WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act to prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) from wearing clothing displaying the word "police." This is the Senate companion to legislation introduced last week in the House of Representatives by Rep. Nydia   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Second Look Act inspired by Matthew Charles, first person released from federal prison thanks to First Step Act * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), announced today they will introduce on Wednesday an ambitious bill that pioneers a groundbreaking approach to our justice system  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, and subcommittee on Environment issued the following statement by Chairwoman Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, at a joint hearing entitled "EPA Advisory Committees: How Science Should Inform Decisions": "Good morning, and welcome to today's joint hearing of the Investigations and Oversight and Environment Subcommittees. I'm pleased to be here with my colleagues, Ranking Member Norman, Chair   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Research and Technology, and subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight issued the following testimony by Chairwoman Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, at a joint hearing entitled "Scientific Integrity in Federal Agencies": "It's a great pleasure to be here today at this joint subcommittee hearing. I'm pleased as always to see my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as we consider the very important issue of scientific  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation to reduce vehicle-related deaths and injuries on Wednesday, July 24, at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Wamore of Phoenix, Arizona. According to the GAO, Wamore "protests the intended sole-source award of a contract to Airborne Systems North America (Airborne Systems), of Pennsauken, New Jersey, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W56HZV-18-R-0077, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command - Warren, for the supply of joint precision aerial delivery systems (JPADS  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the use of medication synchronization. The report (GAO-19-520) is titled "Medicare: Limited Information Exists on the Effects of Synchronizing Medication Refills". The report was sent to Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking member of the House Energy   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced legislation to fight New Jersey's impending doctor shortage by increasing graduate medical education slots for community hospitals. The "Supporting Graduate Medical Education at Community Hospitals Act of 2019" corrects an arbitrary cap on hospital gr  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers demand public comment period prior to vote on proposed changes * * * The House Energy and Commerce and House Appropriations Committees today pushed back against proposed changes by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to its Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), the program that monitors and manages the performance and safety mea  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) announced today that the Committee will hold a Member Day Hearing on issues within the Committee's jurisdiction in the 116th Congress on Thursday, July 25, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The heari  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Wednesday, July 17, at 9:30 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will markup 26 bills approved by four of its subcommittees. "This week, the Committee will   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 24, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building on shifting the U.S. economy  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Homeland Security subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery issued the following hearing information: Protecting Every Citizen: Assessing Emergency Preparedness for Underserved Populations at MacMahon Student Center, Saint Peter's University, Jersey City, New Jersey at 10 a.m. on July 23: Witnesses * Maj. Louis V. Bucchere, Commanding Officer, Emergency Management Section, New Jersey State Police * Kelly Boyd, Access and Functional Needs Pl  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In a sweeping vote of 405 to 7 the House passed H.R. 2037, The Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019. This bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressman Malinowski, and seeks accountability for the targeted assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. The text of the bill was also included in the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House on July 12th. The legislation requires  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today blasted U.S. Attorney General William Barr's decision to overrule career civil rights prosecutors and not bring federal civil rights charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City Policy Department (NYPD) officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold, resulting in his death. Barr's decision is part of a larger pattern of  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today formally introduced the comprehensive National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019 (NFIP Re). The bipartisan bill extends the NFIP for five years and tackles systemic problems with flood insurance, puts it back on solid fiscal ground, and reframes the nation's entire disaster paradigm to one that focuses more on prevention and mitigation in ord  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill would nationalize NJ's first-in-the-nation ban * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today introduced the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act to prohibit the use of exotic or wild animals in public performances such as circuses, carnivals and parades. The legislation, which nationalizes New Jersey's first-in-the-nation state ban issued last year, is cosponsored b  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today questioned David Marcus, Head of Calibra, a Facebook, Inc. subsidiary in charge of Facebook's involvement in planned cryptocurrency Libra. Sen. Menendez questioned Marcus regarding Facebook's poor track record on data privacy and other issues incl  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced today the awarding of a combined $14,990,944 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) to support the revitalization of communities across New Jersey. "Although this administration fails to realize the importance of investing in housing and communit  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, and Cory Booker today joined several of their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval to nullify the recent IRS decision blocking states' ability to work around the harmful SALT deduction caps and will allow homeowners to fully retain their deduction. While the Treasury   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today led a bipartisan group of Senators in unveiling new, comprehensive legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years while instituting a series of sweeping reforms to address the waste, abuse and mismanagement plaguing the system. More than five million American families depend upon the NFIP, which Congress must reauthorize before   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation extends National Flood Insurance Program for 5 yrs., institutes sweeping reforms to make it more sustainable, affordable * * * Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) unveiled new, comprehensive, and bipartisan legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five  more

TEANECK, New Jersey, July 15 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Monday, July 15, 2018, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (NJ), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (NJ), U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-9), and U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced legislation to fight New Jersey's doctor shortage by increasing graduate medical education slots for hospitals. This bill corrects an arbitrary and outdated cap on hospital graduate medical education slots. Be  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Additional 2,800 physicians needed in NJ by 2020 * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) and Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.-05) today introduced legislation in the Senate and the House that will help address New Jersey's physician shortage by modifying an out-of-date cap on graduate medical education (GME) slots that limits the a  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Researchers, journalists, lawmakers, law enforcement, public rely heavily on agency's data * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, one of the leading voices in Congress for commonsense gun safety measures, today led a group of his colleagues in continuing to pressure Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to ensure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gathers and releas  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chairman of the of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, were joined by senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) in introducing a bipartisan Senate resolution remembering the 25th Anniversary of the bombing   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy led the New Jersey Congressional Delegation on a tour of New Jersey's military installations. There were stops at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the 177th Fighter Wing in Atlantic City, Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle. "Today, the New Jersey Congressional delegation and I had an opportunity to learn how  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, the Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, led by U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, which passed with bipartisan support, repeals a 40% excise tax - commonly known as the "Cadillac Tax" - on certain employer-sponsored health insurance plans. "Americans have been rightfully demanding lower healthcare costs and today the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - The legislation takes action against skyrocketing premiums * * * Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA-03) announced the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform (NFIP Re) Act of 2019. The bill protects policyholders from steep premium increases and reauthorizes the NFIP for five year  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, utilizing the new House "Consensus Calendar," the Problem Solvers Caucus praised the repeal of the excessive health care "Cadillac Tax" surcharge. The bill received priority consideration on the House floor by having more than 290 bipartisan cosponsors - a key new house rule the Problem Solvers Caucus fought for early this Congress. The bill, H.R.748 -- Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal A  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus will be visiting the southern border of the United States in the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, July 19, 2019. Among the facilities the Caucus members will be inspecting are points of entry, a border patrol station, and a centralized processing center. Caucus members will also be inspecting the physical U.S.-Mexican border and will participate in briefings  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today the House passed H.R. 1327, the "Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alverez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act," which permanently authorizes the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. Congressman Malinowski is a co-sponsor of the bill. With cancer rates in the 9/11 first responder community rising, 9/11 heroes should have  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today the House passed Congressman Malinowski's amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which will prohibit for one year the sale of air-to-ground munitions used in the conflict in Yemen to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Read the transcript of Congressman Malinowski's remarks during floor debate on the amendment below and watch the video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today the House of Representatives secured a strong national defense by passing the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill authorizes the most robust defense budget in history, at $733 billion, for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the defense-related activities of the Department of Energy, as well as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). This NDAA supports America's   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Tom Malinowski voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act, which will gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 over six years. This legislation will increase wages for as many as $33 million workers, which translates into an annual pay increase of about $2,760 for the average affected year-round worker once fully phased in. Congressman Malinowski was an original co-sponsor of th  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today the House passed with bipartisan support Congressman Malinowski's Resolution Condemning President Trump's Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress. The President's words have legitimized fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color. At a time when hate crimes, including anti-Semitic attacks and incidents of domestic terrorism, are on the rise, they also increase the risk of viole  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross - a former minimum-wage worker and member of the House Committee on Education and Labor - voted in favor of the Raise the Wage Act, of which he is a lead sponsor. After more than 10 years without an increase in the federal minimum wage - the longest stretch in history - fulltime working Americans have been suffering. If the Raise the Wage Act becomes law, mini  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl": "This Committee has held many hearings on the opioid crisis over the last several years, and with each hearing it seems the challenge to combat the crisis grows even more daunting. "While opioid prescribin  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing entitled "Our Wireless Future: Building A Comprehensive Approach to Spectrum Policy": "The topic of today's hearing is important, because in the same way that we manage our water, our air, and other natural resources, we must manage our airwaves. That means carefully and deliberately al  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks at the full committee markup of 25 bills: "Today we will be marking up 25 bills that continue this Committee's commitment to putting consumers first, strengthening our economy, combating climate change and ensuring all Americans have access to affordable and quality health care. "We'll put consumers first by addressing annoying robocalls and da  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after 10 bills to improve energy efficiency, energy sector jobs and infrastructure security were reported to the full House: "Today our Committee took decisive action to improve energy efficiency and security, all while making our nation's energy sector workforce more accessible and diverse. "These bills tackle the climate crisis head-on by ensuring  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry announcing DOE has approved a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute to create a new class of less efficient dishwashers - the latest in DOE's series of energy efficiency rollbacks  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the full Committee voted to favorably advance eight bills to reauthorize public health and Medicare programs, improve drug pricing transparency, provide Medicaid funding for the U.S. Territories and address surprise medical billing: "Today, the Energy and Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after six bills to protect American families from dangerous products were reported to the full House: "By advancing these six bills, the Energy and Commerce Committee is taking a strong step in protecting American families from dangerous products, two of which should no longer be on the market. "These six bills will save countless lives and ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375) was reported to the full House by a 48-0 vote: Pallone introduced the bill with Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH). The bill was favorably reported out of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey's only member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, praised the announcement by Governor Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal that New Jersey was suing the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for their repeated attempts to block the Garden State from providing needed tax relief to its citize  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement calling for opening an impeachment inquiry of President Trump for his so-called repeated assaults on the Constitution: "Our Framers in their wisdom understood that our democratic experiment was a fragile enterprise. Their creation of a system of checks and balances was drawn to ensure no arm of our government would be superior to another. It was designed to protect our nation against individuals like the  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Susie Lee (NV-03), Abby Finkenauer (IA-01), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and Rodney Davis (IL-13) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access to Student Transcripts (PAST) Act to prevent higher education institutions from withholding transcripts from students who have defaulted on their student loans. A college transcript is often necessary to find a good-paying job, ap  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Ensures Inclusion of Key New Jersey Priorities - Receives Standing Ovation for Remarks Before Final Passage * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. Representative Sherrill is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and her district includes Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's Joint Center of Ex  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to advance Representative Mikie Sherrill's (NJ-11) bipartisan legislation, introduced with Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), to reauthorize the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) program. Sherrill's bill will be included in H.R. 2328, the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019. These family-staffed c  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Sires, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, was joined by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member Michael T. McCaul, and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Francis Rooney, in sending a letter to President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez urging him to extend the mandate for the Mission to Support the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on President Trump's tweets: "Fundamental disagreement on public policy is a sign of a robust and healthy democracy. Great care, however, must always be taken to ensure that policy differences be expressed by all sides with the utmost respect for those with an opposing view. "Resolving the unprecedented number of challenges both foreign and domestic, requires genuine goodwill, hard work, bipartisanship and an  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) joined members of the New Jersey and Louisiana congressional delegations to announce his support for the National Flood Insurance Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019, a bipartisan and bicameral bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program which expires at the end of September. The bill protects policyholders from steep premium increases, makes   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on the behavior of elected officials: "Elected officials need to stop with the name calling and hateful statements. Instead of focusing on real issues, we have heard all manner of appalling remarks from those who would rather distract from them. "It is time to grow up. This behavior is shameful and disgusting. "We were elected to work together and help keep this country the greatest nation in the worl  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on New Jersey's Internal Revenue Service state and local tax deduction lawsuit: "Attorney General Grewal's lawsuit today was exactly the right action to fight back against a regulatory overreach by the IRS that is, once again, raising taxes on New Jersey residents and other Blue States -- and giving big tax breaks, yet again, to Red States. "After gutting the State and Local Tax deduction (SALT) in the Ta  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, and Tom Reed, R-New York, co-chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, issued the following joint statement on the passage of bills to improve immigration and repeal military spouse widow tax: H.R. 1044 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, will reduce visa backlogs for high-skilled immigrants and improve our legal immigration process. H.R.553 - Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act, led by Reps. Joe Wilson   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Agreement Seen as Harbinger for Potential House Floor Vote in Support of Israel * * * Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) praised the House Foreign Affairs Committee for unanimously passing a bipartisan resolution opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, calling it a key step in voicing congressional support for Israel.   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Ranking Member Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following joint statement on full committee passage of the No Surprises Act (H.R. 3630): * * * - The Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Advanced Out of Committee by Voice Vote * * * "Today the Energy and Commerce Committee took a significant step forward in our determined effort to protect pa  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - House and Senate Introduce Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolutions of Disapproval * * * Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) led the introduction of the bipartisan H.J. Res. 72 to overturn harmful U.S. Treasury Department regulations aimed at restricting Americans from deducting charitable contributions from their federal taxes. This is i  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - House and Senate Introduce Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolutions of Disapproval * * * Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) led the introduction of the bipartisan H.J. Res. 72 to overturn harmful U.S. Treasury Department regulations aimed at restricting Americans from deducting charitable contributions from their federal taxes. This is in  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement on full committee passage of the No Surprises Act (H.R. 3630): * * * "Today the Energy and Commerce Committee took a significant step forward in our determined effort to protect patients and families from surprise medical bills. "From the outset, our top priority has been to hold patients ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation Would Expand Access to and Insurance Coverage of the HIV Prevention Drug & Treatment-Related Services * * * Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) introduced the PrEP Access and Coverage Act to expand access to and insurance coverage of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), the proven HIV prevention drug. The bill would create a grant program to fund un  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Ahead of President Trump's fundraiser at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) today sent a letter to Secret Service Director James Murray amid growing concerns about the adequacy of visitor screening procedures at the president's  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - The Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act (SOAR) would incentivize startup investment in underserved areas * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today introduced legislation that invests in startup accelerators and incubators in new and underserved areas. Research indicates that just three geographic clusters--San Francisco   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement marking the five years since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists while flying over eastern Ukraine, causing death of 298 people on board: "On this day five years ago, 298 innocent civilians were killed when Russian government-backed separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. T  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement marking the five years since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists while flying over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board: "On this day five years ago, 298 innocent civilians were killed when Russian government-backed separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. The victims in  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following hearing information: To consider pending nominations at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:15 a.m. on July 24: Member Statements * Chuck Grassley (R - IA) * Ron Wyden (D - OR) Witnesses * Brent James McIntosh of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, United States Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC * Brian Callanan of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, Unit  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz MK of Israel to the U.S. Capitol. "It was a pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Katz to the U.S. Capitol. I greatly appreciated the opportunity to engage in frank and open dialogue about challenges facing the region as well as the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, and Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement after the Trump administration, in a letter from Acting Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli, stated that it will not designate Venezuela for temporary protected status: In March, Durbin and Menendez led a bipartisan group of 24 Senators in a letter (https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroo  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sens. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following joint statement after the Trump administration, in a letter from Acting Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli, stated that it will not designate Venezuela for temporary protected status: In March, Menendez and Durbin led a bipartisan group of 24 Senators in a letter to President Trump, urging   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sens. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement after the Trump administration, in a letter from Acting Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli, stated that it will not designate Venezuela for temporary protected status: In March, Menendez and Durbin led a bipartisan group of 24 Senators in a letter (https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-rubio-menendez-schumer-lead-24-senators-in  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - House Passes Permanent September 11th Victim Compensation Fund with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to make the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund permanent to ensure care for 9/11 first responders and victims. With overwhelming bipartisan support, the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensa  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is excited to announce that her office will be participating in the Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for students in middle and high schools across the country. Students who reside or attend school within New Jersey's 12th district are eligible to compete. "The Congressional App Challenge is a great opportunity for students to showcase their cre  more