WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced today that on Friday, October 27 the committee will hold a field hearing in New Brunswick, New Jersey entitled "Overworked and Undervalued: Is the Severe Hospital Staffing Crisis Endangering the Well-Being of Patients and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), co-chairs of the Abraham Accords Caucus, are leading 47 colleagues in urging President Biden to continue putting his full attention on the freeing of American hostages that were taken by Hamas during the terrorist organization's October 7thattacks on Israel and supporting Israel's efforts to dismantle the threat of Hamas. In the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations' emergency appeal of $294 million to address the immediate humanitarian needs in the West Bank and Gaza. "As a result of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza prompted by Hamas' horrific terror attacks, more th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act, legislation that would seek to improve maternal health outcomes, reverse the trend of rising maternal mortality rates, and close disparities that put Black, Indigenous, and People of Col  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded up to $750 million to develop a hydrogen hub in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. "The Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub is a gamechanger for Southeastern Pennsylvania," Senator Casey said. "This hub will bring good union jobs, economic growth, and clean energy innovation to the r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Fetterman (D-PA), along with thirteen Senate colleagues, today introduced the Transit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) program that serves the same purpose for Am  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Edison, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today joined local elected officials and members of the Jewish community to demand social media platforms take immediate action to combat the graphic, violent content and disinformation spreading across social media in the wake of Hamas's terrorist attacks on Israel. Pallone announced that he plans to request more information from social media compa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), and 125 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden supporting United States leadership in the Middle East. The letter underscores specific measures that outline how commitment to Israel's security and right to respond to terror are not incompatible with a comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today welcomed New Jersey Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo to Washington where he testified at a hearing on investigating pandemic fraud of unemployment insurance. "President Biden used those protections [passed by Congress] to prosecute frauds. States have recovered nearly $1.2 Bil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) released the following statement after joining President Joe Biden in Philadelphia to announce the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH 2) approval by the U.S. Department of Energy: "MACH 2 is an exciting opportunity for South Jersey and the entire Mid-Atlantic region that will transform our regional economy and create thousands of good-payin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Youth Mental Health Research Act. This legislation will create a national Youth Mental Health Research Initiative to guide long-term mental health recovery efforts, better target preventive interventions for those at risk of developing mental health challenges, and improve treatments for children.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Yesterday, October 16, 2023, with rockets continuing to rain down on Israel, a bipartisan group of 113 Members of Congress (63 Democrats and 50 Republicans) -- led by Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Don Bacon (NE-2), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) -- wrote to President Biden asking him to boost Israel's security, hold Iran accountable for its role in fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement today on next week's committee hearing in New Jersey: As the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I look forward to a very important hearing in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Friday, October 27th to discuss the issues of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announces the selection of the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub to receive federal funding as part of the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, which will lower emissions and create good-paying jobs in New Jersey. Across the country, seven clean hydrogen hubs were selected to receive $7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to ac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the need to stand with Israel as it defends itself against Hamas and called for Congress to stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel: "The images are indelible -- Israelis slaughtered by marauding thugs. Concertgoers shot in the back in broad daylight. People butchered. Women raped. Even infants murdered i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's preliminary deal to ease sanctions if the Maduro regime allows for a competitive, internationally monitored presidential election next year: "While it is encouraging to see these negotiations move forward, the Biden administration must remain vigilant about the Maduro regime  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement on the murder of six-year-old Palestinian American, Wadea Al-Fayoume, and the attempted murder of his mother in Illinois this past weekend: "The brutal murder of a six-year-old child, Wadea Al-Fayoume, and the attempted murder of his mother over the weekend in Illinois is sickening. My heart and p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today questioned the Honorable Jacob J. Lew, the former Secretary of Treasury under the Obama administration and President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to Israel, during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing, which comes after the deadly Hamas terrorist attack against Israel earlier this month. The   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today questioned witnesses during a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Medicare Advantage annual enrollment period with a focus on how older adults and people with disabilities navigate their Medicare coverage options. Sen. Menendez asked Ms. Krista Hoglund, Chief Executive Officer for Security Health Plan, what Centers for Medicare and Medi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) yesterday questioned witnesses during a Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee hearing entitled "How Community Development Financial Institutions Promote Housing and Economic Opportunity." The Senator asked all three witnesses to describe the potential impacts CDFI funding cuts proposed by the House could have on the work CDFI  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution in support of the State of Israel with a vote of 97-0: "I proudly joined my colleagues in the Senate today in voting for a resolution that sends a resounding, bipartisan message to the world. The United States of America unequivocally stands with our ally, the State of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's decision to restart the deportation of Venezuelan migrants back to Venezuela under the repressive Maduro regime: "Resuming deportations to Venezuela betrays the long-standing, bipartisan consensus that Venezuelans deserve protection in the United States as they suffer throug  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement today on next week's committee hearing in New Jersey: As the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I look forward to a very important hearing in New B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after the Department of Commerce announced new export controls that update the existing restrictions developed in October 2022 and protect the domestic development of key technologies crucial to U.S. national and economic security: "I applaud the Department of Commerce's updated restrictions on semiconductor and a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing strong support for Israel's efforts to dismantle Hamas and urging the U.S. to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.  "As members of Congress who have served our country in uniform in times of war, we share your dedication to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As part of his continued full-court press on behalf of Americans trying to get out of Israel, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) this week introduced bipartisan legislation (https://chrissmith.house.gov/uploadedfiles/h.r._5965.pdf) (HR 5965) proposing to reimburse US citizens for their flights out of the country as they seek to return home amid an unfolding war started by the butchering of innocent civilians,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement on the vote for Speaker of the House: "I came to Congress to build broad coalitions and deliver for the people of New Jersey. I've worked to make New Jersey a better and more affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. Unfortunately, the House Republican majority has not shared my priorities. Time and agai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: October 16, 2023 Watson Coleman Joins Colleagues in Calling for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine and the Delivery of Humanitarian Aid Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined 12 of her colleagues in introducing the Ceasefire Now Resolution urging President Biden to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire, to send humanitarian aid and assistance to Gaza, and to facili  more