WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2022, and letter: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture dispersing nearly $800 million in assistance to distressed farmers. "Farmers play a critical role in our economy, and many have been hit hard by recent crises like COVID-19. Thousands of farmers, i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) urged the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost innovation through Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) and other similar programs in order to help address many of the world's biggest challenges related to international development. USAID's DIV program provides grant funding to innovators an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led five colleagues in urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to take concrete steps to implement rules governing the voluntary carbon offsets market, also referred to as carbon credits. Facing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach worldwide net-zero emissions by 2050, companies, investors, an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced the Access Business Credit (ABC) Act to ease tax burdens for community banks to incentivize increased lending to small businesses. "As the only Member of Congress from New Jersey on the Small Business Committee, I am proud to work as a partner with our small businesses and to use my role on the Armed Services Committee to push for more opportunities and access to work   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9), first responders, and local leaders to announce a new $661,000 federal investment clawed back from Washington to Teaneck first responders to protect them and our communities. Gottheimer also announced new steps to move the bipartisan, bicameral Invest to Protect Act forward and get it fully signe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) took part in the Ridgewood PBA Food Truck Festival for Pediatric Cancer Research, helping raise awareness and support for The Golden Lights Foundation -- a 501(c)3 charity that seeks to illuminate the need for a more targeted approach to funding pediatric cancer research. The proceeds from the festival will go directly toward pediatric cancer research at Memorial  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2022: * * * "I am deeply concerned that Azerbaijani forces have continued to violate the U.S.-mediated ceasefire and have opened fire on Armenian positions, even as an advance team for the announced European Union observer mission arrived in Yerevan. This civilian mission is a crucial follow up to the U.S.-brokered truce, which helped restore calm following last month's clashes that killed at   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced $1,835,885 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support mental health services provided by the New Jersey Department of Human Services. "The mental health challenges facing our country, especially our young people, must be addressed," said Sen. Menendez, a  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined $13,010,293.54 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to reimburse Valley Hospital and the New Jersey Department of Health for costs incurred during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The New Jersey Department of Health and hospitals across the state were vital in the  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced a combined $6,233,476.67 to support the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the City of Englewood for services provided to protect residents during severe weather storms. "I applaud our state and local response for providing much-needed shelter to residents and keeping our roadways clear duri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today assailed public promises by House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans to breach the debt ceiling and topple the entire U.S. economy unless their demands to gut Social Security and Medicare are met, should Republicans seize power in the midterm elections. "The Republican Party is openly promising to topple the entire  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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 this afternoon praised President Biden's calling out Big Oil companies' greedy gas gouging of American drivers. "President Biden hit the nail on the head: you can draw a direct line from high gas prices at the pump to greedy gouging by Big Oil executives," said Chairman Pascrell. "Big Oil billi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and John Rutherford (FL-4) sent a letter to Senate leadership urging them to bring their House-passed bipartisan, bicameral Invest to Protect Act to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as possible in November. The bipartisan Invest to Protect Act will ensure that local police departments across the country have what they need to recruit and retain   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Van Taylor (TX-3) are urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to redouble efforts to identify and investigate cases of EIDL and PPP fraud, and to prosecute violators to the fullest extent of the law. The Members also asked DOJ and SBA to provide Congress with recommendations for further legislat  more

SICKLERVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, and South Jersey Transportation Authority Chair Stephen Dougherty highlighted the positive transportation and economic impacts of the planned widening of the Atlantic City Expressway to three lanes from mile marker 31 westbound to the Route 42 terminus. The project,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today praising President Biden's announcement that he will release 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to provide relief to Americans facing high gas prices as a result of the latest manipulation of t  more

MADISON, New Jersey, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) held a press conference this week with local law enforcement and elected officials to highlight the introduction of her new bipartisan bill, the Auto Theft Prevention Act. She was joined by state and local officials and representatives of law enforcement to highlight the collaborative work happening on this issue across New Jersey, includin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew expressed his complete opposition to the implementation of offshore wind projects off the coast of South Jersey being rushed by President Biden and Governor Murphy. "Since these offshore wind projects were announced, I have expressed my concerns and reservations, and they have not wavered," said Congressman Van Drew. "While renewable energy could be an important step forward fo  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Representative Tom Malinowski announced that New Jersey will receive over $1.6 billion from the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen roads, bridges, and tunnels across the state. The law included the single largest dedicated investment in surface transportation infrastructure since the construction of the Interstate Highway System, creating good-payi  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 22 (TNSawa) -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2022: At Zufall Health Center, Representative Tom Malinowski received the 2022 Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). Representative Malinowski also met with Zufall Health senior staff and hosted a discussion with employees at its center in Somerville, NJ. Representative Malinowski has long   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- 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, was joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in unveiling the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2022, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to require the Department of State to investigate and provide Congress with annual reports reg  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the below statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in northern Ethiopia and accountability for perpetrators of human rights abuses following the resumption of hostilities between the Ethiopian government and the Ti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Albio Sires (NJ-08), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy, joined Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) in introducing legislation to offer low-interest loans to Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote energy stability and address climate change in the region. "The nations o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022, and letter: U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV-01) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today led 23 House members highlighting the devastating backlog in tracing guns used in crimes. Under an archaic law protected at the behest of the NRA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is blocked from electronically searching for the records of crime guns, impeding local law enforcement ag  more