WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation aimed at combating discrimination against natural and protective hairstyles traditionally worn by people of African descent. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act bansdiscrimination based on hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin, including tightly coiled o  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation aimed at combating discrimination against natural and protective hairstyles traditionally worn by people of African descent. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act bansdiscrimination based on hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin, including tightly coiled o  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Patty Murray (D-WA) led the reintroduction of the Access to Birth Control Act. The legislation would guarantee patients' timely access to birth control at the pharmacynationwide--including by addressing pharmacies' refusals of contraception that prevent patients from obtaining their preferred form of birth control medication. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-0  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced the introduction of the AI Grand Challenges Act, a bipartisan bill to harness the promise of artificial intelligence to solve complex problems across a range of sectors, including health, energy, environment, national security, materials science, and cybersecurity - as well as address AI system-specific chall  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR)reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, comprehensive legislation that would end the harmful federal prohibition of cannabis by removing cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and empowering states to create their own laws. This legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the following statement on protests on college campuses. "When I was in college I along with many others protested against the 2003 Iraq War. As we had the right to peacefully protest then, so do students now. I understand the enormity of what many young people feel right now watching violence consume the lives of tens of thousands. I also underst  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the following statement on the Antisemitism Awareness Act. "The rise of antisemitism should deeply worry every American and requires us to come together to confront its causes and its impact with tangible action. This bill, while potentially well intentioned, could be used to limit speech in a way that runs contrary to our values as Americans and  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called on his colleagues to dismiss the smear campaign against Mr. Adeel Mangi and to support his nomination to serve as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey. "The Senate has confirmed 194 of President Biden's judicial nominees to lifetime appointments. Each of these nominees hav  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security issued the following testimony by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, at a member day hearing on April 11, 2024, on the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May: * * * I appear to request that your subcommittee fund investments at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in the Fiscal Year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Training Center Cape May is the beatin  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Mike Lawler's (NY-17) bipartisan legislation -- the Antisemitism Awareness Act -- overwhelmingly passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation, which is supported by thirty of the country's leading Jewish groups, requires the Department of Education to use the widely-supported International Holocaust  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act, 354 to 36. Privacy enhancing technologies (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 activities. This legislation, introduced by U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (MI-11) and co-led by Congressm  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his casework team has returned more than $6,200,000 to constituents. Since the office opened in January of 2023, Congressman Kean and his team have closed over 2,100 constituent cases, representing over $6,200,000 dollars returned back to New Jerseyans in the 7th District. From the beginning of Congressman Kean's term in offic  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) endorsed Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill's End Judge Shopping Act - which would stop anti-choice advocates from using "judge shopping" loopholes to obtain verdicts that impact the entire nation. Judge shopping is a tactic that anti-abortion extremists have used to hand pick a court and outcome by filing lawsuits in single-judge divisions where th  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Livingston, NJ -- The Vet Center Community Access Point (CAP), located within the Morris County Veteran Services Office (VSO), will begin offering appointments every Thursday, starting this Thursday, May 2, 2024. Appointments are available for confidential counseling services for eligibleVeterans and service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families, by calling th  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) again underscored the urgent need for Congress to take action on "judge shopping" after GOP Attorneys General and extreme MAGA litigants sought nationwide injunctions on critical actions to prevent gun violence and protect LGBTQ Americans. "Whether it's access to the abortion pill Mifepristone or, now, federal regulations on gun safety and protections for LGBT  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Long Branch, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace toxic lead service lines in New Jersey. New Jersey will receive $123,110,000 through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to identify and replace lead pipes that deliver drinking water to New Jerseyans' homes and busines  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and 65 Members of Congress sent a letter requesting significant economic assistance for the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the Fiscal Year 2025 State and Foreign Relations funding legislation. The lawmakers requested a minimum of $50 million to bolster Armenia's security, de  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 30 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, April 29, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new legislation -- the Enhancing Transparency from Airlines or "ETA Act" -- to promote airline transparency and protect passengers. 1. This new legislation expands on Gottheimer's Clear and Simple Airline Agenda, which aims to eliminate surprise costs and prevent families from having to read endless pag  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, May 3, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls to announce a record $4.8 million in Nonprofit Security Grants to 34 nonprofit organizations across North Jersey. The grantees -- a mix of synagogues, mosques, churches, gurdwaras, religious schools, and religious community centers -- will use their Nonprofit Security Grants to inves  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Yesterday, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) co-hosted a bipartisan tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Gottheimer co-hosted the tour with Reps. David Kustoff (TN-8), Anthony D'Esposito (NY-4), Don Bacon (NE-2), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Dean Phillips (MN-3), and Max Miller (OH-7). The Representatives first discussed The Protocols of the Elder  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) met with American hostage family members of those taken by Hamas terrorists on October 7. Together, they discussed the importance of bringing all the hostages, including Americans, home now. The meeting marked day 207 of their captivity in Gaza by Hamas. "For more than 200 days  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ), a co-sponsor of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, released the following statement after the legislation passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support: "We have seen a disturbing and unacceptable rise in antisemitic rhetoric and anti-Jewish incidents since the horrific October 7 attack by Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians. The dangerous an  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Dean of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation, delivered the following remarks today on the House Floor while leading the House of Representatives in a moment of silence to honor the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ): "Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I rise to convey our deepest sorrow on the passing of our good friend, six-term New Jersey Congressman Donal  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, today issued the following statement on President Boakai's executive order to establish the War Crimes and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia: "President Boakai's signing of the Executive Order to establish the Office of War Crimes and Economic Crimes Court i  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, during today's debate on the House Floor on the Antisemitism Awareness Act (HR 6090)--legislation aimed at combating antisemitism on college campuses: "Forty-two years ago, my first human rights trip as a congressman was to the Soviet Union to defend Jews against pernicious antisemi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Congressman Van Drew announced his support for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 which will be voted on by the House next week. Included in this agreement is Congressman Van Drew's bill guaranteeing that the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center is written into the U.S. Code and will permanently remain in South Jersey. "I am thrilled to  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding her vote on the Antisemitism Awareness Act: "Today, my decision to vote against the Antisemitism Awareness Act is rooted in the belief that concrete, bipartisan efforts are essential to combatting the rising threat of antisemitism. I recognize the urgency of addressing hate in all its forms, and for t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Summer Lee (PA-12) and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) announced the reintroduction of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair or CROWN Act in the House of Representatives, a bill to outlaw discrimination on the basis of hair texture. Senator Cory Booke  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, April 29, 2024, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) led a letter signed by a group of twenty-one Members of Congress urging Columbia University's Board of Trustees to disband the encampment located on its campus. For the past week, this encampment has been the breeding ground for antisemitic attacks on Jewish students, including hate speech, h  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called on his colleagues to dismiss the smear campaign against Mr. Adeel Mangi and to support his nomination to serve as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey. "The Senate has confirmed 194 of President Biden's judici  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Livingston, NJ -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement highlighting new research conducted by the Regional Plan Association (RPA) that found that the Hudson River Tunnel Project, a key part of the Gateway Program, will create 95,000 jobs. This is 20,000 more jobs than previously estimated. "The new report by RPA underscores the mission I've pursued since I first enter  more