New Jersey's 9Th Congressional District

The primary is drawing some national attention because of hotly contested congressional races in two South Jersey swing districts.

In Washington, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) have introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, legislation that will create an allocated tax credit for production of qualifying renewable chemicals from biomass or investment in production facilities. The bill will accelerate commercialization of the renewable chemicals and biobased products and help build a…

Twelve more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on to The Local Radio Freedom Act, which continues the practice of not paying performers when their song is. Continue reading

We can't afford to ignore this crap

Only 17 House members, all Republicans, voted no on the bipartisan resolution sponsored by New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski.

An 11-alarm fire is still not under control at Atlantic Fiber Company in Passaic, New Jersey that started just after midnight Saturday.

Also in Washington, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, legislation that will create an allocated tax credit for production of qualifying renewable chemicals from biomass or investment in production facilities.  Applicants for the tax credit would be evaluated on job creation, innovation, environmental benefits, commercial viability, and…

The Supreme Court declined to hear the lawsuit challenging election results in swing states on Friday.

It's been a striking 24 hours in the nation's capital, with news emerging last night from numerous major media outlets that former US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be nominated to lead USDA again in the Biden Administration. Vilsack served as Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 through 2017 and was governor of Iowa between…

The Washington Post's Congressional Reporter Erica Werner's tweets about the House Democrat caucus meeting is comedy gold.

New Jersey holds its primary on Tuesday – a month late and almost entirely by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic. And House incumbents in 10 of the state's 12 congressional districts are facing challenges.

Rep. Bill Pascrell says he's feeling "*much* better" and adds he's "eager" to get back out on the campaign trail after undergoing what doctors say was successful heart surgery Sunday to correct blockages discovered one day earlier in his arteries.