WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pressed The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. on diversity and inclusion and urged them to take steps to increase their commitments to address racial and economic disparities as the companies seek to merge. In October, Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to express "se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-27) have reintroduced the bicameral Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act, which would support schools in becoming community centers that offer a full suite of comprehensive services to meet students' holistic needs beyond the classroom, such as their housing, nutrition, s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) urged the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to pursue fair sentencing policies while also meeting the purposes of the USSC's directive under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), legislation that was signed into law by President Biden earlier this year. "As the first meaningful federal gun safety legislation in decades, we   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20844) on Nov. 28, 2022, entitled "Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure:" * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) State of Residence of TPS Recipients Individuals with TPS reside in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. The largest populations live in traditional immigrant gateway states: Florida, Texas, California, and New York. In addition, six oth  more

MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that the Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) is receiving over $1.8 million in federal grant money to expand behavioral and mental health services and implement cultural competency and implicit bias training. "These past few years have been challenging for students at all levels. Now, we need to be providing them with the resourc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act to enshrine marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples, repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. "A few weeks ago, I was proud to send the Respect for Marriage Act to the Senate and defend every American's right to marry who they l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 through the House of Representatives. Congressman Kim worked to ensure we are investing in the people who keep us safe while also securing historic investments in technology and innovation that will help keep jobs in New Jersey. This bill will prepare our country for the unprecedented challenges ahead   more

TEANECK, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with local elected officials in front of Teanack's Christmas tree to highlight the terrible coming impact that the MTA's Christmas-Crushing Congestion Tax would have on families visiting Manhattan for the holidays and commutes to work. Their absurd Congestion Tax plan will whack drivers with a $23-a-day tax -- $5,000-a year -- to d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a proud member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, helped pass the bipartisan, bicameral Respect for Marriage Act, to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. This bipartisan bill recently passed in the Senate and will now head to the President's desk. The bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest-ranking Latino in Congress and a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, and U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Calif.-36), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), today led a bicameral group of CHC colleagues in urging the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to appoint a Latino as its next president. This  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), today introduced a pair of bills aimed at holding Big Oil accountable. The bills would repeal tax subsidies and other incentives long-enjoyed by the largest oil corporations that continue to rake in record profits, and would penalize oil companies who fail to develop federal leases to inflate their reserves and share prices, while American families fac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), author of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act in the Senate, released the following statement on recent misinterpretations of the bill. "The Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act is named for the son of Judge Esther Salas, who was shot and killed by an aggrieved plaintiff who targeted her as a Latina federal judge. "What  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for signing a cooperative agreement with New Jersey for more than $4.9 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs. Through the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), New Jersey Department of Agr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today joined their colleagues in calling on President Biden to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their political spending, including dark money expenditures, after they are awarded a federal government contract. An effective disclosure system would shine a light on special interest influence and help increase Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 6, 2022: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEO of Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today raising concerns about potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry and the chaotic ticket pre-sale for Taylor Swift's upcoming concert tour. The Committee leaders requested a staff briefing from the company on t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that South Amboy will receive $2,869,668 to bolster coastal resilience and protect wildlife habitats. The funding is distributed through the 2022 National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), which is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). This yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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 spoke in favor of HR 8876, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act. "Over my 15 years on the Ways and Means Committee, I have served with many warriors working on behalf of improving maternal health services. At the very top of those champions is my friend  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.), Chair of the House Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), on Friday led a letter with more than 70 total signers in the House and Senate urging President Biden to take executive action to guaran  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that South Jersey public schools will receive over $3.8 million in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen mental health resources in their schools. Collingswood Public School District and Camden County Educational Services Commission (CCESC) will each receive $1,940,000 to implement service  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), chair of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), voted to pass the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, known as James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The NDAA strengthens U.S. national security by investing in U.S. warfighters and the equipment they rely   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) delivered the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives before voting to pass the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill enshrines the right of same-sex and interracial couples to marry under federal law in states that might decline to recognize certain marriages should existing protections be rolled back. The Res  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEO of Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today raising concerns about potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry and the chaotic ticket pre-sale for Taylor Swift's upcoming concert tour. The Committee leaders requested a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, December 14, at 10:35 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The full Committee will consider the following resolution: H. Res. 1476, which was introd  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation to promote competition, innovation, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry: "America is  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to secure the inclusion of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation, originally introduced by Congresswoman Sherrill and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), ensures key steps to protect the federal judiciary and safeguard the personally identifi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to secure final passage of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. Congress is required to pass the NDAA each year to establish defense priorities, make organizational shifts to military posture, and provide guidance on how military funding can be spent. "Today, I joined my colleagues from both sides of t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) secured key wins for NJ-11 in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which was included in the final House-passedNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. WRDA ensures North Jersey communities receive the support they need from the federal government in tackling key water infrastructure issues, such as flooding, PFAS, and harmful algal bloo  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that Wayne Hills High School student Ishan Sinha is the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey's 11th District for his app, "Shelter House." Shelter House provides users with information on local shelters for people experiencing homelessness and allows the user to search shelters based on l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: With the Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a case that threatens the future of free and fair elections, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) called on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the case. By invoking the discredited "independent state legislature doctrine," the petitioners in Moore v. Harper will argue that the Supreme Court mu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) attended the Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony for the law enforcement officers who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Among the officers receiving the award was Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after suffering two strokes the day after the insurrection. A native of New Jersey's 12th District, Sicknick was born in New Br  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement on the release of Brittney Griner. "Almost one year ago, Brittney Griner was wrongfully detained in Russia, confined under horrific conditions. "I'm overjoyed to learn of her release this morning and comforted to know she will be with her family for the holidays. While I am pleased to hear of her retur  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which federally protects same-sex and interracial couples' right to marry. In addition to protecting marriage equality at the federal level, this legislation provides for additional state-level protections and repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. The House initially passed the Re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Representative Tom Malinowski secured $20 million for water infrastructure projects in Flemington, Long Hill, Phillipsburg, Summit, and Warren. Representative Malinowski inserted the funding into the biennial Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which passed the House yesterday as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation will strengthen New J  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Representative Tom Malinowski joined former national security officials in filing an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Gonzalez v. Google. Representative Malinowski and the other amici assert in the brief that social media platforms should be subject to potential liability for content they algorithmically promote and recommend to their users. The case before   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed S. 198, the "Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act:" "The United States has the highest rate of maternal mort  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two public health bills: "This week the House passed two bills to improve our nation's public health system by investing in re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022, and letter: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter today expressing their strong support for the Biden Administration's implementation of key provisions of the No Surprises Act, which established   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sat down for an interview with ABC News to discuss the importance of passing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. "The American Data Privacy and Protection Act puts people back in control of their online data and includes the s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today led the Committee's passage of his bipartisan resolution honoring the victims of the largest terrorist attacks perpetrated against a country in Latin America: the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Cent  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in applauding Committee passage of their Senate resolution reaffirming the importance of the partnership between the governments of the United States and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), were joined today by nine of their Senate colleagues in announcing Committee approval of their Senate resolution reaffirming the United States' support for the Iranian citizens who have taken to the streets in peaceful protes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement announcing key pillars of his legislation to strengthen the U.S.-Taiwan relationship will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY23. Negotiated as a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense legislation, Menendez's Taiwan Enhanc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the release of Brittney Griner: "The news this morning of Brittney Griner's release is a welcome development toward our collective efforts to secure the return of all those wrongfully detained in Russia. I can o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) today applauded the inclusion of provisions from their Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation they introduced this summer to establish a State Department led joint task force to mon  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today were joined by leading international and New Jersey disability rights experts and dozens of advocates for a roundtable discussion in the U.S. Capitol on how to better secure the rights of people with disabilitie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Committee, today was joined by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) in celebrating Committee approval of the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022. By making prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis around the world a priority in U.S. foreign assistance, the bipartisan leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted again for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect same-sex and interracial marriage. This bipartisan legislation protects the right to marriage equality in federal law by repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and bolstering protections for married same-sex and interracial couples nationwide. "I am very proud to stand with Americans across the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy, and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact, issued the following statement in support of the introduction of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 5, 2022: As Congress enters eleventh-hour negotiations over its key annual defense policy bill, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today continued his full-court press to restore hard-earned education benefits to US service members who were kicked out of the military because of President Biden's COVID vaccine mandate. In a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Smith ur  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: The "Kyle Mullen Naval Safety Enhancements"--a measure authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) to improve medical care and oversight for rigorous military training programs--is now well on its way to becoming law after being accepted by the Senate as part of the finalized version of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House today for a second time by a vo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), who voted this week to repeal President Biden's COVID vaccine mandate for US service members, said "ending Biden's outrageous military COVID vaccine mandate is long overdue. The Biden COVID mandate has wrongfully discharged thousands of our courageous service members, threatened the livelihoods of tens of thousands more, and weakened our national security forces." The repe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2022: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Global Human Rights, today issued the following statement on the recent reports of forced abortions in Nigeria. "The credible reports by Reuters implicating Nigerian officials in systematic forced abortions performed on women and girls who were kidnapped and raped by Islamic mi  more