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September 14, 2026

PATERSON, NJ – Congressmember Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, today called on United Airlines to reconsider its plan to eliminate a popular direct route between Newark Liberty International Airport and Lima, Peru, long relied on by New Jersey’s large Peruvian-American community.


September 4, 2026

BUFFALO, NY – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined Democratic colleagues in upstate New York to meet with law enforcement leaders and assess security along the United States border with Canada. 

Pou was joined by Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02) and fellow committee members Tim Kennedy (D-NY-26) and Lou Correa (D-CA-46).


September 4, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmembers Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-08), and Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), all members of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, today introduced the bipartisan Flight Logistics Initiative to Gain Heightened Travel Data and Enhance Communication Knowledge, or FLIGHT DECK Act.


August 26, 2026

PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today joined Passaic County officials at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park to celebrate $1.2 million in federal money she secured with U.S. Senator Andy Kim to improve stormwater management along River Street in Paterson. 

Passaic County Commissioners Orlando Cruz and Nick Veliky attended the event, along with Leonardo Fuentes, North Jersey Regional Director for Senator Kim.


August 12, 2026

PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today announced that the Town of Kearny has been awarded $125,000 to support the Kearny Prevention Coalition and its work to prevent substance use.

The federal award comes through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Drug-Free Communities Support Program. The funding will support the Kearny Prevention Coalition Drug-Free Communities Support Project over the coming year. The grant is a continuation of federal support for the program, whose current project period runs through September 2027.


July 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) voted against a Republican attempt to enact a heavily restrictive voter ID law masquerading as a good government measure.


July 21, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the issue I hear about more than any other: the high cost of living.

A new report from the Poverty Research Institute puts numbers to what so many of you already feel. More than three million New Jersey residents, about a third of our state, cannot afford basic necessities like housing, food, and child care. That is more than triple the number counted under the outdated federal poverty measure.  


July 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) has introduced the Halting Organizers and Live-Event Distributors from Boosting Artificial Capacity with Known Seating Act, (HOLDBACKS Act), new legislation to crack down on deceptive ticket sales practices that can leave Americans paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars more for concerts, sporting events, and other live entertainment.


July 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today announced that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a provision she championed to help modernize flood protection efforts in Puerto Rico as part of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act.


July 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Nellie Pou (NJ-09) today led 27 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers after reports that Muslim detainees at ICE facilities were denied access to Qurans, prayer mats, halal meals, and other religious accommodations.