WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Port Monmouth, NJ Twelve years after Superstorm Sandy devastated Port Monmouth, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. returned today to launch the final phase of the Port Monmouth Storm Risk Reduction Project.(link is external) Joined by representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pallone reflected on the progress made and the federal investments driving it. "This project began as a prom more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Sayreville, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced $1.57 million in federal funding for the Borough of Sayreville to advance flood resilience and ecosystem restoration. The funding will support the design phase for restoring 188 acres of wetlands and upland habitats, a vital project to protect Sayreville residents from worsening tidal and storm flooding. The restoration will also  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Today, November 26, 2024, at MetLife Stadium, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined local and state law enforcement to announce new, bipartisan federal action to protect the lives of Jersey families and ensure the 2026 World Cup is safe and secure. Gottheimer also announced new action to protect the pocketbooks of hardworking Jersey residents from having more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) delivered remarks at a panel discussion at the Halifax International Security Forum where he called for a new "architecture of stability" in response to a "new era of global politics". Congressman Kim, in attendance as part of a Congressional delegation along with bipartisan members of the United States Senate, spoke on a panel entitled "Era of Action: Sinking CRINK (China, more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: LIVINGSTON, NJ Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and her office collected and distributed thousands of Thanksgiving Thank Yous for veterans across New Jersey, written by residents from the 11th District of New Jersey. "Thank you to all of the students and community members who participated in this year's Thanksgiving Thank Yous for veterans program. Our veterans and their families make immense sacr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 27, 2024: * * * Three wrongly detained Americans released from Chinese prison * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the release of three American prisoners who had been wrongfully detained in China: "We are overjoyed that Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Van Drew blasted Exelon's egregious proposal to impose an 8% increase on utility bills in order to pay for infrastructure upgrades like electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. They are seeking approval for this rate hike from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). "Let me be clear--Exelon has already taken far too much from the hardworking families and small businesse more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released a statement in response to news that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open a new detention center at the former Albert M. "Bo" Robinson Treatment Center in Trenton. "The recent news that ICE is planning to use Trenton as a staging ground for mass deportations is infuriating. As a historic crossroads of the American Re more PR