WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today seeking answers following recent reporting on the company releasing users' sensitive data, including private communications related to abortion in state criminal proceedings. The letter was signed by Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) visited the East Brunswick Community Arts Center with East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen, South Brunswick Mayor Charlie Carley and members of their respective city councils and administrations to present a check for $1,600,091 secured by the Congresswoman for repairs and improvements to Dunhams Corner Road which borders East and South Brun  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: At Rock Ridge Pharmacy, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new progress made in the fight to lower the cost of prescription drugs, particularly for the price of insulin, through the Inflation Reduction Act -- a great win for making life more affordable for North Jersey families and small businesses. Beginning in 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act will cap the c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) testified during tonight's public hearing to stand up against New York and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) cash-grabbing Congestion Tax. New York and the MTA's Congestion Tax could go into effect as early as 2023 and would cost Jersey and New York drivers up to $23 dollars a day -- more than $5,000 a year -- on top of the alrea  more

PARAMUS, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), along with Governor Phil Murphy, State Senator Joe Lagana, local officials, educators, and law enforcement, announced a new federal investment clawed back from the American Rescue Plan to help improve school safety and security, and provide our law enforcement with the resources they need to keep children and educators safe. This new st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: A bipartisan group of 50 Members of Congress, 34 Democrats and 16 Republicans -- led by Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-2) -- wrote to President Joe Biden expressing deep concerns about reported provisions in a potential agreement with Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. Concerns include weakening the effectiveness of terrorism-related sanctions   more

HILLSBOROUGH, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Tom Malinowski joined Governor Phil Murphy, Mayor Shawn Lipani, and local officials in Hillsborough to reflect on the devastation of Hurricane Ida on the storm's one-year anniversary. "Thank you, Governor Murphy. Thanks for coming back to Hillsborough. Shawn [Lipani], to all of the officials here who have helped us get to this point of almost full recovery, I know there's s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Tom Malinowski released his Inflation Reduction Act report for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. The report lays out how the recently enacted law will impact thousands of residents through more affordable prescription drugs and lower health insurance premiums. "I've made it my mission to lower the cost of healthcare for my middle-class constituents, and I am delighted Congress was  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today in Long Branch with local environmental advocates on the historic climate achievements in the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill is the single-largest investment in climate action in American history and includes key climate provisions originally authored by Pallone or advanced through his Energy and Com  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led a letter with Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Congressman David Valadao (CA-21), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28) and 44 colleagues to the Department of State and USAID urging them to address the overwhelming humanitarian crisis in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as a result of Azerbaijan's aggression. This is espe  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that New Jersey will receive $7,970,174 in federal grants to repair or reconstruct federal highways and roads on federal lands that suffered serious damage as a result of Hurricane Ida. "Few states in our nation have been impacted more by devastating storms than New Jerse  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and an Aug. 31, 2022, letter: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight has today written to the head of Live Nation Entertainment demanding answers about Bruce Springsteen tour ticket sales last month, and how Live Nation-Ticketmaster's secretive dynamic pricing scheme impacts consumers. Many fans were shocked after being aske  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Ranking Member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today issued the following statement on the eleventh-hour release of a human rights report by the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights that condemned Communist China for "crimes against humanity": "This week's human rights report is  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today issued the following statement regarding the tragic American withdrawal from Afghanistan: "Today we mark one year since the Biden Administration's disastrous and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in which 13 American soldiers were killed and 9,000 Americans we  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2022: * * * Congressman Van Drew issued a statement criticizing California for announcing the ban of gas-powered cars by 2035, and then days later telling people to "avoid charging electric vehicles" due to strains on their energy grid. "If California cannot handle increased energy demands amid a heat wave, how does the state expect to handle every single Californian to own an electric ve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led 11 colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track and address racial disparities in the nation's public health response to the monkeypox virus (MPV). "Similar to the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. monkeypox outbreak is disproportionately affecting Black and Latino American  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) outlined his top policy objectives that have the potential to dramatically improve nutrition and reduce hunger and diet related diseases in the US. The Conference will be held on September 28, 2022 and is the largest whole-of-government initiative to improve the national food system in more than  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined $2,188,901.44 in federal Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) funding to improve safety and operations in local fire departments across New Jersey. The AFG program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "This funding is critical and will   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined total of $937,825.69 in federal Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) funding to improve safety and operations in local fire departments across New Jersey. The AFG program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "We know how vital our f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2022, with Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey: * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today released the following statement condemning the use of a bulldozer at the India Day Parade in Edison last month. "This week, our offices met with leaders and members of New Jersey's South Asian community who were angered and deeply hurt by the inclusion of a bulldozer in the India D  more