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Pascrell tribute: Maura Collinsgru

August 21, 2024 2:39 pm

New Jersey Citizen Action’s Director of Advocacy and Policy Maura Collinsgru released the following statement on the death of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson): “New Jersey, and our nation, lost a great public servant today. For decades, Congressman Bill Pascrell championed...

Gottheimer, Menendez emerge as potential pivotal votes on SALT-free reconciliation bill

July 28, 2022 4:55 pm

With Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) reaching an agreement with Democratic leaders on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a reworked version of earlier attempts at a major reconciliation bill – attention has now turned to other congressional Democrats who could...

Unions and activists call on Menendez to support Medicare drug negotiation

October 26, 2021 2:35 pmOctober 26, 2021 6:06 pm

A coalition of left-leaning unions and activist groups in New Jersey released a statement today calling on Senator Bob Menendez to support a proposal allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies, an issue on which Menendez is currently one of...

NJ Citizen Action celebrates Assembly vote advancing measure to create surcharge on insurance carriers

July 27, 2020 3:57 pm

New Jersey Citizen Action celebrated the advancement of a bill that would subsidize health insurance for some New Jersey residents through a tax on insurance providers equal to 2.75% of their net written premiums. “This is smart fiscal and health...