Author: NJG Press Releases

The following are statements from Mayor Santiago, a joint statement from community leaders, and Brigid Callahan Harrison, candidate for Congress for New Jersey’s second congressional district. Statement from Millville Mayor Michael Santiago “Brigid and I share many similar experiences and...

Brigantine, NJ – Today, a group of 48 Hispanic and Latino leaders and activists from across South Jersey endorsed Amy Kennedy for New Jersey’s second congressional district. Amy has also been endorsed by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the BOLD...

Washington, DC — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today released the following statement on the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020: “A month ago, the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis shocked the conscience of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the below statement on passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the House of Representatives, a bill he co-authored with U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass, and House Judiciary...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, today voted in favor of H.R.7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Co-sponsored by Pascrell, this landmark legislation will ban chokeholds...