WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, posted the following joint statement on Nov. 30, 2022, with 11 senators: * * * Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on Wednesday issued the following joint statement after the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement celebrating the Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. "I am proud that today, the United States Senate lived up to our nation's highest ideals by passing legislation that will protect the rights of all Americans, regardless of who they choose to marry. No one in a same-sex or interracial marriage should ever wor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has reintroduced the Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act, legislation that would expand protections for family caregivers from discrimination by their employers. Currently, many caregivers are ineligible for any form of protection under federal law and continue to face discrimination in the workplace due to their family caregiving responsibilities. The leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2nd), together with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47th), introduced the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, legislation that addresses the plastic production crisis that is fueling climate change and perpetuating environmental injustice. With plastic production and consumption on track   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- 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 Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.-17) urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase access to organ transplantations by ensuring that the organ procurement and transplantation system functions at its optimal level. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: On World AIDS Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) reintroduced a resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day, including the goal to achieve zero new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. The resolution recognizes current efforts made by the United States and international organizations in combatting HIV/AIDS while also encouraging greater coordination betw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr., Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, helped write and introduce two bills that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today to protect the health and safety of America's rail workers as well as avoid a nationwide rail shutdown. The first bill, H.J. Res. 100, would settle the labor dispute between railroad un  more

NORTH JERSEY, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced critical new federal investments clawed back from Washington to Jersey for water infrastructure improvements projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. These projects will help communities access clean, safe, and reliable drinking water, increase water infrastructure resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public healt  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, in yesterday's hearing "Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking," questioned witnesses on the underrepresentation of minority voices amongst financial regulators and also pressed them on the importance of protecting unbanked and underbanked communities that disproportionately  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act with a bipartisan vote of 61-36. "In Congress, there are moments when you can feel the arc of the moral universe bending towards justice in real time. "Today's vote to provide federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriage as the law of the land was one  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee who has long advocated for the appointment of a Latino as President of a regional Federal Reserve Bank, issued the following statement in response to today's announcement about the selection of the new Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President. "It is truly unacceptable that the Federal Reserve System conti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $169 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to New Jersey for water infrastructure improvements that will help communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public he  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced $80,541,230 in federal funding was awarded to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The funding will be used to strengthen the state's public health infrastructure, ensuring the state's robust prevention, preparedness and response efforts during emerging health threats and ultimately improving the health of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R- La.) today introduced the bipartisan For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights Act of 2022 or FAIR TARIFF Act of 2022 to prevent U.S. companies from being hit with surprise taxes that result from tariffs issued on "goods on the water" that have already been shipped but land in the U.S. afte  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan group of Committee members in raising Constitutional concerns about the process to approve and implement the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), as well as the need for the Biden Administration to increase consultation and transparency. In a letter to President Joe Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSrpt) -- 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, today released an official committee report detailing the findings of Pascrell's year-long investigation into exorbitant college coaching contracts given by schools which enjoy federal tax benefits. "With the college football regular season reaching a dramatic conclusion this weekend,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), the only IBEW electrician in Congress, released the following statement regarding the retirement of IBEW International President Lonnie R. Stephenson. "Lonnie R. Stephenson is a worker's labor leader. He began his career as an IBEW apprentice, and that experience shaped his service on behalf of working people over the next five decades.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement after voting for granting America's rail workers paid sick leave. "Today, I voted to keep a critical piece of American infrastructure running: our railways. "I voted to ensure that the workers who operate that strategic asset are treated fairly, earn a decent wage, and get paid sick leave. "These h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Nov. 29, 2022: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and his fellow Congressional Labor Caucus co-chairs - Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Linda Sanchez (CA-38), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) - today urged House and Senate leaders to adequately fund the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the end-of-the-year appropriations package. In a letter to House Speak  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the passing of Congressman Donald McEachin: "I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend and colleague Congressman Donald McEachin after a long and courageous battle against cancer. "On the Energy and Commerce Commit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for a bill today to create community centers to help Americans return to society after they completed a prison sentence. The bill, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021 (H.R. 3372) would authorize federal grants to create the centers and provide them with the resources necessary to meet the needs of formerly-incarcerated Americans nat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted for two resolutions that will adopt the Tentative Agreement reached between railway workers and operators in September and expand that deal to include seven days of annual paid sick leave for railway workers. This agreement will secure crucial benefits for our essential rail workforce and avert a national rail strike, which would cost the United States economy   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew hit back hard after the Chinese Foreign Ministry defended their brutal crackdown on political opponents by claiming "the price of freedom" in America was "1 million Covid deaths + 40,000 gun deaths per year + 107,622 Fentanyl deaths in 2021 alone." China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hua Chunying, went on to add that "the American people deserve some  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman congratulated Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, and Pete Aguilar on winning the House Democratic Caucus' leadership elections. In the 118th Congress, Jeffries will serve as Democratic Leader, Clark as Democratic Whip, and Aguilar as Democratic Caucus Chair. Jeffries will be the first Black person to lead a major political party in either house of Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) voted to pass H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act. This bipartisan legislation authorizes the Justice Department to provide grants to establish "one stop" community resource centers for formerly incarcerated individuals. In the United States, more than 600,000 individuals are released from prison annually. These individuals lack t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Watson Coleman voted to pass H.R. 6878, the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, which directs the Bureau of Prisons to provide more substantial pregnancy and childbirth services for pregnant incarcerated Americans. The Congresswoman is a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation. Each year, an estimated 58,000 pregnant Americans are incarcerated. While incarcerated, they lack the necessar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The U.S. Senate today approved comprehensive legislation to bolster U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking around the word. The International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act was approved by voice vote after Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) took to the Senate Floor to urge and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 26, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to the resumption of talks between the Maduro regime and the Venezuelan opposition, and the signing of a humanitarian agreement to be implemented by the United Nations: "While I am under no illusions  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2022: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today condemned the United Nations' passage of a resolution--by a vote of 90 to 30 with 47 abstentions--that called the foundation of the State of Israel a "catastrophe". "This week's egregious vote by the United Nations General Assembly condemning the founding of Israel as a 'catastrophe,' or Nakba, i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement regarding the historic mass protests against General Secretary Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "The CCP's 'zero-Covid' policy is outrageous. In addition, the CCP restricts all human rights and freedoms in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and across China. It has robbed the Chinese peo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * It is unfortunate that Congress has to assume the role of mediator to avoid the widespread repercussions of a rail industry lockout or strike due to the inability of the railroads to negotiate with the nearly 115,000 dedicated, hard-working, and essential freight rail workers who've kept our economy alive. As Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Haza  more

TEANECK, New Jersey, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: With the start of the holiday gift giving season, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) spoke outside the Teaneck post office on Palisades Avenue to demand action and answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) after years of stolen checks and mail fraud that have cost North Jersey families millions of dollars and trust in their local post office. Beginning in 2020  more