WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) has introduced the Home Health Aides for Veterans' Spouses Act, a bill that would allow veterans who are over the age of 75 to defer their home health aide benefits to their spouses in extenuating circumstances. This legislation was inspired by a 92-year-old Berkeley Heights veteran, Mr. John O'Connor, who requested that a VA home health aide assist his wife. The VA  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: LONG BRANCH, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. today announced that New Jersey's plan for $263.7 million in funding from the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, marking a significant step in the Garden State's efforts to bridge the digital divide and provide affordable, high-speed internet  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: ASBURY PARK, LONG BRANCH, & WALL, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced he has helped secure $154,530 in federal funding for the City of Asbury Park Fire Department, the City of Long Branch Fire Department, and Wall Township Fire District #3. The funding was made possible through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) Program and wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Long Branch, NJ Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a series of efforts to preserve the legacy of his late colleague and friend, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., Pallone is leading legislation to rename the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park after Pascrell. He will also advance legislation to honor his tireless efforts to address Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by renaming   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Edison, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., today celebrated New Jersey's grant from the Solar For All program and spotlighted a solar project in Edison as a prime example of how the federal investments he's secured will expand affordable clean energy access across the state. As Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressman Pallone championed the Inflation Reduction Act's Sola  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced the awarding of a $7,533,460.50 grant by the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund, for the deteriorated Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center in Hopewell Township, NJ. The new state-of-the-art visitors center will be completed near the site of General George Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware  more

MIDLAND PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, Wednesday, September 4, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced his plans to reintroduce a bipartisan bus safety package after the passing of ten-year-old Miranda Vargas and Jennifer Williamson in a bus crash. The package contains two bills: the Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act (SECURES) Act and Miranda's Law. Since the tr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, Tuesday, September 3, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) met with local commuters at the NJ TRANSIT Radburn station to discuss their commuting experience over the summer, his work to improve service for millions of riders across North Jersey, and his new legislation which will create a Rail Passenger Bill of Rights. Gottheimer heard from commuters that service issue  more

BRICK, New Jersey, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Brick Township Mayor Lisa Crate joined O.C.E.A.N., Inc. to celebrate the impact of Community Project Funding the Congressman secured to provide veterans transportation to medical appointments and spoke with a local veteran who utilizes the service to access care. "We need to be working to break down any barrier veterans face to getting the care   more

LUMBERTON, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) joined The Nature Conservancy for an aerial survey of salt marsh restoration along New Jersey's coastline and highlighted federal grant funding helping accelerate restoration progress. "Taking care of New Jersey's salt marshes is an essential part of protecting New Jerseyans' lives, businesses, and communities from the dangers of climate change,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced the awarding of a $750,000 grant by the National Park Service's Semiquincentennial Grant Program for the Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Site in Somerville, NJ. The state-owned Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Site tells the story of New Jersey's national and religious diversity. It was once home to delegates to the Provinc  more