SUSSEX, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Lorenzo's Pizzeria in Sussex to meet with the owners and staff, customers, and help make famous Jersey pizza as part of his "Josh on the Job" series promoting local businesses in North Jersey. "I want to thank Lorenzo's Pizzeria for having me and teaching me everything about what makes Jersey Pizza the best. Small business owners like Laurie and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2022: * * * Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) released the following statement addressing the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Fiona: "I want to extend my support to the residents of Puerto Rico and commend their resilience during this immensely difficult time. "I am pleased to see President Biden announce that the federal government will fully fund debris remo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) applaud the unanimous passage of Senate Resolution 645 in recognition of September 2022 as "National Prostate Awareness Month." Crapo and Menendez authored the bipartisan resolution aimed at increasing awareness of prostate cancer, which is the second-most common cancer in American men next to skin cancer. By recognizing this month as "National  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: The House of Representatives passed Representative Tom Malinowski's CORRUPT Act, a bill that presses the Biden administration to impose sanctions on nearly 200 Russian officials and other leading figures identified by anti-corruption activists as critical supporters of the Putin regime and of his war against Ukraine. Prior to the vote, Representative Malinowski spoke on the House floo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: The Library of Congress kicked off the 2022-2023 school year by welcoming two teachers to its Capitol Hill campus. Jacqueline Katz and Caneisha Mills will work closely with staff in the Library's Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement to make primary sources from the Library's collections more accessible for teachers, students and families throughout the United States. Jacqueline Katz, a high school science teache  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined total $8,328,385 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide public housing authorities (PHAs) with funding to enable more families to obtain stable housing with the Housing Choice Voucher program. "Many families across New Jersey struggle to make end  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 23, 2022: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) were joined today by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in calling on the Biden administration to support renewing the United Nations Human Rights Council's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission in Venezuela (FFM) and to take steps to elevate t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) applauded the unanimous passage of S. Res. 645 in recognition of September 2022 as "National Prostate Awareness Month". Sens. Menendez and Crapo, authored the bipartisan resolution aimed at increasing awareness of prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer in American men, except for skin cancer. By recognizing this month as "National   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today introduced a resolution to honor the athletic career and humanitarian and civic work of Roberto Clemente. September 15 marks Major League Baseball's annual Roberto Clemente Day, as well as the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Clemente's 3,000th regular seaso  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07) today reintroduced the Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act, legislation which seeks to combat gun violence through increased federal taxes on guns and ammunition and by closing tax and regulatory loopholes on some of the most popular and deadly firearms. "Gun violence continues to threaten communitie  more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: At Hackensack Health Center's Planned Parenthood, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced action to protect a woman's right to choose, including against new legislative threats to in vitro fertilization (IVF), to protect women's data and privacy on reproductive health apps, and to push to fully codify Roe v. Wade in federal law. Fourteen states have full bans, not including Geor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * "The bipartisan Invest to Protect Act is about investing in good policing, and protecting our families and our officers. "It will ensure that local departments, in New Jersey and communities across our country, have what they need to recruit and retain the finest officers, to provide training, and invest in providing mental health resources. "I'm proud to have worked closely   more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) took part in Mount Olive Baptist Church's Sunday service, met with Reverend Dr. John O. Page, and spoke to the congregation, commending them for their strength, resiliency, faith, and positive work throughout the community. "I know that the Mount Olive Baptist Church congregation does so much good -- welcoming neighbors, family, and friends to celeb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: The bipartisan, bicameral Invest to Protect Act, sponsored by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), passed the House by a 360 to 64 vote. The bipartisan Invest to Protect Act, which was introduced by Gottheimer and former Sheriff Rep. John Rutherford (FL-4), will make critical, targeted investments in small and midsize police departments with fewer than 125 sworn officers -- whic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) voted to pass four bills to improve public safety, fund local police departments, investigate unsolved crimes, and invest in better training and accountability to make our communities safer. "For the safety of our communities, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our police officers, we must fund local law enforcement and give them the tools they need to prevent crime while also i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Representative Tom Malinowski announced today that New Jersey has been awarded over $3.3 million to address local cybersecurity risks and strengthen infrastructure to prevent future cyberattacks. The funds will be provided under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law last year. This $1 bill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced four local fire departments will receive a total of $575,965 in federal grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This federal funding will allow the departments to buy new protective equipment and enhance safety measures. "Our firefighters put their lives on the line every time they rush to an emergency," said  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted for a package of four public safety bills to prevent gun violence and keep our communities safe. "I voted for this package to make South Jersey communities, families, and children safer," said Congressman Norcross. "Earlier this year, House Democrats passed historic gun safety legislation to get dangerous weapons off our streets. "Today, we're again  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted to pass the Presidential Election Reform Act (H.R. 8873), which would reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to protect the rule of law and the integrity of presidential elections in the United States. "It's real simple: your vote counts and no one - elected official or otherwise - should be able to take it away," said Congressman Norcross. "Free and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a letter to Director Thomas M. Brady of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), regarding urgent matters concerning contract negotiations between DoDEA and the Overseas Federation of Teachers (OFT). "... [It] has been brought to our attention that DoDEA's Labor-Management Employee Relat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022: I rise today in support of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, sponsored by Congresswoman Katie Porter of California.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of 24 bills: Today, the full Committee continues its important work by marking up legislation to enhance health care, bolster our travel and tourism industry, and protect animals from inhumane  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined a Congressional delegation to Yerevan, Armenia over the weekend with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, and Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Pallone is a Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. The trip highlighted the strong support of the United States for Armenia after Azerbaijan recently escalated deadly attacks on Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, September 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. "The Energy and Commerce Committee has had a very productive Congressional session mak  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, reported H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act out of committee and spoke strongly in favor of protecting Social Security during a Ways and Means markup hearing. "Millions of retired first responders, teachers, and other public servants have suffered under the Windfall Elimination Provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Legislation to expand Medicare mental health coverage by creating a new benefit category sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) has been unanimously approved by the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. H.R. 8878, sponsored by Reps. Pascrell, Judy Chu (D-CA-27), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) now heads to the full House of Representatives for its consideration. "Good health care cove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for historic legislation that protects the very bedrock of our democracy, a peaceful transfer of power. The Presidential Election Reform Act, (H.R. 8873) makes the congressional process of certifying our presidential elections clear and declares its sacredness. It will ensure that Congress receives electoral certificates from each state and maintains Congress is res  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr., voted for a bill today that reauthorizes funding for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The bill, S.3895, helps our leaders utilize every resource available to investigate violations made against religious minorities around the world and ensures that individual religious freedoms are respected by all. "Each person has the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted today to pass a legislative package that will help keep our communities safe by funding our police departments and public safety agencies. These bills will provide funding for New Jersey municipalities to hire additional law enforcement officers and mental health professionals, purchase necessary equipment, provide evidence-based training fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted for the Presidential Election Reform Act (PERA), bipartisan legislation that will reform the Electoral Count Act to ensure that Congress counts the votes as required by the Constitution. The reforms do not benefit either political party. PERA will help fix the Electoral College process to ensure votes are fairly counted. "Our nation must learn from the pitfa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted for the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act today, legislation that will fix a bureaucratic roadblock and provide much-needed relief for individuals, including domestic violence survivors, who need to sever student loans that were previously consolidated with a spouse. 193 House Republicans voted against this bipartisan, bicamer  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, Sept. 21 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: In the midst of an alarming surge in antisemitic attacks across the United States, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today announced nearly $3.4 million in federal funds that will help bolster the security of more than 20 schools, houses of worship and child care centers across Lakewood. The federal dollars come at a crucial time after a report published by the Anti-Def  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Outside the White House on Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) met with Uyghur activists--including four Chinese concentration camp survivors--on the third day of their hunger strike calling for the Biden Administration to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for its ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people. Smith, who has chaired more than 75 congressional hearings on the Chinese government's h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2022: * * * Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement calling out President Biden and congressional Democrats for frivolously wasting trillions of Americans taxpayer dollars, yet our country's soldiers are being encouraged to take advantage of food stamps to combat rising inflation. "Instead of throwing billions of dollars to hire more federal bureaucrats, Congress should be pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Tom Malinowski voted to provide additional resources to local police departments to keep New Jerseyans safe - while bolstering training, accountability, and justice. The bills passed by the House of Representatives include the: * Invest to Protect Act: Creates a new grant program for law enforcement departments with fewer than 125 officers to retain and recruit officers, to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment, agreeing to join the international community in its commitment to phasing down the use of hydrofl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Judy Chu (D-CA-27), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03), members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, have introduced H.R. 8878, legislation to expand Medicare mental health coverage by creating a new benefit category for intensive outpatient programs (IOPs). "Providing complete health care demands not just coverage for physical health, but mental healt  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today introduced new legislation--the Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022--that would require the Biden Administration to publicly disclose how it is handling the investigation and prosecution of violent extremists who attack pregnancy resource centers. The bill already has 28 cosponsors. "Now more than ever, we need to e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee today questioned the CEOs of Wells Fargo & Company, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Truist, U.S. Bancorp and PNC on the effects of overdraft fees on low-income and minority communities and called for their elimination as part of the committee's yearly oversight   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the Floor in support of Senate approval of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. "The Senate's constitutional role on treaties is both unique and vital. What we're doing today will directly posi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, today joined a bicameral group of lawmakers to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and called on the Biden Administration to ensure there is a whole of government effort in response to the devastation following the landfall of Category 1   more

GARFIELD, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.-09) today toured a Garfield elementary school along with district and teachers' union officials to see first-hand how schools around New Jersey are using the more than $3 billion in federal COVID education relief funding to improve education, enrich learning, close the digital gap, and make infras  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, alongside Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.-07) today led ## colleagues in introducing a bicameral resolution marking the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This year's anniversary comes as Category 1 Hurricane Fiona made landfall in the Cari  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.-07) led a bipartisan group of 43 colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden to urge him to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for all of Puerto Rico's municipalities in response to Hurricane Fiona. Just days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, the deadliest natura  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the statement below following the Senate's approval of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Approved by a 69-27 vote, the Amendment represents a historic step forward in the fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Reps. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing today, September 19, as "National Stillbirth Prevention Day." "In the United States, thousands of families experience the heartbreaking pain of a baby being stillborn. This issue is exacerbat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to rapidly implement the funding authorized under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law by President Biden last month. This provision authorizes payments to distressed farm loan borrowers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined $8,323,238.43 to ensure New Jersey's local fire departments and EMS squads are properly equipped and staffed to protect the communities they serve. "Firefighters risk their lives each and every day to protect us and they deserve all the support and resources they can get," said Sen. Menendez. "This i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Cory Booker, (both D-NJ), today announced a combined total of more than $80 million in investments for two New Jersey financial institutions from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) to help serve traditionally underserved communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) joined several of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden asking for the federal government to waive any local cost-share for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid to Puerto Rico. On September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, cutting off power to the entire island and leaving  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Wells Fargo CEO and President Charles Scharf and Senior Vice President Bei Ling to express their deep concerns about the bank's reported practice of conducting "fake inte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined in urging President Joe Biden to take action under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to determine whether Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza's wrongful and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Uyghur Caucus, together with fellow Co-Chair Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) this week introduced new legislation (H.Res. 1393) calling on the United Nations to investigate the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) horrific human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Reg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee leaders introduced legislation to honor the late Congresswoman Walorski by reauthorizing the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The bill increases funding for services that aid new parents and their children from before birth through kindergarten wi  more