Press Releases

Above: Gottheimer speaks with members of the Ramapough Lenape Nation at Stag Hill today. MAHWAH, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and local community leaders visited Stag Hill, land that has been harmed by illegal dumping for more than half a century. Local residents have already cleaned up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash, but the community lacks the resources needed to finish clearing remaining large piles of dumped waste. In a letter today to the New Jersey Departm... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Lugar Center, founded by the late former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University named U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) as the most bipartisan Democratic member of the House of Representatives. “I’m incredibly proud to be named the most bipartisan House Democrat of the 116th Congress. Now, more than ever, we see the importance of putting country and governing over partisan politics and gridlock. I’m going to ... Read more

Above: Gottheimer visiting North Country Pharmacy in the Borough of Franklin, Sussex County — thanking frontline workers for vaccinating North Jersey residents. FRANKLIN BOROUGH, NJ — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited North Country Pharmacy in Franklin Borough, Sussex County — as residents were being vaccinated — to thank frontline workers and discuss ongoing federal investment in expanding COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Gottheimer was joined by Vijay Parikh, the owner of North Co... Read more

Above: Gottheimer and Oroho in Hardyston today. NORTH JERSEY — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and NJ State Senator Steve Oroho (LD 24) announced new efforts to fight back against the State of New York that is continuing to collect state income tax from New Jersey commuters who have been working remotely since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In a letter to the U.S. Treasury Secretary and IRS Commissioner today, Gottheimer and Oroho asked for new federal guidance to make clear that s... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), the founding Co-Chair of the new bipartisan SALT Caucus, is proposing that the federal government raise the investment needed to repeal the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction and to pass a robust infrastructure package by closing the “tax gap” — the $1 trillion a year difference between taxes legally owed and taxes actually paid. In a letter to the Treasury Secretary today, Gottheimer noted that targeting tax cheats would ra... Read more

Gottheimer’s bipartisan, bicameral Senior Security Act will create new SEC taskforce to combat fraud against seniors Older Americans lose $3 billion each year to financial scams and abuse WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer’s (NJ-5) bipartisan Senior Security Act in a 355 to 69 vote. Gottheimer’s legislation will help stop financial predators from scamming seniors out of their savings by creating a federal Senior I... Read more

Above: Gottheimer joins NJ Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Tom Bracken and local officials today at a road salt storage facility in Ridgewood. RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and New Jersey Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Tom Bracken joined together to announce support for passing a robust, bipartisan infrastructure investment package in Congress that also repeals the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. To secure this desperately-needed invest... Read more

Above: Gottheimer testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week. WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to highlight key infrastructure priorities for North Jersey, including building the Gateway Tunnel, stopping New York’s congestion tax, improving school bus safety, and repealing the cap on the State and Local Tax deduction. “We desperately need the Gateway... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, April 15, 2021, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Tom Suozzi (NY-3), Young Kim (CA-39), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-2) announced the formation of the new bipartisan SALT Caucus to advocate for new tax relief from Congress. “We’re formally launching a new bipartisan group — the SALT Caucus — because, for all our Members, and for the tens of thousands of middle class families we represent, it is high time that Congress reinstates the State and Local Tax deduction, s... Read more

Above: Gottheimer helps claw back federal resources to support New Jersey child care providers and families. PARAMUS, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) helped announce $10 million in federal investment from the bipartisan CARES Act that will support New Jersey child care providers and families. During the height of the pandemic, more than half of child care providers — many of them women- and minority-owned small businesses that were already operating on thin margins — had to ... Read more