WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 15, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement. "I applaud President Biden for taking action to make our children and communities safer through this executive order, which includes increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales, expanding the use of red flag laws, supporting law enforcement eff  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 15, 2023: * * * "Newark and New Jersey have lost a true champion, someone who fought for the people. "Whatever titles he held, Senator Rice was a man who prided himself on his Newark roots and lived life in accordance with his values of fairness, equality, justice, and redemption. "I will always treasure the many lessons I learned from him. So many of us are better leaders and citizens bec  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the rebel group M23's troubling activities in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo, and renewed reports of the group's use of child soldiers, and the con  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Chris Coons (D-DE), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a comment letter to Attorney General Mer  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) today joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-CA-47), and dozens of colleagues in both the Senate and House of Representatives to introduce the Secure Viable Banking Act, legislation that would repeal Title IV of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 fol  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) sent a letter to Starbucks, urging its CEO, Howard Schultz, to stop delaying the negotiations with four unionized New Jersey Starbucks stores and negotiate in good faith with them as required by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The stores located in Hopewell Township, Hamilton, Summit and Montclair, have been waiting between six a  more

NEW YORK, March 15 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) was today joined by Congressman Robert Menendez (NJ-08) in leading a demand for answers from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) on the impact of loose and insufficient commercial air tour regulations and non-essential helicopter flights on quality of life on the New York and New Jersey waterfront. The letter was joined by  more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, March 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: The City of Hackensack has hired five new firefighters thanks to a grant provided through the federal SAFER program, which is designed to help municipalities maintain adequate public safety staffing without overburdening local taxpayers. City officials worked closely with U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer to secure the grant, and Mayor John Labrosse and Representative G  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Van Drew called on the Biden Administration and Congress to take actionable steps to lower the cost of prescription drugs for seniors and individuals who live in rural and medically underserved areas. "The average cost of prescription drugs in the United States is higher than any other nation, and most Americans over the age of 65 rely on at least four different p  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on March 14, 2023: Rep. Van Drew (R-NJ) was joined by Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) in sending a bipartisan letter to the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, Richard Spinrad, and the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Liz Klein, inquiring an i  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), and Don Bacon (R-NE-02), the co-chairmen of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, today celebrated the reported end of the Warner Brothers Discovery-TBS show, "The Power Slap," where participants hit each other full in the face. The show provides little warning on brain injury risks. "We are happy at reports that the grotesque program   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced the departure of her office's Faith-Based Policy Advisor Reverend Lukata Mjumbe. Reverend Mjumbe who recently transitioned from his leadership as Pastor of the historic Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church of Princeton, New Jersey has accepted an appointment as the new Executive Director of the Alabama African American Civil Right  more

NEW MILFORD, New Jersey, March 17 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer joined with the North Jersey community and the family of Darren Drake to commemorate his life and highlight the bipartisan Darren Drake Act that was recently signed into law to help combat lone-wolf terror. Darren was tragically killed in the 2017 NYC West Side Highway terrorist truck attack. The community also came together to honor the  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 16, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement: "I am calling on House Financial Services Committee Chairman McHenry and Ranking Member Waters to conduct a comprehensive bipartisan investigation into financial regulators' failure to properly oversee Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Under current U.S. law,   more

WEST ESSEX, New Jersey, March 16 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: West Essex Regional School, including educators and more than 250 high school seniors, invited U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) back to speak at his alma mater about working in Congress with both Democrats and Republicans to find common ground. Gottheimer also spent time taking questions from students. "It's nostalgic to be back in these halls, and I remain so gra  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs issued the following testimony by Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, at a member day hearing on March 8, 2023 on the fight against antisemitism: * * * I want to begin by thanking you for your work on this Subcommittee to make investments critical to so many aspects of our foreign policy, including the fight against antisemitism. I am here today as a proud co-chair of the House Bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 15, 2023: * * * Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) shared the following statement after joining the new, bipartisan, bistate Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus to combat New York's proposed Congestion Pricing scheme.: "I am happy to be part of this important bipartisan, bistate effort to push back against New York's Congestion Pricing Program. This plan is deeply flawed, unfair, and represents yet another mone  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) issued the following statement after joining the Problem Solvers Caucus for the 118th Congress: "I joined the Problem Solvers Caucus to help find solutions for families and businesses in New Jersey. Every day of gridlock in Washington is another day that issues impacting my constituents at home go unaddressed. This Congress needs to lead in a time when partisan gridlock o  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) introduced a House Resolution recognizing the sovereignty of Ukraine and the unbreakable spirit of the people of Ukraine. The resolution, joined by 5 Members of Congress, comes just over a year since Russia crossed into a sovereign country, unleashing a completely unprovoked war of aggression on Ukraine. The Resolution affirms strong support for continued   more

NEW YORK, March 16 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) today announced the creation of a new, bipartisan Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus to combat New York's proposed Congestion Pricing scheme. The Caucus, which is led by Malliotakis and Gottheimer and comprised of members from New York and New Jersey, has introduced the Make Transportation Authorities Accountabl  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on March 12, 2023: A group of Members of Congress wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, FDIC Chair Martin J. Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu, urging immediate action to protect depositors and prevent runs on banks following the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. The bipartisan group of Members recommended that: * The FDIC  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announced today that Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton will serve as the keynote speaker at his 12th Annual Evangelina Menendez Women's History Month Celebration to be held on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Montclair State University. Created in tribute to the Senator's late mother, who came to the United States from Cuba to give her children a better li  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- 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 Finance Committee, this week questioned the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen, during a budget hearing on the recent bank failures and asked her how damaging a debt default would be to the nation's economy and banking sector, particularly regional banks. "The Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility is predicated upon  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) today announced a combined total of $2,025,817 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to continue offering rental assistance to families participating in the Housing Choice Vouchers and Mainstream programs. Because of insufficient funding, despite taking reasonable cost-saving measures, these Public Hou  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) today announced a combined total of $48,256,889 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Hackensack Meridian Health Inc. for medical and protective personal equipment supplies, testing and staffing costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Suddenly faced with a fast-spre  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.-47), and dozens of colleagues in both the Senate and House of Representatives to introduce the Secure Viable Banking Act, legislation that would repeal Title IV of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 follow  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.), today sent a letter to Starbucks, urging its CEO, Howard Schultz, to stop delaying the negotiations with four unionized New Jersey Starbucks stores and negotiate in good faith with them as required by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The stores located in Hopewell Township, Hamilton, Summit and Montclair, h  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on March 15, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today led an effort urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide guidance to financial institutions for the full implementation of the new merchant category (MCC) code the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved last year for gun and am  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, March 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Metuchen has been awarded $301,324 in federal grant funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The borough will use the funding to upgrade its communication system with the purchase of portable radio systems that will ensure uniformity with Middlesex County and Rutgers University's dispa  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, March 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded a $3 million award to New Jersey to help cut climate pollution and transition to a clean economy. The funding comes from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program Pallone established in the Inflation Reduction Act. New Jersey is already working to mitigate the impacts of climate change and has already   more

OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey, March 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today to highlight a new community center coming to Old Bridge along the Laurence Harbor beachfront. Pallone secured $2.25 million in a federal spending bill signed into law last year. The Borough will use the funding to construct a multipurpose building to help the community expand recreational opportuniti  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded an additional $18,983,318 New Jersey will receive for home energy assistance. The state has received a total of $509,839,665 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) since 2020, which helps families struggling with the costs of home energy bills. As then-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone s  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, March 14 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced a $1,144,121 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, a state-licensed health consortium that supports maternal and newborn care in South Jersey. This federal funding will help the organization address and eliminate racial disparities in mat  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) applauded the news Wayne Township will be receiving a $15 million federal grant through North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)'s FY 2022 Local Safety Program. "When we invest in updating our infrastructure, communities flourish. That is why I am proud that $15 million in Federal funding in partnership with the NJTPA's Local  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 17, 2023: * * * Following confirmation that the Green Brook Sub Basin Flood Control Project will be fully funded by the federal government, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued this statement: "I am excited to announce that the Green Brook Sub Basin Flood Control Project will be 100 percent federally funded. Given state and municipal governments' comparatively small budgets,  more

EWING, New Jersey, March 17 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 15, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement on the passing of former New Jersey State Senator Ron Rice: "I am heartbroken to hear of Ron's passing. New Jersey has lost a consummate public servant, and I have lost a dear friend. "Senator Rice exemplified everything a public servant should be. From his service in the Marines to his 36 years in   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.-10), today joined medical professionals, advocates and seniors to discuss the impact that the $35/month price cap on insulin is having on seniors on Medicare. The price cap was implemented through the Inflation Reduction Act which passed Congress in August and took effect on Jan. 1, 2023. "Last year  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- 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.) today delivered the following opening statement at this morning's full Committee hearing on the future of U.S.-Brazil relations. Testifying before the Committee were Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols and Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Clim  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 17, 2023: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the below statement on Saint Patrick's Day: "I am pleased to join the Irish community in New Jersey, throughout the United States, and across the island of Ireland in celebrating Saint Patrick's Day, a day on which we embrace and honor Irish and Irish Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Joe Biden's announcement with United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the countries' plans to bolster the Australia-United Kingdom-United St  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today were joined by nine of their Senate colleagues in re-introducing the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act, legislation to bolster U.S. support for children with disabilities and improve local disabilities right  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) are urging the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to leverage their position in the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to stop the bank's development f  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the Senate Floor in support of Senate approval of S. 316, a bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq. "When authorizations for military force have outlived the purp  more

WILDWOOD, New Jersey, March 17 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: During a Congressional field hearing on offshore wind farms today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) called out the Biden and Murphy Administraions for their rush to install nearly 3,500 wind turbines off the coast of New Jersey without sufficient study on their impact on the environment, marine mammals, the fishing industry, tourism, navigational safety and more. Smith's collag  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: This week Reps. Marc Veasey of Texas, Greg Stanton of Arizona, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), which provides grants to state, local and tribal governments to support initiatives that will reduce fossil fuel emissions and conserve energy. The bill reauthorizes t  more