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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.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about the current federal government shutdown.
Our country remains rightfully upset by what is happening in Washington. Americans continue to be hammered by a high cost of living.
Because so many Americans will be hurt, I will not accept any pay during a government shutdown and I have instructed the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives not to give me any pay if a shutdown occurs.
The cost of living is far too high, especially for health care. Ahead of the September 30 government funding deadline, Democrats want to avert a shutdown and meet with President Trump so we can discuss how to keep the federal government open while driving down health care costs.
Just last week I called on Congressional leaders of both parties to include policies to lower health care costs in any government funding bill. New Jerseyans can’t afford for the price of health care to spike now when so many Americans already dealing with increased costs from the ongoing tariff wars.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to you about our recent ceremony honoring America’s fallen heroes.
This weekend I participated in the opening ceremony for the Veterans and Athletes United Fallen Heroes Memorial. The Memorial is a traveling tribute honoring service members who gave their lives in the War on Terrorism and honoring Gold Star families. It has visited over 200 locations across America.
Just this month, we marked 24 years since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. We lost 750 people from our state. With each year that passes, it never gets easier.
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.