"Hate and intolerance have no place in our community and country, a nation founded on the core value that all religious and ethnic backgrounds are welcomed."
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“All forty-three members of our bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus urge you to continue to push for a solution that can take effect for insurance plans offered in 2018. While we realize that our window for completing this is short, we offer you our steadfast support and assistance for bipartisan solutions that improve patient choice and responsibility, create positive incentive for providers to lower costs, and enhance state flexibility,” the Members wrote.
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"I was honored to attend memorial services in Closter and Paramus to remember 9/11 and the souls we lost that day. Many of the students at today's ceremonies were either very young on or born after September 11, 2001. For our youth, especially, we must pass down the memory of our friends, family, and neighbors who were lost that day, so that our nation will never forget.
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"We must use every tool in our arsenal to disrupt and defeat lone wolf and other ISIS-inspired homegrown terrorists. In that vein, through my authority on the Terrorist Financing Committee, I am introducing the bipartisan Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act." said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). "When passed into law, the FASTER Act will help combat terrorism and protect Americans from new and evolving threats. First responders bravely work to keep our communities safe. They are what helps make our region and nation great and need tools like the FASTER act to protect us."
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the Terrorism and Illicit Financing Subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services, sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in response to recent reporting that terrorists used fake eBay transactions to funnel money to an ISIS operative in the United States. “Confronting the threat of lone wolf terrorists and those affiliated with ISIS and al-Qaeda must be a top law enforcement priority. ...
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with the Bergen County Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Conference as they kicked off their charity drive to aid first responders recovering in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. At an announcement in front of the Paramus Police Department, Mayor Richard LaBarbiera, Bergen County PBA Conference's PAC Chairman Fran O'Rourke, and Gottheimer all spoke to the importance of lending a hand in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. "I want to thank the Bergen Count...
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"Thanks to Hackensack UMC's John Theurer Cancer Center, North Jersey is a key player in the battle against cancer. I'm hopeful that their path-breaking research will one day overcome multiple myeloma cells," said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). "For too long, our region has received back pennies on the dollar we send to Washington. That's why I've been laser focused since day one on improving the return on investment on our federal tax dollars -- clawing them back for our district. I'm proud to see local communities like Hackensack secure $363,583 to help conquer cancer."
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"I'm honored to take care of a Jersey veteran and hero, Calvin Wagner, who served our country nobly in the Navy during World War II and who represents the fight for real American values. It thrilled me to be able to deliver him the service medals that he never received, and I encourage other veterans and their families to contact my office for assistance,"
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“I am proud and humbled that my amendment to make it easier for veterans to secure employment in service of their brothers and sisters in arms has been signed into law. Each and every day, our brave men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for us, and we owe it to them to ensure that they have the best care at the VA and the best career opportunities available to them when they return home. This amendment shows that it is possible to work across party lines to get the backs of those who served, and I thank my colleagues for their support of this measure and of our nation’s heroes.”
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"I am in Israel this week seeing first hand our nations' collaborative efforts to defeat terror, stand strong against Iran, and strengthen America's national security. I am grateful to these local veterans for serving our country and meeting with my team to discuss the vital provisions in the defense appropriations bill I recently voted for," said Congressman Josh Gottheimer. "Our government's top priority must always be the security of our country and communities and having the backs of those who risk their lives to keep our families safe."
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