Josh Gottheimer
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Josh Gottheimer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as bipartisan cooperation, economic growth, and public safety. Gottheimer has been an advocate for various initiatives, including infrastructure improvements and healthcare access. He has also emphasized the importance of addressing the needs of his constituents in New Jersey.
I thank Congresswoman Demings for hosting this Special Order hour in honor of our brave law enforcement officers. I am proud to serve with her as a member of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus co-chaired by our dear friend and…
According to a study by Vanguard, an FTT would cost retirement savers $36,000, more than 3½ years of savings over their lifetime.
I am helping to lead a bipartisan effort to reinstate the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction that was eliminated in the tax hike bill of 2017.
Capping the SALT deduction has enormously increased the tax burden on hard-working, middle-class families in New Jersey's 5th District.
Some legislators now want to impose a financial transaction tax (FTT) on stock and bond transactions, including in my State.
the top threat we face from domestic violent extremists continues to be those we identify as racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.
I am honored to rise in support of the bipartisan Senior Security Act, which will help protect vulnerable seniors from hucksters and scam artists. I would like to thank my good friend, Congressman Trey Hollingsworth, for working with me on…
We desperately need the Gateway Project to move forward to replace the tunnels underneath the Hudson River.
We desperately need... to fix and replace the tunnels underneath the Hudson River that connect New Jersey with New York City.
New Jersey already implemented life-saving changes on buses, including three-point seatbelts and better driver background checks.
We need these tunnels replaced ASAP, before they fail and wreak havoc on New Jersey and the nation.
It will ensure that schools see red flags from dangerous bus drivers in real time to help remove dangerous schoolbus drivers from the road.
I have sadly lost school teachers and students in preventable school bus crashes in my District.
I think that there is this high, high level of responsibility for sites like Pornhub, and like MindGeek-owned sites like XVIDEOS, xHamster, and others that are distributing sex acts, often containing minors, containing trafficked women…
Many of the same online tools that we all use to keep in touch with loved ones or conduct business during this pandemic, as we all know, are increasingly being utilized by those who wish to do harm to our nation.
Tech companies and social media platforms should be doing everything they can to stop the proliferation of harmful content.
We must do everything we can to better protect all Americans from such horrific violence.
In my home State of New Jersey, our Regional Operations and Intelligence Center is tasked to being an intelligence and information sharing conduit between the Federal Government and the State and local enforcement and public safety.
I believe so. I would submit that I think that it is important and that it is a useful tool.
As you know, the Proud Boys, the despicable group which I have called on our Government to consider designating as terrorists, are being charged with conspiracy for their role in the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
You can never be Jersey-heavy enough. So, we will recruit more Jersey to the committee.
It is a great opportunity to make sure we go after tax cheats or people who don't pay what they should.





