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Rep. Watson Coleman Announces Grant to Rebuild Trenton’s Donnelly Homes

Posted in Press Releases on September 19, 2019 Tags: Economic Development

Washington, D.C. (September 19, 2019) – Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, announced that the City of Trenton had received a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Developm...

Rep. Watson Coleman Helps Secure $925K Grant from Department of Housing and Urban Development for Lead Removal

Posted in Press Releases on August 23, 2019 Tags: Health

Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2019) — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, announced that the City of Trenton had received critical Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to identify and reduce l...

Watson Coleman on Justice Department’s Decision to Resume Executions

Posted in Press Releases on July 25, 2019 Tags: Justice and Civil Rights

Washington, DC (July 25, 2019) – Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) made the following statement in response to reports of the Justice Department’s decision to resume executions of federal prisoners after a 16-year hiatus. “The Justice Department’s decision to resume execution of federal inmates is either a co...

Watson Coleman Statement on the Passing of Former Staffer Joe Delaney

Posted in Press Releases on July 19, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2019) — Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) released the following statement on the death of Joseph Delaney, who previously served as a constituent services representative in her Ewing office. “Few people are willing to devote themselves to the service and aid of others, without...

Schiff, Watson Coleman Introduce PrEP Access and Coverage Act

Posted in Press Releases on July 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) introduced the PrEP Access and Coverage Act to expand access to and insurance coverage of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), the proven HIV prevention drug. The bill would create a grant program to fund uninsured patients’ access to this ...

Rep. Watson Coleman Votes to Pass Raise the Wage Act, Increasing Pay for Up to 33 Million American Workers

Posted in Press Releases on July 17, 2019 Tags: Economic Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act, landmark legislation to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 over six years. According to independent economic analysis, the bill would increase pay for up to 33 million American workers. The Raise the Wag...

Watson Coleman Announces 2019 Congressional App Challenge Launch

Posted in Press Releases on July 15, 2019 Tags: Education, Economic Development

Washington, DC (July 15, 2019) – Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is excited to announce that her office will be participating in the Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for students in middle and high schools across the country. Students who reside or attend school within New Jersey’s 12th district are ...

Congresswomen Take Steps to Prevent Automotive Insurance Discrimination with the PAID Act

Posted in Press Releases on July 12, 2019 Tags: Economic Development, Transportation

Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2019) – Today, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) introduced a bill to ensure insurance companies use only driving records in determining car insurance rates and eligibility. The Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act, or PAID Act, would end the use of i...

Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution to Acknowledge Disparities in Mental Health Care

Posted in Press Releases on July 10, 2019

Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2019) — Today, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) introduced a resolution calling for more research by the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities into racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health amo...

Caucus on Black Women and Girls Cochairs Express Outrage at Criminalization of Miscarriage in Charges for Alabama Woman

Posted in Press Releases on June 28, 2019 Tags: Health, Justice and Civil Rights

Today, Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Co-Chairs Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) addressed the alarming case of Marshae Jones, a young African American woman in Alabama being charged with manslaughter for miscarrying her child after being shot in the stomach. “Th...

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