Today, August 18, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss ways to improve rural broadband infrastructure and expand access to high-speed internet in the Fifth District, as some North Jersey schools and businesses struggle without strong high-speed broadband connectivity and as more of our families are working, learning, socializing, and connecting to telehealth from home because of the COVID-19 crisis.

Today, August 18, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) visited the Paramus Post Office to highlight nationwide Postal Service interference and delay issues impacting the delivery of lifesaving medication to seniors and veterans, Social Security benefits, paychecks, tax returns, and absentee ballots.`

First Lady Tammy Murphy and New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli today held the first meeting of the new, broader Maternal Mortality Review Committee comprised of 24 members representing diverse disciplines across the health field.

"I’m deeply disturbed by reports around the country and here in the 11th District about slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Americans depend on the USPS, and the Postmaster General’s recent policies are placing an undue burden on our citizens: veterans are waiting weeks for prescriptions to be delivered, people are seeing their credit scores drop because payments sent through the mail are delivered late, and small businesses already reeling from the pandemic are unable to reach their customers or receive materials as they normally would."

Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that eight housing authorities across NJ-11 received $719,000 in CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help low-income families in the district.

The League of Women Voters Asks Young Adults, “Is voting a right or a privilege?”