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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) is calling for the immediate restoration of nearly $8 million in New Jersey school funding abruptly cut by the Trump administration in an urgent new letter to U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today advanced her railway safety legislation through a key panel. A member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Pou authored the SAFE TRACKS Act (State Actions for Employing Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies), which aims to improve safety at rail crossings nationwide and help prevent suicides. After being approved unanimously by the full committee today, the bill now heads to the full House.
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) issued the following statement after voting present to table H. Res.939.
“The American people are counting on us to address the challenges created by this Administration. This President and this Republican Congress promised to make life in America more affordable — yet they have failed miserably.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to share important news about a bill I recently introduced to support public safety: the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act.
My new legislation takes on a serious, but little-known problem that directly affects public safety in New Jersey and across the country.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the recent passage of my bill to combat drug trafficking and human smuggling.
The proliferation of illegal drugs and of human trafficking are major problems that we must combat. The flow of drugs into our country wrecks communities and destroys lives, while the trafficking of human beings is a scourge on humanity.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about reports that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been abruptly closed down by the Trump administration.
First established in January under the leadership of multi-billionaire Elon Musk, DOGE was heralded by the administration as a watershed that would reduce waste and make the government leaner and more effective.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, which will finally give the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) the ability to electronically search for the records of guns used in crimes across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) today commented on the announcement that legendary Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) will retire at the end of the 119th Congress after 17 terms in office.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has joined 33 House Democrats calling on the Trump administration to immediately release funding to protect houses of worship under increasing threat.