WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-22), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-30) issued a statement following reports of Azerbaijan's unprovoked attacks on Artsakh earlier today. "The Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues has warned for months that Azerbaijan was implementing a genocidal camp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: "With the assurance of Majority Leader Schumer that the HOPE Act, which will support states with grants so they can seek to expunge cannabis records, will be incorporated into this legislation on the Senate floor, I'm cosponsoring the SAFER Banking Act to begin the process of reforming our broken federal cannabis laws. "  more

HILLSBOROUGH, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. joined Hillsborough Mayor Shawn Lipani to tour a segment of Route 206 currently under halted construction. The purpose of the tour was to evaluate the consequences of the recent halt in the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) Route 206 widening project. This unexpected pause in construction has posed significant challenges to the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. questioned United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg on critical transportation issues for New Jersey during a hearing of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. One of the issues discussed during the hearing with Secretary Buttigieg was Congestion Pricing which many New Jersey residents have expressed se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, on the 63rd anniversary of when President John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps Act into law, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) reintroduced a package of five bills to supercharge national service and encourage more Americans to engage in service. September also marks the 30th anniversary of AmeriCorps' founding. "I am inspired by the service I see every day in our local New Jersey comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez today highlighted $4.5 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Grant Awards for Jersey City, Hoboken, East Newark, and Kearny. The awards will fund establishing and expanding urban forest canopies, enhancing air quality, and providing educational programming. "This award to support urban forestry eff  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: On Friday, Congressman Rob Menendez was part of a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) to New York City to visit facilities that provide processing for migrant families who recently arrived in the city and the surrounding areas, and to meet with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and representatives   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) joined local and state officials in Camden to announce a $105 million investment that will construct a new Eastside High School and better serve students in South Jersey. "Our children's education and the quality of the educational facilities should not be determined by a zip code. Eastside high is long overdue for a new school and it wa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), last week published a joint op-ed in The Hill on the need for Congress to reform the Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) industry, which for too long has taken advantage of a perverse compensation and incentive structure that has done nothing but disadvantage patients. In their piece, the Senators argued for the need to create  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today announcing an inquiry into the consequences of Republican-led restrictions on reproductive health care on doctors and patients across the country: "Almost immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican-led states passed a wave of laws imposing ex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) allocations of the $82 million from the Inflation Reduction Act and Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations to support the conservation of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. The funding announcement came after Pallone led the call in April for more action to pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), David G. Valadao (CA-22), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-30) introduced the bipartisan Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggressions Act. The comprehensive legislation addresses Azerbaijan's unprovoked aggressions and atrocities against Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), provides humanitari  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $599,993 federal education grant to Felician University. The Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant will assist Felician in expanding educational opportunities for Hispanic students. "During Hispanic Heritage Month and always, we must ensure that students of Hispanic descent have sufficie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today blasted the House Judiciary Committee hearing of Merrick Garland as yet another partisan spectacle by do-nothing House Republicans. "Watching this House hearing today made me sick," said Congressman Pascrell. "Republicans are barreling the entire nation towards a total government shutdown. In response, they abuse the Attorney General with hours of sham  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today praised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for announcing a new push to address the disgraceful auditing disparity between poor and wealthy Americans. In March of this year, Pascrell led his colleagues demanding this exact action and calling on the IRS to eliminate the "reprehe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today praised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for announcing a new push to address the disgraceful auditing disparity between poor and wealthy Americans. In March of this year, Pascrell led his colleagues demanding this exact action and calling on the IRS to eliminate the "reprehe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Committee members led by U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), and Darin LaHood (R-IL-16) urged the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development to combat Canada's unilateral imposition of a digital services tax (DST) that goes against the global consensu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, the 64 members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus announced its endorsement of a bipartisan framework to avoid a government shutdown. The bipartisan framework proposes passing a continuing resolution before September 30, 2023 to fund the government at the current levels through January 11, 2024. The continuing resolution framework includes: * Passage of an FY24 full  more

GLEN ROCK, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: September 18, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), at the Glen Rock Dog Park, called on the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (NJDOBI) to reject applications for proposed and unreasonably high annual rate increases. As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Gottheimer has also asked the Federal Insurance Office at the Department of Treasury to investigate  more

NORTH JERSEY, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, September 22, 2023, U.S Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) warned of the risk a government shutdown would pose to disaster relief. Tropical Storm Ophelia is projected to impact New Jersey beginning tonight-- bringing rain, high winds, and flooding. Without a government funding bill signed into law before October 1, 2023, the government will shut down, putting fe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following fact sheet: * * * A Chance to Serve Act Service provides Americans the opportunity to interact with others across lines of race, class, region, and ideology. During moments of crisis, national service programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps, Peace Corps, and AmeriCorps recruited Americans to serve. Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) is proud to introduce legislation to supercharge national service by creating more op  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. introduced a resolution today to designate September as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men. This year, more than 288,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and almost 35,000 men will die from it. Rep. Payne, Jr. is co-chair of the Congressional Men's Hea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. introduced a resolution today to designate September as National Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Month. The resolution encourages members of Congress to promote awareness of PAD to encourage Americans who are at risk for the disease to get screened and treated early. PAD is a disease that blocks blood vessels and can lead to limb amputations,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The following are excerpts of remarks delivered today by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, on the House Floor in opposition to President Biden's illegal Department of Defense (DOD) abortion travel policy. "Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to instruct. Current federal DOD law already permits taxpayer funding of abortion in cases of ra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: September 19, 2023, a bipartisan group of 21 Members of Congress -- led by Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) -- wrote to Secretary Antony Blinken urging the State Department to take action and address concerns over the growing relationship between China and Iran. China is Iran's biggest customer for oil and a major supplier for Iran's missile and drone program. Despite st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announced today that award-winning songwriter, actor, director, and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as the keynote speaker at the Senator's 13th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration to be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Union City High School. Created over a decade ago, the event celebrates the diverse Hispanic cult  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Education, Miguel Cardona, to explain its plans to ensure that Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) better serves public service borrowers with the restart of the student debt payments. "Over the last few months, we have heard numerous concerns from p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today questioned witnesses, during a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services." Sen. Menendez asked witness Melissa Koide, Director and CEO of FinRegLab, about how AI may potentially contribute to the rise of fraud and scams in the future. The Senator also questioned wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement on the bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act: "I am glad we finally reached a compromise to solve the public safety threat faced by cannabis businesses operating exclusively in cash and the communities in which they operate. For far too long, the status quo has made these businesses easy targe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, condemned Azerbaijan's assault against Nagorno-Karabakh and urged the cut off of U.S. assistance to the Aliyev regime. The two leading Senators sent a letter to U.S. Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the deteriorating situation in Sudan and the need for proactive U.S. leadership to address the crisis. "F  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released this statement ahead of the 52nd anniversary of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly's (UNGA) passage of Resolution 2758, which switched recognition of China's representatives at the Un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution congratulating the people of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on the 30th anniversary of their independence, and recognizing their substantial support to Ukraine against Russian aggression. The resolution is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement after Azerbaijan launched an assault on innocent civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh. "I strongly condemn Azerbaijan's brazen assault today on innocent civilians. "President Aliyev has now made abundantly clear that he will   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement marking one year since the beating and murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the Iranian regime. "Today marks one year since the brutal beating and murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the regime in Tehran and its thuggish enforcers. He  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement after five Americans unjustly detained in Iran were safely returned. "Today, five Americans, including Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and Siamak Namazi, are home where they belong. The Iranian regime detained and jailed the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), introduced the bipartisan Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act. The legislation responds to the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), led a bipartisan letter with 29 fellow Senators to E3 countries (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) applauding them for taking steps to uphold restrictions on Iran's ballistic missile and drone program. The letter also encour  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) cosponsored the introduction of a resolution recognizing September as "National Voting Rights Month." This resolution will encourage voter registration in the month of September and push Congress to preserve the right to vote by restoring the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This is imperative amid Republican-led voter suppression a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the bipartisan Success for Military Connected Students Act, legislation to extend the maximum student to teacher ratio directive for Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools around the world. Included in the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by Congress, the maxim  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WATCH: Congresswoman Sherrill Speaks in Trenton In the Coming Months, Sherrill Will Introduce Additional American Jobs and Competition Plan Bills to Address Unfair Economic Practices by the CCP TRENTON, NJ -- Today at Thomas Edison State University, standing with New Jersey business and labor leaders, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill announced the American Jobs and Competition Plan -- a legislative packa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) was appointed to the bipartisan, bicameral conference committee for the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Sherrill is tasked with negotiating the final text of the bill that sets America's national security priorities and reconciling the vast differences between the legislation passed by the House and Senate respectively earlier thi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: A human rights hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today on Capitol Hill helped expose the horrific crimes of ritual abuse and sacrifice in Africa, where victims--especially women and children--are mutilated and murdered by witch doctors and human traffickers to remove body parts, bodily fluids or organs for individuals who believe the horrible acts will bring wealth, health or ot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman made the following statement after the appointment of Reginald Browne to the US Semiquincentennial Commission: "I am thrilled that Mr. Reginald Browne has been appointed to the United States Semiquincentennial Commission as their newest member. Mr. Browne is a qualified and dependable business leader whose insight and experiences will be beneficial as the Com  more