Above: Gottheimer with local Bogota officials and Bergen Commissioner Chairwoman Mary Amoroso for today’s federal investment announcement. BOGOTA, NJ - This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that the Bogota School District has been awarded $277,000 in federal investment to improve security measures and keep students and teachers safe. The federal investment was administered through the U.S. Justice Department’s School Violence Prevention Program, which was enacted by Congr...
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Above: Gottheimer in Hackensack today to commemorate the nineteenth anniversary of the horrific September 11th attacks. HACKENSACK, NJ - Today, Friday, September 11, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) took part in a memorial ceremony with the Hackensack Fire Department, commemorating the nineteenth anniversary of the horrific September 11th attacks — near their living memorial of a steel beam from the Twin Towers. Hackensack lost five residents at the World Trade Center: Denise Crant...
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NORTH JERSEY – U.S. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9) announced today that the Teaneck School District has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to improve security measures and keep students and teachers safe. The grant was administered through the Justice Department’s School Violence Prevention Program, which was enacted by Congress in the wake of the Parkland school shooting in 2018. Teaneck will use this award to upgrade and install card access control devices, CCTV ...
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Above: Gottheimer in Teaneck today to commemorate the nineteenth anniversary of the horrific September 11th attacks. TEANECK, NJ - Today, Friday, September 11, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) took part in a memorial ceremony commemorating the nineteenth anniversary of the horrific September 11th attacks. Teaneck lost eight residents at the World Trade Center: Daniel Bergstein, Gregory Clark, Fanny Espinoza, George Ferguson, Jennifer Louise Fialko, Lillian Frederick, Edward Lichtsc...
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Jane Clementi, Mother of Tyler Clementi, Chairs Task Force Report provides new recommendations for schools, state, and federal policymakers Fighting to combat cyberbullying, improve bullying investigations, expand training for staff, incorporate mental health services into schools Ending the "bullying bureaucracy" that disincentivizes reporting or makes reporting bullying incidents difficult Above: Gottheimer with members of the North Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force, local student advocates, and...
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Announces new legislation to prevent terrorist cryptocurrency fundraising; hold social media companies accountable Gottheimer announces steps to protect U.S. from evolving terror threats to homeland Above: An example provided by the U.S. Department of Justice of a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization soliciting online cryptocurrency contributions. Today, Wednesday, September 9, 2020, ahead of this week’s nineteenth anniversary of the horrific September 11th attacks, U.S. Congressman Josh Go...
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Flu Season Just Weeks Away Fighting to Protect NJ-5 Families, Students & Teachers, First Responders, Health Care Workers, Local Communities, & Our Economy Above: Gottheimer was joined by hospital officials and local leaders today to outline COVID-19 challenges and safety steps for this Fall. Today, September 3, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) outlined challenges and critical steps we must take to help prevent and be prepared for a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases in the Fift...
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Requests School Superintendents Share Plans for School Breakfast & Lunch Children GLEN ROCK, NJ - U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) wrote a letter to school superintendents requesting information about their plans to distribute meals safely to school breakfast and lunch eligible children during the coronavirus pandemic to Fifth District students learning in-person and remotely. “As students and families face this public health and economic crisis, many are also facing g...
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Honoring National Women’s Suffrage Month, Women’s Equality Day Above: Gottheimer convened Fifth District women-owned businesses to honor the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote with Fifth District women-owned small businesses, to discuss the progress made over the past 100 years, the ongoing fight for equality, and ...
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This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led a letter with Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, requesting Attorney General William Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin brief the Subcommittee on the recent seizure of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency raised by designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. “The Department uncovered extensive and sophisticated solicitatio...
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