Above: Gottheimer delivering vaccine supplies to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center with UPS today. PARAMUS, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) donned a UPS uniform to help deliver COVID-19 vaccination supplies, including more syringes and needles, to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center. Gottheimer joined UPS driver Ernie Bankuti on his delivery today — a 2021 UPS Circle of Honor Driver who has driven more than 250,000 miles and 5,350 safe delivery days over his career. He recently ...
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Request for USDOT, Buttigieg to require comprehensive review of the congestion tax’s burden on our commuters and public hearings in Northern New Jersey Above: Gottheimer and Pascrell today in Fort Lee to fight back against New York’s proposed congestion tax targeting Jersey drivers. FORT LEE, NJ — Today, U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9) announced new federal steps to fight back against the proposed New York congestion taxes unfairly targeting hardworking ...
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With the Travel Ban Repealed, Democrats Call for Passage of Legislation to Help Halt Future Unjust Immigration Restrictions & Religious Discrimination WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressmembers Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Stephanie Murpy (FL-7), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Kim Schrier (WA-8) led a group of ten Members of Congress urging swift action to pass H.R.1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act to place limitations on the President’s authority to impose unjust te...
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Stands with Labor to Boost Jobs, Local Economy Above: Gottheimer joins local labor leaders and officials to highlight urgent infrastructure investment needs in North Jersey — beneath a bridge in Teaneck deemed structurally deficient. TEANECK, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer joined local North Jersey labor leaders and officials to highlight how urgently the region needs infrastructure investment to fix our bridges, tunnels, and roads. Gottheimer and local leaders stood beneath the Ro...
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Above: Gottheimer visits Holy Name today to celebrate the 1,000th teacher vaccinated at the facility. TEANECK, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited Holy Name Medical Center’s COVID-19 vaccination site to witness the 1,000th educator vaccinated at the facility. John Tedeschi, Social Studies Chairperson at Bergen Catholic High School, was the 1,000th teacher vaccinated by Holy Name. Mr. Tedeschi was joined by fellow Bergen Catholic High School educators and school staff Dr....
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Visits Fourth-Generation Family-Owned, Woman-Run Opici Family Wine & Spirits PPP Recipient — Saving 50 NJ Jobs Gottheimer Celebrates Women's History Month Above: Gottheimer visits 108-year-old local small business Opici Family Distributing in Glen Rock today to highlight pandemic relief resources available to North Jersey businesses. GLEN ROCK, NJ — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited local small business Opici Family Distributing, which previously received federal relief thro...
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Above: Gottheimer hosted a dialogue today with Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-3), North Jersey leaders, and local students. NORTH JERSEY — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted fellow New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-3) for a dialogue with North Jersey elected officials and local students on action needed to combat hate and discrimination, especially toward our Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, given the recent uptick in incidents. There have been nearly 3,800 reports of in...
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, joined with Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), who yesterday opposed any efforts to alter the tax code unless there is a restoration of the SALT deduction. In a joint statement, the representatives said: “We say ‘No SALT, no deal.’ The GOP passed an unfair cap of $10,000 on state and local tax (SALT) deductions to pay for their 2017 tax give...
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Above: Gottheimer speaks during this week’s Stop AAPI Hate candlelight vigil in Dumont. DUMONT, NJ — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer stood in solidarity with local leaders and members of the North Jersey community at a candlelight vigil in Dumont this week to stop hate against our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. The Dumont vigil comes following this month’s tragic shootings in Atlanta, recent attacks on Asian-Americans, anti-Asian vandalism in North Jersey during the pa...
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Above: Gottheimer meets with North Jersey officials during the 2021 Fifth District Mayors Summit. GLEN ROCK, NJ — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) concluded a week of virtual seminars with a bipartisan group of mayors, first responders, and administrators from across New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, to meet with federal agencies about clawing back more of our federal tax dollars back to North Jersey communities to fight the pandemic, invest in infrastructure projects impacting ...
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