WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) celebrated Senior Day at the New Jersey State Fair and presented a flag flown over the United States Capitol to Sussex County's "Senior of the Year," Kenneth Augustin of Lafayette, honoring his service as a veteran and committed community volunteer. Across the fairgrounds, Gottheimer also greeted families, thanked veterans and active duty service members, toured   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: Governor Murphy has made a wise and historic choice in appointing George Helmy to the Senate. New Jersey deserves the most prepared and capable person to serve in this interim period. There is perhaps no one else more qualified to hit the ground running and make an impact for New Jersey in this role over the next several months. From his dedicate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: NEWARK, NJ On the fourth day of his 2024 summer road trip, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made stops in Ocean, Hudson, and Essex Counties. In Ocean County, Booker visited Little Egg Harbor to announce three Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards he secured for New Jersey Veterans. The New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars (NJVFW) is set to receive two CDS awards in FY25 totaling $547K to establish  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: Brigantine, NJ - Today, Congressman Van Drew hosted a hearing entitled, "An Examination into Offshore Wind Industrialization: Part Three" and was joined by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). This hearing follows previous sessions in Brigantine, New Jersey and Ocean City, Maryland. "The deeper we dig into the impacts of offshore wind, the more troubling the finding  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced $679,000 will be awarded by the Biden-Harris Administration to the Flammang Lab at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to fund research aimed at protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. This grant is part of a larger $9.7 million announcement that comes from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) focused on the recove  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: New Brunswick, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today led a roundtable discussion at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to highlight the alarming findings of a new report released by his committee. The report, led by Pallone, thoroughly investigates the wide-ranging impact of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in 2022, which  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), the top Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, today praised the Biden-Harris Administration's successful negotiation of Medicare prescription drug prices for the first time in the program's history--a direct result of the Inflation Reduction Act. This groundbreaking move will have a significant impact on New Jersey seniors, ensuring more affordable   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Today, Monday, August 12, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), announced new federal action to address the pervasive delays and cancellations impacting NJ TRANSIT service, driven by Amtrak-owned and operated rails and infrastructure. * First, Gottheimer will be introducing the All Aboard Act, which includes a Rail Passenger Bill of Rights that guarantees refunds to Amtrak c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) released the following statement to mark two years since the Inflation Reduction Act became law. "I was proud to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act two years ago to lower costs for working families, create good-paying jobs, grow our economy, and rebuild the middle class. Now, hardworking folks across the country are feeling the impact of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) this week wrote to senior military leaders(link is external) including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown, asking them to reiterate constitutional use of active duty military forces on U.S. soil. Sherrill, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, and Slotkin, a former C  more