WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan Senate delegation have returned to the United States after a four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt to discuss current affairs in the region with a focus on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, including support for Israel's right to self-defense, the need to ensure the prot  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act, legislation that would leverage the multi-billion dollars in federal procurement contracts to hold corporations accountable for the exploitation of child workers. The bill would prohibit federal agencies from contracting with companies that have violated feder  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) hoy cuestiono a varios testigos durante una audiencia del Comite de Finanzas del Senado para explorar como un programa nacional de baja familiar remunerada impactaria de manera positiva a la fuerza laboral de los Estados Unidos. El Senador le pregunto a la Sra. Jocelyn Frye, Presidenta del National Partnership for Women & Families, cuales han sido los  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Yesterday, October 23, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) met with the family of New Jersey native Edan Alexander, a 19-year-old Tenafly High School graduate who was taken hostage by Hamas during the horrific October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Gottheimer represents the Alexander family in Congress. Alexander volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Forces after graduat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today led a press conference with a bipartisan Senate delegation in Tel Aviv, Israel. Members of the bipartisan delegation include U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Dan Sullivan (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: With the strong support of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution (HRes 771) reaffirming US support for Israel and condemning the barbaric terrorist attacks by Hamas. "Our great friend, and ally Israel--with significant assistance from the United States--continues to respond to the cow  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today issued the following statement congratulating newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA): "Mike is a great friend and lawmaker who relentlessly defends life, liberty, and the rule of law and works tirelessly to promote fiscal responsibility and peace through strength. As the son of a firefighter who was critically burned and disabled in the line of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the election of Congressman Mike Johnson as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: "Marjorie Taylor Greene and right-wing Republicans could not be happier with the election of the new Speaker. Congressman Mike Johnson is simply another extreme Republican, whose anti-democratic and anti-abortion record pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded an additional $121,712,800 in funding that New Jersey families will soon receive for home energy assistance. The new funds come as families across the state prepare for winter weather and the costs associated with heating their homes. Since 2020, the state has received a total of $631,552,465 for the Low Income Home Energy Assist  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey's only member of the tax-writing House Ways and Committee, today led members of Congress from New Jersey calling on the Biden administration to move swiftly in issuing new guidance to facilitate a clean energy nuclear power credit enacted in the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "We appreciate the Department's commitment last month to issue   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised an announcement by President Biden that his administration would seek $200 million in supplemental funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), which helps protect houses of worship and other nonprofit organizations from threats of violence. The congressman had urged the White House to include funding for this purpose in his supplemen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) issued the following statement in response to Republicans' election of Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) to be U.S. House Speaker after weeks of embarrassing failure. "Today Republicans found their goldilocks candidate: a person just extreme enough to satisfy their far-right base but not yet a household name to engender organized opposition," said Congressman Pascrell.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this evening voted in favor of House Resolution 771 and issued the followed statement on the tragic continuing violence in Israel and Palestine. "I welcome the Biden administration's progress to secure the release of additional hostages held by Hamas and to simultaneously get civilians in Gaza needed humanitarian assistance. All remaining hostages taken by Ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2023: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Global Human Rights Subcommittee, today issued the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act: "The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998--which was authored by my great friend Congressman Frank Wolf--is landmark legislation that placed   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announced that New Jersey was awarded $121,712,800.00 in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter season. LIHEAP helps low-income households pay home heating and cooling bills, prevent energy shutoffs, restore services, make minor energy-related home repairs, and weatherize homes to make them more energy  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) applauds the designation of the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), as part of the first phase of the Tech Hubs program. The program is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional innovation and generate employment opportunities  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing new legislation to provide a comprehensive framework to reform the federal government's care and custody of unaccompanied noncitizen children. The Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act wou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) met with 25 members of the New Jersey delegation of the American Coalition for Ukraine to highlight the Senator's advocacy on behalf of the country and Ukrainian-American citizens. The Senator has reaffirmed his unshakeable commitment to ensure Ukraine receives the resources it needs, and remains committed to calling out Russian aggressions and hold  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in honor of the 241 U.S. service personnel, including 220 Marines, who were killed on October 23, 1983 in the terrorist attack on the Beirut Marine Corps Barracks: "Today, we solemnly reflect on the lives of the 241 U.S. service personnel, including 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers, who were killed when su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to yesterday's historic opposition primary held in Venezuela and diaspora communities across the globe, the first such election in more than a decade: "Yesterday was a historic day for the Venezuelan people and the diaspora community as they voted for an opposition leader to take on Maduro's repressive re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate adopted an amendment authored by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) that would increase funding for the Rural Decentralized Water Systems Program - funding that will allow more low-income Americans in rural communities to access grants and loans to install or repair household sewage systems. The increased funding will now be included in the so-ca  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Overworked and Undervalued: Is the Severe Hospital Staffing Crisis Endangering the Well-Being of Patients and Nurses?" at 9 a.m. on Oct. 27, 2023, at Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, 85 George St., New Brunswick, New Jersey: Panel I * Judith Danella, RN, Staff Nurse, RWJ Barnabas Health, , United Steelworkers Local 4-200, Piscataway, NJ * C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced the bipartisan Bolstering America's Defenses Against Potentially Perilous Software (BAD APPS) Act. This legislation will protect our national security by ensuring that de  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine: "Once again, our nation is gripped by the heartbreak of another violent mass shooting, this time in Lewiston, Maine. My heart is with the victims, their families, and the community. "The more than 565 mass shootings in 2023 so far underline in bold, dark ink tha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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 Senate Finance Committee hearing to explore the impact a national paid leave program would have on the American workforce. The Senator asked Ms. Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families, what are the biggest successes and lessons from New Jersey's paid leave program that should be c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) led a bipartisan effort to defeat an amendment by Congressman Scott Perry to defund the Delaware River Basin Commission. The amendment would have defunded the DRBC in response to its work protecting the Delaware River basin from high volume hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking." Since its creation by President Kennedy in 1961, the Delaware Riv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: "As I've been working with my colleagues to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and Gaza, I have also made time to listen to the experiences and needs of many of our Muslim and Jewish community leaders during this devastating time. "Two things have been made abundantly clear: the bloodshed of innocents caught in this war must stop so that we can focus on facilitating a la  more