Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
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Proudly serving the people of New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. Proud #BlackWoman. Congressional Progressive Caucus Member. Co-Chair & Co-Founder of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls. She/her.
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The Republican funding bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development cuts funding for civil rights enforcement by 67%.

I offered an amendment to remove these cuts, and protect all Americans from housing discrimination.
Hi folks! My office is accepting applicants for our Fall internship programs until August 1st. We have three programs: a Legislative internship in Washington D.C., a Constituent Services internship in Ewing NJ, and a Press/Digital internship (in DC or NJ). More info below:
Proud to stand w/ @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @repshontelbrown.bsky.social, @alsobrooks.senate.gov & advocates to introduce legislation to research, treat, and prevent uterine fibroids and cancer.

There is an epidemic afflicting women—especially women of color—and we must do more to address it.
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The day Black women finally catch up to what white men were paid last year. That's more than 6 months of additional work.

We can’t fix this without addressing racism, sexism, and structural inequality in our economy.
Republicans know that Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. They know that it has diminished respect for America across the globe. So I asked them to dig deep, and find their courage to stand up to this administration.
The Republican budget would be the largest transfer of wealth from the working class to the well off in the history of this country.

It cuts food assistance for hungry children, explicitly to offset the cost of tax breaks that overwhelmingly benefit the richest Americans.
I condemn the disturbing and despicable attack in Boulder yesterday. It is the second brazen act of antisemitic violence in as many weeks. This violence, this hatred, has no place in our society. I am praying for the swift recovery of the victims.
Happy Memorial Day! May God bless our fallen service members and their families. We must never forget their service and their sacrifice.
This budget is shameful and cruel. It takes from the most vulnerable to profit the most comfortable. It will make the rich even richer and the poor even poorer.
This is absolutely horrific. I am praying for the victims of this egregious attack, and their families. I hope those responsible for this heinous and hateful act of antisemitic violence are brought to justice.
Two Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead outside D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum
The man shouted "Free Palestine" as he was being arrested, law enforcement officials said.
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Today I stood with my colleagues from NJ, in the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the @demwomencaucus.bsky.social to show our unified support for @replamonica.bsky.social

These charges are baseless and politically motivated. We won't be intimidated.
My statement on the baseless charges announced today against my friend and colleague @replamonica.bsky.social
Secretary Kennedy ended a program that literally keeps the heat on for folks struggling to make ends meet. I asked him why.

Here's his response:
From climate change, old infrastructure, and disinvestment in vulnerable communities, millions of Americans risk losing access to one of the most basic necessities - water.

Clean water is a human right. I’m introducing the WATER Act w/ @khanna.house.gov & @sanders.senate.gov to protect that right.
Earlier today I spoke with a group of federal workers sitting-in at the Capitol to protest this administration's unlawful treatment of the workers who keep our country functioning. These folks keep our water clean, our food safe, and our medicine effective. They deserve dignity and respect.
Hi folks! A reminder that TOMORROW my office will be hosting a Hybrid Office Hours at the Hillsborough Library Branch from 11am-2pm.

You can RSVP here: ushr.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
Need assistance with a federal agency? Join my office on Tuesday May 6 from 11 AM to 2 PM on ZOOM or at the Hillsborough Library Branch for hybrid office hours. Scan the code below to RSVP.
Every attack on free speech is a sign of weakness. They're doing this because they're weak.

They're afraid of honest reporting on what they're doing because they know people don't like it, and they're afraid of the power the people hold.

It's not intimidation, it's cowardice.
Executive order blocks federal funding to NPR, PBS
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Need assistance with a federal agency? Join my office on Tuesday May 6 from 11 AM to 2 PM on ZOOM or at the Hillsborough Library Branch for hybrid office hours. Scan the code below to RSVP.
The Trump administration deported a 4-year-old citizen with Stage 4 cancer and then LIED about it. His mother did not "choose" to bring him with her — she was denied basic due process and the opportunity to contact family so he could remain in the US. It's a shocking level of heartlessness.
Hi folks! This Saturday I'll be holding a town hall. I encourage any NJ-12 residents who are interested to stop by. More information in the RSVP link below:

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It's an empirical fact that toxic pollution of our air and water is more likely to impact lower income neighborhoods.

But instead of lowering the cost of living, Trump is making sure the people most affected by high prices also don't have clean air or clear water.

www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
EPA starts layoffs of environmental justice employees
The agency previously announced a rollback of environmental regulation, eliminated some probationary workers and put other workers on administrative leave.
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Today, I stand with millions of Catholics in New Jersey and over one billion around the world in mourning the passing of his Holiness, Pope Francis I.