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As 2025 comes to a close, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve you during my first year in Congress. It is an honor to represent our New Jersey communities.
This first year has been a time of listening and learning: meeting with families, workers, seniors, small business owners, and advocates across our 35 cities and towns to better understand the challenges you face and the priorities you want reflected in Washington. These conversations have shaped my work every day.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about the Trump Administration’s decision to cut nearly $8 million in federal education funding to public schools in Paterson and Passaic City.
Just a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education abruptly cut nearly $8 million in federal funding from eight New Jersey public schools administered through the Full-Service Community School program. These cuts came with little warning.
PATERSON, NJ — Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today hammered the U.S. Department of Education’s refusal to reverse its decision to strip $8 million in funding for Passaic County schools under the Full-Service Community Schools grant program.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to share an update on recent action in the New Jersey Legislature to potentially ban cellphone use in K-12 public schools.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about our next steps to protect health care provided under the Affordable Care Act.
This week, I returned home to New Jersey after our final votes of the year in Washington. Despite our best efforts to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, the Speaker of the House refused to hold a vote on this extension.
This is Congresswoman Nellie Pou writing to update you about a troubling decision by the Trump administration that threatens resources for students and families right here in our community.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education abruptly cut nearly $8 million in federal funding from eight New Jersey public schools through the Full-Service Community School program. These cuts came with little warning and no clear justification, and they will have serious consequences for children who already face significant challenges.
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.