WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * As FBI Purges Reportedly Continue, Booker Urges Chairman Grassley to Schedule New Judiciary Hearing to Hear Further Testimony from Kash Patel WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: "On Thursday of last week, FBI director nominee Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Throughout the h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Joins Kaine, 36 Senators in Raising Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos at Critical National Security Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a group of 37 Senators led by Tim Kaine (D-VA), in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the growing chaos and dysfunct  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on Vote Against Pam Bondi as Attorney General WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: "I've known Pam Bondi for years and have had the opportunity to work with Ms. Bondi on various issues in the past, including advancing the First Step Act and police accountability and reform efforts dur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, DeLauro Introduce Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) introduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA), legislation that would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to collect microbial samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Give Small Businesses Increased Access to Disaster Loans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Banking Committees, introduced the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025. The bill would allow borrowers to get a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster assistance loan for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Padilla, Hirono, Hayes Reintroduce Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in the United States. This resolution aims to highlight the detrimental effects communities of color face when seeking healthcare  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Thune Reintroduce American Beef Labeling Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act, legislation that would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. The legislation would require the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Van Hollen, Castro Lead House and Senate Democrats in Push to Protect Military, National Security Families from Forced Attrition WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) led House and Senate Democrats in a letter asking the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to explicitly exempt military and national se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Urges NJ Turnpike Authority to Reconsider Contract With CCP-Linked Company Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew sent a letter to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Board of Commissioners, urging them to reconsider their recent decision to award a $1.73 billion E-ZPass Services' contract to TransCore, a company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "It i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Wants to Stop Spending on Bizarre, Dysfunctional Programs Around the World and Use the Money to Help Americans Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) efforts to rein in wasteful spending. DOGE has been tasked with identifying fraud and waste in the federal government. They do not make  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew: Regional Agreement to Lower Energy Costs is a Small but Necessary Step in the Right Direction Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew stated that the agreement reached between Pennsylvania and PJM Interconnection--a regional transmission organization that oversees electricity movement across 13 states, including New Jersey--is a small but necessary step toward stopp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Pallone, Neal, and Wyden Sound the Alarm Over Musk and his "DOGE" Lackeys Can Exploit Americans' Sensitive Health Care Information * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Senate Finance Committee Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to several federal agencies in the Committee's jurisdiction today demanding to know what steps are being taken to comply with the Constitution and orders from federal judges which require that the agencies immediately release congressionally appropriated funds. The seven Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Pallone, Neal, and Scott Request Government Watchdog Ensure Trump Administration Follows the Law and Negotiates Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and Workforce Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled "Powering America's Future: Unleashing American Energy:" Committee Republicans want to talk about unleashing American energy at a time when President Trump is blatantly b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today on the House floor on H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act. Mr. Speaker, throughout this debate today House Republicans will claim that they are committed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Water Resources and Environment issued the following information for a hearing entitled "America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 11, 2025, at 2167 Rayburn House Office Building: Witness List: * Robert D. Singletary, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality * Honorable Shawn M. LaTourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Kean Hosts Congressional App Challenge Winner Recognition Event (February 4, 2025) BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Last night, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) hosted an event to recognize the top winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge. "It was a privilege to host this event to honor students who truly excelled in the 2024 challenge," said Congressman Kean. "This challenge is the most prestigiou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * McIver called for block of Senate noms and addressed the crowd on the billionaire's power grab * * * After being denied entry to perform congressional oversight at the Treasury Department yesterday, Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) addressed a crowd of hundreds of Americans, calling out Elon Musk's power grab and calling on Senate Democrats to "shut down the Senate" and hold the line in blocking Do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Reintroduces AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today reintroduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025, legislation to ensure AM radio remains accessible in all new motor vehicles. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a rule that requires automakers to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Slams Trump-Musk's Attempt to Dismantle NOAA as 'Dangerous and Corrupt, Plain and Simple' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement condemning Trump-aligned operatives' illegal efforts to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its connection to Projec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Booker, and Foreign Relations Committee Democrats to Secretary Rubio: Unauthorized Access of USAID and Dismissal of Personnel Compromises our National Security WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kain  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today cancelled its fourth offshore wind solicitation, a development Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) called "good news, especially on the heels of Shell Energy's announcement last week that the company is withdrawing from the Atlantic Shores wind project off the coast of New Jersey. "The BPU's cancellation is a sign that they have finally understood t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Fights back against Administration's Plan to Shut Down Department of Education * * * HACKENSACK, NJ -- Today, February 4, 2025, U.S. Congressman Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined local leaders at the Little Learners Childcare Center to announce new actions as part of his "Affordability Plan for Jersey." This includes legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit and incentivize entreprene  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * No Excuses for Any Further Delays to Protect Jewish Families in Jersey and Nationwide * * * Today, February 5, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) helped reintroduce the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act alongside Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), Max Miller (OH-7), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) to require the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Today, Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) released a statement on the chaotic actions of President Trump and Elon Musk, as well as the federal funding freeze. "Over the past two weeks, President Trump and Elon Musk have been wreaking havoc on the vital federal resources our government provides hardworking families and plunging our economy into uncertainty. "Trump and Musk are  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, made the following statement on news that the government of the Republic of South Africa was reneging on its prior agreement with Taiwan regarding the island nation's representative office in South Africa: "The South Africa government's recentl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in the Health Subcommittee on "Combatting Existing and Emerging Drug Threats" Today, we're discussing existing and emerging drug threats while one existing and emerging threat - unelected and unconfirmed b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Unelected Billionaire's Hostile Takeover of Federal Government February 04, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued a statement regarding an unelected billionaire infiltrating the federal government and initiating a hostile takeover aimed at weakening the United States against our foreign adversaries, with whom this billionaire has significan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * * * * Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Bennie Thompson, Don Beyer, Jamie Raskin, & Family of USCP Officer Brian Sicknick Hold Press Conference Condemning January 6th Pardons & DOJ/FBI Purges February 05, 2025 Today, Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Bennie Thompson, Don Beyer, Jamie Raskin and the family of USCP Officer Brian Sicknick held a press conference condemning Donald Trump's pardons of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Bans AI app on all U.S. government devices, alarming threat to U.S. national security. Research reveals DeepSeek has direct ties to Chinese government, compromises American users' sensitive data. Gottheimer requests Intel briefing * * * Today, February 6, 2025, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Darin LaHood (IL-16) will introduce the bipartisan "No DeepSeek on Gove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: ELIZABETH, N.J. - Today, Representatives Rob Menendez (NJ-08), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) made an unannounced visit to the Elizabeth Detention Center, the state's only operational privately contracted Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") detention center. Their visit followed an increase in ICE activity in New Jersey and the region as a result of Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * * * * Reps. Menendez,Watson Coleman, McIver Make Unannounced Visit to Elizabeth Detention Center February 03, 2025 Today, Representatives Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) made an unannounced visit to the Elizabeth Detention Center, the state's only operational privately contracted Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") detention cente  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) introduced the Parity Enforcement Act, which expands the U.S. Department of Labor's authority to hold health insurers and plan sponsors accountable for offering health plans that violate the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. "America's mental health and substance   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill, Malinowski to Host Facebook Live Discussion About Standing up to Musk, Trump WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and former Representative Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) will host a Facebook (link is external) live discussion about how Democrats, Congress, and New Jerseyans can stand up against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Department of Governmental Effi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) wrote t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: The White House today notified Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) that the Trump Administration, through its Department of Interior, has cancelled three scheduled public hearings for the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic project off the coast of New Jersey. This news comes in direct response to Smith's January 29th letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) asking why the Bureau was proceeding   more