Bill Pascrell Jr.
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Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Proudly Cosponsors John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced he is an original cosponsor of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The legislation will reauthorize and reinvigorate the Voting Rights Act as Republican ballot suppression measures are pushed across the country.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Again Calls on Biden to Clean House on Post Office Board
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Highlighting what has been uncovered from various investigations of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today urgently wrote to President Joe Biden again calling on him to fire all the Trump-appointed members of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors to allow the board the opportunity to remove DeJoy and end his destructive leadership of America’s cherished Post Office.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Statement on the Fall of Afghanistan
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a veteran of the United States Army and Army National Guard, issued a statement on the fall of the Afghanistan national government and the disintegration of its army to the Taliban.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Leads Tristate Members Demanding Probe of Airport Concession Ripoffs
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Responding to media reports of outrageous price-gouging of airport food and drink, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Albio Sires (D-NJ-08), Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10), and Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05) today wrote to the Inspector General (IG) of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey calling for an investigation of concessionaire OTG.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates New Jersey Population Boom
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated data released by the U.S. Census Bureau showing that North Jersey communities experienced greater-than-expected growth, particularly in communities within the Ninth Congressional District including Paterson (approximately 9% expansion), Clifton (7%), and Secaucus (43%).
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, 180+ Colleagues Demand Clean Energy Tax Incentives in Infrastructure Package
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-sponsor of the landmark Green New Deal, joined more than 180 lawmakers urging inclusion of clean energy provisions in the upcoming landmark infrastructure package.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Reacts to Mexican Labor Announcement on Rights Abuses
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to the announcement by the U.S. Trade Representative and Cardone Industries regarding claims of labor rights abuses brought against Cardone’s Tridonex autoparts plant.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces $291,000 for Fire Departments in Englewood, City of Passaic
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) of $142,650.91 to the Passaic Fire Department and $148,786.36 to the Englewood Fire Department. Administered by DHS, the AFG program provides direct support to eligible fire departments to help them meet the demanding and ever-evolving nature of their work.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Colleagues Urge DOJ Probe into Alleged Racial Profiling of Asians
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) joined Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA-33) and 90 Members of Congress in sending a bicameral letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the repeated and wrongful targeting of individuals of Asian descent for alleged espionage.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Sherrill, Ossoff Introduce RAISE the Roof Act
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Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherill (D-NJ-11) introduced the Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar Energy for (RAISE) the Roof Act, which clarifies and expands the solar investment tax credit (ITC) to include integrated solar roofs.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Larson, Pascrell React To OIG Report Showing Alarming Mail Backlog At The Social Security Administration
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Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT-01) and House Ways and Means Oversight Committee Chairman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) reacted to the alarming report from the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General revealing a significant backlog of unprocessed mail at the Social Security Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic:
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates Opening for Congress to Finally Obtain Trump Tax Returns
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to agree with the Ways and Means Committee’s position and authorize the transmittal of Donald Trump’s business and personal tax returns to the Committee.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces $42K Federal Grant for Secaucus Fire Department
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced today that $42,600 has been awarded to the Secaucus Fire Department as part of the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Booker Reintroduce Legislation to Extend Alternatives to Opioids Program
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced legislation to officially reauthorize the Alternative to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department program at $10 million annually over five years.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Highlights Appropriations Victories for North Jersey
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of the FY 2022 Seven-Bill Appropriations Minibus (H.R. 4502), a massive spending package that includes millions in federal support for programs and services vital to North Jersey.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Panetta Lead Letter to Treasury Department and IRS on Ensuring the CTC Goes to New Parents and Caregivers
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Today, U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) led members of the House Ways and Means Committee in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig asking they do everything possible to ensure that parents and caregivers who welcomed a child into their household in 2021 receive the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails Emergency Funding for Capitol Police and National Guard
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the passage in the House of an emergency $2.1 billion security supplemental that will fund the U.S. Capitol Police, the National Guard, and help relocate loyal Afghan translators to the United States.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Leads New Jersey Colleagues Pushing EPA to Advance Hackensack River Cleanup
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today led his colleagues in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include the Lower Hackensack River on the National Priorities list and then commence the Superfund cleanup process of the contaminated body of water.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Reacts to First Hearing of January 6 Commission
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to the first day of hearings of the landmark January 6 commission.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates Low-Income Hospital Pilot Programs for New Jersey
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the Biden administration’s approval of seven New Jersey counties to implement hospital pilot programs, coming weeks after Pascrell led state delegation members calling for approval of the projects in the Garden State.
