Bill Pascrell Jr.
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Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Sen. Warren Lead Call to Improve Medical Device Safety
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35), and U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure requesting that they commit to including medical devices’ unique device identifier (UDI) in Medicare claims forms.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Reacts Harshly to Report Hammering Post Office Leadership
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted harshly to a scathing report issued by the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) finding that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ten-year plan to rebuild the United States Post Office (USPS) is plan is built on unreliable data, based on unproven assumptions, and won’t provide the cost savings assumed by USPS.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Supports Reunification of Korean-American Families
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this week voted in favor of two bills that support the reunification of Korean-American families separated as a result of the Korean War.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Colleagues Call for Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and 24 House colleagues have called on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Op-ed: All Americans Deserve Paid Family Leave
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today has an opinion essay in the Bergen Record of New Jersey advocating for Congress to enact paid family leave benefits for all Americans, using New Jersey’s successful family leave program as a model.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces $14K 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 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $14,058 federal grant to the Secaucus Fire Department.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces Over $15 Million in Nonprofit Security Grant Awards for New Jersey Synagogues and Churches
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded 82 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) grants totaling $11,686,957, the second largest recipient of any state, of which $1,012,179 will go to protect houses of worship and nonprofits throughout New Jersey’s Ninth Congressional District.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails Arrival of Life-changing Child Tax Credit
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today hailed the sending of Child Tax Credits that will arrive in millions of bank accounts and mailboxes today.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Leads Colleagues Calling on Biden to Appoint Top Tax Prosecutor
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today led four colleagues urging President Biden to appoint a new Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Chairman Pascrell Opening Statement at Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Expanding Housing Access
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today issued the following statement at the opening of the panel’s hearing on “Expanding Housing Access to All Americans.”
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Stands with the Cuban People Against Tyranny and Incompetence
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), representing one of the nation’s most vibrant and diverse districts, today spoke in unequivocal support of the Cuban people protesting in the island nation against their tyrannical and incompetent government.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates Firing of Social Security Head
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, this evening celebrated President Joe Biden’s firing of Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul and the resignation of Deputy Commissioner David Black.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell and Menendez Op-ed Highlights New Jersey’s Media Desert
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez have an op-ed in today’s New York Daily News bringing sunlight to New Jersey’s long-barren broadcast news landscape.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces $12 Billion in New Jersey Transportation Funding Included in INVEST in America Act
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted for the landmark INVEST in America Act, watershed legislation which will make transformational investments in America’s roads, bridges, trains, and water.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises Announcement of Global Minimum Tax Agreement
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today reacted favorably to an announcement by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that the United States has won the support of 130 nations to create a global minimum tax for the largest companies in the world.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Reintroduces Legislation to Help Low-Income Americans Meet Career Goals
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey’s only member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today reintroduced his legislation to provide education and training to low-income Americans for health occupations that are in high-demand or are experiencing labor shortages.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Sayegh Announce $4 Million Health Literacy Grant for Paterson
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh today announced a $4,000,000 federal grant to improve heath literacy and increase vaccination rates in Paterson.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Menendez, Booker, Pascrell Introduce Bill to Help Overhaul Aging Water Infrastructure, Replace Lead Pipes
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U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today introduced bicameral legislation that creates a new Lead Free America Bond program for local communities seeking to replace lead service lines and other lead water infrastructure. Contaminated drinking water is often the source of lead exposure in communities.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises Biden’s Commitment to Public Safety
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, praised the Biden administration’s recently announced strategy to prevent and respond to gun crime and ensure public safety.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Statement by Reps. Kildee, Pascrell and Blumenauer on China Trade Enforcement Actions by Biden Administration
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Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and member of the Ways and Means Committee, Ways and Means Committee Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) and Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), issued the following statement today after the U.S.
