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January 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Subcommittee on Water Resources, today announced Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awards totaling $16,654,166.68 that will go to Passaic County, Bergen County, and Passaic City for flood control efforts.


January 29, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to explain why I am calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be immediately removed from office.


January 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today called on Donald Trump to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and joined calls to impeach the disgraced cabinet secretary.

“I call on President Trump to fire Secretary Noem immediately. If he does not act, the House must begin impeachment proceedings without delay.”


January 23, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you why I voted yesterday against funding the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

I voted no because the bill provides no new guardrails against ICE’s current enforcement and fails to guarantee due process rights and the safety and security of American citizens who continue to be harassed, detained, assaulted, and even killed by masked DHS agents.


January 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today voted no on H.R. 7147, the bill which provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security. 


January 22, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you on deeply troubling new reports about the Social Security Administration and individuals affiliated with the Trump administration’s so-called “DOGE” team.

According to recently disclosed court filings from the Justice Department, members of DOGE may have improperly accessed or shared sensitive Social Security data, including private information that a federal court had explicitly ruled off-limits. 


January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to open a probe of the Trump Education Department’s abrupt decision to slash $170 million in critical funding to public schools, including roughly $8 million to eight schools in New Jersey’s Ninth District.


January 20, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the growing crisis resulting from Donald Trump’s demands that America take Greenland.

Over the past several weeks, many of you have seen reports about President Trump threatening to take control of Greenland, including refusing to rule out the use of force and imposing reckless tariffs on European allies to pressure Denmark.


January 16, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the recent behavior of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, or ICE. 

The death of Renee Good in Minneapolis has shocked millions of Americans. Renee was a United States citizen, a wife and a mother. That she was killed by a masked federal agent on the street of an American city in broad daylight is an unacceptable tragedy.


January 15, 2026
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Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leader who still reminds our nation that progress is not automatic, and that justice requires persistence, compassion, and dignity for every person.