WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the One Seat Ride Act (H.R. 1547): * * * H.R. 1547 would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the benefits and obstacles of commuter rail transportation in metropolitan and suburban areas and report its findings to the Congress within one year of enactment. In that study, DOT would consider economic, logistical, and quality of life factors and conduct a cost-benefit analysis of comm  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that the Mount Laurel Fire Department was awarded $473,331 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) through FEMA to replace safety equipment and address concerns for the safety of their firefighters and the community. "For all they put on the line to keep our communities safe, I am proud to help look out for the safety of our M  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) reintroduced his Military Family Protection from Debt Act that would ease financial burdens for servicemembers and their families. "When someone volunteers to serve our nation in uniform, they shouldn't have to shoulder unnecessary financial burdens - especially when they are deployed," said Congressman Kim. "This bill would give military families some pea  more

ANDOVER, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Today, August 7, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-8) and Amtrak officials to inspect the site of a potential new Amtrak station site in Sussex County. As part of the Lackawanna Cut-off restoration project, Gottheimer is advocating for Andover to be the location of a new NJ Transit park-and-ride station and Amtrak stop -- to fin  more

FORT LEE, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer rallied with labor unions and Congressman Anthony D'Esposito (NY-4) against New York's and the MTA's new $23-a-day -- $5,000-a-year -- cash-grabbing Congestion Tax. New Jersey and New York's hardworking men and women of labor protect our critical infrastructure and region, help build the Tri-State area, and keep it moving every day. They  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning and discussed the one year anniversary and success of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed to bring back American manufacturing jobs, strengthen our fragile supply chains, and invest in STEM education and R&D -- which will keep the United States economically competitive for  more

SWEDESBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) toured Viereck Farms in Swedesboro today, getting a first-hand look at their packing operations and crops, including tomatoes, squash, peppers, and other vegetables. The Senator also held a roundtable session with nearly a dozen New Jersey farmers and representatives of the New Jersey Farm Bureau to discuss the upcoming federal Farm Bill and  more

RED BANK, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today on new legislation he introduced last week to lower prescription drug costs. Nearly one year ago, Pallone joined President Biden as he signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, granting Medicare the authority to negotiate lower drug prices for America's seniors for the first time and capping out of pocke  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: United States Representative Chris Smith (NJ-04), the Chair of the House Global Human Rights subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today called on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to provide proof that Bishop Alvarez is alive and to allow the Red Cross to examine the Bishop: "Bishop Alvarez, a courageous and compassionate servant of God, has suffered immen  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) -- a veteran and former Navy helicopter pilot -- recognized the one year anniversary of the Honoring our PACT Act, transformative legislation for military veterans that she championed and helped pass last year. This bill finally recognizes the link between veterans' burn pit exposure and illnesses like cancer and certain respirator  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-DJ) announced $337,848 in federal funding for the Cherry Hill Fire District and $61,854 for the City of Camden Fire Department through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the funding will provide critical resources and equipment that   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and longtime congressional advocate for human rights, released the following statement regarding Chinese human rights advocate Lu Siwei, calling for his immediate release. "I will work with the Laotian government to help bring Chinese human rights advocate Lu Siwei to the United States so that he can be reunit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) visited the Trenton Boat Launch along the Delaware River, joined by New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) Deputy Executive Director Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann and invited guests. The Congresswoman secu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R- PA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus, released the following statement on the Biden Administration's final rule that updates Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) to protect worker wages and ensure that workers on federally-supported construction projects are not left behind: "This update to the Davis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release and letter: This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding allegations that Kyrgyzstan has assisted Russia, or its proxies, in evading international sanctions imposed in response to Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine. The Chairman empha  more

MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined with the Atlantic County Sheriff, the Atlantic County Prosecutor, the Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis to highlight legislation he co-sponsored, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, that passed the Senate on July 27th as part the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense  more

MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined with Congressman Andy Kim (D-N.J.-03), Virtua Health President and CEO, Dennis Pullin, Virtua CASTLE Program Director, Amy Quick, and a Burlington County parent to announce $1 million in federal funding that the Senator secured as part of the FY2023 federal spending bill to construct a new Burlington County facility for Virtua'  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) announced today a combined total of $21,890,548.00 to universities, local school systems and boards of education, medical centers, and head start centers across the state from the New Jersey Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These grants will provide funds to support me  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) announced today a total of $2,017,856.00 to provide service coordination and supportive services to low-income seniors at HUD-assisted multifamily housing properties. Under FY 2023 Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing and Congregate Housing Services programs, these funds promote health and wellness to support r  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Following today's Executive Order by the Biden Administration addressing outbound U.S. investments in technologies critical to America's national security -- like semiconductors, AI, and quantum computing -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement: "Today's Executive Order requiring the notification and possible prohibition of outbound inves  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Chair of a United States congressional Global Human Rights subcommittee and the Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is calling on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to release Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a well-known Azerbaijani economist and academic whose health has significantly deteriorated after he was unjustly arrested on July 23 in Baku. Professor Ibadoghlu has bee  more