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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is reporting expenditures in two hotly contested U.S. House races in the Garden State today.

In the 7th Congressional District, where Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Union) and state Sen. Leonard Lance (R-Flemington) are competing for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-Ridgewood), the DCCC is spending about $14,000 on mail services and phone banking.

In the 3rd Congressional District, where state Sen. John Adler (D-Camden) is taking on Republican Medford Mayor Chris Myers for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton (R-Mt. Holly), the committee is investing almost $2,000 in phone banking.

The DCCC today also reported expenditures in competitive races in Virginia, Alaska, and Illinois.

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) -- John Adler, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in New Jersey's 3rd District released the following statement today regarding President Bush's decision on Friday not to enforce an August 2007 directive to cap State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligibility requirements:

Republican Candidate's Comments Further Unmask His Alliance With Special Interests 

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) - Mayor Chris Myers again demonstrated his contempt for middle-class Americans yesterday by criticizing efforts to hold polluters accountable and continuing to absolve President Bush of responsibility for unprecedented high gas prices. Mark Warren, the campaign manager for John Adler, the Democratic nominee in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District, said Myers' comments yesterday further revealed what we already know: If elected, Chris Myers will go to Washington to continue the failed policies of the George W. Bush administration.

The Pindell Report, a new Politicker.com product released today, shows New Jersey as being one of the most electorally competitive states in the country.

Two of the state's 13 congressional races are competitive, the report shows. Of the 435 U.S. House races across the country just 59 are considered competitive. New Jersey's 7th Congressional District race ranks as the 29th most competitive, while the 3rd Congressional District is listed as the 53rd most-competitive U.S. House race.

The Pindell Report, named after Politicker.com Managing Editor James Pindell, aims to provide the country's most dynamic and richly reported ranking and analysis of U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial races, plus presidential swing states.

In terms of context, 31 states have at least one competitive House race, but only six states have more than New Jersey's two, according to the report.

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) – John Adler, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd District, unveiled his plan today to break our nation’s grip on foreign oil.

For Immediate Release: August 4th, 2008

Contact: Mark Warren (856.222.9707)

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) – In today's Philadelphia Inquirer Republican congressional candidate Chris Myers is quoted as saying he supports further tax breaks for big oil companies, a notion that John Adler, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd District, finds appalling at a time when middle class families are struggling to afford nearly $4 per gallon. Adler issued the following statement:

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) – The Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey endorsed Democratic nominee John Adler today in the open seat race for New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. The firefighters continue the growing list of groups such as the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, the Recreational Fishing Alliance, and the Sierra Club that endorsed Jim Saxton in 2006, but are now supporting Democrat John Adler. Senator Adler was joined by Congressman Joe Crowley of New York, whose cousin, a New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief, was killed in the attacks on September 11th, 2001.

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) - John Adler, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District, today blasted President Bush for vetoing the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) – John Adler, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District, said today that President Bush's reported decision to lift the executive ban on offshore drilling in the United States would jeopardize New Jersey's economy without significantly increasing the nation's oil supplies.

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council #73 of New Jersey today endorsed John Adler, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District.  The Teamsters Union joins a growing list of influential organizations such as the Fraternal Order of Police, Sierra Club, and the Recreational Fishing Alliance that once backed Republican Rep. Jim Saxton, but now supports Adler in this open seat race.