Press Releases
PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) this afternoon celebrated an announcement by the Trump administration that it would finally release disaster funds it had been illegally holding hostage for months.
At a hearing in May, Pou demanded that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem provide guidance on when grant funding would be released. Just days ago, Pou followed up and wrote to Secretary Noem imploring the Trump government to release federal disaster funding.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today announced that she has been named co-chair of Congress’s Bangladesh Caucus. She will join longtime co-chair Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02).
PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) issued the following statement regarding the increasingly desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza.
FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) joined a roundtable with Jewish leaders from across the district and North Jersey to discuss rising antisemitism, federal efforts to protect Jewish communities from threats, the Middle East, and other issues.
Pou was joined by Bergen County Commissioner Tracy Zur and Pou’s colleague, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), a senior House Democrat and the second longest-serving Jewish woman currently in the chamber.
PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) visited the Paterson Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, touring the facility, meeting with staff and patients, and answering questions. Pou was joined by her colleague, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.
Following their tour, the congresswomen met with local veterans’ community leaders.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States, today used the panel’s inaugural hearing to focus on recent tragedies to highlight the importance of preparedness at the upcoming World Cup, Summer Olympics, and America’s semiquincentennial celebrations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) early this morning voted against House Republicans’ partisan defense budget package.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) tonight voiced strong opposition to H.R. 4, a House Republican bill that will decimate funding for public broadcasting stations across America.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today on the House of Representatives voted on three pending bills involving expansion of cryptocurrencies in America: H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, S. 1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, and H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today joined her Democratic colleagues in the New Jersey congressional delegation in demanding the release of nearly $7 billion for K-12 and adult education being held hostage by the Trump administration.