WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke at the annual National Action Network's (NAN) National Convention. The speech focused on America's broken food systems and agriculture industry that favors consolidated multinational corporations and hurts communities of color. As family farmers struggle and tens of millions of families face food insecurity and a lack of access to affordable, nutriti  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at this morning's full Committee hearing on the nominations of Victoria Nuland to be Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Uzra Zeya to be Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Hum  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was joined by nine of his Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing new international climate change legislation in support of President Biden's ambitious climate action agenda. Entitled the United States Climate Leadership in International Mitigation, Adaptation, and Technology Enha  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing reviewing two bills led by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) that would help in the fight against opioid addiction and deaths. "I've heard from so many families across New Jersey who have seen opioid addiction hit their families hard. They're stories I carry with me every day and ones that have driven me to lead on these two important pieces of legislation,"  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on ensuring a secure and coordinated wireless netw  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1502, the Microloan Improvement Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) to help small businesses access much needed capital to help them through the coronavirus crisis. The bill passed by a bipartisan margin of 397 to 16. "We need to do everything we can to help our small businesses in this critical time," said  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * Thank you very much for the opportunity to highlight my priorities as you work on a surface transportation reauthorization bill. I also want to thank my delegation colleagues on this committee, Congressmen Albio Sires, Donald Payne, Jr. and Tom Malinowski, for   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at this morning's Committee business meeting calling for the confirmation of the Honorable Samantha Power to serve as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Ambassador Power's   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the following statement in response to reports that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11th, 2021: "This decision is the right move that finally ends the longest war in American history. As we approach 20 years since September 11th, we honor the thousands who lost their lives that day as well as the over 2,300 U.S. Servicemembers who gave th  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski announced that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for New Jerseyans who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Representative Malinowski helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan. Read more about the American Rescue Plan here: https://malinowski.house.gov/american-rescue-plan * New Jerseyans who paid for funeral exp  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's commitment to complete the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and issue a Record of Decision for the Hudson Tunnel Project by May 28, Rep. Tom Malinowski issued the following statement: "The Biden Administration's announcement that the Environmental Impact Statement for the Hudson Tunnel Project will be completed by the end of next  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor statement on April 16, 2021: * * * Representative Malinowski spoke on the House Floor to recognize Westfield Police Officers Jeffrey Johnson and Michael Pollack, whose heroism helped prevent a shooting at Tamaques Elementary School in June of 2019. Watch a video of his remarks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqJ5VoFtmGY "Madam Speaker, as we mourn the victims of another senseless mass shooting in A  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, April 15 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Malinowski hosted a virtual conversation on Economic Impact Payments, and other ways the American Rescue Plan can help New Jersey families. Rep. Malinowski was joined by a representative from the IRS who answered participant questions and provided information on how the IRS is working to enact the recent changes. Watch a recording of the virtual event here: https  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Malinowski made the following statement in response to reports that President Biden intends to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11th, 2021. "President Biden inherited a difficult dilemma in Afghanistan, and I appreciate the profound burden our president bears when deciding whether and how to deploy our men and women in uniform. Nevertheless, just as I opposed P  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, April 14 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Tom Malinowski wrapped up his April Congress in Your Kitchen series. These virtual gatherings are an effort to continue to serve and stay connected with constituents during the ongoing public health crisis. Residents had the opportunity to share their views and comments with Representative Malinowski, and hear an overview of the American Rescue Plan, the recent c  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 15, 2021, at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled "The CLEAN Future Act and Environmental Justice: Protecting Frontline Communities"" * * * We continue this Committee's important work on environmental justice, examining 11 bills that address the pressing needs of environmental justice communities. For far too  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 14, 2021, at a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled "An Epidemic within a Pandemic: Understanding Substance Use and Misuse in America:" * * * This Committee has a long history of working on a bipartisan basis to combat the threat of opioids and substance use and misuse. Together, we were making significant progress, but unfortunately t  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorka  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today regarding implement  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on the importance of facilitating an equitable transition to clean energy. The hearing is entitled, "G  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, April 29, on President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget request for fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for New Jerseyans who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Rep. Pascrell helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan last month. "This pandemic has taken too many of our friends, family, and neighbors," said Rep. Pascrell. "Today   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) celebrated passage in the House of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which seeks to raise wages and ensure gender equality in the workplace. "The gender pay gap continues to be a stain on our nation. If we are serious about equal rights, women must be allowed to fully participate in our economy," said Rep. Pascrell. "As workers across the co  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following op-ed to the Bergen Record: * * * Private equity's growing control of long-term care endangers the underserved Last month, the House Oversight Subcommittee I chair held an important hearing on ominous trends in American health care. We examined the growing control of the health care system by Wall Street and private equity firms, particularly in long-term care facilities. What we found is not pretty.  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to reports that the Biden administration has yet to raise unconscionably low national refugee admittance caps set by the Trump administration. "Despite our national deficiencies, for over one hundred years America remained a beacon of liberty for the entire world. That light dimmed over the last four years, and it is incumbent o  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today called on the United States and its allies to come together to support Ukraine in its defense of the growing aggression by the violent Russian state. "The entire world should be alarmed by the Russian government's continued military provocations against our ally Ukraine," said Rep. Pascrell, one of Ukraine's strongest supporte  more

LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today were joined by students, administrators, and higher education advocates at Montclair State University to highlight the student loan debt crisis. A provision in the American Rescue Plan authored by Pascrell and Menendez paves the way for President Biden would make college loan forgiveness ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. introduced a bill today to get Medicare beneficiaries complete coverage sooner for colorectal cancer treatments they receive during routine cancer screenings. Currently, beneficiaries must wait until 2030 for such coverage. Rep. Payne, Jr.'s bill, the Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act, requires Medicare to provide complete coverage for those treatments by the end of   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, promoted the need to fund the Gateway Program today when he met with President Biden to discuss the nation's infrastructure and Biden's American Jobs Plan. The roughly $2.7 trillion dollar plan would repair and replace roads, rail lines, bridges and tunnels nationwide, includ  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. re-introduced the Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act today. The bipartisan bill requires Medicare, Medicaid, and plans sold on the federal healthcare exchanges to fully cover screening tests for beneficiaries who are at-risk of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). "There are too many Americans who are at risk for an unnecessary amputation from PAD," said Congressm  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act today. The bill (H.R. 7) strengthens federal law to promote equal pay in the workplace and reward employers that close the wage gap between genders for the same job. Employers that fail to meet the new equal pay standards could face significant fines under the bill. "There is no reason why women should be paid less than men for the sam  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted today for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. The bill (H.R. 1195) requires health care and social service providers to take stronger actions to protect all their workers from violence in the workplace, such as violence prevention programs and mandatory investigations of all violent incidents. "Our hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's announced goal of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021: "I commend President Biden and his administration on working to achieve what has been a longstanding goal to finally bring our troops home from Afghanistan after 20 long years. Over 2,000 men and women have given their lives in A  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act of 2021, which strengthens and closes loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act. "At home in New Jersey, we have some of the strongest equal pay laws in the nation and it is time we brought these Jersey values to federal law," said Rep. Sherrill. "I proudly co-sponsored this bill because we need more pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy, Rep. Mark E. Green, M.D. (R-TN), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Reps. Juan Vargas (D-CA), Maria E. Salazar (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) released the following statement before the third anniversary of protests in  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Hackensack Meridian Health Systems (HMHS) received an $82 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the cost of many of the hospital's extensive emergency measures taken as a result of the COVID pandemic, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) said today. HMHS operates Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean M  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following floor statement on April 14, 2021: * * * Madam Speaker, today the House of Representatives will vote to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act--a law I authored in 2005. This was an original idea of mine 20 years ago. Joined by 70 cosponsors, I introduced it in 2001. After five long years of hard work and numerous setbacks, my bill was finally enacted into law in 2005. The new law created a nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 15, 2021: * * * "Like a child changing the rules of the game when it is not going their way, this scheme to increase Supreme Court justices is just another example of the undermining of the foundations that have kept America balanced and protected. "This is only motivated by a dangerous political agenda and not what is best for this nation. "I hope everyone will wake up to how scary this  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 13, 2021: * * * On Monday, April 12, Democrat Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) issued a statement on Twitter, calling for an end to policing and incarceration and declaring that policing in America is "inherently and intentionally racist." Congressman Jeff Van Drew issued the following statement: "At a time when members of Congress sit comfortably behind fortified walls guarded by armed  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following joint statement with Reps. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, and Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-New Jersey: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement regarding Social Security Administration (SS  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 14, 2021, with Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement applauding the Internal Revenue Service's work sending out the stimulus checks and supplemental payments to Americans in nee  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) released the following statement applauding the Internal Revenue Service's work sending out the stimulus checks and supplemental payments to Americans in need: "Millions of Americans are depending on these direct stimulus payments, and we are glad to h  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 15, 2021, with Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed eight health care bills this week: "At a time when public health is more import  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement on April 11, 2021, with Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-New Jersey: * * * Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) today issued the following statement on Chairwoman Maxine Waters's draft National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization. The proposal adopts the same cap on premium rate increases that Pallone and Pascrell included in their bipartisan flood insurance legislation la  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 15, 2021, 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 after the House of Representatives passed five consumer protection bills: "The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortuna  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) have reintroduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, legislation that will create an allocated tax credit for production of qualifying renewable chemicals from biomass or investment in production facilities. The bill will accelerate commercialization of the renewable chemicals and biobased products and help build a r  more

FORT LEE, New Jersey, April 9 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) announced new federal steps to fight back against the proposed New York congestion taxes unfairly targeting hardworking New Jersey families for driving into midtown Manhattan. The federal government recently gave New York the green light to begin implementing their congestion tax scheme, which would whack New Jersey drive  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement with John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, and Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement regarding Social Security Administration (SSA)'s decision to halt sending "no-match" letters, also   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), and U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called on Congress to implement postal banking pilot programs in rural and urban communities across the country as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Senate and House Financial Services and General Government Ap  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and John Rutherford (FL-4) introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage public housing authorities to equip their older units with sprinkler systems improving the safety of residents and local communities. The Public Housing Fire Safety Act would create a grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funds to public ho  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 16, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced that it would keep the FY 2021 refugee admissions target at 15,000: "The United States has always been a beacon of hope and opportunity for those fleeing persecution because of religion, race, nationality and more. "We are witnessing the largest refugee crisis in history and have  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- 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 Black Maternal Health Week, "to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons." Black Maternal Health Week is observed from April 11 through April 17.Representatives Alma Adams (NC-1  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced a resolution recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, "to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons." Black Maternal Health Week is observed from April 11 throug  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, earlier today wrote to urge President Joe Biden to follow through on his commitment to raise the FY21 refugee ceiling from the Trump administration's 15,000 maximum - the lowest cap on refugee admissions since the refugee resettlement program's inception 40 years ago. Chairman Menendez detailed th  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, earlier today wrote to urge President Joe Biden to follow through on his commitment to raise the FY21 refugee ceiling from the Trump administration's 15,000 maximum - the lowest cap on refugee admissions since the refugee resettlement program's inception 40 years   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest ranking Latino in Congress, today led his Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution to commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights leader and labor champion Cesar Estrada Chavez. "Cesar Chavez was a true American hero who helped change the course of our nation's history," said Sen. Menendez. "We must carry forward Chavez's call  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would take a series of measures to hold Russia accountable for the SolarWinds cyberattack, payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afgh  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today announced that he has promoted long-time staff member Jason Tuber to serve as his new Chief of Staff. Tuber, who has worked for Sen. Menendez since he arrived in the Senate in 2006, will oversee the Senator's offices and staff both in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey. "For the past 16 years, Jason Tuber has been an advocate and champion for Ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would take a series of measures to hold Russia accountable for the SolarWinds cyberattack, payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, and the 2020 election interference: "The Bi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following op-ed on April 15, 2021, to El Nuevo Dia: * * * Sen. Menendez Makes Case for Puerto Rican Self-Determination U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest ranking Latino in Congress, published an op-ed in El Nuevo Dia yesterday, titled Let the People of Puerto Rico Decide Their Own Future, where he makes the case for passing the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act, a bill he is leading alongside his House collea  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was joined by nine of his Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing new international climate change legislation in support of President Biden's ambitious climate action agenda. Entitled the United States Climate Leadership in International Mitigation, Adaptation, and Technology Enhancement Act of 2021 (U.S. CLIMATE Act), the legislat  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.-22) today reintroduced the Keep Americans Safe Act, renewing a concerted effort to ban the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer, or possession of gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. These high-capacity magazines are designed for shooting and killing en masse and have been the accessory  more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, April 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09) today were joined by students, administrators and higher education advocates at Montclair State University to call on President Biden to use his authority to act on student loan debt, unleash the economic power of millions and drive the nation's economic recovery from the pandemic. A provision   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.-12) today reintroduced the Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, federal gun safety legislation to ban the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer and possession of gun silencers or suppressors. "Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only - to muffle the sound  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.-12) today reintroduced the Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, federal gun safety legislation to ban the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer and possession of gun silencers or suppressors. "Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only - to muffle the  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement on April 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) - the eight Democratic Senators of color representing various communities, issued a joint statement on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act: "Throughout our country's history, t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced New Jersey will receive $325,965,861 in federal funding to support homeowners experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. The senators' secured this funding in the American Rescue Plan that President Biden signed into law last month. "The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked our economy and left families struggling to make   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (N.J.-06) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prevent the detainment and deportation of a group of Indonesian Christians in New Jersey. Central New Jersey is home to a thriving community of Christian I  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2021, legislation to reassert Congressional oversight over the sale of sophisticated and mission-critical American military systems. The legislation comes on the heels of the Biden administration's reported dec  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2021, legislation to reassert Congressional oversight over the sale of sophisticated and mission-critical American military systems. The legislation comes on   more