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House Progressives Call for Rep. Lauren Boebert to Be Removed From Committee Assignments

Posted in Press Releases on December 3, 2021

Representatives Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Cori Bush (MO-01), André Carson (IN-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), were joined by 34 House progressives to issue the following statement today calling for Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) to be removed from her committee assignments following ...

Rep. Watson Coleman Votes to Pass Infrastructure Bill and Advance Build Back Better Act

Posted in Press Releases on November 10, 2021 Tags: Health, Women, Education, Economic Development, Energy and Environment, Transportation, Senior Citizens

On Friday, under the leadership of President Biden, Congress delivered a long awaited “infrastructure week.” The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, is a once-in-a generation investment that will modernize our nation’s infrastructure while creating millions of good...

Watson Coleman Leads Letter to January 6th Select Committee Urging Them to Move Swiftly Despite Resistance from Witnesses

Posted in Press Releases on November 10, 2021 Tags: National Security/Armed Services

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) – Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation & Maritime Security, along with six other members of the Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees, sent a letter to Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) – Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack...

Rep. Watson Coleman Announces More than $112 Million to Help New Jersey Families Cover Energy Costs This Winter

Posted in Press Releases on November 9, 2021 Tags: Energy and Environment, Senior Citizens

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced $112,718,824 to help hardworking New Jersey families with energy costs this winter through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). As American’s continue to deal with the impacts of the pandemic, LIHEAP...

Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Customer Non-Discrimination Act

Posted in Press Releases on October 26, 2021 Tags: LGBT Equality, Justice and Civil Rights

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) reintroduced the Customer Non-Discrimination Act, legislation that ensures fair treatment for LGBTQ Americans in public spaces and commercial services open to the public. The bill, also included as a provision of the Equality Act in 2020, adds sexual orientation, sex, ...

Watson Coleman Reintroduces The Gig Is Up Act to Combat Exploitation of Gig Economy Workers

Posted in Press Releases on October 22, 2021 Tags: Justice and Civil Rights, Economic Development

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) reintroduced the Gig Is Up Act, which would provide unprecedented relief for gig workers. The bill would require companies that gross at least $100 million and employ at least 10,000 independent contractors to pay the full cost of both the employer and worker contribut...

Reps. Watson Coleman, Barbara Lee, Schiff, Jones Reintroduce PrEP Assistance Program Act

Posted in Press Releases on October 15, 2021 Tags: Health, LGBT Equality

Today, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Adam Schiff (CA-28) and Mondaire Jones (NY-17) reintroduced the PrEP Assistance Program Act to make the preventative HIV drug PrEP more affordable and accessible to underserved and high-risk populations. The bill would provide grants to cover me...

Reps. Watson Coleman, Pallone, Kim Applaud House Passage of Funding Bill that Forgives New Jersey Community Disaster Loans

Posted in Press Releases on September 21, 2021 Tags: Economic Development

Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Andy Kim (NJ-03) today applauded House passage of a government operations spending bill that will help New Jersey recover from the devastation of natural disasters. The bill forgives outstanding balances of Community Disaster Loans (CDLs) ma...

Congresswoman Watson Coleman Leads Letter to HUD Secretary Regarding Homes Sold in Flood Zones

Posted in Press Releases on September 15, 2021 Tags: Economic Development

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) lead 15 of her House Democratic Colleagues in a letter to Secretary Marica Fudge of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeking a response to a recent NPR investigation that claimed HUD was far more likely to sell homes in federally designated flood zo...

Watson Coleman Leads Colleagues in Letter to Secretary Yellen to Increase Voter Registration Opportunities at VITA Sites

Posted in Press Releases on August 12, 2021 Tags: Justice and Civil Rights

Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) lead 14 of her colleagues in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen calling on her to increase access to voter registration at the nations thousands of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program sites. Following research by the Brookings Institute, it’s estima...

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