Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Tom Reed (NY-23) were elected Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. Gottheimer committed even before being elected to Congress to bring Members together across party lines and find areas of agreement on key issues like lowering taxes and improving infrastructure to help the American people. Reed has been involved with the Problem Solvers Caucus since 2013. Both are eager to work to bring Members together to move the b...
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Gottheimer to Christie: “As you prepare your submissions, I would like to offer the opportunity to sit down with local officials and stakeholders here in Bergen, Sussex, Warren, and Passaic counties to give you input on what they are seeing first-hand and offer suggestions.”
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined local community leaders and Fifth District residents to cut the ribbon and officially open his District Office and Constituent Service Center in Ringwood. Attendees included Ringwood Mayor John Speer; State Senator Gerald Cardinale; State Assemblypeople Holly Schepisi and Robert Auth; Passaic County Freeholders Assad Ahkter, Terry Duffy, and John Bartlett; Ringwood Deputy Mayor Jim Martocci; and Ringwood Council Members Jaime Landis and Jim Martoc...
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"We must do everything within our power to fight terror, keep our country safe, and strengthen vetting for all pathways into the United States to make sure no one who wishes us harm has the opportunity to act on their hateful ideology. Like many Americans, my family immigrated here not long ago; my wife's grandparents came to the United States after fleeing the Holocaust. So, we've seen that a blanket ban on any people undermines our national character and risks making us less safe by turning pe...
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) kicked off his office’s “Valentines for Veterans” drive at Jefferson Elementary School in Bergenfield. He joined with second and third grade students to make valentines for the veterans at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus. He also encouraged other Fifth District residents to show their appreciation for local veterans by dropping their own cards off at Gottheimer’s offices in Glen Rock and Newton. There are 34,553 veterans in New Jersey’s ...
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After the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness’ recent finding that “our threat landscape has expanded dramatically in the last year,” Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) is urging communities in New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District to apply for a federal grant program to prepare for complex coordinated terrorist attacks (CCTA Program). Gottheimer has been consistent in his commitment to fighting the growing threat of lone wolf and homegrown terrorists, particularly after ...
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“There are several places where I see potential common ground with many in the Republican Party, including President-elect Trump, some common sense, pragmatic ideas that will help us here in the Fifth District; But there are also lines I will not cross and areas where I will fight back like a pit-bull against President-Elect Trump, the alt-right, or anyone else for that matter,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Gottheimer’s full remarks as prepared for delivery are here and below. CONGRESSMAN J...
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Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced the locations of his New Jersey Constituent Service Centers and that he will be saving taxpayers more than $2,000 a month on office rent compared to his predecessor. Gottheimer will operate two flagship constituent service centers in Newton and Glen Rock, as well as four satellite offices in Hackensack, Ringwood, Vernon, and Washington Borough. Every resident in the District will have the chance to meet with the Congressman or a member of his s...
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Fairlawn, N.J. -- Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) convened a listening roundtable of Fifth District health care leaders, patients, providers, doctors, and advocates to discuss important provisions of the Affordable Care Act, necessary changes and improvements to the law, and the dangerous impact of repealing it without a sensible replacement. Gottheimer strongly supports improving the Affordable Care Act but voted earlier this week against a bill that set in motion a repeal without a r...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement after attending a bipartisan classified briefing with James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence; James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; John Brennan, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency, on Russia’s recent attacks on the United States: “I’m deeply troubled by Russia’s cyberattacks on the Unite...
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