WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: October 12, 2023, ahead of Hamas' "Day of Rage," U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) held a security call with local religious leaders and law enforcement officials to ensure New Jersey communities have the resources they need. While there are no confirmed threats against New Jersey, Gottheimer held the call out of an abundance of caution. Gottheimer informed local faith leaders of resources avail  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Amid heightened concerns about the safety and security of the American Jewish community following this weekend's attacks on Israel, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) on Tuesday called for additional funding for FEMA's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to be included in any supplemental fu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, a public-private partnership between Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey, as one of 7 regional clean hydrogen hubs. The award will provide up to $750 million in federal fu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) selection of the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2), a public-private partnership between Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey, as one of 7 regional clean hydrogen hubs. Made possible by the Bipartisan Infras  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) selection of the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2), a public-private partnership between Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey, as one of 7 regional clean hydrogen hubs. Made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47747) on Oct. 6, 2023, entitled "Admission of States to the Union - A Historical Reference Guide:" (Continued from Part 4 of 7) * * * New Jersey * * * New Jersey: Third State New Jersey ratified Constitution December 18, 1787 * * * * April 17, 1702: Queen Anne establishes British royal control over New Jersey./428 * July 4, 1776: New Jersey joins 12 other colonies in declaring independe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association was awarded $2.8 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program to bolster and increase efficiency in our statewide supply chain. "Our railroads keep our country moving. Not just with commuter trains, but by shipping  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Yesterday, amid the horrific attacks on Israeli citizens, a leader and founder of Hamas called for a global Jihad against Jewish communities this Friday, October 13th. "This latest escalation of hate is absolutely abhorrent and must be condemned universally in the strongest possible terms," said Congressman Van Drew. "This call for violence endangers the lives of countless people w  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today applauded the Biden Administration's decision to award $750 million to fund the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2), a renewable hydrogen production facility that will generate clean energy, create jobs, and boost Pennsylvania's economy. The Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub will produce, distribute, and use hydrogen to power in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials issued the following written testimony by Elizabeth Mayor Bollwage, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, involving a hearing on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Revitalizing America Through the Reauthorization of the Brownfields Program": * * * My name is Chris Bollwage, I am the Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey. I have served as Mayor since 19  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) has stood firmly with the people of Israel and the Jewish community in New Jersey. Yesterday, as the House of Representatives came back into session, Sherrill cosponsored two bipartisan resolutions condemning the terrorist attack by Hamas and reaffirming U.S. support for Israel. On Sunday, Sherr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Long Branch, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on Hamas terrorists' attacks on Israel: "I strongly condemn the deadly attacks by Hamas terrorists in Israel. Israel has every right to defend itself against the endless barrage of rockets and the appalling violence that has already claimed too many lives. Hamas should stop its heinous acts of terror against Israe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- 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) issued the following statement todayfollowing reportsthat widespread disinformationandgraphic, violent contentis running rampantacross social media in the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel: "Right now, disturbing content and deliberate disinformation are spreading across social media like wildfire. It must be st  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today joined President Biden at the White House for the Administration's announcement on new actions to crack down on junk fees and lower costs for American families. Junk fees are additional fees that either are disclosed later in the purchasing stage and have little or no value to the consumer. These fees are not usually included in the overal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), who has let the charge for live event ticket pricing and fee reforms for over a decade, praised President Biden's planned crackdown to end junk fees for a variety of services that rip off Americans. "Millions of Americans are in a sour mood and it's clear why: so many of us are sick and tired and fed up paying crooked junk fees for almost anything they do,"   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * October 7, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement in response to terrorist attacks from Hamas against Israel. "Make no mistake, what Israelis are enduring today, on Shabbat, is an unprovoked war. On the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, Iranian-backed terrorists invaded Israel and the gruesome images on social media are just a sliver of the reality of t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As we celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, it is a good time to reflect on the work that the investments of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act did to encourage the manufacturing and utilization of green hydrogen in the country and our region. Recently, I was a part of supporting a regional green hydrogen hub that includes South Jersey, Philadelphia, and Delaware   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2023: * * * Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the terrorist attack on Israel. In a surprise move, Hamas launched rockets at Israeli towns while Hamas militants invaded villages, shot Israeli civilians, and brought Israeli soldiers and civilians captured in the raid into Gaza. "I am closely monitoring the situation in Israel with great concern. Our comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today issued the following statement amid reports that China has forcibly repatriated North Korean defectors: "I am truly appalled and disheartened that China has reportedly forcibly repatriated a large number of North Korean refugees against  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2023: * * * In response to the Hamas attack on Israel this morning, in which dozens of civilians were reported killed and hundreds injured, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, issued the following statement: "I stand in absolute solidarity with Israel--with the family and friends of innocent people mercilessly slaughtered and with the entire nation under threat. And I cal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: October 10, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) helped introduce the bipartisan "Operation Swords of Iron" Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act in the House with Representatives Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Max Miller (OH-7), to appropriate $2 billion for Israel's Iron Dome defense system. Additional original cosponsors include Michael Lawler (R-N  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Tonight, Thursday, October 12, 2023, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Leader Hakeem Jefferies (NY-8) led a bipartisan vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to remember the innocent lives lost in Israel at the hands of Hamas terrorists. More than 1,200 Israelis and 27 Americans have been killed, 150 taken hostage, including Americans  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is calling on Congress to immediately pass additional security assistance to Israel, confirm key diplomatic and military appointments, and boost resources for programs that support the security of nonprofits that may be at increased risk here at home in the wake of violence in Israel. "The harrowing image  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: "The world has watched as Azerbaijan has committed unconscionable abuses against ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. From the inhumane blockade of humanitarian assistance, the use of military force to take over Nagorno-Karabakh, the detention of political leaders, and now the mass di  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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, issued the following statement: "I emphatically condemn Hamas' horrific acts of violence, kidnapping and terror targeting Israeli families, children and other civilians in towns and cities across the nation of Israel. "I stand with the people of Israel and the families of those who have lost loved ones." * * * Origi  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to reports of the hospitalization of a 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand, who sustained serious injuries after an encounter with police for not wearing a hijab: "More than a year after Mahsa Amini died while under police custody and her death sparked a movement for women, life, and freedom, Iran's bru  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's policy reversal on the construction of the border wall and its decision to restart the direct repatriation of Venezuelan nationals back to Venezuela under the Maduro regime: "I thought, after the Trump administration, we would stop resorting to draconian and inhumane policies to address   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to Hamas terrorist actions in Israel: "I emphatically condemn the murderous invasion by Hamas into Israel during its religious holidays. The killing of innocent Israelis in their homes by Hamas, during an invasion from Gaza, shows them to be what they are - a murderous terrorist organization. "I hope the detractors  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement on the ongoing war in Israel against Hamas and the importance of the United States and our allies standing with Israel: "Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorists, has murdered more than 700 Israelis. For population perspective, this is roughly equivalent to the 9/11 attacks on the United States, multiplie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) cosponsored two pieces of bipartisan legislation reaffirming the United States's support for Israel following devastating terrorist attacks by Hamas. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Sherrill has long advocated for and secured U.S. resources to help ensure Israel's safety and security, such as the replenishment of the Iron  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: In a strongly worded letter to President Biden on Monday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) called on the Biden Administration to "use all appropriate US resources and tools" to secure the immediate evacuation of US citizens in Israel who are desperately trying to return home. Smith's letter comes as a follow-up to his request to State Department officials on Saturday for evacuation assistance. "T  more

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, New Jersey, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2023: The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for today's Point Pleasant Beach rally opposing President Biden and Governor Murphy's offshore wind industrialization of the Jersey Shore. Smith is the author of two House-passed measures requiring an independent investigation and presidential certification of the wide-ranging and permanent impacts  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In a formal congressional comment letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) rebuked the federal agency's proposal to impose an abortion mandate on employers as part of its implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)--a bipartisan law that excludes any mention of abortion and is intended to provide critical accommodati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In a closed-door briefing this morning with Biden Administration officials, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, continued his full-court press for the immediate evacuation of American citizens in Israel who are trying to return home to the United States. "Other countries have stepped up and have mobilized their own aircraft or chartered flights to successfully evacuate thousands  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who has been pushing for the immediate evacuation of American citizens stranded in Israel, issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement that it "will plan" to facilitate "departure assistance:" "In response to the multiple requests I have made to the Biden Administration since Saturday, the State Department advised me this afternoon that it is work  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Maya Krishna-Rogers, a spokesperson for Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2023: * * * "On Friday, October 6, Senator Booker arrived in Israel for several days of planned meetings and site visits ahead of the start of an Abraham Accords-focused N7 summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv, at which he was scheduled to speak on Tuesday. "Senator Booker and accompanying staff were in Jerusalem when Hamas launched their att  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Watson Coleman released the following statement: Three foreign aid challenges are facing our country simultaneously. The continued need to assist our ally Ukraine in its resistance to Russian aggression, the need to help our ally Israel in its defense against barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists, and the growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. In New Jersey, our diver  more