WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement on July 17, 2023, with 42 House members: * * * U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Dean Phillips (MN-3), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Kathy Manning (NC-6), Greg Landsman (OH-1), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Angie Craig (MN-2), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Darren Soto (FL-9), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Jeff Jackson (NC  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez today voted for the final passage of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in Aviation Act, the 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill. The legislation includes provisions of Congressman Menendez's Airline Employee Assault Prevention Act, as well as significant improvements for air travelers and support for diversification of the aviat  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, July 20, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation crafted by U.S. Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) which requires the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial passenger aircraft to prevent terrorist attacks similar to 9/11. The legislation passed as part of the bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on on July 20, 2023: Today, July 20, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer's (NJ-5) legislation to require a GAO study of flight delays at Tri-State Area airports in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut passed the House as part of the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. The New York metropolitan area has the busiest airport system in the United States and  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. applauded the successful passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act in the US House. Congressman Kean, a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, championed this bipartisan legislation that represents a significant milestone in ensuring the safety and efficiency of our nation's airspace while fostering innovation in the aviat  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) introduced the Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act, bipartisan legislation that promotes responsible data usage by Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs). PETs are a broad range of technologies that allow organizations to collect, share, and use data while mitigating the privacy risks that arise from those acti  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Deborah Dingell (MI-06), Sam Graves (MO-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Alice Titus (NV-01), Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04), Glenn Frederick Ivey (MD-04) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), introduced the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act (PFAS Alternative Act), to support development of the next-generation PFAs-free gear for firefighte  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on July 16, 2023: Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) sent a letter to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today urging the immediate declaration of a state of emergency to address the severe flooding and resulting destruction that has impacted communities throughout Warren County, New Jersey, and a myriad of towns in the Seventh Congressional District. * * * July 16, 2023 To: The Honorable Phil  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Long Branch officials attended the presentation ceremony led by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the White House today for the Long Branch Free Public Library. The library was one of just four nationwide to receive the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The National Medal is the nation's highest honor given to muse  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted against the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). "While reauthorization of the FAA should be a straightforward affair, I did not vote for this legislation for two main reasons," said Congressman Pascrell. "First, the bill was wrong to raise the retirement age of commercial airlines pilots without any study  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) recently met with the Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Gustavo Meza-Cuadra to discuss the US-Peru relationship and Peru's invaluable contributions to New Jersey and America. "Our beautiful North Jersey district is a kaleidoscope of cultures and we are blessed with one of the largest Peruvian American communities in our entire country," said Congressma  more

FORT LEE, New Jersey, July 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and state and local officials announced that New Jersey has officially filed a lawsuit to put a stop to New York's and the MTA's anti-environment, anti-commuter, and anti-business $23-a-day-Congestion Tax. The lawsuit argues that the U.S. Department of Transportation violat  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2023: Today, July 18, 2023, a bipartisan group of 50 Members of Congress, 30 Democrats and 20 Republicans -- led by Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) -- wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking the State Department to update Congress on the status of negotiating an end to the "Pay for Slay" program. They also urged the Administration to continue to raise this issue   more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, July 22 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on July 21, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement today after the announcement that New Jersey is suing over New York's congestion pricing plan that will cost New Jersey commuters up to a total of $40 each day to get into New York City for work. "Last month, I called on New Jersey to sue over New York's unfair, money-grabbing congestion pricing plan  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Congressman Van Drew applauded Rhode Island for rejecting an expensive and aggressive proposal for an expansive offshore wind project in the state that did not include enough economic benefits relative to the cost. "Unlike the state of New Jersey, where Governor Murphy and state Democrats have opened their arms to the idea of foreign-owned companies industrializing the coast  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) introduced the Saving Hazardous and Declining Environments Act (SHADE Act). This legislation would create a grant program under the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to plant trees in formerly redlined districts and other overburdened communities. This summer, the U.S. has seen his  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today participated in a hearing entitled, Perspectives on Deposit Insurance Reform after Recent Bank Failures. During the hearing, the Senator asked Emily DeVito, Sr. Program Manager for Corporate Power at the Roosevelt Institute, about how increased coverage should   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the MISSILES Act, a bipartisan bill to impose U.S. sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program. As Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in his address to Congress, Iran spreads hatred, danger, and terror in the Middle   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement commemorating the 49th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus on July 20, 1974. "49 years since Turkey's invasion of the Republic of Cyprus, its continued occupation of the Republic's north remains an a  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the ongoing and dangerous holds of important State Department nominations: "As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I firmly believe we must use every opportunity to sound the alarm   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), as well as Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.), as co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, introduced the Regional Integration and Normalization Act, a landmark bill t  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint Statement on July 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) issued the following statement marking the anniversary of the senseless murder of Daniel Anderl, the son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas: "Three years ago today, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas experienced what no parent should ever have to - the sudden loss of her precious 20-year old son, Daniel Anderl. An  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) reintroduced the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act, bipartisan legislation to encourage early assessment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Companion legislation was also introduced by U.S. Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Gus Bil  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today reintroduced the bipartisan For Accurate Import Relief to Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights Act of 2023 or FAIR TARIFF Act of 2023. This legislation ensures American companies are not the subject of surprise taxes because of tariffs issued on "goods on the water" that have already been shipped, but arrive   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, alongside Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), today led 22 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to redesignate Venezuela and Nicaragua for Temporary Prot  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023, and a letter: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent letters to federal loan servicers, including Higher Education Loan Authority of the state of Missouri (MOHELA), Nelnet, EdFinancial, and Maximus Federal Services Inc., requesting informatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) successfully advanced her Balloon Location Identification Pronouncement Study (BLIPS) Act. Her amendment, which was adopted by the full House, increases coordination between the FAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) to better track unmanned, free-flying balloons in Ame  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) highlighted the challenges facing many of New Jersey's small and medium sized businesses as they navigate aggressive economic interference from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Congresswoman Sherrill raised these critical issues during remarks and questions at the latest hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) this week met with the US State Department's top passport official--Assistant Secretary of Consular Affairs Rena Bitter--to elevate concerns surrounding the long delays and numerous issues his constituents have been experiencing while trying to obtain or renew a passport and to discuss the most effective ways to resolve the ongoing backlog. "Over the past s  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, today escorted Israeli President Isaac Herzog into the House of Representatives for his historic address before a joint session of Congress. An avid supporter of Israel and fierce advocate for aid to the US ally, Smith was chosen by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) along with a select group of his colleagues to ushe  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: While chairing a congressional hearing today on the dire state of religious freedom around the world, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) pressed the Biden Administration for removing Nigeria from the State Department's list of countries that violate religious freedom, known as "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPC). "Time and time again, violators of religious freedom are given a pass in the State   more