WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate June 12, 2024 as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day," honoring the invaluable contributions and sacrifices made by women veterans throughout the history of the United States. The resolution recognizes the growi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a resolution celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating June as African American Music Appreciation Month. In addition, the resolution recognizes the lack of access to arts education and training for African American students and calls for greater access to music education. "For hundreds   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: "This meritless case should have been thrown out long before it reached the Supreme Court. Mifepristone is a safe, effective medication approved by the FDA nearly 25 years ago after a rigorous scientific and expert-dri  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Patty Murray (D-WA) called out Senate Republicans' hypocrisy after nearly every single Republican blocked the Senate Democrats' Right to IVF Act, despite publicly claiming to support IVF for the millions of Americans who rely on it to build their family. A little more than 10 days away from the second-anniversary of the Supreme Court's di  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Ahead of the Senate vote on their Right to IVF Act, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Patty Murray (D-WA) joined IVF patients, providers and advocates in coordination with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) to underscore the importance of passing their pro-family, pro-freedom legislation to protect and strength  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: STANHOPE, NJ - Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) presented a $3,300,00 ceremonial check for the Stanhope Water Tower Installation project secured by the FY2024 Community Project Funding process. This funding will be used for upgrading the Stanhope Water Tower. This project will install a water tower for the Borough of Stanhope that will significantly enhance the municipal water supply to bett  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: BUDD LAKE, NJ - Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) presented a $600,000 ceremonial check for the Mount Olive Township Stormwater Management project secured by the FY2024 Community Project Funding process. This funding will be used for upgrading the Mount Olive Township Stormwater Management. The project will include construction and installation of water pollution prevention and abatement feat  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) announced that CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan (CWA/ITU Plan), based in Mount Laurel,and the Pension Plan of Local 102 (Teamsters Local 102 Plan), based in Cherry Hill, will receive a total of $558 million from the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program to pay thousands of local participant's retirement benefits without reduction for many years to come.  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) released the following statement after voting yes on the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. "I commend the passage of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. Today's NDAA will support our servicemember's quality of life while continuing to bolster our nation's military. This bipartisan legislation continues to reinvigorate our nation's defense indu  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced TheIncreasing Medication Access for Seniors Act. The bipartisan legislation would increase awareness and outreach of Medicare beneficiaries' ability to spread prescription drug costs over the course of a year. Effective January 1, 2025, Medicare beneficiaries will have the option to "smooth" t  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Jon Bon Jovi Service Area, Garden State Parkway, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today was joined by Ed Potosnak of the League of Conservation Voters of New Jersey to shine a light on how potential collusion between Big Oil companies has hammered drivers across the Garden State. As top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over American energy policy,  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 in opposition to partisan policies added by House Republicans. These policies were added during debate by the whole House after a bipartisan version of the NDAA passed through a vote of the House Armed Services Committee, of which Kim  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on June 12, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) released the following statement on signing a discharge petition to bring the Right to Contraception Act to the Floor for a vote. "With reproductive rights under attack across the nation, Congress has a responsibility to act. Instead, Americans are watching Republicans fail to defend Americans' basic health and privacy. "It's been nearly two years si  more

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey, June 13 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Yesterday, June 11, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) celebrated a new federal investment secured for the Gateway Program by visiting the Tonnelle Avenue site. This site will receive federal investment to construct a new roadway bridge, clearing the way for the Northeast Corridor rail line. It will play a key role in the Gateway Program, ensuring millions of p  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Thursday, June 13, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, during a House Financial Services Committee Hearing, on a range of financial issues impacting women, including Crisis Pregnancy Centers and "coerced debt" facing survivors of domestic violence. Gottheimer's questions for Chopra: * "CPCs  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey) introduced the Guaranteed Additional Income for Families in Need (GAIN) Act, which would provide low income families with regular cash payments, providing financial security and improving adverse health outcomes associated with income volatility. This new legislation would establish a targeted pilot p  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Livingston, N.J. - Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced the 23 students from New Jersey's 11th Congressional District appointed to the U.S. Service Academies and attending the Service Academy Preparatory Schools. These students will begin their education and service careers this year at the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marin  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: On the heels of dramatic progress to help redress the wounds of civil war in Liberia, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith today chaired a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill examining the next steps toward accountability for those responsible for the egregious human rights violations suffered by hundreds of thousands of Liberians in recent decades. Smith's hearing comes just weeks after Liberi  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: New comprehensive legislation (HR 7213) to combat autism authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) won unanimous support this week as the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted (42-0) to send the bill to the House Floor for consideration and passage. Smith's bill--the Autism CARES Act of 2024--would provide more than $2.1 billion over five years to reauthorize and strengthen the United State  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Van Drew celebrated the passage of two of his bills through the House of Representatives with the bipartisan approval of all 12 members of the New Jersey delegation. These bills would rename United States Postal Service facilities in South Jersey, with the post office on Route 47 South in Rio Grande to be renamed the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building" and the post office on Rou  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Homes for Young Adults Act. The bill would create a new entitlement under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 -- the Housing Choice Voucher program -- specifically targeted at young people who are unstably housed or experiencing homelessness. Housing Choice Vouchers are the largest federal housing assistance program  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: "We should celebrate that the Supreme Court did not take this opportunity today to further restrict access to safe and effective medication abortion. But we are not out of the woods yet. "The Court ruled only that the anti-abortion advocates  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) led 15 of her House colleagues in a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) encouraging the adoption of a proposed rule that would end the practice of rejecting or evicting tenants from public housing, or HUD-subsidized housing, solely on the basis of criminal conviction. According to the Sentencing Project, as many as one   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Capitol Dog Relief Act. The Capitol Dog Relief Act would require the designation, design and construction of at least one dog relief area on Capitol grounds. "Each day we come to work protected and supported by the many pups of the Capitol," said Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. "Whether it's the K-9s keep  more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, June 12 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) advocated for greater federal action to improve maternal health and address the United States's maternal mortality crisis. Before making the announcement, Gottheimer and Underwood toured Hackensack University Medical Center's Maternal Health Ward. According to research r  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Last week, Reps. Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Andy Kim (NJ-03) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland encouraging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to refrain from supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracts for private detention centers in New Jersey, including a potential new operation, Delaney Hall. This effort follows up on a let  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Florida resident Deborah Wood from a hearing dated June 5, 2024, entitled "Riskier Business: How Climate is Already Challenging Insurance Markets": * * * My name is Deborah Wood. My husband Dan McGrath and I moved from New Jersey to South Florida in 1979. We lived in Broward County for 43 years until we sold our home in January 2023, in part because our home insurance was becoming unaffordable. My husband a  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Sherrill Recently Toured the Tonnelle Ave Construction Site Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement applauding a full funding agreement reached between New Jersey, New York, and the federal government to support the Gateway Tunnel Project: "Today's announcement means more good-paying, union jobs are coming to New Jersey. Since day one, I've fought tooth and nail to secure  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter pilot and member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after voting against the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: "Less than a month ago, my colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee and I passed a bipartisan defense bill that uplifted servicemembers and their families and invested i  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Sherrill Legislation Endorsed by Leading Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, marked National Gun Violence Prevention Month by introducing the Secure Storage Information Act, legislation that will expand access to secure storage information and reduce the cost of purchasing secure storage devices for gun owners. The  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Sherrill Renews Push to Pass End Judge Shopping Act Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill - a leading advocate for women's reproductive freedom - released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in FDA vs. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: "Today, women in New Jersey and across the country are breathing a temporary sigh of relief at the Supreme Court's decision, as Mifepristone remains s  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill - a former federal prosecutor and leader on Court reform - released the following statement after new reports show that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took three additional undisclosed trips paid for by GOP billionaire mega donor Harlan Crow: "Justice Thomas has clearly been corrupted by Harlan Crow. Justice Alito has been corrupted by Paul Singer. These  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a former Navy helicopter pilot, released the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling in Garland v. Cargill: "I was trained as an expert shot in the Navy, and I know that weapons of war have no place on our streets. New Jersey has proven that gun safety laws work. But the far right Supreme Court continues to undermine our progress - which will lead to even  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Sherrill: "It's dressed up as protecting women [...] But make no mistake: It's about a deeply held belief that women shouldn't fight." Ranking Member Smith: It is perfectly appropriate to have a helicopter pilot talk about what it's like to serve in a combat role." Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter pilot and member of the House Armed Services Committee, set the recor  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: She Fought Against GOP Attempt to Restrict Servicewomen from Traveling for Abortion Care Yesterday, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter pilot and member of the House Armed Services Committee, condemned MAGA Speaker Mike Johnson and the House GOP for blocking her National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendments to protect abortion and reproductive health care access for ser  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Watch here Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter commander and member of the House Armed Services Committee, slammed MAGA House Republicans for blocking her National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment to protect the National Guard from political interference and abuse of domestic deployments. "There are dangerous gaps in the laws that govern National Guard deployment an  more