NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Booker pushes EPA to commit more federal resources to help residents, city, and state respond * * * Yesterday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator Peter Lopez to discuss EPA's duty and on-the-ground efforts to remedy Newark's ongoing water issues.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Proposed rule could eliminate nutritional assistance for 68,000 New Jerseyans * * * U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), along with Reps. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Albio Sires (NJ-08), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), and Bonnie Watson Col  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez, and Congressmen Albio Sires (N.J.-08), Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10), and Tom Malinowski (N.J.-07), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced $18,445,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to rehabilitate and enhance service at Newark Penn Station. "As a Newark resident, I see firs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- 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), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chair Paul Tonko (D-NY) today demanded answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding potential changes to Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) procedures. The re  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, and Cory Booker today announced nearly $1.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue the essential health care services provided at several New Jersey Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). "Community Health Centers are a c  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $18,750,973 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. "Revitalizing New Jersey's struggling communities takes a comprehensive approach that recognizes t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $34,695,900 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to complete a critical flood resiliency project to protect the Edward P. Decher Secondary Wastewater Treatment Facility in Elizabeth, which sustained significant damage during Superstorm Sandy and serves hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents in al  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $7,522,150 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. "Individuals, families and entire communities benefit when we increase and improve affordable housi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressmen Albio Sires (N.J.-08) and Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide critical resources to expand and administer lead blood screenings in Newark after drinking water tested positive for high levels of lead. "This means that those most susceptible to lead poisoning--pregnant women a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - The work will include replacing structurally compromised reinforcement where necessary and applying a corrosion-resistant membrane on the platform surface * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate's mass transit subcommittee, and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) and Congressmen Albio Sires (N.J.-08), Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10), and Tom Malinowski (N.J.-07), members of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, along with Rep. Darren Soto (Fla.-09), led a bicameral group of colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requesting the publication of a Federal Register Notice (FRN) detailing the requirements for the disbursement of disaster recovery funds appropriated for Puerto  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan letter to trade representative lays out importance of European imports * * * U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) led 17 members of the House of Representatives writing to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as the Trump Administration proposes new import duties on goods from the European Union (EU). "We write with concern regarding the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Sires recognized Newark Community Health Centers on their receipt of two grants worth $167,000 and $242,952 from the Department of Health and Human Services. These awards support Newark Community Health Centers in their dedication to providing comprehensive and affordable health care to individuals within the community and enables them to further expand their services. "Newark Community Heal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Sires recognized North Hudson Community Action Corporation, which served nearly 72,000 patients in 2018, on their receipt of two grants worth $167,000 and $75,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services. These awards will allow North Hudson Community Action Corporation to increase access to the primary, behavioral, and preventive care services they offer and recognizes their achieveme  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Fifth District Clawing Back 56% More Federal Dollars Since Gottheimer Took Office * * * Today, August 21, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced more than $1 million dollars clawed back to remediate contamination at Lake Rutherford in Sussex County through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Lake Rutherford Water Improvements Project will install water line   more

NEWARK, North Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) has been honored by the North Jersey Jewish Business Alliance with the "Excellence in Leadership Award," awarded to public servants for their commitment to both economic development and to the Jewish community. "As a member of the Jewish community and someone who spent much of my career in the private sector, I am always proud to stand with you all as   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) presented Bristol resident Carl R. Veilleux with his service medals. Veilleux served in the U.S. Army from January 1949 to November 1951. He completed basic training at Fort Dix in New Jersey and served active duty in Dachau, Germany. "I was honored to present Bristol resident Carl Veilleux with his service medals today. It is a tremendous privilege to re  more

ELIZABETH, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement after visiting the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New Jersey that holds approximately 300 immigrant detainees: "It has been over a year since my last visit to the Elizabeth detention center and the ramifications of the President's divisive rhetoric and antipathy toward asylum seekers remain on full display. Sadly, the conditions and s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the Planned Parenthood announced that it would have to withdraw from the Title X family planning program: "I'm deeply saddened that Planned Parenthood has been left with no other choice than to withdraw from the Title X family planning program due to President Trump's domestic gag rule, which bans providers in the program from sharing critical he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- 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) sent oversight letters to the four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers today requesting information on each of the companies' research into the public health impacts of their products, their marketing practices, and their role in the promotion of e-cigarette use by adolescents. The letters were   more

KEYPORT, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined local leaders and environmentalists to update the public on his legislation to protect coastal communities from the effects of climate change, including sea level rise and biodiversity loss, while sequestering carbon emissions. The Living Shorelines Act would create a federal grant program through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on reports that South Korea and Japan were severing a joint agreement to share classified intelligence on the North Korea threat, part of growing tensions between the two U.S. allies: "The further aggravation of relations between two of our closest friends and allies does not help combat our shared threats in the region. "In the face of continuing North Korean nuclear aggression and Chinese encroachmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Attack on the only federal health program for family planning is latest in Trump's war on health care * * * Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey's only member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, harshly criticized the Trump administration after it finalized implementation of a domestic gag rule for organizations receiving Title X funds. "This latest attack on health  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Calls for Congress to explore its options to act against titanic climate threat * * * U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to the ongoing fires in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, calling for Congress to pursue courses of action to help stop blazes which threaten to accelerate climate change. "The Amazon is on fire, and if the world does not act, the damage will be irreve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration regulation that would terminate the Flores settlement agreement, a court ruling that prevents the government from detaining immigrant children for more than 20 days: "As a parent, I am horrified by the administration's decision to pursue indefinite detention of immigrant children. "This cruel attempt to roll back the Flores settlement does not fix our immigration system,  more

FAIRFIELD, New Jersey, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill toured six Superfund sites in the 11th District of New Jersey. Congresswoman Sherrill was joined on the tour by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Peter D. Lopez, NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe, and well as other local officials from Chatham Township, Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough, and Fairfield. Established in 1980, th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Trenton is one of 38 Public Housing Agencies to receive grants to reduce harmful lead * * * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, announced that the City of Trenton had received critical Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to identify and reduce lead-based pai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) have sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo expressing concerns about reports that the Administration plans to lower to zero the number of refugees resettled in the United States in 2020. Since the 1980s, the annual cap on refugee admissions has ranged from well over 100,000 to around 50,000. In 2018, the Trump administr  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez issued the following statement after his office was briefed today by senior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials on its response to elevated lead level tests from two homes in Newark: "Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our residents," said Sen. Menendez. "That's why my office and I will continue to press and hold accountable those  more