WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Bagelicious in Ridgewood, met with the owner and staff, welcomed customers, and helped make some Jersey bagels -- as part of his "Josh on the Job" series promoting local businesses in North Jersey. After a devastating fire burnt down the small business in the spring of 2020, Bagelicious was acquired by Gustavo Rosales -- a decade-long emp  more

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with the Washington Township Police Department in Bergen County to announce new equipment and resources clawed back through federal grant programs in 2021 and 2022 to help local law enforcement keep themselves and their communities safe -- clawing more federal tax dollars back from Washington and the Moocher States and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2022: Members of New Jersey's congressional delegation are demanding that the EPA immediately reconsider allocations of federal investment to remove lead from our drinking water systems, so that help can get to where it is most needed. The Members are also asking the EPA to explain how their decision was made and how the agency will avoid repeating this outcome. According to a report from t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2022: * * * "Unsurprisingly, the MTA's first hearing today on their proposed $5,000-a-year Congestion Tax whacking hard-working families was a disaster. The people spoke and it couldn't be any clearer what Jersey and New York residents think of it: It was a huge swing and miss for the MTA. "If the MTA's own report proved anything, it's that their plan only exports pollution and traffic to Je  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2022: So far this year, Representative Tom Malinowski has recovered over $1.3 million in IRS tax refunds for his constituents. These funds were tracked down by his constituent service representatives after concerned residents contacted his office for assistance with missing or incorrect tax refunds and credits. For the last several years, Americans have expressed a wide range of   more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: Representative Malinowski is bringing home over $1.4 million in federal funding to protect houses of worship in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District against terrorist attacks and hate crimes. Through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), faith institutions throughout the community will receive support to prevent, protect again  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin beach replenishment this fall in Elberon. Pallone met with the Army Corps in January to advocate for this project. The federal funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Pallone pushed for last year. The Army Corps will place 1.2 million cubic yards of sand from   more

SOUTH AMBOY, New Jersey, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2022: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Mayor Fred Henry today announced that South Amboy will receive $4.9 million to help rebuild the city's infrastructure. The federal funding comes from the American Rescue Plan that House Democrats passed and President Biden signed into law in 2021. The funds are distributed through the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing a new rule which would designate the two most common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 23, 2022, letter: * * * Bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last month, the U.S. Gov  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $18,919,125 in Nonprofit Security Grant (NSGP) funding to New Jersey, of which $570,000 will go to protect houses of worship and nonprofits throughout New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District. Amid a wave of antisemitic and bigoted violence, these awards will support secu  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey's only member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today praised President Biden's historic executive action to forgive up to $20,000 of student debt for millions of young Americans. The forgiven loans will not be subject to income tax thanks to the Student Loan Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1546), legislation co-led b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chares Rettig requesting details on how the agency will use funding provided by the new Inflation Reduction Act for enforcement of our nation's tax laws. Last week, Congressman Pascrell and his Democratic colleagues approved robust new   more

CLIFTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today unveiled a new report from the Subcommittee detailing widespread executive profiteering, stock buybacks, and gas gouging by large oil companies awash in record-setting profits. Speaking today in front of gas stations in Clifton, New Jersey, Pascrell revealed the   more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) visited the Morristown, New Jersey, office of Burns & McDonnell, an engineering, architecture and construction firm, on Aug. 22 to meet with regional leadership and lead a town hall with employees of the Morristown office. During the visit, Rep. Sherrill learned about the firm's commitment to continued local, high-paying job creation, employee-ownership struc  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) hosted a roundtable at Wireless Telecom Group to highlight the CHIPS and Science Act, which will support NJ-11 businesses and lower costs for families. This bipartisan legislation provides about $52 billion for domestic semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing, as well as authorizing major funding increases for science and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: Congressman Sires announced that grant funding was awarded to the Hoboken Fire Department. The Hoboken Fire Department received a grant award of $38,304 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This program provides grants to qualified agencies in order to strengthen their overa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Sires released the following statement on President Biden's announcement regarding student debt forgiveness. "I applaud President Biden's action today to address the immense burden of student debt by canceling up to $10,000 in federally held loans for borrowers making under $125,000, and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. The Administration has also extended for a fi  more

NEPTUNE CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following remarks on Aug. 24, 2022, on Ukrainian Independence Day: * * * Last August 24th--on the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence--Ukrainian air force jets led by "best pilot" Anton Lystopad (who was born in the year of Ukraine's independence) flew over Kiev in celebration. One year later--and just a few days ago-- President Zelensky honored him with the Order of Courage award for his "bravery and profe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the reported arrest of Catholic Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez in Nicaragua: "The arrest of Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez--the Catholic Bishop of Matagalpa who was taken from his residence in an early morning raid on Augus  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: Congressman Paul D. Tonko was joined by local groups and advocates today to celebrate the House passage of his New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act. He and supporting organizations gathered at Schodack Island State Park to speak on the importance of this bill in restoring these vital water resources and supporting their neighboring communities. "Our waterways stand as econom  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew responded to Dr. Fauci's announcement that he will be stepping down from the Biden Administration with a reminder that his resignation will not save him from being investigated next Congress for lying to the American people and for his disastrous COVID-19 response. "Over the last two years, Dr. Fauci has expected the American people to blindly follow his rules and regulations   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following statement after President Biden announced that the federal government will provide historic student debt relief. "Since President Biden took office, my House colleagues and I have called on President Biden to deliver broad student debt relief to alleviate the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: Representatives Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Mark Green (R-TN), Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy, were joined by Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in issuing the following response to the arrest and detention of Bishop Rolando Alvarez a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letters: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) warned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against providing new electrification pathways under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for methane biogas from factory farms, and separately expressed concern about plans at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement marking both Ukrainian Independence Day and six months since Vladimir Putin launched his illegal and unprovoked war on Ukraine: "The people of Ukraine have gone to unimaginable lengths in the last six months   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced the federal government will cancel $20,000 in student debt for borrowers who attended college on Pell Grants and $10,000 for those who didn't receive these grants, with forgiveness limited to those making less than $125,000 annually. Since President Biden took office  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in reaction to reports that Turkey is seeking to purchase a second batch of S-400 air defense systems from Russia: "I am deeply concerned about reports that Turkey is considering further purchases of the Russian S-4  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate HELP Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), alongside U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.-03), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05), and Kathy Manning (D-N.C.-06), today led 110 colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 15, 2022, letter: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today are urging the Biden administration to engage on U.S.-Iraqi shared economic interests by preserving energy firms' access to the Iraqi-Kurdish region's energy sector. In a new letter to S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Biden Administration to announce a process to provide immigration protections and work authorization for immigrant witnesses and victims of labor law violations. "[...] it is imperative that DHS announce its new process swiftly. It has   more