WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Members question role of 2020 electoral calculations in decision to end TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, and Honduras * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and House Foreign  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- 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 that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, February 11, at 10:00 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building on autonomous v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- 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 Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, February 12 at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building on six bills to improve energy efficiency and storage. The hearing is entitled, "Saving   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- 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 that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, February 11, at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rece  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that Melissa and Gianna DiMona, residents of Medford Lakes who lost two family members in separate military training accidents, will attend the State of the Union Address as his guests. "Melissa and Gianna have sacrificed for our nation in ways that many of us can never fully comprehend," said Congressman Kim. "Nothing we can do can ease their pain, but our community an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Administration Committee issued the following hearing information: "Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution: Opportunities for Growth by Honoring Latino Americans and Asian Pacific Americans" at 1310 Longworth House Office Building at 10 a.m. on Feb. 5: Witnesses: * Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. * Will Hurd, Member of Congress, Washington, D.C. * Beth Lew-Williams, Associate Professor of History, Princeton Universit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-326) on the Medicare Hearing Act (H.R. 4618), which amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for certain hearing items and services under part B of the Medicare program. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, on Jan. 24. Excerpts of the report follow: I. Purpose and Summary...2 II. Background and Need for the Legislation...2 III. Committee Hearings...3   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-327) on the Medicare Vision Act (H.R. 4665), which amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B of the Medicare program. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, on Jan. 24. Excerpts of the report follow: I. Purpose and Summary...1 II. Background and Need for the Legislation...2 III. Committee Hearings...2 I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-303) on the Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act (H.R. 370), which requires the secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, on Nov. 20. Excerpts of the report follow: I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and David  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-332) on the Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act (H.R. 2328), which reauthorizes and extends funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, on Dec. 9. Excerpts of the report follow: I. Purpose and Summary...28 II. Background and Need for the Legislation...28 III. Committee Hearings...35 I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change issued the following hearing information: "EPA's Lead and Copper Proposal: Failing to Protect Public Health" at 2322 Rayburn House Office Building at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 11: Witnesses: * Kim Gaddy, Environmental Justice Organizer, Clean Water Action of New Jersey * Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., Director, Pediatric Public Health Initiative, C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Healt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski's Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and expand the National Estuary Program (NEP), passed the House 355-62. The NEP provides grants to 28 states to improve the water quality and ecological integrity of our nation's most significant estuaries, including parts of the Raritan, Rahway, Elizabeth, and Hackensack Rivers in New Jersey. This  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 7: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) voted in favor of H.R.2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019. Pascrell cosponsors this comprehensive legislation that would strengthen protections for unionization and help millions of working Americans bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. "America's workforce is the backbone of our economy," said Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4: * * * - Announces New Fifth District Sgt. Goble Memorial Award to Honor North Jersey's Unsung Heroes Caring for Military Veterans, Families - Calls on House Leadership to Bring Bipartisan Bill to a Vote to Increase Benefits for Gold Star Families * * * U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) introduced Jen Albuquerque as his guest to the State of the Union address tonight. To support mili  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Port Authority combating human trafficking: In the fight against human trafficking, we rely fully on -- and have the utmost confidence in -- the hardworking law enforcement officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. The Port Authority Police Department is the nation's largest transportation law enforcement department, policing Teterboro Airport, John F. Kenne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) voted to pass H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will help working class Americans access better wages and working conditions. "Our economy isn't working for everyone because too few people have a say in their place in the economy," said Congressman Kim, a co-sponsor of the bill. "When we strip away the right to organize from working people, we strip   more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski announced the winners of the 7th District's 2020 Congressional App Challenge, a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding Officially launched by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015, this nationwide effort allows students to compete against their peers by creating an app for desktop/PC, web, tablet, mobile, or othe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski voted to pass H.Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration's Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid. The Administration recently announced new guidance that would allow states to cap the amount of federal funding they receive for their Medicaid program through a fixed block grant. Under the block grant guidance, states would be able to deny coverage to many Americ  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This weekend Representative Malinowski hosted the second meeting of the 2019-2020 Youth Advisory Council at Union County Community College. Over 150 high school students from across New Jersey's 7th district are participating this school year. Over the course of the day Representative Malinowski's Legislative Director Eliza Ramirez gave a presentation on the ins and outs of the legislative  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following floor remarks on Feb. 4: Representative Malinowski spoke on the House Floor to honor fallen Jersey City Police Officer Joseph Seals. His daughter, Hailey Seals, is attending the State of the Union as Representative Malinowski's guest. "Madame Speaker, on December 10th armed extremists targeting Jewish Americans and law enforcement gunned down four people in Jersey City, including Jersey City Police Detective Joseph  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 4: "Tonight, President Trump said that "the only victories that matter in Washington are victories that deliver for the American people." I agree, and I hope the president is serious. He knows there is potential for common ground on initiatives that he ran on, that Democrats have advanced, but that have been blocked by the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. The House has passed landmark legis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tomaz Malinowski, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Malinowski voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens workers' rights to negotiate for living wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. The legislation was co-sponsored by all 12 members of the New Jersey congressional delegation. Workers' wages have been stagnant for years and research consistently shows that workers who  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced $60,000 in grant funding for Rutgers University-Camden from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a project titled "Latinos, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Making of Multiracial America After the 1960s." The grant is one of five grants New Jersey received from NEH for a total of $990,000 in funding. "The faculty at Rutgers Universi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 7: * * * - House passes the PRO Act, most significant upgrade to U.S. labor law in 80 years * * * U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 351 - voted yes to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, in which he is an original co-sponsor. The PRO Act, which was introduced by Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 4 regarding President Trump's State of the Union Address: "Tonight's State of the Union address was simply another example of President Trump's broken promises and outright lies to the American people. The truth is that the President has failed to lower drug prices and that he's doing everything he can to sabotage our health care system. On the campaign trail, then candidate Trump promised to empo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 5 on the Senate acquittal of President Trump: "Today is a very dark day for our country and our democracy. It was clear that the President used the immense power of his public office for personal gain and then obstructed a lawful Congressional investigation into his wrongdoings. The President's actions put our democracy and national security at risk. The U.S. House of Representatives carried out i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Letter to Treasury Secretary blasts "honeypot of corruption" at Treasury, demands answers on political errand to smear Biden family * * * U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has written to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling for answers to a new report alleging that Mnuchin's department is providing financial records  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) assailed the expansion of the national travel ban to extend to Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania. "Donald Trump's travel bans remain one of the most grotesque aspects of a catastrophic presidency. "His extension of these bans to more nations is yet further retrenchment of institutionalized anti-Muslim bigotry, a leading congressional oppon  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) nominated U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Doug Jones (D-AL) for the Profile in Courage Award bestowed by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts. "The most devastating lesson imparted over these last few years remains that the courage to stand alone against calamity is an impulse tragically absent in so many of our countryman," Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4: At tonight's annual State of the Union address before Congress, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.'s (D-NJ-09) guest is Rabbi Zev Reichman, who serves as head of East Hill Synagogue in Englewood, New Jersey and as a teacher at the Torah Academy of Bergen County in Teaneck, New Jersey. "I am delighted to welcome my friend Rabbi Reichman to the United States Capitol," said Rep. Pascrell, a longtime  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address: "I refuse to support a President who has spent his entire term promoting his interests ahead of the public good. "Traditionally, the State of the Union address has been a time for the President of the United States to be accountable to the people for the job he is doing. But the Republican Senate has proven that President Trump is not accountable to the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act yesterday to show his continued support of America's unionized workers. The bill would help workers in several ways. It would strengthen the ability of workers to form unions so they can negotiate better wages and benefits. It would protect the rights of workers to strike when necessary and engage in collective or  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 3: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced her appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Board of Visitors (BOV). Representative Sherrill, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, will provide advice and recommendations on matters relating to the Merchant Marine Academy, one of the five federal service academies with a congressionally-mandated mission to advance U.S. national security  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Secretary Chao jeopardizes the safety of New Jersey commuters by blocking approval for the Gateway Tunnel Project * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) blasted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after a power failure in the Hudson River Tunnel last night left thousands of New Jerseyans stranded during their evening commute. "Secretary Chao jeopardizes the safety of New Jer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) delivered unanimous House passage of the bipartisan Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act (H.R. 4305). The PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act will create a pilot program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give veterans access to treatment derived from working with service dogs. Representative Sherrill is a lead sponsor of   more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Mikie Sherrill urged her colleagues to support the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act (H.R. 4305). The bipartisan PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act will create a pilot program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give veterans access to treatment derived from working with service dogs. Representative Sherrill is a lead sponsor of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade, released the following statement after he, Speaker Pelosi, and other House leaders met with President Juan Guaido: "I was honored to meet with Juan Guaido, Venezuela's Interim President, to discuss how we can further support the Venezuelan people. "The humanitarian crisis caused by Nicolas Mad  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Legislation written by Rep. Chris Smith to protect student athletes across America took a major step toward becoming law after the influential Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)--who has prime jurisdiction over the issue--voiced his willingness to support and help steer the bill through the full House. Last week, Smith arranged for key congressional leaders to meet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Watson Coleman applauded the passage of H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act or PRO Act, legislation that would amend the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. "The middle class in America was built with union labor. For decades, powerful corporate interests and their allies in the Republican Party have worked to weaken l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Reps. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Mike Doyle, D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following joint statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced the C-Band auction plan: "We believe that this proposal only reiterates the need for legislation. "The questionable legal basis for the satellite incentives will likely result in liti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan effort continues to demand answers on scope of troop injuries in Iran attack * * * U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02), the co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, wrote to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense continuing to seek answers on the extent of U.S. troop injuries from a January 8, 2020 Iranian attack on Al-A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Department of State announced the appointment of W. Stuart Symington IV as special envoy for South Sudan: "The announcement of Stuart Symington as special envoy for South Sudan is a necessary step to sustain the country's ceasefire, aid in negotiations, and support efforts to sanctio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on his vote earlier to approve articles of impeachment against President Trump: "Based on the evidence that has been presented, I have concluded that President Donald John Trump is guilty of committing high crimes and misdemeanors against the United States of America. I believe he abused the awesome powers of his office for personal and political gain to pressure a foreign power to interfere in the most sacred  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME), introduced a groundbreaking Farmers Bill of Rights resolution, which affirms the rights of family farmers, ranchers, and traditional agricultural communities in New Jersey and across the country. This resolution outlines ten basic rights for family farmers and ranchers that everyone should have access to. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question for the House managers from Senator Menendez: The President was seeking investigations from a foreign power based partly on what Fiona Hill called "a fictional narrative perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services." The US Intelligence Community has warned that the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the publication of a Human Rights Watch investigation that identifies over 200 cases in which people were murdered or subjected to sexual violence, torture, and other harm after being deported to El Salvador from the U.S.: "This report is a shameful reminder of the Trump Administration's xenophobic policy of denying meaningful   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the ninth anniversary of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) entering into force: "For nearly a decade, this treaty has constrained Russia's nuclear forces, provided strong and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the publication of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation that identifies over 200 cases in which people were murdered or subjected to sexual violence, torture, and other harm after being deported to El Salvador from the United States. "This report is a shameful remind  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Feb. 5: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez released the below statement after Senate Republicans refused to hold President Trump accountable for abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress. Sen. Menendez found the President guilty of the two articles of impeachment, voting to convict him on each charge. "President Trump was impeached for abusing his power and obstructing Congress, and the American p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 7: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, urged the Trump Administration to fully fund pandemic preparedness and response efforts in light of the global Coronavirus outbreak, which has infected tens of thousands of individuals and killed more than 500 worldw  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced a of $5,744,871 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support two flood mitigation and resiliency projects along the Pompton River in Wayne and Pompton Plains. "Voluntary buyouts and home elevations are part of a broader mitigation plan that will make New Jersey more resilient and better prepared to handle future s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 4: * * * - Members question role of 2020 electoral calculations in decision to end TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, and Honduras * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced the awarding of $22,593,850 in federal funding to support Gateway Community Action Partnership's Head Start early childhood education programs across South Jersey and Mercer County. "Every family, regardless of their income or zip code, deserves access to affordable child care and early education," said Sen. Menendez. "Because of Head Start p  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate's transit subcommittee, and Cory Booker today joined a group of senators from all eight states along the Northeast Corridor in demanding the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) finalize and approve plans to immediately advance the Hudson Tunnel Project, a critical element of the Gateway Project. The FRA has failed to give specifics on wh  more