WASHINGTON -- Today, in response to the terror attack in Manhattan, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement: "My heart is breaking for the victims and families of yet another terror attack on American soil. Today's Manhattan terror attack is a tragic reminder that we must always be on alert for lone wolf threats and ISIS-inspired attacks. They may try to knock us down, but our spirit will remain unbroken. My gratitude goes out to the NYPD, NYFD, the FBI, and all first...
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Said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), "If the moocher state taxwriters in Washington get what they want and eliminate this critical deduction, our taxes are going to spike, our businesses and jobs are going to disappear, our towns will suffer, and they’ll be pressed to cut our public safety services. Our firefighters. Our police. Our first responders. Eliminating this deduction will take the money for these services and send these dollars to South Carolina and Mississippi," said Gottheimer. "I'm prepared to support the right tax bill. But it must be the right tax reform. It must be bipartisan, it must cut taxes for New Jersey. It must be pro-business. It must be pro-police and pro-firefighters."
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Today, Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Leonard Lance (NJ-7) announced the "Anti-Moocher Bill" they are cosponsoring, officially known as the "Return on Investment Accountability Act." The bill would address the disparity in federal spending between states by giving refundable tax credits to eligible recipients whose states get less funding from the federal government than the taxes they pay in aggregate.
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Today, Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Francis Rooney (FL-19) introduced the bi-partisan North Korea Ballistic Missile Investigations Act.
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) sponsored his friend Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner of Temple Emanu-El in Closter to serve as guest chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rabbi Kirshner was introduced by Speaker Paul Ryan and offered the opening prayer to begin the day's legislative session.
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced the Service Academy Nomination Selection Committee of New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District. The eleven men and women represent veterans of the United States Armed Forces, alumni from the service academies and have more than 50 years of combined service in their branches. The eleven members of the committee will evaluate applicants for the five United States Service Academies and make recommendations to Congressman Gottheimer.
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"A year ago, we had a nice young family move into Hope -- three young children in the Hope School System. The Mom and Pop do business out of their homes. They called me last week and said 'we're moving out of Hope. We cannot get internet services to run our businesses and our kids don't want to be here. They can't get on their computers and do the things they want to do.'"
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GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Today, in response to emerging details of the Alexander-Murray bipartisan health care plan, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement. "I am pleased to see the bipartisan Senate plan reflects the key elements of the Problem Solvers Caucus's bipartisan proposal to reduce premiums and provide key fixes to health care that will help New Jersey. We worked closely with Senators Alexander and Murray, several governors, and others from both parties to help s...
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WASHINGTON – In response to the announcement of a bipartisan health care deal in the Senate, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) released the following joint statement: “For months now, the Problem Solvers Caucus has been working to find a bipartisan solution to help stabilize the individual marketplace, reduce premiums and costs, and increase choice and state flexibility — in a fiscally responsible manner. This summer, our Caucus — 23 Democrats and 2...
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