NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2022: * * * "On this final day of Diwali, may we all come together in celebration. "This joyful holiday is a beautiful reminder of the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. "Hindu Americans add to New Jersey's richness and vibrancy, and I condemn anti-Hindu statements and actions that seek to separate and divide us. "We must stand for inclusivity and diversity, and fight al  more

CINNAMINSON, New Jersey, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that the Cinnaminson Police Department (PD) was awarded federal funds to hire three new police officers as well as provide officers on staff with the mental health services they need. "It is a privilege to work closely with our local police departments, listen to their needs, and deliver for the brave men and women in uniform who work hard to keep our commu  more

ANDOVER TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced action to support Andover Township following the necessary closure of the badly mismanaged and deadly Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation II/Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center facility. Gottheimer is calling on the State of New Jersey to take immediate action to provide economic relief to the Township if the owners default on their  more

RIVER EDGE, New Jersey, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with North Jersey families and visited River Edge's Town Day at Veterans Memorial Park. Gottheimer's Constituent Service Team also attended the festival to help Fifth District residents access VA benefits, Social Security, Medicare, passports, and more. The festival included music, food trucks, first responders, booths for local businesses, a  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who has been a leading voice in the Senate on reforming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration's announcement that changes to the PSLF program that the Senator called for would be made permanent. "I am pleased that the Biden Administration has   more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today vowed to keep fighting for families devastated by Superstorm Sandy ten years ago. Pallone joined Governor Murphy for a tour of the Port Monmouth flood control project today in Monmouth County. Pallone secured $110 million in a federal spending bill for the project after Superstorm Sandy. He has also introduced legislation to r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, this afternoon celebrated the announcement by the Biden administration that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) head Charles Rettig would be replaced at the top of the agency next month. IRS Deputy Commissioner Douglas O'Donnell will serve as Acting IRS Commissioner following the end of Rettig's term on November   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. today extended his sympathies to the family of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after a domestic terrorist broke into her home and assaulted her husband. "I condemn the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi and pray with the Pelosi family for his recovery. Now is not a moment for timidity. Let's be direct. Today's violence seems to be the direct product of Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today commented on a new report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finding continued growth of the already massive net tax gap. The report found that the net tax gap between Tax Year (TY) 2014-2016 was $428 billion, an increase of $48 billion from the previous TY 2011-2013 report. "The  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Watson Coleman released the following statement after a Congressional Progressive Caucus letter regarding diplomatic efforts in Ukraine was sent and then retracted by the CPC. "I unequivocally affirm my support for Ukraine's right to sovereignty and to defend itself against Putin's unlawful, unjust invasion. Rights of security and resistance of oppression are f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 28, 2022: * * * On the eve of the tenth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) issued the following statement. "In 2012, Superstorm Sandy struck our shore and wreaked havoc on our communities, leaving families without housing, businesses in shambles, and decimated municipalities in its wake. "First responders courageously rescued people and faith-based organizations helped  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today said, "the Biden Administration has a serious obligation--that it has thus far failed to meet--to disclose all of the clinical data including clinical trials that led the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend changes to the 2023 immunization schedule to include child COVID shots that may lead to school-entry vaccination mandates." Smith said,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to 13 internet service providers today expressing deep concerns over reports of providers engaging in abusive, misleading, fraudulent, or otherwise predatory behaviors through the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program and the Affordable Connectivity Program   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: At the Morris County Mental Health and Addiction Coalition's Legislative Breakfast, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced that the Mental Health Association (MHA) of Essex and Morris, has received the final award notice for a $300,000 grant to support their youth suicide prevention services. This SAMHSA funding was secured by the Congresswoman as one of ten Community Projects she submitted in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew expressed his outrage with the decision by Governor Murphy to approve the increase in tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway for the third year in a row. "Yet again, New Jerseyans are facing the repercussions of state officials playing politics by refusing to find real solutions to lower the costs of goods and services," said Congressman Van Drew. "Instead  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement in response to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recent vote to update their 'suggested' list of vaccines for schoolchildren to include COVID-19. "The CDC knows that by updating their list of suggested vaccines for schoolchildren, many states will force children to get the COVID-19 vaccine, even though the CD  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement in support of New York's Supreme Court ruling that reinstates all employees fired for being unvaccinated, but reiterated that nobody should have been fired in the first place and this ruling should be applied throughout the country. "From the start of the pandemic, I have maintained the stance that Americans should have the op  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski and Alstede Farms hosted a roundtable discussion with a dozen area farmers, Farm Credit East, and the New Jersey Farm Bureau to discuss 7th District priorities for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill, the multi-year legislation steering U.S. agriculture policy. Local priorities ranged from the drought affecting central and northern New Jersey, to climate resiliency,supply chain issues,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022, and letter: Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to America's top technology companies urging them to provide the Iranian people the technology needed to overcome censorship and communicate securely. The appeal was co-led by Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Marsha Black  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in addition to Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) in leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter to America's top technology companies urging them to provide the Iranian people   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the below statement in observance of the one-year   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022, and 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 urged the Biden administration to better synchronize efforts with our G7 partners and condition assistance to address the erosion of Tunisian democracy. "We write to express our concern  more