HAWTHORNE, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) toured the Premio factory in Hawthorne, New Jersey where he helped package their world-class products. Gottheimer met with Premio CEO and President Marc Cinque and Premio employees. Premio's headquarters is located in Fair Lawn -- part of New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District. Premio is one of America's largest sausage makers. Once known as "Garde  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * Today, Jayce Genco, a spokesperson for Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ), released the following statement: "After returning from a House Armed Services Committee congressional delegation trip from Japan late yesterday, Rep. Norcross experienced dehydration-related symptoms while attending the annual Peter J. McGuire wreath-laying ceremony in Pennsauken today. The Congressman  more

BORDENTOWN, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that the Township of Bordentown was awarded $22,973 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) through FEMA to purchase new rescue equipment and a training course for firefighters to build off their continued work to prioritize the community's safety. "As our communities grow and new challenges arise, we ask our first responders   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release Aug. 29, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03)introduced the Department of Defense Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act to limit the influence of contractors on the military, restrict foreign influence on retired senior military officers, and assert greater transparency over contractors and their interaction with the Department of Defense (DoD). This bill is the House companion to Senator Elizabeth Warren's (MA)  more

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on reports that President Biden is offering the Atlantic City, NJ airport to house illegal immigrants who are currently located in New York City. "President Biden and his administration have continually refused to enforce our nation's rule of law. Instead of securing our southern border, the administratio  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) visited the Borough of Clayton's fire department in Gloucester County to announce a $715,000 congressionally directed spending (CDS) award to purchase a new ladder truck. This funding was secured by Senators Booker and Robert Menendez (D-NJ). In addition to the CDS grant announcement, Senator Booker congratulated the Clayton Fire Company for being awarded Assistance   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) visited the City of Elizabeth to highlight two federally funded programs to monitor air quality in Environmental Justice communities through the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program and the American Rescue Plan Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities Grant are funding projects in New Jersey to monitor a  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that United for Prevention in Passaic County (UPinPC), led by William Paterson University, will receive a Drug-Free Communities Support Program federal grant. This grant will aid UPinPC in their mission to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Passaic County through education, communication, and direct outreach. "I h  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced $657,983 in grant awards to Rowan University from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institute of Mental Health and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to support mental health research and programming and improve access to substance abuse treatment. "Addressing the opioid epidemic and our coun  more

PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that Perth Amboy will receive $3.6 million in federal funding to support 12 additional firefighters. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) funding grant. The funding will help the city meet the meet the National Fire Protectio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced the first ten drugs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will negotiate lower prices for using its new authorities under the Inflation Reduction Act: "This is a historic day for health care in America. For the first time in the   more

ABERDEEN, New Jersey, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today demanded that online platforms remove dangerous, recalled products linked to infant deaths. In a series of bipartisan oversight letters to Meta and other online marketplaces, Pallone requested information regarding efforts to end the sale of banned and recalled hazardous products on their platforms. It is unlawful to offer a prod  more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) -- a member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party -- released the following statement after U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit to the People's Republic of China: "While our national security is not negotiable, as Sec. Raimondo emphasized, it's cri  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) hosted a discussion today at Washington's Headquarters Museum with local, state, and federal officials, historical organizations, and other key stakeholders focused on preparations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026 and the economic opportunity it poses for New Jersey heritage to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: US Rep. Chris Smith, Chair of the United States congressional Global Human Rights subcommittee and the Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and of the Congressional Poland Caucus, urges the US government to support Poland's call for discussions with Germany on Poland's losses in World War II. A leading voice pushing for human rights globally, Chairman Smith has long advocated on behalf of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today issued the following statement on the Biden Administration holding its first offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Idalia barrels toward the United States: "With the Gulf Coast bracing for its first major hurricane threat of the season, the Biden Administration continues its aggressive push for offshore wind industrialization as it fool  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement on President Biden's reported plan to send some of the tens of thousands of economic migrants who have recently arrived in New York City to Atlantic City International Airport: "President Biden's plan to relocate economic migrants to Atlantic City International Airport and allow this growing crisis to spiral out of c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Today, following the US District Court's decision in CoreCivic v. Phil Murphy, finding in favor of CoreCivic to keep the Elizabeth Detention Center open, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) made the following statement. "I'm deeply disappointed with the Court's decision. Its reference to the difficulty of ICE to find a replacement facility in the given time ignores t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad and New Jersey State Director Jane Asselta, visited Eastern Fresh Growers Inc. in Cumberland County to announce grants awarded to recipients through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). More than $3.3 million in funding was awarded to 17 New Jersey rural small business and agricultural pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) visited the Children's Day Preschool in Passaic to bring attention to the critical need for renewing federal childcare funding. During his visit, Senator Booker engaged with childcare providers to discuss the upcoming funding cliff that threatens the stability of childcare centers and the well-being of countless families. Beginning September 30, states are set to face a d  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today visited Warren Community College to see its Precision Agriculture Technology Project, an initiative of the college's Unmanned Systems Program, that addresses agriculture industry needs in the region by improving farm land management. Booker has been an advocate for the project and for th  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal hosted a town hall with Atlantic County veterans to listen to their concerns and discuss critical issues that impact them and to highlight the benefits now available to toxic-exposed veterans under the PACT Act. The PACT Act is the largest expansion in benefits and care to veterans in decades, p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and 9 other members of the New Jersey delegation to send a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to rescind its support for CoreCivic, a private prison company, in its lawsuit against the State of New Jersey to overturn a 2021 law which prohibit  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) visited the Camden County Jail to discuss the importance of providing comprehensive substance abuse treatment to individuals who are incarcerated. During the discussion with the warden and people who are incarcerated, Senator Booker announced that he will be introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Rehabilitation and Recovery During Incarceration Act, legislation that w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today hosted a discussion at Washington's Headquarters Museum with local, state, and federal officials, historical organizations, and other key stakeholders focused on preparations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026 and the economic opportunity it poses for New Jersey heritage tourism. "Morris Coun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement responding to the Federal Transportation Administration's decision to delay the extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County: "Extending the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County is about spurring job growth, supporting New Jersey small businesses, reducing energy costs, and saving commut  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement in response to reports of a border patrol station in Arizona violating a federal court order against the inhumane treatment of migrants: "If these horrific reports are true, Secretary Mayorkas should immediately investigate this matter to ensure no Border Patrol station or agent is subjecting migr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about ongoing efforts to undermine   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement hailing the Biden Administration's historic decision to provide Taiwan with Foreign Military Financing (FMF). "I applaud the Biden Administration's decision to formally notify Congress of its intent to provide Taiwan with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on the recent military coup in Gabon. "I am deeply concerned about the military coup in Gabon and the sham election that preceded. The Gabonese people deserve the right to participate in a genuine democratic process that r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to recent developments in Gabon: "The apparent seizure of power by Gabon's military is part of an alarming trend in West and Central Africa of military-backed coups. "The Gabonese people - and people everywhere - deserve civilian-led, democratic governance. Despite Gabon's flawed elections, no group   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Congressman Rob Menendez today released the following statement: "I am deeply disappointed in today's ruling that allows CoreCivic's Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC) to remain operational. This facility's continued operation goes against the values and wishes of our state and district, diverse and welcoming places made better by the contributions of generations of immigr  more