WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer applauded the establishment of a Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Vaccination Center in New Jersey, following his formal request to FEMA in late February to create a site to help underserved communities and to begin vaccinating Jersey residents daily. FEMA is opening the Community Vaccination Site this week in Newark at the New Jersey Institute of Technol  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security issued the following testimony by June Gross-Rodgers, chairwoman of the Victims Rights Reform Council, at a hearing entitled "From Miranda to Gideon: A Call for Pretrial Reform" on March 26, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to address you today as a victim of bail reform. I live in Millville, New Jersey, and bail reform was implemented in my state on January 1st of 2017. My nightmare b  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Albio Sires has named Sharada Suresh and Harita Suresh as the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge in the 8th District. Both Sharada Suresh and Harita Suresh are 7th graders at Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4, in Jersey City. When asked what inspired the creation of LunaBot, the students said, "We created LunaBot to be a companion in these challenging times to help kids socially a  more

TEANECK, New Jersey, April 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Holy Name Medical Center's COVID-19 vaccination site to witness the 1,000th educator vaccinated at the facility. John Tedeschi, Social Studies Chairperson at Bergen Catholic High School, was the 1,000th teacher vaccinated by Holy Name. Mr. Tedeschi was joined by fellow Bergen Catholic High School educators and school staff Dr. Brian Mahoney, the  more

TEANECK, New Jersey, April 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer joined local North Jersey labor leaders and officials to highlight how urgently the region needs infrastructure investment to fix our bridges, tunnels, and roads. Gottheimer and local leaders stood beneath the Route 4, Hackensack River bridge that connects Teaneck and Hackensack. This bridge is currently rated as "structurally deficient," meaning that key elem  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, March 30 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) concluded a week of virtual seminars with a bipartisan group of mayors, first responders, and administrators from across New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, to meet with federal agencies about clawing back more of our federal tax dollars back to North Jersey communities to fight the pandemic, invest in infrastructure projects impacting the regi  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, March 30 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The First Annual Fifth District Women's Leadership Summit was hosted by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), bringing together North Jersey elected officials and community leaders for a dialogue with local high school students to discuss progress in the ongoing fight for equality, to provide career and leadership advice, and to highlight challenges and accomplishments of women leaders i  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 2, 2021, on the attack on Capitol Police officers: * * * "Our hearts go out to the United States Capitol Police (USCP) force and the family and loved ones of the officer who lost their life today. "The USCP put their lives on the line every single day in defense of this nation and while we still do not have all of our questions answered, these senseless acts of violence have no place in our  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, March 30 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski hosted a virtual forum to discuss the threats posed by the spread of conspiracy theories and extremism, including white nationalism and anti-Semitism, on social media, and how to guard against them. Watch a recording of the virtual forum here: https://bit.ly/3u5xBuY. The forum came as Representatives Malinowski and Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) reintroduced the Protec  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, March 31 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Tom Malinowski announced the dates for his April Congress in Your Kitchen series. These virtual gatherings provide an opportunity for residents of the 7th District to share their views and comments with Rep. Malinowski and hear updates on the latest from Congress, including an overview of the American Rescue Plan, the recent coronavirus relief legislation signed into law by  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, April 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 31, 2021: * * * Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement today after President Biden announced his transformational American Jobs Plan: "There is no better way to rebuild our economy for the future than to modernize our badly aging infrastructure, and President Biden's American Jobs Plan is exactly what our nation needs right now to revitalize our comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on March 31, 2021, on President Biden's American Jobs Plan: * * * "There is no better way to rebuild our economy for the future than to modernize our badly aging infrastructure, and President Biden's American Jobs Plan is exactly what our nation needs right now to revitalize our communities. The President's bold proposal will also combat the climate c  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today introduced H.R. 2286, legislation to tax the capital gains of some of America's wealthiest families upon certain transfers of appreciated capital assets. Long-existing tax law allows the richest American families to pass enormous wealth on to their families without payi  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, April 1 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $3,702,250 to the Paterson Community Health Center to assist the center in providing primary health care to low-income Paterson residents. Funding for the grant was provided by President Biden's landmark American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Pascrell helped p  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, April 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would send refunds later this spring and summer to Americans who reported unemployment compensation on their tax returns before changes enacted by the signing into law on March 11 of the American Rescue Plan by P  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 30, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised President Joe Biden's announcement that he would nominate 11 new federal judges, including Julien X. Neals and Zahid N. Quraishi for vacant seats on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Neals currently serves as Bergen County Counsel and acting County Administrator. "For generations, justice in America has bee  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey's only member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today reintroduced the Bring Jobs Home Act, legislation which seeks to cut taxes for American companies that move jobs to the U.S. from another nation, and also would close tax loopholes that reward companies shipping jobs overseas. The legislation is sponsored by Reps.  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. applauded the Biden Administration's decision to open a new COVID-19 federal vaccination distribution center in Essex County. It is one of three nationwide that can vaccinate an additional 6,000 people per day when fully operational and it opens today at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ. Rep. Payne, Jr. wrote a letter to FEMA to reques  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Under questioning from Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. during a hearing before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg committed to expeditiously resolving the current delays that are preventing the Gateway Program from moving forward. The Secretary also emphasized the importance of securing dedicated funding for rail infr  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. sent a letter today to Robert Sumwalk, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), regarding uninvestigated railroad and hazardous material accidents in 2019. As Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, Rep. Payne, Jr. wants to know what factors determine whether an accident is investigated and wh  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. asked the federal agency responsible for pipeline safety for a thorough investigation following the March 16th pipeline leak that spilled more than 350 barrels of unleaded gasoline in Linden, NJ. Rep. Payne, Jr. wrote a letter to Tristan Brown, Acting Administrator for the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), to seek more information on the caus  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. released the following statement regarding the appointment of Major General William J. Walker to become the new House Sergeant-at-Arms. Walker is the first African American to serve in that role, which is responsible for the security and protection of the U.S. House of Representatives. "General Walker is the perfect choice to protect our House of Representatives and i  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 31, 2021: * * * Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. released the following statement regarding today's release of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. The plan would create millions of new jobs to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure and water distribution system, modernize our nation's schools and childcare facilities, and upgrade American veterans' hospitals. "I am fully supportiv  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, April 2 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 1, 2021: * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement applauding the inclusion of key infrastructure priorities in President Joe Biden's announcement of his expansive infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan: "For the last four years, we heard talk about infrastructure over and over again. Meanwhile, the last administration did nothing but obstruc  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, March 31 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 30, 2021: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chairwoman of the Environment Subcommittee of Science, Space, and Technology Committee, today praised President Joe Biden and the entire Biden Administration for their efforts to advance renewable energy production. At a White House forum, leaders of the Biden Administration, including the Secretaries of Energy, Commerce, and Transpor  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) led Representatives Malinowski, Gottheimer, Suozzi, Pallone, Pascrell, Sires, and Phillips in a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to highlight the importance of lifting the 2017 State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap and encourage the inclusion of a provision to address the cap in the recently announced infrastructure package. "For our constitue  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, March 31 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As the Biden administration is set to announce details of their infrastructure package, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) led two letters to key officials highlighting the importance of the Gateway Tunnel project. The first letter, addressed to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, thanked the Secretary and the Biden administration for their announcement that the long-delayed env  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) announced funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Community Health Centers as part of the American Rescue Plan: "The awarding of these funds from HHS to Community Health Centers is welcome news that will help them continue to offer residents necessary services during this public health emergency. "Since the start of the pandemic, Community He  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Sires released the following statement following the vehicle-related incident at the Capitol: "It is with deep sadness that I learn of the death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans, and the hospitalization of another USCP officer, following the attack at Capitol complex barricades earlier this afternoon. Capitol Police officers are asked to put their lives on the line every day  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined workers yesterday as they kicked off an election to vote on forming a union at the Shred-It facility on Whitehead Road near the Lawrenceville-Hamilton border. According to Smith, employees are seeking union representation "out of an abundance of concern for health and safety protocols as well as a desire for better wages, pensions and other benefits, that mot  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, March 30 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY-04) applauded the Biden administration's announcement today designating a new priority Wind Energy Area in the New York Bight to clear the way for offshore wind development off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. Today's announcement follows a bipartisan letter that Pascrell, Rice, and members of the New Y  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) applauded the Biden Administration's announcement today designating a new priority Wind Energy Area in the New York Bight to clear the way for offshore wind development off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. Today's announcement comes following a bipartisan letter that Rice, Pascrell and members of the New York  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressmembers Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Tom Malinowski (NJ-7) announced the introduction of the Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2021 (H.R. 2115). The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has for years relied on outdated private agreements to determine whether to approve future natural gas pipelines, failing to comprehensively evaluate or consi  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today reintroduced his bill to ban discrimination based on hair textures and hairstyles that are commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI), introduced companion legislation in   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 31, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement on President Biden's American Jobs Plan, which includes funding to complete the Gateway Project: "President Biden today outlined a bold, generational infrastructure plan that will create millions of good-paying jobs, repair our aging roads, rails and bridges, modernize our water systems, expand broad  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09), senior members of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees that set national health policy, today led a delegation letter urging U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to cease implementation of a Trump-era policy that will cost Central Jersey hospitals over $100 million and undermine their ability  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez (both D-NJ) today applauded President Biden's nomination of Julien Xavier Neals and Judge Zahid Quraishi to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Their nominations were announced by the White House this morning as part of a group of 11 judicial nominees. Booker is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Julien Neals and Zahid Q  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), announced a new proposal to close the stepped-up basis income tax loophole - reforming one of the largest tax breaks in our federal tax code in order to support national investments that will benefit all Americans and build a more inclusive economy. This new proposed le  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, and Cory Booker today announced that New Jersey's 24 Community Health Centers (CHCs), operating 135 sites statewide, have been awarded a combined $129,653,750 in funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, and heal  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 31 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced a combined $88,729,949 in federal funding to help bolster emergency protective measures at New Jersey hospitals and long-term care facilities in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The grants were awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), which fully reimbur  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 31 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, (both D-NJ) today applauded President Biden's nominations of Julien Xavier Neals and Judge Zahid Quraishi to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Their nominations were announced by the White House this morning as part of a group of 11 judicial nominees. "  more