. "I am calling on Comcast to remove these onerous penalties that will impact families across our region."  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew is pleased to announce that Comcast has walked back its attempt to increase prices for customers' data usage. Comcast was attempting to create a cap on its service and then raise fees during an ongoing health crisis. While he is happy about the delay, he is ready to fight to make sure this delay becomes permanent. Comcast released the following statement: "...We are providing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) was elected as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. "It is a tremendous honor to be elected by my colleagues as Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee," said Representative Malinowski. "I look forward to working closely with Chairman Meeks and Ranking Member McCaul to use the voice of the Committee to rebuild our moral leadership abroad." Re  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that Rutgers University-Camden will receive $233,066 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research into the effects of climate change on ecological diversity. "Climate change is a serious threat to our communities, with devastating consequences both globally and here in South Jersey," said   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI-at Large) to introduce a package of education bills to reopen and rebuild our schools, save educators jobs and help students recover lost t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and incoming Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT), incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) to introduce legislation gradually raising t  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that New Jersey will receive $216 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for costs associated with storage, transport, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. The funding will be distributed to the New Jersey State Police who are working with the New Jersey Department of Health to distri  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded the distribution of COVID-19 relief funding to New Jersey's fishing communities. New Jersey received $11 million in federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that Congress passed and was signed into law last March. The funding was allocated to aid commercial fishing businesse  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2021: * * * Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded New Jersey's investments in clean energy and jobs during a visit to the first community solar project to be energized in New Jersey in Perth Amboy with Governor Murphy. During the visit to 4PX Express/Duke Realty Solar Warehouse, Pallone commended New Jersey's commitment to transforming to a clean economy and investing in gre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 27: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to President Biden's Executive Orders prioritizing the climate crisis at the national level, spurring the creation of new good-paying jobs, securing environmental justice, and rebalancing the energy sector in favor of c  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Jan. 27: * * * Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today in response to President Biden's Executive Orders prioritizing the climate crisis at the national level, spurring the creation of new good-paying jobs, securing environmental justice, and pausing new leases for onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling on federal land and water: "After four yea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2021: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden signed two executive orders this afternoon strengthening access to quality, affordable health care for the American people: "After four years of constant attempts by the Trump Administration to make it   more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today held a virtual roundtable with local stakeholders to discuss his energy and environmental accomplishments in the omnibus package signed into law in December. Pallone led the effort to pass landmark legislation included in the omnibus package that phases down the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons - an extremely potent greenhou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- 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 Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, February 3, at 11 a.m. (EST) on federal COVID-19 response efforts related to vaccines, testing, and medical supply chain. The hearing is entitled, "Road   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, February 4, at 12 p.m. (EST) entitled "Safeguarding American Consumers: F  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- 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) announced today that the Committee's formal organizational meeting for the 117th Congress will take place remotely on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at 1 pm (EST). During the meeting, the Energy and Commerce Committee will adopt the Committee Rules and its six standing subcommittees, as well as a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Chairman Bobby L. Rush of the Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy, Chair Kathy Castor of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to the Governme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- 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, February 2, at 11 a.m. (EST) on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration. The hearing is entitled, "No Time   more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- 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 today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded $58,054 in CARES Act funding to the Garfield Fire Department. The funding was provided through the CARES Act Assistance to Firefighters - COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) grant program, which Rep. Pascrell advocated for as t  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today wrote to President Joe Biden calling on him to fire the entire United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors for their silence and complicity in Donald Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's deliberate campaign to subvert vote-by-mail elections and destroy the Post Office. "After several years of unprecedented sabotage, t  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today convened officials from New Jersey's Ninth Congressional district in Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson counties for a call to discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and to coordinate vaccination efforts. The mayors asked Pascrell several questions regarding local needs including, vaccination infrastructure, how to secure more doses f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. became the chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee today for the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. It oversees the economic and safety regulation of railroads and the agencies that administer those regulations. The subcommittee's authority covers all rail transportation, from passenger carriers like Amt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: On January 26, 2021, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) will serve on the House Committee on the Budget for the 117th Congress. He will continue to serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. "I am honored to once again serve on the House Budget Committee under the leadership of Chairman Yarmuth,"   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Albio Sires announced that he was elected to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere for the 117th Congress. Congressman Sires chaired the subcommittee in the 116th Congress and, before that, served as Ranking Member. "I am humbled that my colleagues on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have again entrusted me with the responsibility to lead this subcommittee and I th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) reintroduced the Standardized Assessment for Electric (SAFE) Scooters Act to study nationwide instances on the unsafe use of electric scooters and recommend solutions. The bill, H.R. 424, requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to study instances of the unsafe use of electric scooters. Many reports around the country have highlighted that, while s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) will be serving as a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 117th Congress. As the senior-most representative from New Jersey, Congressman Sires will also be serving on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee and the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. "The 8th District of New Jersey is a massive transportation hub  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) released the following statement after the House of Representatives formally sent an article of impeachment to the Senate: "Earlier today, the House sent an article of impeachment to the Senate against former President Donald Trump, charged with high crimes and misdemeanors against the Government of the United States. As we move into the next phase of the impeachment p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) applauded this week's announcement that the federal government is sending $216,000,000 to New Jersey to reimburse the state for vaccination efforts against COVID-19. "I greatly welcome this important federal reimbursement to assist New Jersey's six mega sites in the distribution of vaccines," said Congressman Smith. "People across New Jersey are eager to move ahead and receive the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: Congressman Van Drew announced his committee assignments for the 117th Congress. The Congressman will serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has been reappointed to the Homeland Security Committee. "I am honored to have the opportunity to serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security Committees, to continue advocating for South Jersey," said C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced today that she will serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Watson Coleman has served on the Committee on Homeland Security since first joining Congress in 2015. The Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction ov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and U.S. Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) to reintroduce the Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act to expand the highly successful registered apprenticeship model to high-growth job sectors. The bill is also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in in unveiling a proposed reauthorization of the National Apprenticeship Act that would create nearly one million new Registered Apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship positions over the next five years. The Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (D-CA) sent a letter to President Biden, expressing their commitment to working with his administration to implement its plan to build security and prosperity in partnership with the people of Central America. The letter highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricanes Eta and Iota have exacerbated the conditions of poverty, insecurity, an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Don Beyer (VA-8) today introduced bipartisan legislation to honor United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died from wounds received in the line of duty while defending the U.S. Capitol from attack on January 6th, 2021. Beyer, who represented Sicknick in the House, and Watson Coleman, who represents much of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Jan. 26: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met virtually with Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as Associate Attorney General. Following their meeting, Senator Booker issued the following statement:"Today, I had the honor of meeting virtually with Vanita Gupta, who has been nominated to serve as Associate Attorney General. In my meeting w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Jan. 27: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met virtually with Judge Merrick Garland, who has been nominated to serve as Attorney General. "Today I had the honor of meeting virtually with Judge Merrick Garland, who has been nominated to serve as Attorney General. In my meeting with Judge Garland, we discussed some of the most pressing challenges facing the J  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following floor remarks ahead of the confirmation vote for Antony Blinken to serve as Secretary of State: * * * "I strongly support Mr. Blinken's nomination today because he is the right person for the job and because we cannot afford to leave this post vacant any longer," Senator Menendez said. "Mr. Blinken must be confirmed so we can start addressing the challeng  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following remarks on Jan. 27: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening statement at this morning's hearing on the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. "It is deeply reassuring that President Biden nominated you - a diplomat of immense expertise and skill - to be the next U.S. Permanent   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Biden administration's effort to better protect our nation's arms control architecture by seeking a five year extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), a rigorous post-Cold War nucl  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), one of the co-authors of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, today praised actions taken today by the Biden Administration to reopen the enrollment period to help Americans get health coverage in the face of a growing pandemic that has already claimed nearly 430,0  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate's mass transit subcommittee, held a virtual meeting today with Pete Buttigieg ahead of his pending confirmation vote to serve as President Biden's Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). During the exchange, the Senator stressed the need to complete the full Gateway Project, which includes the construc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following floor remarks at a Committee business meeting calling on confirmation of Antony Blinken to serve as Secretary of State: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks at this evening's Committee business meeting calling for the confirmation of Antony Blinken to serve a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor remarks on Jan. 26: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor ahead of today's confirmation vote for Antony Blinken to serve as Secretary of State. "I strongly support Mr. Blinken's nomination today because he is the right person for the job and because we cannot afford to leave this post vacant any longer," Senator Mene  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by incoming Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021, legislation to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible Venezuelans fleeing the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by incoming Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021, legislation to gran  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced legislation that will finally eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already convicted or sentenced. After the passage of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, sentencing for crack and powder cocaine offenses vastly diffe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets federal tax policy, and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today introduced the Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act or "SALT Deductibility Act" that would repeal the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions. The cap, imposed by the Trump Tax Law of 2017, has disproporti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a resolution recognizing January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day. New Jersey was the first state to recognize January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day in 2018 through the work of the Tara Hansen Foundation, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and other vital organizations that work to help s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, Cory Booker, D-New Jersey: * * * After President Biden took historic action to prioritize environmental justice as part of his administration's efforts to tackle the climate crisis, the three co-founders of the U.S. Senate's first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following joi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced New Jersey is receiving $230,342,420 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to boost its COVID-19 response and vaccine distribution efforts. "This funding is critical to ensuring the State's ability to respond to the pandemic and administer vaccinations to millions of residents," said Sen. Menendez. "I will continue fig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced New Jersey is receiving $230,342,420 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to boost its COVID-19 response and vaccine distribution efforts. "This funding is critical to ensuring the State's ability to respond to the pandemic and administer vaccinations to millions of residents," said Sen. Menendez. "I will continue fightin  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced a combined $52,486,276 in federal grants have been awarded to over 200 organizations and communities across New Jersey to bolster homelessness prevention programs. "This funding will help thousands of men and women, families and veterans across the state access safe and reliable housing and obtain critical services the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $54,475,667.69 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.'s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "This funding will ensure Hackensack Meridian is able to continue caring for their patients, while protecting the health and safety of their doctors, nurses and other health care   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets federal tax policy, and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today introduced the Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act or "SALT Deductibility Act" that would repeal the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions. The cap, imposed by the Trump Tax Law of 2017, has disprop  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that late Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick will lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda. Officer Sicknick joined the U.S. Capitol Police in July 2008 and previously served six years in the New Jersey Air National Guard. Officer Sicknick passed away on January 7th from injuries s  more