NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released his annual Veterans Handbook--a comprehensive resource guide for New Jersey veterans and their families. The handbook, accessible on Booker's website here, includes information on health benefits, crisis support services, federal and state education programs, and employment resources. The Veterans Handbook also includes information on the PACT Act of 2022  more

NORTH JERSEY, New Jersey, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer is sounding the alarm on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) use of selling air rights around Penn Station to fund both the station's expansion to accommodate the Gateway Train Tunnel's new tracks and the station's renovation. If the MTA has overestimated the price and availability of air rights for financing the Penn Station expan  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 11, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supplemental proposal to curb methane emissions from oil and gas sources, as well as an update to the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan. "Methane is one of the most dang  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Camden County will receive $201,480 in federal funding from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fund local community policing initiatives in South Jersey. Camden County's community policing model has contributed to a dramatic decrease in crime over the past decade. The grant will provide local law enforcement with resources to continue protectin  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) was in Camden City to announce a $25 million infrastructure grant through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to revamp critical infrastructure between the Port of Camden and Interstate-676. Last April, Congressman Norcross strongly advocated for this federal funding, as it will put South Jerseyans to work expanding access to the Port of Camden   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 11, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supplemental proposal to curb methane emissions from oil and gas sources, as well as an update to the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Actio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 11, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Committee Chairs at a news conference today at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP27. Following, are Pallone's remarks as prepared for delive  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today as he joins a Congressional Delegation trip to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP27: "We are attending COP27 to demonstrat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2022: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. thanked voters and celebrated his re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives today. Although it will take time to certify the official vote from November 8, 2022, Rep. Payne, Jr. is expected to beat Republican challenger David Pinckney with more than 70 percent of the vote. Once the election results are certified, Rep. Payne, Jr. will serve his sixth   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: The FBI's Newark office issued a stark warning on November 3rd as it announced it had received "credible information" about a nonspecific but widescale threat to synagogues in New Jersey. The FBI described the threat, shared by the bureau's Newark office on Twitter, as "broad" and was issued in "an abundance of caution." "We ask at this time that you take all security precautions to protect your c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2022: * * * Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement slamming the Biden Administration for its authoritarian vaccine mandates on our military resulting in one of the worst years for Coast Guard recruitment. His statement comes after the U.S. Coast Guard announced that they will be offering up to $50,000 in signing bonuses as an attempt to recruit and retain personnel. "President   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on anti-Hinduism and other forms of religious and ethnic discrimination: "Throughout my time as a representative of the American people, my commitment to condemning racial and religious prejudice both at home and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2022, on the election result in New Jersey's 7th congressional district: * * * "Congressman Tom Malinowski reflects the best of America: fleeing to the United States from communist Poland at just six years old and patriotically devoting his life to public service. "Before he came to Congress, Congressman Malinowski earned a reputation as a powerful voice for Democracy and human rights ar  more