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Dear friend:
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the massive pipe rupture that has left an estimated 200,000 people in our district with little to no water.
Dear friend:
In the aftermath of the bill’s passage, the Committee for a Responsible Budget is forecasting substantial Social Security cuts sooner than anyone expected – all thanks to the Big Ugly Budget law and its impacts on the Social Security Trust Fund.
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.
Dear Friend:
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about supporting our nation’s veterans.
Recently, I had an opportunity to visit and tour our Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Paterson. I met with doctors, nurses, and patients. I wanted to visit the facility to thank the staff for their vital work and ask what they needed from Congress.
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.
Dear Friend:
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the future of Medicaid from the new massive Republican budget law. Fresh estimates indicate the law may kill thousands of Americans in the coming years.
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.