WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Mike Lee (R-UT) led a bipartisan effort to reform agricultural checkoff programs. Joined by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act will make checkoff programs more responsive to the farmers who are required to contribute to them. Checkoffs are mandatory Department of Agricul  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will chair the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy in the 118th Congress. "As chair of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, I look forward to helping the United States chart a new path forward to strengthen and expand our relationships with African countries," said Senator Booker. "For too long, many have painted Africa with broad strokes, igno  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced his first bill of the 118th Congress, the Military Child Care Transparency and Expansion Act to deliver greater transparency and access to childcare for servicemembers and their families. "When I talk to our servicemembers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and around the country, finding and affording childcare is routinely their and their family's t  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 1 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Rob Menendez has sent a letter to the National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to designate the entirety of Liberty State Park (LSP) as an avoidance area for helicopter traffic. Last month, the two agencies signed agreements with air tour operators designed to limit commercial air traffic near Ellis Island and Liberty Island. In his lett  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew slammed the Biden administration for its continual lack of transparency with the American people - this time about the correlation of offshore wind development and the death of endangered whales. The following statement comes after the public release of an internal letter from 2022, addressed to Brian Hooker, the lead biologist of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) fro  more

RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey, March 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: During Rare Disease Week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with rare disease advocates, healthcare leaders, and medical professionals at Valley Hospital to announce two bipartisan bills to boost research and development to find cures and treatments for rare diseases. Gottheimer is introducing these two bills with fellow Problem Solvers Caucus member Congressman Don Bacon (NE-2)  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: February 27, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced a new Clear and Simple Airline Agenda to protect families' hard-earned dollars by boosting transparency and clarity when booking a plane ticket. Gottheimer's Clear and Simple Airline Agenda aims to eliminate surprise costs and prevent families from having to read endless pages of wonky, small type legalese and fare rules just  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) joined Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) and a bipartisan group of 28 House colleagues in introducing a resolution that both recognizes the thousands of victims and honors the responders of the devastating earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks that took place in Turkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. As initial search and rescue operations come to a close, due to the length of time th  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Yesterday, Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) voted in favor of the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act. This bill would require the Executive Branch to publish the inflationary impact of executive actions on the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) website and submit a report to Congress. "Reckless government spending is what hyper charged   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) voted to protect Americans' retirement savings by blocking a recent Biden Administration rule that would negatively impact private retirement accounts for nearly 152 million Americans. The House passed H.J. Res. 30 which nullifies the Department of Labor's (DOL) environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) rule under the Congressional Review Act. Instead of maximizin  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As part of the celebration of 2023's Black History Month, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was honored to host his 11th Annual "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" Black History Month celebration on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, New Jersey. The event celebrated the contributions and legacies of Black Americans  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined the Biden Administration in announcing the U.S. Department of the Treasury's approval to expand access to capital for small businesses under the American Rescue Plan's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), including New Jersey's SSBCI funding plan for up to $255.1 million. The American Rescue Plan reauthorized and expanded SSBCI  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a leading advocate in Congress for meaningful student debt relief, today stood in solidarity with student borrowers, parents, students, and advocates for the historic People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation before the start of oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the Biden Administration's student debt relief plan. According to the White Hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) today announced a combined total of $2,909,150 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for staffing costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic by Valley Hospital and Cape Regional Medical Center. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat to the health and safety of the genera  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) today announced $4,800,000 in federal infrastructure funding for Atlantic City International Airport to replace two passenger loading bridges. The funding is part of the FY2023 Airport Terminal Program (ATP), which was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in 2021. "The people of South J  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and a bipartisan group of colleagues alongside 9/11 health program advocates, 9/11 responders and survivors to announce the bipartisan 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023 to close the funding shortfall in the   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), alongside Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Mark Warner (D-Va.), led an effort urging financial institutions and regulators to help people keep their hard-earned cash safe from fraud and scams, especially as scammers find new ways and employ sophisticated schemes to dupe customers using inst  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.-06) today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The bipartisan COAST Anti-Drilling Act would permanently prohibit the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a founding member of the Senate Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, and U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) today led a growing bicameral coalition of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress in a renewed legislative effort to enhance the ability of local law enforcement to investigate and solve gun crimes, crack down on gun trafficking and negligent gun dealers,   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The bipartisan COAST Anti-Drilling Act permanently prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atl  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), representing one of the largest and most vibrant Turkish and Syrian American communities in the nation, today voted in favor of H.Res. 132, a resolution Pascrell helped introduce as an original cosponsor. The resolution mourns the horrific loss of life caused by the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria and applauds the heroic work of humanitarian a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today denounced the decision by NJ Advance Media to layoff several journalists, photographers, and other staff, including the company's only correspondent covering New Jersey's congressional delegation Jonathan Salant. "This is absolutely devastating for our state which deserves a lot better. We're a state with over nine million people f  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this morning commented on the shooting of a New Jersey State Trooper that occurred in his immediate neighborhood. "Late last night, a law enforcement officer was shot on my street," said Rep. Pascrell. "The state trooper was trying to protect our neighborhoods and keep them safe. "My family and I pray for the officer's quick recovery and for t  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), representing one of the largest Ukrainian American communities in the nation, today marked exactly one year since Russia illegally invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine. "The last 365 days have been some of the most difficult and gruesome the world has seen since the Second World War," said Rep. Pascrell. "Every day, Russians are murdering Ukraini  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reintroduced the Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act to ensure federal police and first responders are paid the full compensation they have earned. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) are original cosponsors. Despite the demanding nature of their jobs, overtime compensation for fede  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) have reintroduced the Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act, bipartisan legislation that will guarantee that police officers across the federal government receive their full retirement benefits. Because of a loophole in the law, thousands of federal law enforce  more

CAMDEN CITY, New Jersey, March 1 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced $750,000 in new funding that the congressman secured in the FY 2023 omnibus package. The money will be used to stabilize Berth 1 at the Balzano Marine Terminal so the port can meet increasing business activity. "The 'liquid highway' that is the Delaware River is an economic lifeline for South Jersey and the surro  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) today, with congressional leaders, labor leaders, and workers, unveiled the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 20). Congressman Norcross, a co-founder of the Congressional Labor Caucus, is a union electrician by trade, a former union organizer, and was president of an AFL-CIO regional labor council for nearly two d  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. wrote a letter today to NJ Advanced Media (NJAM), parent company of the Star-Ledger newspaper, to denounce the recent decision to close the last Washington news bureau for New Jersey media on March 3, 2023. Rep. Payne, Jr. told Steve Alessi, President of NJAM; Chris Kelly. Vice President of Content for NJAM; and Steven Newhouse, Co-President of Advance Publicati  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on March 1, 2023: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, wrote a letter today to Amit Bose, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Tristan Brown, Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Organization (PHMS  more

LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, March 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Last week, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) held a press conference at RWJBarnabas Health's Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center to highlight the Community Project funding she secured for the Center's Community EMS Physician Response (CEMSP) Expansion Initiative. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker championed this funding in the Senate. At the event, Congresswoman Sherrill was joined by  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) got to work at her first hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (SCC). The Congresswoman spoke about the importance of finding bipartisan solutions to the economic and security threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the prosperity of the United States and New Jersey  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chip Roy (R-TX), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Dr. Andy Harris (R-MD) today issued the following statement in response to reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) banned an organization of pro-life doctors from presenting at its annual medical education conference taking place this week in National Harbor, MD  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: To close out Black History Month, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023, to honor their contributions to our country. "The Buffalo Soldiers represent the best of America, working tirelessly and selflessly to break down barriers for future generations simply by serving. Their example is a   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 1, 2023: * * * Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, submitted the following statement for the Senate record marking the end of Black History Month and in celebration of the immense contributions of Black Americans to U.S. foreign policy: "M. President, I rise today as Black History Month comes to a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced subcommittee leadership and membership assignments for the 118th Congress. "I am pleased to announce the Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee leadership and membership for the 118th Congress, and lo  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution underscoring the threats posed by illegal, unregulated, and unreported (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 9 a.m. on March 2, 2023, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington * Matthew P. Brookman, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana * Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illino  more

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, March 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined Mayor Mark Gyorfy and the Township Committee last week for two events highlighting how federal funding is making a difference in the Morris Township community by upgrading the Collinsville-Tucker Park and purchasing a new ladder fire truck to service the Township. "Throughout my time in office, I have had many discussions with residents in M  more

TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, March 3 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 2, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement in response to another dead whale that washed ashore in Seaside Park in his congressional district earlier this morning: "At least 18 dead whales and dolphins have washed ashore or been sighted in our area in the past three months. Anyone who lives at the Jersey Shore knows that these alarming deaths are  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, to combat the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ghoulish industry of stealing people's organs cleared a major hurdle in Congress today as the Foreign Affairs Committee voted unanimously to advance the bill to the House Floor. Smith's bill (HR 1154)--cosponsored by Reps. M  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Kathy Manning (D-NC) today officially launched the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism for the 118th Congress. The bipartisan group of lawmakers is dedicated to confronting the alarming rise in attacks against Jews throughout the country and across the world. "Antisemitism won't disappear by ignoring it or wishing it away--it must be defeated," said Sm  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement as an international working group begins a months-long process of drafting a binding pandemic treaty that could cede American sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO): "The Biden Administration must not empower bureaucr  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * "For generations, unions have provided a pathway to the middle class for working families across America. "In response to right-wing, anti-worker efforts such as 'right to work' laws, fining companies that violate the rights of workers, and ending employer interference in union organizing, the Richard L. Trumka PRO Act will strengthen organized labor and provide the 21st century tool  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Capitol Police issued the following news release: The United States Capitol Police (USCP) confiscated an M-4 style "ghost gun" and a Glock handgun with a full auto switch (machine gun) while they were patrolling the perimeter of the Capitol Complex, near the Senate Parks. The arrests were made a short walk from the Congressional Buildings and across the street from television studios Members of Congress frequently use. Yesterday at approximately 11:15 a.m., two  more