WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) applauded the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024) through the U.S. Senate. Reauthorizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Civil Works Program to conduct studies, construct projects and research activities to improve the nation's waterways, WRDA 2024 is vital to flood and coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration progra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) wrote a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf, expressing concern over the agency's call for manufacturers to test sunscreen ingredients on animals despite decades of human safety data supporting these products. The letter highlights the importance of ensuring access to sunscreens and that requesting animal tests to keep these   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led colleagues in writing a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, urging the agency to provide guidance to states on expanding coverage for fertility services, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), through their benchmark plans before the end of 2024. "Despite significant advances  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced a bipartisan resolution urging the United Nations (UN) Security Council to increase enforcement of the existing Darfur arms embargo and extend it to cover all of Sudan. The resolution is in response to the ongoing conflict between the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to take action under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to protect unleased and at-risk areas of the Outer Continental Shelf   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: BERNARDSVILLE, NJ Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced the NJ-07 winners of the Congressional App Challenge. The top winner of the competition is the team of Jonah Park of Westfield and Arnav Jain of Short Hills, who both attend The Pingry School. The Congressional App Challenge, which received more 3,800 applications nationwide, has become the most prestigious prize in computer science   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued two reports revealing details of the financial assistance provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to agricultural producers. The first report focused on USDA financial assistance to the largest livestock feeding operations from 2018 to 2023, and the second report focused on the financial assistance provided by USDA to all agricultural producer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement as New Jersey faces the looming threat of a government shutdown due to House Republicans' decision to abandon a bipartisan agreement: "At the start of this week, we had a bipartisan agreement in place to keep the government running and deliver critical relief to communities across the country--including right here in New Jer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced today the inclusion of several critical health care provisions in the continuing resolution that the U.S. House will vote on later this week. Among the highlights is Pallone's legislation to reauthorize federal programs supporting research and treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI), now rena  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced today that key consumer protections he championed have been included in the newly released short-term government funding agreement. The legislation, which keeps federal operations running through March, cracks down on hotel and ticket junk fees by requiring all-in pricing disclosure and strengthens co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: MAHWAH, NJ -- Today, December 16, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) next steps in his "Drone Response Strategy." Gottheimer also announced his legislation, the RADAR Act, is now bipartisan, being recently joined by Representative Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11). This legislation expands federal grants for our local law enforcement to make radar systems more available to state and local police.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Today, December 19, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer released the following statement on the FAA's decision to ban drones from the airspace of nearly two dozen towns across New Jersey: "I reached out to the FAA first thing this morning and asked for an immediate briefing on their decision to ban drones from flying around twenty-two New Jersey towns. They must brief the publ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, December 18, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following update after receiving a more than two hour long classified briefing on recent drone sightings in the Northeast: "Yesterday's two-hour long classified briefing about reported drone and other observed overhead activity in the Northe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement on the suspicious drone activity in New Jersey. "Recently, my office has received many calls regarding suspicious drone activity in New Jersey. While most of these drones have been reported in the northern part of the state, I understand that my constituents are worried and must be informed about all  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Comprehensive legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to provide robust funding and enhanced support for Americans with autism is now headed to the President's desk to be signed into law after winning overwhelming support in a vote (374-15) on the House Floor today. Smith's Autism CARES Act of 2024--which was approved by the Senate in late November--will provide more than $1.95 billion over five y  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today issued the following statement in response to recent comments made by White House National Security spokesman John Kirby regarding the Coast Guard's reported encounter with drones off the coast of New Jersey: "John Kirby is either profoundly uninformed or intentionally misleading when he asserts that highly trained Coast Guard personnel mistook drones fol  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Van Drew shared details about a public meeting hosted by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) on December 18th, 2024, at 10 a.m. This meeting, which will be open to the public and available for live stream viewing, will be discussing and voting on several issues, including Atlantic City Electric's (ACE) request for an 8% rate hike for all utility consu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Van Drew shared that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) did not vote on Atlantic City Electric's (ACE) proposal for a rate increase at their meeting today. The vote on the 8% rate hike request will now take place in April during a meeting open to the public. "While the vote is delayed until early next year, it is more important now than ever that we  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Bill to Commemorate America's 250th Birthday with Time Capsule Passes House Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) celebrated the passage of her bill, the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, through the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to create and bury a time capsule on the west lawn of th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the Patient Device Data Access Act, which will allow the FDA to require manufacturers of remotely monitored medical devices to share health data with a patient upon their request. Rep. Sherrill worked alongside a NJ-11 constituent, Gretchen, who suffers from a rare heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) and has an implanted defibrillator  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: LIVINGSTON, NJ Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter aircraft commander and member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a comprehensive plan of action to locate and track drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), flying over New Jersey, increase information available to local law enforcement authorities, and improve communications with residents. "I'm incredibly fru  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health and Global Human Rights Subcommittee, today issued the following statement regarding reports of U.S. involvement with efforts to expand abortion in Sierra Leone: "It is deeply disturbing, but not terribly surprising, that we are hearing reports that the Biden Administration is threatening to withhold foreign assista  more