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Watson Coleman Denounces Republicans’ “Deceitful Charade” on H.R. 5471

Posted in Press Releases on June 16, 2016 Tags: LGBT Equality, Justice and Civil Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (June 16, 2016) — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 5471, an empty gesture crafted by Republicans following Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando that repackages three bills already passed by the House and pending...

Watson Coleman Offers 12th District Veterans Help with VA Claims at Friday Clinic

Posted in Press Releases on June 9, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (June 7, 2016) ― On Friday June 10, the Office of Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) will partner with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to host a Claims Clinic for veterans, dependents, and survivors residing in New Jersey’s 12th District, giving attendees direct acc...

Watson Coleman: “Swift But Thoughtful Response” Required in Atlantic City

Posted in Press Releases on April 13, 2016 Tags: Economic Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington DC (April 13, 2016) ― Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement on the Atlantic City, NJ fiscal crisis and proposals for state intervention: “Atlantic City requires a swift but thoughtful response to rectify their dire fiscal crisis. Although acti...

Watson Coleman, More Than 100 Congressmen Support U.S. Women Soccer Players’ EEOC Complaint

Posted in Press Releases on April 12, 2016 Tags: Women, Children, and Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington DC (April 12, 2016) ― Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined a bipartisan group of 110 Members of the House of Representatives writing to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to support the members of the U.S. Women’s National Team in their filing of a federal complaint...

Watson Coleman Urges Greater Sensitivity to Anti-Semitism

Posted in Press Releases on April 12, 2016 Tags: Justice and Civil Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (April 12, 2016) ― Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released the following statement denouncing any form of discrimination and urging greater sensitivity to anti-Semitism after reports that Princeton High School students engaged in an anti-Semitic drinking game: “I...

Watson Coleman Unveils Bills to Address Long-Term Unemployment

Posted in Press Releases on April 5, 2016 Tags: Economic Development

For Immediate Release: Trenton, NJ (April 4, 2016) ― Today at a press conference in Trenton, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced two bills aimed at addressing the enduring long-term unemployment crisis. The first, the Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act, would prevent those who fit the definition of...

Reps. Watson Coleman, Kelly, Clarke, Announce Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls

Posted in Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls on March 22, 2016 Tags: Women, Children, and Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2016) ― Today, Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), announced the creation of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, the first caucus devoted to public policy that eliminates the significant barriers ...

Homeland Security Committee Passes Watson Coleman Bill to Improve DHS Acquisition Documentation

Posted in Press Releases on February 2, 2016

For Immediate Release: Washington, DC (February 2, 2016) ― Today, the House Homeland Security Committee passed H.R. 4398, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2016, legislation authored by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) that amends the Homeland Security Act o...

Watson Coleman Applauds President's Executive Action to Curb Gun Violence

Posted in Press Releases on January 5, 2016 Tags: Women, Children, and Families, Justice and Civil Rights

For Immediate Release: Washington, DC (January 5, 2016) ― Today Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) applauded the President’s announcement of plans to take executive action to help reduce gun violence in America. “As the Republican Congress continues to ignore and avoid even the most commonsense solutions to the epidemi...

Watson Coleman Denounces Republican Tax Giveaways

Posted in Press Releases on December 17, 2015 Tags: Economic Development

For Immediate Release: Washington, DC (December 17, 2015) — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) voted against a Republican tax extender package projected to increase the federal deficit by $622 billion over the next ten years by making a host of tax cuts permanent without any viable plan to cover the cos...

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