WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the STOP (Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent) Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act, legislation that would provide the necessary tools to address, and ultimately eliminate, neglected diseases of poverty in the United States. Neglected diseases of poverty - many of which are neglected tropical diseases - are a group of chronic and disabling illnesses, such as cha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement. "It has been almost two months since Azerbaijan initiated its blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only road in or out of Nagorno-Karabakh. "This corridor is the lifeline for a community of approximately 120,000 people, including tens of thousands of children, who now face f  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced today that he will bring Aqeela Sherrills, a longtime public safety activist based in Newark, to Tuesday's State of the Union address as his guest. Sherrills, who helped found the Newark Community Street Team in 2014, is a national leader in using community-based public safety approaches to preventing violence and supporting crime survivors  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led 45 of their colleagues in the Senate and House in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to expand its current efforts to address the plastic production crisis. "As our transportation, energy, and industrial sectors   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: During the first week of Black History Month, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) reintroduced the United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act, legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 219,000 African Americans who fought to preserve the Union during the Civil War. Since the colonial era, African Americans have serve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) introduced two pieces of legislation that aim to support and provide students with more access to music and arts in our schools. The first bill, the Music In Our Schools Month Resolution, would support music in schools by affirming the importance of music education, highlighting the benefits students receive from its inst  more

EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez concluded his visit to El Paso, Texas as part of a delegation led by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16). Congressman Menendez visited the southern border to gain a firsthand understanding of the ongoing challenges facing border communities, migrants, and the federal government as a result of longstanding shortcomings in the U.S.'s immigration system. "When   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * "Tonight, President Biden was clear in his State of the Union - Democrats are delivering for the American people and defending working families and democracy. I am pleased that he highlighted key victories for the Eighth Congressional District and for America - lowering the cost of prescription drugs, battling climate change, reinvigorating American manufacturing, investing $1.2 trillio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Following a fatal earthquake that has killed thousands of people in Syria and Turkey, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and SFRC Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today reintroduced the Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act. As first reported by CNN,  more

VERNON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with local leaders to announce a more than $3.4 million federal investment clawed back from Washington for the Township's critical expansion of the existing sewer mains into business and residential areas. This new investment will help connect commercial properties in the town center and residential properties -- helping grow the tow  more

MIDLAND PARK, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new steps as part of his Senior Security Strategy -- to help end financial scams targeting our seniors. Bergen County has the largest population of people aged 60 and over in the state -- with more than 200,000, accounting for more than 20% of the county's population. Senior scams, which can include harassing robocalls and phone calls imp  more

LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2023: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer, a member of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, joined the Rally Against Antisemitism with Temple B'nai Abraham, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Temple Beth Shalom, Congregation Etz Chaim, the Synagogue Suburban Torah Center, and the Livingston Clergy Association. The Rally Against Antisemitism comes following the recent  more

TENAFLY, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) took the oath of office at a ceremonial swearing-in held at Tenafly Borough Hall. Gottheimer was ceremonially sworn into his fourth term in Congress by U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey Julien Neals. Gottheimer was joined at the ceremony today by his father Donald Gottheimer, as well as many local elected officials, friends, and community lea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolan requesting answers on the FAA's issuance of a ground stop due to Chinese surveillance activity last week. On Saturday, after the balloon had entered U.S. airspace and made its way from Montana to the Carolinas, a ground sto  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, in today's hearing "'The State of Housing 2023," questioned witnesses on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and its long-term impact on homeowners. "If FEMA itself recognizes that it's going to lose one million policyholders, and insurance is about spreading risk across the widest base possible, one million p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined a bipartisan group of bicameral colleagues in reintroducing the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) -- legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that all funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) is available to support expanding broadband access. This   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a founding member of the U.S. Senate Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, led 27 Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Keep Americans Safe Act, renewing efforts to ban the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer, or possession of gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. High capacity ammunition magazines allow shooters to fire a large   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union address. "Since President Joe Biden took office two years ago, more jobs have been created in the U.S. than in the last four presidencies combined. While our nation is still recovering from the devastating effects of the pandemic, Democrats in Congress executed a clear and eff  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is pleased to announce the honorees for his 11thAnnual "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" Black History Month celebration which will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts, 35 Winans Street, East Orange, NJ. The event celebrates and honors the contributions and legacies of African  more

MONROE, New Jersey, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-.N.J.-12) joined today with representatives of Middlesex County and Monroe Township to announce more than $1 million in federal funding for flood mitigation planning in the county. In recent years, the area has suffered repeated damage to homes and businesses from tropical storms. "I'm proud to annou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement tonight on President Biden's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress: "Tonight, President Biden spoke directly to the American people about the remarkable progress we've made over the last two years and laid out an optimistic vision for the future. Under hi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today vowed to push the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that New Jersey does not lose its share of federal funding for the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). New Jersey is danger of losing the federal funding allocated for this program if the state does not use it. Pallone's office is also actively demanding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the longtime co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, today voted against H.J. Res. 26, a measure to overturn a criminal law passed by the government of the District of Columbia. "Our nation's capital is home to approximately 700,000 Americans," said Rep. Pascrell. "Like all Americans these citizens are entitled to self-determinati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), whose Ninth District includes large Turkish American and Syrian American communities, this morning mourned the massive earthquake that has hit Turkey and Syria. "I mourn for the people of Turkey and Syria harmed by this absolutely devastating earthquake," said Rep. Pascrell. "Thousands of lives have already been lost with the toll likely to worsen. Let me exp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Linda Sanchez (D-CA-38), and Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) today led 181 of their colleagues urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to take steps to ensure recent investments in the semiconductor industry made by Congress prioritize the creation of American jobs and support American workers in implementing the landmark Creating Helpful Inc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) made the following statement ahead of President Biden's second State of the Union Address tonight: TRANSCRIPT: "Tonight President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address. With so many issues facing our country from ongoing inflation, to emerging threats from China - I am hoping to hear a strong, bipartisan path forward from the President. "The p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced he will be joined by labor leader Charles Wowkanech to hear President Biden lay out his vision to help create jobs, strengthen the middle class, and grow our economy. Mr. Wowkanech is the president of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, where he leads the union's more than 1 million members and their families across the state in pursuit of social and econ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues leaders Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-21), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Brad Sherman (CA-32), and 61 Representatives today introduced a congressional resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its blockade of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and urging the United States to take immediate steps to end the o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) issued the following statement in response to 2023 State of the Union address. "Tonight, we heard the President reflect on the accomplishments we have delivered for the American people and lay out an agenda that we can all work together on: increasing public safety, growing the middle class, investing in American manufacturing, making healthcare   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In observing Black History Month, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) celebrated the passage of her National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act. The Congresswoman's bill was included in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus funding package that President Biden signed in December. The National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act authorizes construction of the National Liberty Memorial, a monument to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Black History Matters Act. This legislation would direct the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to conduct a study on Black history education efforts in public elementary and secondary schools. A study conducted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and Oberg Research found   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: On the day of President Biden's State of the Union Address, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) led her colleagues in standing against police brutality. The Congresswoman and dozens of her Congressional Black Caucus colleagues wore buttons reading "1870," the year of the earliest documented police killing of an unarmed Black American. That year, a Philadelphia police officer shot and kill  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced the Auto Theft Prevention Act. This bipartisan legislation will provide state and local law enforcement agencies with the critical federal funding they need to help combat auto thefts and stolen vehicle trafficking. This bill is a part of Congresswoman Sherrill's Jersey STRONG agenda, which prioritizes issues that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand the level of labor union participation on state and local workforce boards that allocate workforce development and job training funds. This bill is a part of Congresswoman Sherrill'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement on this morning's devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria: "I am deeply saddened and shocked by the devastation this morning's earthquake wreaked on southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria, which killed m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2023: * * * SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered the following opening statement as this morning's full Committee hearing "Evaluating U.S.-China Policy in the Era of Strategic Competition." Testifying before the Committee were Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Af  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement in reaction to the release of more than 200 political prisoners from unjust detention in Nicaragua: "For two years, hundreds of Nicaraguan political leaders, democratic activists, and human rights defenders la  more

MONROE, New Jersey, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-.N.J.-12) joined today with representatives of Middlesex County and Monroe Township to announce more than $1 million in federal funding for flood mitigation planning in the county. In recent years, the area has suffered repeated damage to homes and businesses from tropical storms. "Central Jers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- 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, is urging the Biden administration to bolster its efforts to support and shelter Iranian dissidents and their families against the backdrop of the Iranian regime's brutal crackdown on citizens who have been protesting for their rights. In a letter to Secretary of S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Staff today published a new report underscoring the urgent need to address chronic underfunding of U.S. diplomacy and development in the Indo-Pacific region. Commissioned by SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the report calls for full resourcing of the Biden administration's Indo-Paci  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined in introducing a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United States' strong support for democracy and democratic institutions in Nigeria. Unveiled in advance of the country's presidential and National Assembly ele  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- 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 Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) in re-introducing the End Tuberculosis Now Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to make the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) a foreign assistance priority for the United States. By improving U.S. and international coor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today called attention to the grave threat of potential nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks delivered by high-altitude balloons during House consideration of a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) recent spy balloon flight over the United States. "The Chinese Communist Party is t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) this week reintroduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act through 2026 to ensure children around the world have access to quality basic education. "The global investment in children's education gives society's youngest members--and future leaders of our world--the knowledge and opportunities needed to make positiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the release of over 200 political prisoners by Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega: "The release of more than 200 Nicaraguan human rights prisoners from Daniel Ortega's extreme political repression is welcomed, but we must conti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today called for an immediate and bold response by the United States on the heels of the Chinese Communist Party's spy balloon flight: "The United States must respond boldly to the Chinese Communist Party's outrageous violation of our national sovereignty. We cannot afford the Biden Administration's cont  more