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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the impact of the government shutdown on our troops.

I have been visiting across our district to talk with our residents and everyone is rightly fed up with the shutdown. Congress has now been out of session for over two straight weeks. Federal employees are furloughed home or working without pay, including our air traffic controllers and airport security officers.

In addition, America’s military servicemembers are also working without pay.

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about recent comments by the head of the Social Security Administration floating the possibility of raising the retirement age.

In a recent television interview on Fox Business channel, Social Security head Frank Bisignano was asked if he and the Trump administration will consider raising the retirement age. He replied: “Everything is being considered, yeah.”

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the ongoing federal government shutdown.

I have been visiting residents across our district to hear your concerns and tour places being negatively impacted by the shutdown. Our residents are especially worried about losing their health care or paying higher premiums because of this shutdown.

Recently, I went to the Paterson Community Health Center. For decades, the health center has long been a vital part of our community. It offers across-the-board medical and dental care to some of our most in-need residents.

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the impact of the government shutdown on American air travel.

I have been visiting across our district to talk with residents and tour places being negatively impacted by the shutdown. Over and over our residents have been distressed about possibly losing their health care or paying higher premiums because of this shutdown.

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou inviting you to my office’s annual Service Day Academy Information Session for all members of our community this weekend. You can RSVP here.

This Saturday my congressional team will be hosting an event welcoming admissions officers from our nation’s military academies to discuss how to apply, talk about their schools, and answer any questions.

If you have a child, family member, or friend interested in one day attending these schools, this is your chance to learn more about West Point, Annapolis, and America’s other public military schools.

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the current federal government shutdown.

Our country remains rightfully upset by what is happening in Washington. Americans continue to be hammered by a high cost of living.

Because so many Americans will be hurt, I will not accept any pay during a government shutdown and I have instructed the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives not to give me any pay if a shutdown occurs.

The cost of living is far too high, especially for health care. Ahead of the September 30 government funding deadline, Democrats want to avert a shutdown and meet with President Trump so we can discuss how to keep the federal government open while driving down health care costs.

Just last week I called on Congressional leaders of both parties to include policies to lower health care costs in any government funding bill. New Jerseyans can’t afford for the price of health care to spike now when so many Americans already dealing with increased costs from the ongoing tariff wars.

This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about our recent ceremony honoring America’s fallen heroes.

This weekend I participated in the opening ceremony for the Veterans and Athletes United Fallen Heroes Memorial. The Memorial is a traveling tribute honoring service members who gave their lives in the War on Terrorism and honoring Gold Star families. It has visited over 200 locations across America.

Just this month, we marked 24 years since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. We lost 750 people from our state. With each year that passes, it never gets easier.