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January 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today voted no on H.R. 7147, the bill which provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security. 


January 22, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you on deeply troubling new reports about the Social Security Administration and individuals affiliated with the Trump administration’s so-called “DOGE” team.

According to recently disclosed court filings from the Justice Department, members of DOGE may have improperly accessed or shared sensitive Social Security data, including private information that a federal court had explicitly ruled off-limits. 


January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to open a probe of the Trump Education Department’s abrupt decision to slash $170 million in critical funding to public schools, including roughly $8 million to eight schools in New Jersey’s Ninth District.


January 20, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the growing crisis resulting from Donald Trump’s demands that America take Greenland.

Over the past several weeks, many of you have seen reports about President Trump threatening to take control of Greenland, including refusing to rule out the use of force and imposing reckless tariffs on European allies to pressure Denmark.


January 16, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the recent behavior of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, or ICE. 

The death of Renee Good in Minneapolis has shocked millions of Americans. Renee was a United States citizen, a wife and a mother. That she was killed by a masked federal agent on the street of an American city in broad daylight is an unacceptable tragedy.


January 15, 2026
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Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leader who still reminds our nation that progress is not automatic, and that justice requires persistence, compassion, and dignity for every person.


January 12, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) just published an op-ed in the USA Today Network on the Trump administration’s decision to cut nearly $8 million in federal education funding to public schools in Paterson and Passaic City. The text is below.
 

Trump’s assault on public education arrives in New Jersey

By Congresswoman Nellie Pou


January 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) announced the 2026 government spending bill package that passed the House of Representatives today included $9,711,000 for 11 separate community projects in the Ninth Congressional District sponsored and championed by Pou. Rep. Pou voted to approve the underlying legislation and the funding must now be ratified by the U.S. Senate.


January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today voted to pass H.R. 1834, Democratic-led legislation to reinstate the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies which expired at the end of 2025. This bill would reinstate the credits for three years.


January 5, 2026
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This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou. As Co-Chair of the Congressional Bangladesh Caucus, I join our large Bangladeshi community, in Paterson and around the United States, in mourning the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, a towering figure in the history of Bangladesh and one of the nation’s most consequential leaders.

As Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia helped shape her nation’s post-independence political landscape with determination and resilience, serving multiple terms in office and breaking barriers for women in leadership, in Bangladesh and across the world.