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Pascrell, Gottheimer move to block congestion pricing

April 17, 2019 4:50 pmApril 18, 2019 11:10 am

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Senate President Steve Sweeney Reps. Bill Pascrell and Josh Gottheimer plan to introduce legislation to stop the congestion pricing plan passed by New York lawmakers. “Proposing a new regressive congestion tax...

Smith mourns loss of Gagliano

April 14, 2019 3:02 pmApril 15, 2019 1:08 pm

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) today remembered Tom Gagliano as an “extraordinary leader—smart, resourceful, tenacious, and effective.” The former New Jersey Senate minority leader died on Saturday at age 87. “Tom was a force for what was good and honorable and won four...

Report: Josh Welle won’t seek ’20 rematch with Chris Smith

March 10, 2019 3:03 pmMarch 10, 2019 7:11 pm

Former Democratic congressional candidate Josh Welle says he will not seek the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 13th district, More Monmouth Musings is reporting. Welle announced in a podcast that he would not seek state or local office,...

Murphy, Menendez, Smith headline Walk to Washington dinner

February 28, 2019 9:34 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy, Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Chris Smith headlines the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s 82nd annual Walk to Washington congressional dinner Thursday. In his speech, Murphy touched on some accomplishments he said would improve conditions for businesses...

NJ delegation gets high marks from environmental group

February 27, 2019 11:39 am

New Jersey’s congressional delegation got high marks from the League of Conservation Voters Wednesday. The environmental group released its annual scorecards Wednesday morning, and while the state’s four first-term members in the House have yet to earn a rating, the...

DCCC airing digital ads targeting Chris Smith

February 19, 2019 9:00 amFebruary 19, 2019 9:30 am

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will begin Twitter ads targeting Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) with the hope that he will not seek re-election in 2020. “It’s tough to be a Republican in Washington right now, and frankly, we wouldn’t...

Chris Smith: Ilhan Omar statement ‘manifestation of a new anti-Semitism

February 11, 2019 3:56 pmFebruary 11, 2019 7:38 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton), one of the leading voices in Congress on human rights and religious freedom issues, says that the recent comments of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) signal a new wave of anti-Semitism that is spreading across the nation....