WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), introduced the bicameral resolution recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, "to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the urgent importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons." Black Maternal Health We  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Today U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced bicameral legislation to protect taxpayers from unscrupulous tax preparers. The Tax Refund Protection Act would prevent predatory preparers from skimming money off tax returns, overcharging for their services through hidden fees, or redirecting an entire refund into their own account. Mill  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Mike Rogers (R-AL) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Rural Decentralized Water Systems Reauthorization Act, legislation that would expand and strengthen the USDA Rural Decentralized Water Systems Program to provide support for low- and moderate-income households to install or upgrade thei  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the bicameral Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation that targets the inhumane conditions of detention centers and protects the civil and human rights of immigrants. U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Adam Smith (D-WA) reintroduced the companion bill in the House. Specifically, the legislation would: * Stop future attempts to reinstat  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) applauded the bipartisan vote to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee the nominations of Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch to serve on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Booker is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch are two highly qualified jurists who will bri  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), along with U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), reintroduced the bicameral Do No Harm Act, legislation that would address the increasing use of religious freedom as a justification to undermine civil rights protections. The bill restores the Religious Freedo  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-NV), introduced the Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, legislation that would put Congress on a fiscally responsible path to fully fund Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on a mandatory basis. "Education is the foundation of a strong and   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate April as the "Month of the Military Child." Month of the Military Child is observed each April to honor and celebrate military children and youth for their service, commitment, and sacrifice. Senators Patty Murray and Joh  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez marked his 100th day in office serving the residents of New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District. Since taking office, Congressman Menendez has focused on delivering constituent services while tackling the critical issues of the day: affordability for working families, access to reproductive health services, and common-sense gun reforms. "I am honored to mark  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 22 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez will join the House Committee on Homeland Security (CHS) Democrats at the southern border in McAllen and Brownsville, Texas to conduct a site visit at United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities and meet with local officials. "After decades of inaction on comprehensive solutions that address the systematic challenges within our immigrat  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: In honor of Yom HaShoah -- Holocaust Remembrance Day, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) introduced legislation to award a collective Congressional Gold Medal to Americans who were active in aiding and rescuing Jews and other refugees during the Holocaust, often in the face of U.S. opposition to their resettlement. Gottheimer is joining with Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28), St  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, hosted a Taxpayer Resource Seminar with the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to answer tax filing questions from North Jersey residents ahead of Tax Day. "Tax Day is coming up and there's no better time to get help with your taxes than right now," said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). "Like m  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement on Leader Hakeem Jeffries: "I've known my good friend, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, for nearly a decade, and I can personally attest American Jews and Israel are lucky to have him as an unflinching supporter and champion. "In Congress, Hakeem has been an unwavering voice against antisemitism and hate. He has be  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Chair of the Europe Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee led a bipartisan letter with more than 100 members of Congress, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSrpt) -- 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, questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel about an acceptable timeline for the agency to process amended returns as it currently takes approximately 20 weeks to process both paper and electronic amended returns. "Over the last year, I have led over 8 letters to the IRS about a rang  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today led a group of Senate colleagues in introducing the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act that would ban false advertising related to abortion services by Crisis Pregnancy Centers. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prohibit deceptive or misleading advertising related to the provision of abortion services and collect   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today unveiled his recommendations for managing migration and refugees in the Western Hemisphere. The Menendez Plan provides the Biden Administration with a sustainable and structural response to migration in the region that will reduce pressure on the U.S. southwest border. "For the last year, I have repeatedly expressed concerns over the Biden Ad  more

WESTFIELD, New Jersey, April 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on April 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined together with Union County Vice Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded, Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, local leaders and New Jersey constituents at the Union County Colleen Fraser Building to encourage New Jerseyans to allow ample time for passport processing given recent unprecedented delays. Earlier today, Sen. Menend  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded new awards from the Biden Administration to make coastal communities and ecosystems more resilient by protecting them from the economic and physical impacts of climate change and marine debris. New Jersey will receive $5.2 million for living shorelines projects as well as marine debris and microplastics work, which can harm mar  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today sent a letter to the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality with Representatives Donald Payne (NJ-10), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) demanding real solutions in response to  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on April 20, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-08) today led 36 House members calling for federal guidance supporting offshore wind energy projects to facilitate the accelerated growth of clean and safe energy. The members wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushing her to issue guidance clarifying that the entirety of an offshore wind  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today reaffirmed his support for H. J. Res. 42, a bipartisan resolution that would impose consequences on the Chinese Communist Party for its trade cheating in the critical solar sector. "This bipartisan bill demonstrates how Congress has the ultimate say on our trade laws, suppor  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced that he was reaffirming his commitment to combating the climate crisis by once again signing onto the reintroduction of the landmark Green New Deal legislation in the 118th Congress. "As the extreme temperatures this week across Asia and Europe well attest, climate change is real, it is powerful, and its impacts are already   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, and Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Katie Porter (D-CA-47) today introduced the Ending Wall Street Tax Giveaway Act, legislation to finally close one of the most outrageous loopholes in the entire federal tax code, so-called carried interest. Pascrell has championed closing t  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Enforcement action and public scrutiny will be brought to bear against American companies who seek to skirt the law by profiteering from forced labor, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), warned today at the first congressional hearing on the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). "The United States is in  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement after the Pentagon sounded the alarms on how the development of offshore wind farms will affect our national security. "During my field hearing in South Jersey last month, my colleagues and I highlighted the adverse effects offshore wind development would have on various sectors and industries, from our environment to our national security," said  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.-09) celebrated the launch today of the CDC's National Firefighter Registry for Cancer an online enrollment system for firefighters across the nation to help support and understand the link between cancer and the fire service. The CDC was directed to create the registry by legislation sponsored by Sen. Menen  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Impacts of Plastic Production and Disposal on Environmental Justice Communities" at 9:30 a.m. on April 27, 2023, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Philip Landrigan M.D., Director, Global Public Health Program and Global Observatory on Planetary Health, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society * Sharon Lavigne, Founder, Rise St. James, E  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in reaction to reports of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's deteriorating health and to demand his swift release: "I am deeply concerned by recent reports of Alexei Navalny's severely deteriorating health--inclu  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the MCC Candidate Country Reform Act , legislation to redefine the pool of candidate countries from which the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selects its partners. "From its competitive selection  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 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.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), in reintroducing the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement in reaction to ongoing violence in Sudan: "I condemn ongoing hostilities in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and call for an immediate halt to this violence. I also  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this morning's full Committee hearing entitled "PEPFAR at 20: Achieving and Sustaining Epidemic Control." Testifying before the Committee were the Honorable John N. Nkengasong Ph.D., U.S. Global   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today the 15 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests she submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2024. This is the third round of Community Projects during her tenure. The federal funds for these local projects will create jobs, drive our local economic growth, and improve the quality of life throughout the distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) blasted the Biden Administration's recent decision to bar a community of Catholic priests and brothers from providing care to US servicemembers and veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying the outrageous move calls into question "the Department of Defense's commitment to respecting the rights of consc  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today called on President Biden to meet with Geng He and Sophie Luo--the wives of two renowned human rights defenders detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)--after they testified at a congressional hearing that the White House has not reached out to either of them regarding the statuses of their husbands, Gao Zhisheng and Ding Jiaxi respectively. "That has  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) testified in front of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the need for affordable and reliable commuting options in North Jersey in light of the recent closure of DeCamp Bus Lines's commuter routes. She called on the Committee to provide funding to support state public transportation operations in heavily-trafficked areas. Additionall  more