WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: A bipartisan group of 22 members of Congress, -- led by Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Jerry Carl (AL-1) -- wrote to congressional leadership and called for the inclusion of the "financial fraud" language included within the Senate Appropriations Committee's FY24 Financial Services and General Government bill report. This language helps combat skyrocketing levels of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 13 Senators led by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in a letter to U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan regarding GSA's implementation of President Biden's 2021 Executive Order. The letter requests updates as the agency implements the Executive Order   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Red Bank, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today called for urgent congressional action to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program provides eligible households with a discount on their monthly internet bills. Currently, 338,000 New Jersey families are benefiting from the program, includin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Long Branch, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded $157 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support upgrades to New Jersey's water infrastructure, including $54,366,000 for New Jersey's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and $102,647,000 for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The state can use the funding to replace lead service lines, address PFAS contaminatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024: Today, Friday, January 19, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Marc Molinaro (NY-19) joined the United States Conference of Mayors to highlight the importance of their work in the Problem Solvers Caucus. They discussed bipartisanship, the importance of world-class mayors' from across the country, and stopping the partisan cycle of insanity. "It was an honor to join Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, February 22, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced he had filed an official Freedom of Information Law or FOIL request to the MTA to provide any emails and documents containing the data, calculations, and discussions that went into their Congestion Tax revenue projections. The MTA has 30 days left to comply and respond. This follows the MTA becoming incredibly defen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of more than $157 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding awarded to New Jersey to upgrade water infrastructure. "Clean and safe drinking water is essential to our communities," Rep. Norcross said. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to make a difference throughou  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: At the Hoboken Public Library, Congressman Rob Menendez today announced a $69,449 federal grant for the library's The Puerto Rican Experience in Hoboken and America project. This Library of Congress (LOC) grant will allow the Hoboken Public Library to explore the history of Hoboken's longstanding and significant Puerto Rican community while engaging Hoboken residents with public   more

UNION CITY, New Jersey, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Congressman Rob Menendez today joined Senator Cory Booker, Union City Mayor Brian Stack, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials at the Jose Marti STEM Academy to highlight $18,948,121 in Clean School Bus Program grant funding for school districts in New Jersey. Due to this grant, which Congressman Menendez wrote a letter of support for, Union City, Elizabeth,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Livingston, NJ -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) returned to the U.S. this week after a Congressional Delegation visit first to the Munich Security Conference in Germany; then to the Middle East, including stops in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. "Over the past few days, I've sat down with world leaders as we face an inflection point - as Speaker Johnson obstructs critical national security legislati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) addressed an auditorium full of young, aspiring public servants at the Rutgers Bloustein School of Public Policy.  The Congresswoman's lecture was titled, Defending Democracy: The Fight for a Floor Beneath Which No Person Should Fall, and covered the myriad ways in which the federal government can more aptly marshal resources to combat pove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: South Brunswick, NJ (Thursday, February 22, 2024) - Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) hosted a constituent services fair at the South Brunswick Community Center in Monmouth Junction, NJ. In attendance were representatives from the offices of State Senator Andrew Zwicker, Assemblymembers Roy Freiman and Mitchelle Drulis, the United States Postal Service, the Taxpayer Advocate, th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman hosted a Town Hall at the Franklin Township Senior Center on the Inflation Reduction Act. She was joined by Matt Salton, Federal Campaigns Manager for the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), and Franklin Mayor Phillip Kramer.  The town hall laid out how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can help consumers and municipalities. It described the IRA's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Young Kim (CA-40), co-chairs of Girl Scout Troop Capitol Hill, introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize February 22, 2024 as World Thinking Day and encourage Girl Scouts and girls and women to connect with one another, speak out on issues important to them, be good stewards of the environment, and make a positive impact in their co  more