Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who represents New Jersey’s 5th congressional district in the U.S. Congress, addressed a range of issues in a series of posts on September 15, 2025. His comments included support for hostages held by Hamas, advocacy for youth sports affordability through bipartisan legislation, and criticism of a recent Senate report on Gaza.
In his first post at 12:07 UTC, Gottheimer emphasized ongoing efforts to support hostages: “Our commitment to the remaining American and Israeli hostages and their families must be clear: we never leave anyone behind.
I was honored to host a roundtable last week with released hostage, Raz Ben Ami, and families of hostages still held by Hamas terrorists.
I will keep https://t.co/O0aXuO14FO“.
Later that day at 16:08 UTC, he highlighted new legislative efforts to help families afford recreational sports: “I stood with our incredible coaches and nonprofits in New Milford and announced the bipartisan PLAY Act to provide tax credits for families to lower the cost of rec sports.
Parents shouldn’t have to pay more than $1000/year on just one child’s sports.
https://t.co/jZImXtucde“.
At 18:50 UTC, Gottheimer responded critically to a Senate report regarding Israel’s actions in Gaza: “Senator @ChrisVanHollen and @SenJeffMerkley’s report on Gaza is outright wrong.
Israel is fighting Hamas, a terror group that steals aid and hides behind civilians.
Calling this “collective punishment” distorts reality — Israel is at war with an enemy that hides among 2 million https://t.co/c2zQGiPKzO“.
Gottheimer has served as the representative for New Jersey’s 5th District since replacing Scott Garrett in 2017. Born in Livingston in 1975 and currently residing in Wyckoff, he holds degrees from both the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and Harvard University (JD).
