PARAMUS, New Jersey, May 24 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: At Stew Leonard's in Paramus ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with food security advocates, food waste experts, nutritionists, and local grocers to announce his "Fixing Food Labeling Plan" to address unclear and sometimes misleading date labeling on groceries and products from manufacturers. Unclear food labels are forcing families and stores  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced that the Long Branch Free Public Library in Long Branch, New Jersey, has been selected as one of the eight recipients nationwide of the prestigious 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal, awarded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is the highest honor given to museums and libraries that exemplify  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the German Marshall Fund of the United States' annual Brussels Forum. Booker, who is in Europe as part of a multi-day trip to examine the current role of NATO in bolstering European and American security and the impact of climate change on national security, spoke alongsid  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration's release of a status update on actions taken under the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Pub  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Van Drew announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to expand health care services in Atlantic County. The current Community Based Outpatient Clinic is based in Northfield, New Jersey and will be relocating two miles away to Linwood, New Jersey. The clinic is set to double in size to over 22,000 square feet, which will enable a much-needed expansion of critical se  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement upon the passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act: "It appears some of our colleagues have learned nothing from the devastating impact of our nation's failed war on drugs. In the more than 50 years since the War on Drugs was declared, we've seen an explosion of our prison populations, wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) applauded Ford for their decision to include AM radio in all 2024 vehicles and provide a software update for current Ford electric vehicles without AM radio. "After repeatedly calling on carmakers to keep AM radio in all their vehicles -- both gas and electric -- I'm glad to see that Ford will now include AM in all 2024 vehicles. I hope all automakers, like Tesla  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act to strengthen the Strategic National Stockpile and ensure the United States is better prepared for future public health emergencies. This legislation will combat equipment shortages and provide near real-time tracking of medical and health supply  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) released the following statement: "We remain resolute in condemning antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric in Congress, throughout our country, and worldwide. We write to express our strongest endorsement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including the examples set forth t  more

NORTH JERSEY, May 26 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer applauded the NJ General Assembly's bipartisan passage of "Stay in Jersey" legislation -- a bill Gottheimer worked on closely with NJ Assemblymembers Chris Tully and Lisa Swain and NJ State Senator Joe Lagana. Last year, Gottheimer launched a new "Stay in Jersey" campaign to attract families and businesses to New Jersey. The "Stay in Jersey" legislation that just pas  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 20, 2023: * * * Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, issued the following statement after the Russian Foreign Ministry announced new sanctions against Kean, fellow Members of Congress, government officials, business leaders, and others, banning them from entering Russia: "I was sanctioned by Russia this week because I support Ukraine in their fight for f  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) announced today a combined total of $4,949,896 to the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These grants will provide funds for mental health and substance abuse services in Newark and cancer prevention and control programs at the NJ Department of   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) cosponsored the Responsible Firearms Marketing Act, which directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the dangers posed by unfair and deceptive marketing and advertising practices conducted by the gun industry. The legislation would require the Commission to study the actions of gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers, inclu  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) cosponsored the introduction of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro's (D-Conn.-03) Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. This legislation creates a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program to ensure every worker, no matter the size of their employer or if th  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined a dozen Senate colleagues in reintroducing the My Body, My Data Act - legislation to create a new national standard to protect reproductive and sexual health data by minimizing the information collected and retained, and preventing that information from being disclosed or misused. "Following the Supreme Court's misguided decision in Dobbs, extremis  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the introduction of a bill that strengthens the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act ahead of the start of the beach tourism season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) original BEACH Act program protects the public's health by setting water quality criteria for coastal recreational areas and providin  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today congratulated the Long Branch Free Public Library for receiving the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent agency that serves as the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $637,195 in federal funding for Carteret in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024. The House is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the coming months. Carteret will use the funding to renovate and upgrade its emergency response operations with new tech  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) today introduced their updated BOSS and SWIFT Act legislation to provide needed transparency and regulation to the badly corrupted live events ticket marketplace. The legislation is named in honor of New Jersey hero Bruce Springsteen and fans of Taylor Swift who   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act today because it could result in hundreds to thousands of Black Americans being arrested and imprisoned for minor drug offenses. The bill, H.R. 467, would expand mandatory minimum sentencing for the manufacture, import or possession of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances with intent to distribute. In addition to the q  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) reintroduced today the bipartisan Donut Dollies Congressional Gold Medal Act to recognize the service of the 627 women who risked their lives to support troops on the frontlines of the Vietnam War. These fearless women traveled over 2 million miles across Vietnam, by helicopter, truck, and jeep, to improve the morale of front line servicemembers. This   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: More than 15 months after Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen tragically died after completing the notorious "Hell Week" training, top Navy officials today briefed his grieving mother Regina and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on the findings of their long-anticipated "command" investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of her 24-year-old son from Manalapan, New Jersey. Among its conclu  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today issued the following statement on the new national strategy released by the Biden Administration aimed at addressing the surge in antisemitic hate across the United States: "There are many good things about the plan--above all I welcome the attention it pays to community/physical security, to the pro  more

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, May 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Senator Menendez (NJ) joined with mental health practitioners and advocates for a round table discussion and listening session on the campus of Rider University in Lawrence Township, NJ. In a discussion moderated by Dr. Michael A. Lindsey, Dean of the NYU Silver School of Social Work a  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) along with her colleagues Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and 19 cosponsors, including Gregory Meeks, the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Recognition of Traction Alopecia in Service Women Act of 2023. When accessing military hair and grooming standards, the 2020 Defense Advisory Committee on Wo  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined with Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.-12), Congressman Andy Kim (D-N.J.-03), mental health practitioners and advocates for a roundtable discussion and listening session at Rider University. A recent study by the CDC reported that more than 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with mental illness and over 1 in 5 youth between the ages of 13 and 18 have  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the Republican's reckless default plan and how it only serves to embolden China. "The Republican plan to default on the United States debt would be the single greatest strategic gift we could give to the Chinese Communist Party, which is eager to po  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 23, 2023: * * * Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the date that HASC was originally scheduled to mark up the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) arrives after Speaker Kevin McCarthy's forced delay. "Today the Armed Services Committee should be meeting to go line by line through the National Defense  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: At a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) together with left-behind American parents whose children have been abducted overseas called on the Biden Administration to take stronger steps to help bring home hundreds of American children through more robust implementation of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act. "The Goldman Act emp  more