WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: After the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: "Prime Minister Netanyahu will perhaps be remembered as one of the worst leaders in Israel's history. I've long had serious disagreements with his actions and those of his ultra-right wing governing coalition from their actions to erode Israel's democratic institutions, to their allo  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) has secured $500,000 in community project funding (CPF) to improve the area between the Elberon library and train station and link the area at the center of Elberon with a bike path that follows the historic route along Lincoln Avenue that was used by President Garfield and others to the Church of the Seven Presidents. "The Elberon project is an important investment  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) hosted Dylan Redfield as his guest to Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu's Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. A Scotch Plains native, Dylan Redfield is a member of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has served two years with the IDF after graduating from the University of Maryland. He is currently an IDF reservist. "I am honored to  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) voted in favor of, to support water resources projects of national, regional, and local significance undertaken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Congressman Kean spoke on the House floor in support of this legislation, watch HERE.(link is   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-New Jersey) today announced he helped secure $90,909 in federal funding for the City of Perth Amboy. The funding was made possible through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) Program and will be used for training firefighters and fire officers. "This grant is great news for the City of Perth Amboy. Our fire professionals perform incredible work every day to k  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated passage in the House of Representatives of the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA). "The Water resources bill that passed in the House includes a host of priorities I sought to directly study and combat flooding occurring throughout Northern New Jersey," said Congressman Pascrell. "These new provisions, once signed into law, will take   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Yesterday, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer's provisions to expand Holocaust education nationwide and prevent the Delaware Water Gap's reclassification as a National Park passed the House, as part of the FY25 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill, which passed by a vote of 210-205, determines funding for the  more

ELIZABETH, New Jersey, July 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Today, July 22, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari (LD-22), and Union City Mayor and New Jersey State Senator Brian Stack (LD-33) announced new federal legislation, the Stop Scammers, Card Abuse, and Malicious Skimming Act or Stop SCAMS Act. This legislation, modeled after a bill that Senators Scutari and Stack introdu  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced that he is hosting the Alexander family -- parents of American hostage Edan Alexander -- as guests for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress. Gottheimer is also part of Netanyahu's official Congressional Escort Committee. Yesterday, Gottheimer met with more than a dozen Amer  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Saturday, July 20, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement: "I was deeply saddened to learn that my friend and a true trailblazer, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, has passed after her courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Sheila was a pathbreaker in every sense of the word: a graduate of the first class at Yale University that included women,   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on President Biden, on July 21, 2024: * * * "Thank you, President Biden, for your decades of unwavering service, patriotism, and dedication. Through your leadership, we secured a once-in-a-generation investment to fix our crumbling roads and bridges, expanded access to healthcare for millions of veterans, revolutionized semiconductor production here in America, enacted commonsense gun safety legislation,  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, July 23, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) met with family members of Americans taken by Hamas terrorists on October 7. The meeting was hosted by Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) and joined by Representatives Landsman (OH-01) and Frankel (FL-22). Together, they discussed the importance of bringing all the hostages, including Americans, home now. The meeting ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led a bipartisan letter signed by thirty-one bipartisan Members of Congress to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, requesting a classified briefing on her statement that the Iranian government promoted and encouraged anti-Israel protests. The signatory list of thirty-one bipartisan Members of Congress  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) hosted a telephone town hall to hear directly from neighbors, share updates from his recent work in Congress, and recognize Disability Pride Month and the upcoming 34-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To begin his 77th town hall, Congressman Kim repeated his condemnation of the assassination attempt against former President  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 to invest in New Jersey's environmental infrastructure, protect local communities from flooding, coastal erosion, and extreme storms, address water resource infrastructure needs across the country, and boost U.S. economic competitiveness and supply chains. WRDA, which authorizes water proj  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on July 21, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) released the following statement on President Biden's legacy: "In 2020, our nation was in trouble and in desperate need of a leader to rebuild America. Joe Biden stepped up and delivered for the American people. "President Biden put American working families first and built a stronger nation for the next generation. He successfully   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, today commended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his historic joint address to Congress as Israel continues to defend itself from a host of adversaries in the Middle East. "Prime Minister Netanyahu's passionate yet deliberate address, which comes at a very pivotal time, was a grand slam," said Smith, who i  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: At a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) met with Elan Carr--the former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism--and fellow leaders in the fight to combat antisemitism to discuss the ongoing threats faced by Jewish men, women and children at home and abroad. "Elan Carr, who served as an extraordinarily effective U.S. Special Envoy un  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), the House of Representatives late last night voted to establish a bipartisan congressional task force to investigate the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania earlier this month. "The lack of transparency from top Biden Administration officials following the horrifying assassination attempt on President Trump  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding President Biden's decision not to seek reelection: "History will remember President Biden as a towering figure. A lifelong public servant. A historically successful president. And as a selfless leader who put the greater good of this country above himself. "President Biden's decision to step aside is a   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to Congress: "I am deeply disappointed that Prime Minister Netanyahu will be addressing Congress tomorrow. A foreign head of government speaking directly to the legislative branch is a distinct honor that should be reserved for revered world leaders. Prime Minist  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (D-NJ) led a letter with Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking answers on the continued delays and equipment failures impacting Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT customers. This letter follows an initial letter sent to the Secretary on June 25th, in which Congressman Menendez and the delegation de  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), along with Representatives Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08), are continuing to hold Amtrak accountable for disruptions and delays on the Northeast Corridor, which have impacted NJ TRANSIT riders and service across the Garden State. Reps. Sherrill, Pallone, and Menendez are demanding that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg support federal gra  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on President Biden's leadership and legacy, on July 22, 2024: * * * President Biden has had one of the most successful presidencies of our lifetime. Under his leadership, we have made historic investments in working families, strengthened our economy, and made tremendous progress in the fight for equality. He has served our country with dignity, shown resilience through heartbreaking personal tragedy, and   more