WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after the Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized a rule mandating that all meat products sold with the "Product of U.S.A." label must be derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States. This regulation closes a l  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act. The legislation would prohibit no-knock warrants, which allow law enforcement officials to forcibly enter a home without announcing their authority or purpose. Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Breonna T  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today announced the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District will be held at RWJBarnabas Community Medical Center in Toms River this spring. "Each year, the Congressional Art Competition provides a unique opportunity for communities to celebrate the talent and artistic gifts of local high school students," said Rep. Smith, who hosts  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As federal bribery and corruption charges against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez mount, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) joined U.S. Representative Angie Craig in introducing the bipartisan Gifts for Officials, Legislators and Delegates (GOLD) Standard Act to strengthen federal bribery law. "In New Jersey we've seen scandal after scandal in pay-to-play schemes. Now more than ever we need leaders who will step   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: At a Capitol Hill news conference held by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil and a renowned Brazilian journalist raised the alarm over the future of democracy and rule of law in Brazil as they recounted personal testimonies of growing political persecution used to single out opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "Since late 2022 Brazilians have been subject  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, March 12, 2024, thanks to new legislation passed out of the House and signed into law on Saturday, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced more than $10 million in new federal investments and projects for North Jersey communities and families. These new investments include fourteen community projects Gottheimer submitted on behalf of Fifth District local governments   more

BERNARDSVILLE, New Jersey, March 14 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his casework team has returned more than $4,000,000 to constituents since taking office in January 2023. This total represents over a year of work on behalf on constituents who have contacted the office for prompt customer service when federal agencies were slow to deliver. "Too often, Americans struggle securing  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) issued the following statement after voting YES on H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications. "I voted in favor of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act today because this is the best effort to date to protect Americans from potential threats posed by foreign adversar  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $800,000 for South Amboy's ferry terminal in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development spending bill. President Biden signed the underlying legislation into law last week.  The funding will help complete the ferry terminal, which serves as an important transportation hub for Central Ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $959,752 for a sewer pump station in Sayreville in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development spending bill. President Biden signed the underlying legislation into law last week. The funding will be used for the reconstruction of the sanitary sewer pumping station in the Melrose section  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today commented on an overwhelming vote in the House of Representatives to force the sale of TikTok to a company not controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. "This is a very close issue and I do not take lightly any adverse action toward a service that is used by over half of all Americans," said Congressman Pascrell. "But the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), representing one of the largest Ukrainian American communities in the nation, today proudly signed a discharge petition to allow the House of Representatives to vote on a foreign aid package including $60 billion for Ukraine. This amount includes at least $13.4 billion to replenish Defense Department stocks that are to be transferred to Ukraine, $13.8 billio  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), representing one of the largest Ukrainian American communities in the nation, today proudly signed a discharge petition to allow the House of Representatives to vote on a foreign aid package including $60 billion for Ukraine. This amount includes at least $13.4 billion to replenish Defense Department stocks that are to be transferred to U  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-founder of the Congressional Brain Injury Trask Force, today celebrated the unanimous passage in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health of his bill, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7208). The Health Subcommittee approved an amendment today to rename the bill for Benigno, a Pascrell constit  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-founder of the Congressional Brain Injury Trask Force, today celebrated the unanimous passage in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health of his bill, the Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7208). The Health Subcommittee approved an amendment today to rename the bill for Benigno,   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: LACEY, NJ -- $6 million in federal funding is coming to Lacey to extend Railroad Avenue, Rep. Chris Smith announced. Smith said that he secured more than $20.8 million in funding for critical infrastructure improvement and humanitarian services projects in Ocean and Monmouth counties. "This significant federal support for major construction, repair and renovation projects throughout our Fourth Congressi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Issues Statement on Retirement of HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Earlier today, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge announced she would be stepping down from public life on March 22nd. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), who is a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, i  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Sends Letter to Starbucks CEO Requesting Information on Impending Closure of Trenton Community Store Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan seeking information regarding the upcoming closure of the Starbucks Community Store located in downtown Trenton. Community Stores are part of a program by Starbucks to pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Today, March 11, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with local leaders to announce multiple, new federal investments totaling more than $4.7 million clawed back from Washington. These investments will help build climate resilient infrastructure to prevent flooding and avoid its disastrous effects in Englewood, Emerson, Leonia, and Tenafly. These new investments were  more

HAWORTH, New Jersey, March 12 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 10, 2024: Today, Saturday, March 9, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer joined Haworth local elected officials, community members, and the Sowore family to welcome home Yele Sowore after being detained by the Nigerian government and unable to return back to New Jersey and his family for more than four years. From day one, Gottheimer worked with the Haworth community to first urge  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, March 13, 2024, bipartisan legislation co-led by U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), with Representative Mike Gallagher (WI-8) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8), and the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, overwhelmingly p  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) announced the introduction of the Linemen Legacy Act to classify power line technicians as "emergency response providers" under the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) definition. "Lineworkers work tirelessly, often through the night, in dangerous conditions to restore power and ensure the safety of our communities and neighborhoods when nee  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 today to fund government operations and critical local projects in New Jersey's 10th Congressional District. The legislation authorizes $462 billion in government spending for a variety of national interests, such as SNAP benefits and climate change initiatives. It provides $15 billion for clean energy and science pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. honored six exceptional women today from the 10th Congressional District at his Women's History Month Celebration. The event was dedicated to the late New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver who passed away last year. The six honorees were chosen for their work in Essex, Hudson and Union Counties to better their communities and represented a vari  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for a bill today to protect the privacy of American users of the popular social media application, TikTok. The bill, H.R. 7521, would prohibit a foreign-adversary controlled application from operating through U.S.-based Internet services. It forces ByteDance, the Chinese Communist Party-controlled company that owns and operates TikTok, to sell off   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * President Biden just concluded his 2024 State of the Union Address - a visionary speech that highlighted the progress he has made with House Democrats for working families across America while outlining the work that remains. The President spoke about the story of our country, a story of progress, possibilities, and resilience. And he showed a clear contrast between his and the Democrats forward-thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Van Drew questioned Special Counsel Robert Hur during a House Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Hur's findings in his classified documents investigation into Joe Biden and his decision to not recommend charges against the President. In the report, Hur found that after Joe Biden's vice presidency, President Biden "willfully retained and disclosed classified m  more

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, March 16 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Van Drew visited Stanley Holmes Village to speak with residents and to view firsthand their inhumane and unsafe living conditions. Following this visit, Congressman Van Drew announced that he is requesting the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to open an investigation into the Atlantic City H  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Tom Kean (NJ-7) led a letter signed by a bipartisan group of more than twenty Members of Congress thanking German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for announcing his country's intention to intervene on Israel's behalf and for supporting Israel's right to self-defense in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case brought by South Africa. It is crucial that the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to Cyrpus sending much-needed aid to the people of Gaza: "Extending my heartfelt gratitude to Cyprus for its critical role in launching this humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. This gesture underscores Cyprus's unwavering commitment to humanitarian efforts and reaffirming its status as a crucial ally. Togethe  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill released the following statement after the Judicial Conference of the United States adopted a new policy to stop the practice of "judge shopping." Judge shopping is a known tactic anti-choice advocates use to hand-pick a court and outcome by filing lawsuits in single-judge divisions where they are all but assured to get a favorable ruling. Last year  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill released the following statement after the Judicial Conference of the United States adopted a new policy to stop the practice of "judge shopping." Judge shopping is a known tactic anti-choice advocates use to hand-pick a court and outcome by filing lawsuits in single-judge divisions where they are all but assured to get a favorable ruling. Last year, Rep. Sherrill in  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a leading advocate in Congress to support Ukraine's fight for democracy, signed a discharge petition to bring the Senate-passed national security supplemental legislative package to the House floor for a vote, after resistance from the House GOP majority.  "Speaker Johnson has failed to meet the urgency of this moment and pass the legislation we  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a leading advocate in Congress to support Ukraine's fight for democracy, signed a discharge petition to bring the Senate-passed national security supplemental legislative package to the House floor for a vote, after resistance from the House GOP majority. "Speaker Johnson has failed to meet the urgency of this moment and pass the legislation we need to maintain A  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which will strengthen U.S. national security and protect Americans on social media apps. The bill passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority.  "There is no question that the Chinese government's i  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which will strengthen U.S. national security and protect Americans on social media apps. The bill passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. "There is no question that the Chinese government's influence over ByteDa  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: On Saturday, March 9, President Joe Biden signed into law a portion of the FY2024 budget, which included all fifteen of the Community Project Funding requests Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) submitted on behalf of her district, totaling nearly $16 million. "I am proud to have led my fifteen Community Projects across the finish line and see them signed into law this past weekend  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Lacey Township is slated to receive $6,000,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for a major extension to Railroad Avenue that will help alleviate traffic congestion along Route 9 and provide greater mobility for residents traveling throughout the town and the surrounding area. "During peak travel time, the Route 9 corridor in Lacey Township develops heavily, leaving no altern  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Manchester Police Department is slated to receive $1,148,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) to maintain proper law enforcement staffing levels and replace an aging fleet of police cruisers needed to patrol the town and respond to emergencies in a timely manner. "This federal support will enable the Manchester Police Department to continue delivering critical emergency a  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Ocean County is slated to receive $1,500,000 in federal funding championed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) to rehabilitate key mechanical, electrical and structural systems at the Central Water Pollution Control Facilities (CWPCF) plant in Berkeley Township to help mitigate potential safety and environmental concerns. The funds were personally secured by Smith through his congressional earmarks that we  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Borough of Lakehurst is slated to receive $2,250,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) to upgrade and expand its water treatment plant that provides safe drinking water for Ocean County residents. "Clean, safe drinking water is not a luxury--it's an essential necessity of everyday life," said Rep. Smith, who personally secured the funds for the project as one of his congre  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Borough of South Toms River is slated to receive $750,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for critical upgrades to the heating and cooling system at the municipal recreation center that serves as an important hub for the small, tight knit community. "The South Toms River recreation center is a centerpiece of services, support and outreach offered to residents in the Sout  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County in Wall Township is slated to receive $1,200,000 in federal funding championed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for a major renovation and revitalization project that will allow its Camp Zehnder program to expand its childcare services for low-income and moderate-income working families in the area. A 140-acre day camp serving families in Southern Monmouth and Northe  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Seaside Heights Borough is slated to receive $1,600,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for new boardwalk facilities aimed at boosting local businesses and accommodating the town's growing economic development. The federal funds will go toward redeveloping the Sandy-demolished Hiering Avenue Bath House with amenities that are essential for beachgoers, including public restro  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Critical humanitarian and infrastructure improvement projects in Lakewood championed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) are slated to receive more than $4,691,450 in federal funding. The funds were personally secured by Smith through his congressional earmarks that were signed into law on Saturday as part of a negotiated budget. NEW SENIOR CENTER. Smith said $3,000,000 of the funds will go toward establishing a  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly (352-65) to require TikTok to sever its ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in order to help protect the data of tens of millions of Americans--especially children--and mitigate national security risks posed by the brutal regime. The bipartisan Protecting Americans  more