Above: Gottheimer stands with the North Jersey Board of Rabbis today at the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. PARAMUS, NJ - Today, Wednesday, November 27, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) met with the North Jersey Board of Rabbis to discuss strengthening the historic U.S.-Israel relationship and combatting the rising tide of anti-Semitism and hate around the world, and in North Jersey. “I believe strongly that the bond between the United States and Israel will always be unb...
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Above: Gottheimer releases a new report, highlighting the negative impacts of the SALT deduction cap on all four counties in the Fifth District. Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released a new Fact-Based Report on the State and Local Tax Deduction Cap and its Impact on New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, citing rising taxes, decreasing home values, and massive outmigration from New Jersey. Right now, congressional leadership is negotiating an end-of-year tax package to corr...
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Above: Gottheimer and Rose stand together at Newark International Airport today. Today, Tuesday, November 26, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence & Counterterrorism held a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport to call on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to include pressure cookers on the list of prohibited items. Pressure cookers have often been used as home...
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On Thursday, November 21, 2019, Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Lee Zeldin (NY-1) introduced H.Res. 727, a bipartisan House Resolution condemning terrorist rocket attacks on Israel and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself. Between November 12th and 14th, 2019, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists in Gaza launched more than 450 rockets at Israel, evacuating homes, schools, and hospitals, and forcing innocent Israelis to flee to bomb shelters. Joining Reps. Gottheimer and Ze...
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Today, Wednesday, November 20, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) praised the State of New Jersey’s new database website unveiled online today that provides parents and communities with easy-to-access and up-to-date information on dangerous lead water in their children’s schools. Since 2017, Gottheimer has been calling on the State of New Jersey to create a centralized reporting website and to enforce its school lead testing requirements, sounding the alarm on lead water in New Jersey schoo...
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Today, Wednesday, November 20, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) applauded the House Energy & Commerce Committee and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone advancing the bipartisan vaping and e-cigarette ban, including prohibiting vaping flavors, raising the minimum tobacco purchasing age to 21, and banning online sales of vaping products. Gottheimer is a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019. “What we have right now is a perfect sto...
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Today, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) voted to pass legislation out of the House keeping the federal government open through December 20th, giving our brave men and women in the armed forces a 3.1% pay raise, extending critical health programs in Medicare and Medicaid, improving benefits available for 9/11 victims’ families, and protecting federal highway investments for New Jersey to keep clawing back more of our tax dollars to improve our roads. “I’m proud ...
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Above: Gottheimer and other New Jersey leaders meet to discuss ways to combat Harmful Algal Blooms in New Jersey lakes. Today, Monday, November 18, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) met with New Jersey congressional, state, local, and environmental leaders as the State of New Jersey announced steps to combat Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Jersey’s lakes. Within New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, Greenwood Lake in West Milford faced Harmful Algal Blooms this past summer, whic...
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Above: Gottheimer hears from Fire Chief John Rubino (left) and Allendale Mayor Ari Bernstein (right) about how investment from the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) will help the Borough’s first responders. ALLENDALE, NJ - On Sunday, November 17, 2019. U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer visited the Allendale Fire Department and first responders after helping claw back an $183,000 investment away from the Moocher States for emergency safety equipment. Allendale will be receiving 27 self-contai...
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Above: Gottheimer visits Edith A. Bogert Elementary School to congratulate students and faculty on their achievement of becoming a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, stands with (left to right) Principal Kaplan, Assemblywoman Schepisi, Mayor Minichetti, and Superintendent Siegal. Today, Monday November 18, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer spoke to students, faculty, and families at Edith A. Bogert Elementary School in Upper Saddle River to congratulate the school on receiving one of the na...
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