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The following is the transcript of the interview with Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Democrat of Maine, and Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 24, 2026. NANCY CORDES: We go now to a bipartisan pair of representatives. Josh Gottheimer is a Democrat from New Jersey, and Mike Lawler is a Republican from New York. Congressmen, welcome. Thank you…

House Republicans continued to block attempts by North Jersey lawmakers to repeal the cap on the state and local tax (SALT). Reps. Bill Pascrell and Josh Gottheimer both slammed GOP lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee, who refused an amendment that Pascrell offered to replace the SALT cap. “Over five years ago, Republicans rammed through a cash giveaway to millionaires paid for by…

Two North Jersey lawmakers are making a renewed push to undo the $10,000 deduction cap on state and local taxes (SALT).  In Paramus April 13, Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Rob Menendez announced the SALT Deductibility Act, a bipartisan bill that has nearly 50 co-sponsors to completely restore the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.  The two legislators stressed the bill would allow taxpayers to…

Josh Gottheimer seeks to double sentence for ‘insurrection’

A Democratic congressman from New Jersey is leading the charge to double the punishment for convicted insurrectionists in the wake of the Capitol Hill riots. “What happened on Jan. 6 at the Capitol — while members like myself were told to duck under chairs in the House Gallery as a violent mob broke down the doors of the House Chambers — was a violent extremist attack on our democracy,” Rep. Josh…

Animal cruelty law pushed by Gottheimer now a reality – News – New Jersey Herald

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal advocates are celebrating the passage of the first national law making severe animal cruelty and torture illegal, a new law made possible by revised House rules that were fought for last year by U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-5th Dist.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal advocates are celebrating the passage of the first national law making severe animal cruelty and torture…

Gottheimer: Animal cruelty legislation ‘long overdue’ – News – New Jersey Herald

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Local animal advocates are cheering the approval of a House of Representatives bill that would outlaw various forms of animal torture, including crushing and other heinous forms of animal abuse, involved in the making of so-called “crush videos.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Local animal advocates are cheering the approval of a House of Representatives bill that would outlaw various…

Centrist Democrats can win back the House, says Rep. Gottheimer

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., has a prediction: The extremists in politics won’t win the day. Instead, it’s those in the middle who will be successful, he told CNBC on Monday.

“There’s a huge opportunity for Democrats like me all across the country,” said Gottheimer, a centrist Democrat who represents the 5th District in northern New Jersey.

“When we win the House it’s going to be…