Press Releases
PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) today joined 78 House Democrats calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) to bring the House back into session to ensure that American service members are fully paid. Currently, if the Republican government shutdown does not end before mid-month, service members will miss a paycheck.
PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) today marked the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks against Israel by Hamas, which resulted in the deaths of over one thousand people.
PATERSON, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) today visited the Paterson Community Health Center continuing her tour of sites and institutions being negatively impacted by the ongoing Republican shutdown of the federal government.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09), one of two New Jersey members on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today condemned the announcement by the Trump administration that it was freezing federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel, as well as other projects in the Tristate area, to punish the region for the Republican government shutdown.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) today vowed to not accept pay during any shutdown of the government.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) joined 55 Democratic House members blasting House Republicans for cancelling votes next week and calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) to bring Congress back into session to prevent an approaching federal government shutdown.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) this week joined 13 fellow Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee demanding answers after bombshell reports that the Department of Justice killed a criminal investigation into top Trump advisor Tom Homan after he was recorded accepting a $50,000 cash bribe in a fast food bag.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09), today voted against House Republicans’ partisan government funding bill that would raise health care costs for New Jersey families.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09), today joined 35 other House Democrats demanding congressional leaders extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits as part of any agreement to fund the federal government. Without action, policy holders will get notice of massive premium hikes next month leading to massively inflated costs starting in January 2026.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) have introduced the Promoting Economic Resilience and Unity (PERU) Act of 2025.