James Howard Archives - New Jersey Globe

Van Drew breaks with GOP, supports lifting of ERA ratification deadline

February 13, 2020 11:22 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:57 am

Party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) voted with House Democrats today to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming just one of five Republicans to support the bill. While still a Democrat, Van Drew became a co-sponsor...

Pallone warchest is $3.1 million

January 31, 2020 8:30 pm

The chairmanship of the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee has put Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in an extraordinarily strong cash position as he seeks re-election to an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pallone has...

Pallone sits on $2.9 million warchest

October 15, 2019 8:45 pm

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) has raised $1,432,501 during the first nine months of the year and has $2,947,893 in his campaign warchest. Pallone reported rising $536,445 during the 3rd quarter. He is also...

ERA extension gets support from 6 of 12 New Jersey House members

July 28, 2019 4:18 pm

A resolution in Congress to extend the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment has six co-sponsors from the New Jersey delegation: Reps. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill), Donald Norcross (D-Camden), Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson), Albio Sires...

Bob Dole turns 96

July 22, 2019 9:02 pmJuly 22, 2019 10:11 pm

Bob Dole, who turned 96 today, served with 27 New Jerseyans during his 35 years in Congress — five in the Senate, where he represented Kansas from 1969 to 1996, and 22 in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he...