Yesterday, May 15, 2018, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the bipartisan Firefighters Caucus and the bipartisan Law Enforcement Caucus, kicked off National Police Week at the Hampton Diner in Newton. There Gottheimer joined chiefs of police from across Sussex County to thank them for putting their lives on the line every day to protect New Jersey communities. According to the 2017 Legislative Scorecard of the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), which represents mo...
Read more
Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) unveiled his Three-Part Senior Security Strategy, which will help cut taxes for seniors, protect Medicare and Social Security from federal garnishing, and stop financial predators from scamming seniors out of their hard-earned dollars. At Brighton Gardens senior living, Gottheimer brought up speakers who discussed active scams that target New Jersey seniors. Bergenfield’s Linda Williams discussed her experience as a victim of identity theft and shared th...
Read more
On Friday, May 11, 2018, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Belvidere’s Crossroads Diner to celebrate Mary Kay Day and discuss the importance of advancing businesses like Mary Kay, which provide the flexibility critical to many women business leaders and entrepreneurs. This past Saturday, May 12, 2018, would have been founder Mary Kay Ash’s 100th Birthday, giving the 8,000 Mary Kay Beauty Consultants in New Jersey and the 3.5 million independent Mary Kay Beauty Consultants globally a cha...
Read more
Above (left to right): Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Allamuchy Mayor Keith De Tombeur, and Belvidere Mayor Joe Kennedy tour some of the more than $1 million of equipment the town of Belvidere has clawed back through federal excess equipment grants. BELVIDERE, N.J. -- On Friday, May 11, 2018, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) gathered Sussex and Warren County mayors, chiefs of police, and directors of public work departments (DPWs) for a bipartisan roundtable on applying for and winning f...
Read more
Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision to allow sports gambling in New Jersey. “The Supreme Court stood with New Jersey, today. There is no reason that New Jersey should not get the same opportunity to pursue legal regulated sports betting that is already legal in four other states and use the revenues to help cut our taxes. In a fight, I'll always bet on New Jersey and this is a clear win for us. This is not a partisa...
Read more
Friday, May 11th, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office’s Clergy Breakfast to discuss the opioid crisis ravaging North Jersey. Attendees included more than 100 members of Bergen County clergy, law enforcement, County Executive Jim Tedesco and Sheriff Michael Saudino. The group discussed efforts to combat the opioid crisis, fight bias and discrimination, and ensure towns and non-profits have the resources they need to protect our schools, community center...
Read more
Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) delivered the keynote address at Ramapo College’s 2018 Commencement. More than 1,400 students had their undergraduate degrees conferred at the ceremony in Newark’s Prudential Center. Video of the speech can be found HERE. Above photo courtesy of Ramapo College. Congressman Gottheimer’s remarks as prepared for delivery are below: To the 1,434 graduating Roadrunners – you made it! You have officiallywalked through the Ramapo Arch, survived the late nights...
Read more
Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, and CSX leaders announced CSX’s upcoming series of first responder training exercises to improve the safety of New Jersey's rails. Bergen County residents have raised concerns about the safety training, equipment and information sharing currently used by companies transporting ethanol and oil on our rails and the potential risks to our communities. Gottheimer and Tedesco have worked with CSX to schedule training exer...
Read more
Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: “I opposed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015, because while it may have placed temporary limits on certain aspects of Iran’s nuclear program, it did not permanently preclude Tehran’s pathway to the bomb. It also failed to address Iran's aggressive development of long-range ballistic missiles to deliver these nuclear weapons. These facts remain true tod...
Read more
On Thursday, May 3, 2018, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) worked the drive-thru and grill at McDonald’s in Mahwah. After working both stations, Gottheimer toured the facility and spoke to employees and leadership about creating jobs and ensuring New Jersey businesses can thrive and grow. This past week, McDonald’s announced it will hire 5,000 new employees throughout the state this summer. These employees will be able to take advantage of McDonald’s recently-expanded Archways to Opportunity p...
Read more
