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Booker wants baby bonds added to next stimulus package

January 14, 2021 3:08 pm

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark) wants baby bonds included in the next stimulus package. “By investing in Baby Bonds, along with critical income support measures like rental assistance, SNAP, and the child tax credit, we can ensure that struggling families...

Gottheimer wins primary in landslide

July 7, 2020 11:35 pmJuly 8, 2020 1:03 pm

This story was updated with comment from Gottheimer at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) will defeat Glen Rock Councilwoman Arati Kreibich in a primary that drew national attention after prominent progressive lawmakers endorsed the challenger, the New Jersey...

Menendez endorses Gottheimer for third term in Congress

June 24, 2020 7:49 amJune 24, 2020 1:14 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election in New Jersey’s 5th district. “Josh Gottheimer is a tireless fighter and problem-solver for the people and values of North Jersey. I need his continued partnership and we...

Booker endorses Gottheimer re-election

June 6, 2020 10:32 amJune 6, 2020 10:33 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker has endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election to a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Booker’s support follows announcements on Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Conference Chairman Hakeem Jeffries were...

Hakeem Jeffries endorses Gottheimer re-election

June 5, 2020 1:08 pm

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, the fourth-ranking member of the House Democratic leadership, today endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer for re-election to a third term in Congress. “I am proud to endorse my good friend, Josh Gottheimer, because at this...

Ayanna Pressley endorses Arati Kreibich in Democratic primary vs. Gottheimer

June 5, 2020 10:52 amJune 5, 2020 11:15 am

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts), a nationally-prominent Democrat who became one of the four members of a group of freshmen congresswoman known as “The Squad,” has endorsed Arati Kreibich for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. Kreibich,...

Holley: Trump enabled racist remarks by school board official

July 26, 2019 12:57 pm

Assemblyman Jamel Holley blamed President Donald Trump for offensive posts targeting four progressive non-white congresswomen made by Toms River Regional School Board Member Daniel Leonard. “This is a clear example of the game ‘follow the leader,’” Holley said. “The racist...