WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, submitted the following statement for the Senate Record in response to ongoing tensions and violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. The statement calls for the United Nations Security Council to reconsider its December 2020 move to dissolve the  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to the Biden administration's publication of a U.S. intelligence report on Saudi Arabia's assassination of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi: "Today the United Sta  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 26, 2021, with his counterparts from Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Czech Republic: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined his counterparts from Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and the Czech Republic in issuing the following statement re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following opening statement, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines" on Feb. 23, 2021: Today, we continue our critical oversight of the effort to develop and produce COVID-19 vaccines for the American people. As I have said before, one of my top priorities this year is to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the U.S. Department of State to officially designate international violent extremist groups, including the Proud Boys, as terrorist organizations. Doing so will help provide law enforcement and the U.S. intelligence community the tools necessary to protect the nation from domest  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer received a 100% score from the League of Conservation Voters' 2020 National Environmental Scorecard, based on 21 key congressional votes from the past calendar year to help keep our air and water clean, promote the creation of good-paying clean energy jobs, combat increasing pollution and emissions, protecting the Jersey shore from off-shore drilling, improvi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The bipartisan bill included U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer's (NJ-5) legislation, the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (FDCA), to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit credit discrimination base  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced he has signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act. Congressman Kim, a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, also signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act during the 116th Congress. "Equal rights should never be in question for our LGBTQ community, but for far too long they've been denied," said Congressman Kim. "This bill isn't ju  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act to ensure LGBTQ Americans are guaranteed full protections under the law. Representative Malinowski is an original cosponsor of this landmark legislation which would extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, including employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations "No matter  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Tom Malinowski hosted a public information Telephone Town Hall to provide an opportunity for residents of New Jersey's 7th Congressional District to ask questions, share their concerns, and get updates on the latest from Congress. Over 6,000 constituents from across the district joined the call. You can listen to a full recording of the telephone town hall here:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to create an independent, non-partisan commission, closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, to assess the nation's preparedness and response to COVID-19 and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future epidemics and pand  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: This week, Representative Tom Malinowski hosted a Housing Know Your Rights Webinar to provide information on housing relief options available during this challenging time. Representative Malinowski was joined by representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Legal Services of Northwest NJ and Central Jersey Legal Services, who answered question  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: On Friday, March 5th, Representative Tom Malinowski will host a virtual Lunch & Learn for constituents to discuss the current threats to voting rights nationwide and the future of American democracy. He will be joined by Tiffany Muller, the President and Executive Director of End Citizens United/Let America Vote Action Fund. Representative Malinowski is a cosponsor of H.R. 1, the For the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections not just in the workplace, but in every place - in employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: "Passage of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives is a significant milestone for civil rights," Congressman Pallone said. "It's unacceptable that someone has the right to marry the person they love one day and can be fired the next day because o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following remarks on Feb. 24, 2021, at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing entitled "Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media": * * * Let me start by saying we're all staunch defenders of the First Amendment and its mandate that "Congress make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." The First Amendment prohibits   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 23, 2021, at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled "Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines": * * * We continue our critical oversight of the effort to develop and produce COVID-19 vaccines for the American people. As I have said before, one of my top priorities this year is to ensure w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: 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 Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on telehealth policy in the United States. The hearing is entitled, "The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: 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 former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today following up on recent information that calls into question the extent of his  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: 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) wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today dema  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to a hearing in the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on the United States Postal Service (USPS), renewing his calls for the USPS Board of Governors and DeJoy to be removed from leadership immediately. "I have heard enough from Mr. DeJoy. Tens of millions of Americans don't need to hear anything more from Mr. DeJoy except ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in support of the Equality Act (H.R. 5), comprehensive civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community in employment, education, credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public accommodations. "It is abhorrent that in 2021 many states continue to discriminate against LGBTQ Am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the nominations by President Joe Biden of three new nominees to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors to fill existing vacancies. On January 25, 2021, Pascrell became the first member of Congress calling on President Biden to fire the entire Postal Board of Governors. "Our entire country is fed up with the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. earned the National Kidney Foundation's 2021 Congressional Award for his work to fight kidney disease. The foundation gives the award annually to politicians who have shown an outstanding commitment to the improvement of kidney-related health issues. Rep. Payne, Jr. received the award because of his strong support of kidney patients through his sponsorship of legislation,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for the Equality Act today. The bill (H.R. 5) would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in a wide range of areas, including employment, housing, public spaces and services, federally-funded programs, education, credit opportunities, and jury service. "This bill would remove an injustice regarding how LGBTQ Americans are treated na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. formed the Congressional Colorectal Caucus today with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL). The caucus will help to promote more awareness of colorectal cancer and caucus members will fight to pass legislation that improves treatments and survival rates from the deadly disease. "I have been working to protect Americans from colorectal cancer since my first day in Con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2021: Congressman Van Drew is pleased to announce that Comcast has now stated they will not raise their rates until at least 2022. During financial uncertainty in an ongoing pandemic, Congressman Van Drew also plans to introduce legislation that would limit the ability of telecommunications providers to raise rates and add penalties for usage. Local providers, like Comcast, in South Jers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Tom Reed (NY-23), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-7) urged Congressional leadership to dedicate $45 billion of the $350 billion relief to state and local governments in the new COVID-19 relief package to address broadband connectivity in local communities. The Members requested that these funds for broadband connectivity and accessibility be equ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced the introduction of the Alice Paul Voter Protection Act, which will protect a citizen's access to vote by prohibiting the interference of voter registration efforts. "Alice Paul was a leader in ensuring and protecting the right to vote. It's important we honor her legacy by continuing her work, and I'm proud to introduce a bill in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) questioned why the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) once again sent erroneous notices to taxpayers, causing unnecessary and confusing stress to nearly 260,000 Americans. In a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, the Chairs called on the agency to stop sending notices while   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) applauded the Biden Administration's announcement of urgent actions to deliver masks to communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. "We applaud the Biden Administration's efforts to make masks more easily available to communities most impacted by the pandemic," said Chairme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: A week into the most important tax filing season in recent memory, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) sounded the alarm over the first set of data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that showed the shortened filing season was already off to a slow start. The troublesome data underscores the Committee's conc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced the introduction of the Alice Paul Voter Protection Act, which will protect a citizen's access to vote by prohibiting the interference of voter registration efforts. "Access to voting is more important than ever, and we stand on the shoulders of activists and women like Alice Paul who not only talked the talk but walked the walk in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) this morning to discuss their work as members of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) to pass the American Rescue Plan in the House this week to help crush the COVID-19 virus and get the economy moving again - including making sure every  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), and Mark Takano (CA-41) reintroduced a bill to ensure insurance companies use only driving-related factors in determining car insurance rates and eligibility. The Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act, or PAID Act (H.R. 1270), would end the use of income, credit score, education levels, and other factors unrelated to drivi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, issued the following statement on New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signing historic adult-use cannabis reform bills into law: "The failed War on Drugs has systematically targeted people of color and the poor, disproportionately impacting Black and Brown com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) re-introduced the United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation resolution, which urges the creation of a congressional commission acknowledging and examining systemic racism that has impacted Black Americans throughout U.S. history and the racial inequities that persist today. "To realize our n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest ranking Latino in Congress, today introduced legislation that would require public companies to disclose information related to the racial, gender, ethnic makeup and veteran status of corporate boards and senior management. The Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2020 addresses shortcomings in the U.S. Securities and E  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor ahead of today's vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. "What the United States desperately needs right now at the UN is renewal and reengag  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2021: * * * Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol, marking seven years since Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea: "On this solemn anniversary, I stand with the Ukrainian people in rej  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest ranking Latino in the U.S. Congress, led a group of 25 of his Senate colleagues in officially introducing the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. President Biden's bold, inclusive, and humane framework for immigration reform will fundamentally transform our immigration system by providing 11 million undocumented immigrants with a pathway to cit  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to the Biden administration's publication of a U.S. intelligence report on Saudi Arabia's assassination of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi: "Today the United States government finally acknowledged what the rest of  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 26, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined his counterparts from Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and the Czech Republic in issuing the following statement regarding recent anti-democratic developments in Georgia: "The storming of the office of the United National Movement, the largest opposition pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest ranking Latino in the U.S. Congress, and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, reintroduced the Puerto Rico Recovery Accurate in Disclosures Act (PRRADA). This bipartisan and bicameral piece of legislation would impose robust disclosure requirements on all of the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Manag  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Susan Collins (D-ME) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Partnering Aspiring Teachers with High-Need Schools (PATHS) to Tutor Act, that will expand access to one-on-one and small group tutoring in underserved communities during the pandemic. The legislation will also strengthen the pipeline of future teachers by p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced legislation aimed at addressing the maternal health crisis among incarcerated people. The Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act would create grant and model programs to better care for pregnant people who are incarcerated, commission a study on the maternal health crisis within our prison system, and end the practice of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) continue to drive a concerted effort in Congress to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and improve vaccination rates in underserved and minority communities. In Maryland, New Jersey and across the country, there are sharp racial and ethnic disparities related to COVID-19 vaccination, due to a number of confounding factors such   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $147,874,036 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development to support the revitalization of communities across New Jersey. "When we invest in our communities - regardless of zip code - we improve the quality of life f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $407,778.57 in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure fire departments across New Jersey have the resources to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and other related supplies. This funding was secured in the CARES Act that passed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $85,066,133 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support New Jersey public housing agencies preserve, repair, and modernize affordable homes across the state. "Families across New Jersey deserve to live in safe, quality, reliable and affordable housing," said Sen. Menendez. "Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $8,038,352.37 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to elevate flood-prone homes in Ocean City (Cape May) and Fairfield (Essex). "Providing residents in flood-prone areas with the funding necessary to elevate their homes is a smart way to protect families, bring down the cost of flood insurance, and r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D- N.J.), senior member of the Banking Committee, and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Banking Committee, today introduced legislation to expand access to housing counseling and assistance services for millions of families still struggling to remain in their homes because of the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an analysi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) continue to drive a concerted effort in Congress to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and improve vaccination rates in underserved and minority communities. In New Jersey, Maryland and across the country, there are sharp racial and ethnic disparities related to COVID-19 vaccination, due to a number of confounding factors suc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation creating an independent, non-partisan commission, closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, to assess the nation's pandemic preparedness and response, and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future pu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: "I welcome the overdue release of the DNI's report confirming the judgement of the intelligence community that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the entrapment and gruesome murder of Virginia-resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The House of Representatives called for this report on a fully bipartisan basis nearly two years ago, when it voted 405-7 to pass my bill, the Saudi   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following newsletter: This week, I joined a roundtable hosted by Kean University to discuss reaching urban communities with vaccine messages. I signed onto multiple pieces of legislation to overhaul the immigration system in our country, support automatic voter registration, secure more working rights for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, require an aviation preparedness plan for future pandemics, and create  more