BERGENFIELD, New Jersey, June 6 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, June 5, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that after months of debt ceiling negotiations, he helped successfully secure a $20 billion dollar investment for the PACT Act Toxic Exposure Fund -- a $15 billion dollar increase to get much needed healthcare to veterans who were exposed to burn pits and toxic substances during their service. Gottheimer  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 6 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on June 5, 2023, with Stacy Hawkins, vice dean and professor at Rutgers Law School: * * * The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision later this month in a consequential case that will determine the fate of affirmative action at colleges and universities. Last fall, the Court heard arguments challenging decades of precedent that have upheld the use of race and ethnicity as one factor among many th  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call previewing Vice President Kamala Harris' travel to the Bahamas: * * * MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. This is [redacted] from the Vice President's communications team. On this call today, we are going to be previewing the Vice President's visit to the Bahamas tomorrow. This call is on background, attributed to "senior administration officials." The contents will be  more