Press Releases

Rep. Watson Coleman Hosts Town Hall in Montgomery

Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) hosted a town hall and health and wellness resources fair at the Montgomery Municipal Center in Montgomery, New Jersey. Vendors from Federal, State, and Local agencies as well as 31 organizations focused on health services were present, assisting almost 100 constituents.  Following the health and wellness resource fair, Congresswoman Watson Coleman held a town hall with local residents to discuss attacks on Medicare and Medicaid, LIHEAP, and the impact…  Continue Reading

Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces End For-Profit Prisons Act

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025.  First introduced in September 2016, during Watson Coleman’s first term in Congress, the End For-Profit Prisons Act would phase out Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service contracts with for-profit prison facilities and would require federal employees to perform core correctional services. Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order to reverse the Biden Administration’…  Continue Reading

Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Reconciliation Vote

Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement after Republicans voted to advance a budget proposal that would strip 13.7 million Americans of their healthcare to pay for $3.8 trillion in tax cuts predominately for the rich and large corporations - while still adding $2.5 trillion to the deficit. “This is the most harmful budget I have ever seen advanced during my time in Congress. It makes unprecedented cuts to basic needs programs, like food assistance and Medicaid, that sup…  Continue Reading