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Washington DC, Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) called on the Department of Justice and federal agencies to redouble investigation efforts into the reported single $520,000+ bitcoin transfer to multiple alt-right groups and extremist personalities leading into the deadly failed insurrectionist attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
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Hackettstown NJ, On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) held his 46th “Cup of Joe with Josh” Town Hall at the River Star Diner in Hackettstown. Dozens of Fifth District residents joined the discussion with Gottheimer about everything from reinstating the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction to provide actual tax relief for our hardworking families, working with North Jersey utility companies to improve responsiveness to winter storms and subsequent power outages, to lowering out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, efforts to improve school safety, and his work leading the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.
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Gottheimer was joined today by Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache, Ridgewood YMCA CEO Ernie Lamour, Co-Founder of the Tyler Clementi Foundation Jane Clementi, Northern New Jersey Policy Coordinator for G.L.S.E.N. Kathryn Dixon, Director of the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention Dr. Stuart Green, Anti-Bullying Coordinator at the Bergen County Vocational Technical School Pat Cosgrove, Ridgewood High School Sophomore and member of Fresh Start, a lunch group to support fellow students, Aidan Holt.
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RIDGEWOOD NJ, on Monday, January 13, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced a Five-Point Anti-Bullying Action Plan to improve data and incident reporting, to increase conversations between schools and parents, to help schools take more proactive steps with the right policies, to find and share the best practices on the local level, and to ensure social media companies are properly combating cyberbullying.
Within his Action Plan, Gottheimer announced a new North Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force to be chaired by Jane Clementi, Co-Founder of the Tyler Clementi Foundation and mother of late Rutgers student and cyberbullying victim Tyler Clementi.
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GLEN ROCK NJ, On Friday, December 20, 2019, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) was joined by Ope Sowore, the wife of Nigerian journalist Omoyele ‘Yele’ Sowore, in calling for an immediate resolution of Yele’s ongoing detention in Nigeria. Gottheimer has been working closely with the Sowore family and with the U.S. State Department since Yele was first detained to ensure he can be reunited with his wife and two young children in Haworth.
