Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing security preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, today celebrated the Trump administration’s decision to finally release $625 million of World Cup security funding after a long delay. The funds were due on January 30 and had been held up without explanation by the Department of Homeland Security. 

PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today reacted positively to the release of Leqaa Kordia after one year of derailment by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing security preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, today published the lead opinion article at The Guardian on two critical threats to the success of the upcoming World Cup: withheld security money and the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today voted for H.Con.Res.38, a resolution that would demand the U.S. terminate hostilities against Iran without a formal declaration of war, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution enacted in 1973. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Task Force focused on World Cup security, today reacted to the long-deserved firing of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today participated in a House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing focused on the Water Resources Development Act. During the hearing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced developments on the Lower Saddle River and the East Riser Ditch projects.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing World Cup security, served as Ranking Member at today’s hearing and demanded actions from the Trump administration over stalled funding, poor coordination, and mounting security concerns as the tournament rapidly approaches.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) will attend the State of the Union speech in the House chamber, joined in the visitors’ gallery by Justin Fowler, a resident of New Jersey’s Ninth District and a 20-year member of Laborers' International Union of North America Local 472, who will be there to represent the district and Gateway Tunnel workers.