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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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09), today joined 35 other House Democrats demanding congressional leaders extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits as part of any agreement to fund the federal government. Without action, policy holders will get notice of massive premium hikes next month leading to massively inflated costs starting in January 2026.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) have introduced the Promoting Economic Resilience and Unity (PERU) Act of 2025.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ–09), the top Democrat on the House Task Force assessing security at the 2026 World Cup, joined a delegation of congressional leaders touring MetLife Stadium to monitor progress as the event approaches next summer.