NEWARK, New Jersey, April 14 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Dr. Homer Wilkes, and White House Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta announced $1 billion in grants will be made available to expand access to urban nature, combat the climate crisis, and advance environmental justi  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it will allow immigrants covered by DACA to qualify for health insurance through Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces. "I applaud the Biden-Harris administration's decision to expand health care access for DACA recipients. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: "This decision from a district court judge in Texas stripping all women in our country of their right to safe and effective medical care is an outrageous attack on reproductive freedom. For over 20 years this medication has safely aided women, yet in one fell swoop a single judge has put thou  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after a report that Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted 20 years' worth of undisclosed gifts from Republican megadonors: "All federal judges, except those who sit on the Supreme Court, must follow a code of conduct to ensure they are free from conflicts of interest and embody the highest ethi  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), along with Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Michelle Steel (CA-45), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), all four Korean American members of Congress, introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate November 22 as "Kimchi Day." "Kimchi holds a special place in my heart and the hearts of so many Korean Americans. It is a treasured part of Korean culture and an imp  more

PARAMUS, New Jersey, April 14 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08) joined Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) to announce the SALT Deductibility Act, a bipartisan bill to completely restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. The bipartisan legislation will allow taxpayers to fully deduct their state and local taxes on their federal income returns, stop double taxation, and cut taxes for millions of middle-class New Je  more

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, April 14 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08), Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09),and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today appeared together with local and national fire leaders at the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue in West New York, New Jersey to discuss the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. The legislation will provide federal benefits for occupational cancer under th  more

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, April 14 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08), and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today appeared together with local and national fire leaders at the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue to discuss the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act to provide federal benefits for occupational cancer under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program to f  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Representative Sherrill (NJ-11) secured critical federal funding to reconstruct the McBride Avenue and Browertown Road intersection in Woodland Park. This precarious intersection links residents with the downtown area and three local schools and serves as a connection to US Route 46 and I-80, two major roadways that accommodate thousands of drivers each day in northern New Jersey. Th  more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, April 15 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: At Hackensack Health Center's Planned Parenthood, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new legislation he introduced in Congress -- the Freedom to Decide Act -- to protect doctor-prescribed access to the abortion pill mifepristone and support telemedicine across state lines, so doctors can prescribe the abortion pill wherever women are in need of health care.  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with the New Jersey Urban Mayors Association and discussed how to address issues facing Jersey cities and municipalities, including boosting public safety and combating crime, investing in first responders, education, and clean drinking water, ensuring students have access to school breakfast and lunch, lowering taxes, and making life mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Angie Craig (MN-2) introduced new legislation -- the Freedom to Decide Act -- to protect doctor-prescribed access to the abortion pill mifepristone and support telemedicine across state lines, so doctors can prescribe the abortion pill wherever women are in need of health care. The Freedom to Decide Act affir  more

PARAMUS, New Jersey, April 15 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-8) to announce the SALT Deductibility Act, a bipartisan bill to completely restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. The bipartisan legislation will allow taxpayers to fully deduct their state and local taxes on their federal income returns, stop double taxation, and cut taxes for millions of  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release statement on April 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean, Jr., (NJ-07), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Robert Menendez, Jr. (NJ-08), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released the following statement on the faculty and staff strike a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference on federal funding he secured for Atlantic Highlands. The Borough will receive $2.1 million to repair the bulkhead at the Municipal Harbor from a federal spending bill signed into law last year. The deteriorating bulkhead is one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure for residents and businesses near the Borough'  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) introduced legislation today to permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program to support the training of primary care medical and dental residents with a focus on supporting residents in high-need communities. Pallone has long advocated for resources to expand access to primary care. He recently   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on April 13, 2023: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today has written to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel to urge the agency to step up its efforts to address and understand the ballooning national tax gap. "The American people must have faith that our tax system is administered lawful  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), IBEW electrician and the co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, released the following statement today after a new report found that injuries experienced by Amazon warehouse workers are more frequent and severe than other workers in the industry: "This troubling new report is further proof that Amazon continues to put record profits over worker   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. introduced a bill, H.R. 1765, to allow more low-income families to receive their fair share of Supplemental Nutrition Benefits Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill, the SNAP Benefits Fairness Act, would remove the arbitrary cap on housing expenses so that families in higher-cost-of-living areas, like New Jersey, receive the proper assistance for food. Basic housing can be we  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas's ruling in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA: "This unprecedented ruling from an anti-abortion federal judge in Texas shows blatant disregard for scientific evidence and encroaches on the authority of the Food and Drug Administration. But let's be   more

MANCHESTER, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement on the wildfire in Manchester Township and Lakehurst Borough and the heroic response by firefighters: "I want to express my deepest and most sincere thanks to the brave men and women who have been working under extraordinary conditions for the past 24 hours to knock down and fight back the Manchester To  more

EWING, New Jersey, April 13 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) met with U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland to discuss America 250 and the importance of preserving historical heritage sites across New Jersey at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton. As a member of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, Congresswoman Watson Coleman is working to prepare the nation for the commemoration   more

NEW YORK, April 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: At Reverend Al Sharpton's annual National Action Network Convention, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) delivered a plenary address focused on addressing gun violence and called for lawmakers to focus on delivering for future generations, not their extreme agendas. The theme of this year's convention is "Dealing With the Dream Under Threat." Speakers at this year's convention include   more

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, April 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.-09) and Rob Menendez (D-N.J.-08) today joined together with local and national fire leaders at the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue in West New York to discuss various congressional initiatives to support and protect fire professionals, including the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S .870) that  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement after the Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Tuesday on two Lebanese brothers--Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme--accused of contributing to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon by selling "dangerously compromised fuel" to   more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, April 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) gathered leaders from Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Agile Therapeutics for a panel discussion on the threat to abortion access in New Jersey as a result of the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision. At the event, the Congresswoman announced legislation to prev  more