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News from June 2023

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Booker, Castro, Jayapal, Hirono, Durbin Lead 80 Senate, House Democrats in Push to Extend ACA Eligibility to DACA Recipients

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 80 Senate and House Democrats in a comment letter expressing support for the Biden administration’s proposed rule to extend eligibility for ACA coverage and certain other federal health insurance programs to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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Menendez Leads Senate Colleagues in Reintroduction of Bipartisan Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

Legislation would study the relationship between firefighting and cancer incidences to provide protection and prevention

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302 people die in New Jersey from heart disease in week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 28, 2023

There were 302 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending June 24, a 5.2% increase over the previous week.

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49 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in New Jersey during week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 28, 2023

There were 49 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in New Jersey in the week ending June 24, making up 3.9% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.

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50 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in New Jersey during week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 28, 2023

There were 50 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in New Jersey in the week ending June 24, making up four% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.

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270 people die in New Jersey from cancer in week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 28, 2023

There were 270 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending June 24, a 10% decrease from the previous week.

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Sen. Menendez Votes to Advance Bipartisan Bills to Hold Bank Executives Accountable and Curb the Flow of Deadly Fentanyl to Communities

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Overwhelmingly Passes the FEND Off Fentanyl Act and the RECOUP Act

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Menendez, Booker Introduce Anti-Discrimination Bill Hailed by New Jersey LGBTQ+ Groups as Urgently Needed

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

The Equality Act would ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans

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Booker Introduces Legislation to Facilitate U.S. Government Pet Transportation Overseas

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 23, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Fly Pet Exception for Traveling Swiftly (PETS) Act, legislation that facilitates easier overseas transport of pets for all U.S. Government (USG) personnel when they are being assigned to a post abroad.

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AG Platkin: Union County Restaurant Operator Facing Up to Three Years in State Prison for Fraudulently Failing to Pay Nearly $500,000 in New Jersey Sales Taxes

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the operator of a restaurant in Union County, New Jersey, is facing up to three years in state prison for failing to remit nearly $500,000 in New Jersey sales taxes he collected over a period of almost seven years.

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ICYMI: New Jersey’s Emerging Managers Virtual Symposium Connects the Next Generation of Investment Partners to One of the Largest Public Pension Funds in the Nation

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

Treasury’s Division of Investment Promotes Exciting New Emerging Managers Platform

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Menendez, Booker, Cornyn, Van Drew, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen 9/11 Victims Law

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 21, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and U.S. Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) introduced the Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which would close loopholes in the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to allow families of victims of terrorism to seek financial compensation from foreign sponsors of terrorism:

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in New Jersey during week ending June 10?

By Garden State Times | Jun 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 473 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 10.

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49 people die in New Jersey from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 27, 2023

There were 49 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending June 24, a 9.3% decrease from the previous week.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in New Jersey during week ending June 17

By Garden State Times | Jun 27, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey in the week ending June 17, making up less than 0.7% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.

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50 people die in New Jersey from cerebrovascular disease in week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 27, 2023

There were 50 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending June 24, a 12.3% decrease from the previous week.

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25 people die from Alzheimer's disease in New Jersey during week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 27, 2023

There were 25 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in New Jersey in the week ending June 24, making up two% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in New Jersey during week ending June 10

By Garden State Times | Jun 27, 2023

New Jersey's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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39 people die from diabetes mellitus in New Jersey during week ending June 24

By Garden State Times | Jun 27, 2023

There were 39 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in New Jersey in the week ending June 24, making up 3.1% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.

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Senator Menendez Statement on the Passing of Mickey McCabe

By Garden State Times Report | Jun 27, 2023

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement on the passing of Mickey McCabe: