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Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Votes for Historic American Rescue Plan
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted emphatically for passage of the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive relief and stimulus legislation put forth by Democrats to confront the dual threats of the continuing pandemic and its economic fallout.
“At moments of enormous national crisis, government has risen to the moment.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell-Gomez-Menendez Bill to Make Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Tax-Free Passes Congress
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Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to make student loan forgiveness tax-free was approved by the United States Congress and sent to the White House for President Biden’s signature.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces Major Federal Aid for Fire Departments in Covid Relief Bill
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Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and his Democratic colleagues passed the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive relief and stimulus legislation that will combat the dual threats of the pandemic and its economic fallout.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Proudly Backs Landmark Legislation to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. Co-sponsored by Pascrell, the legislation led by House Democrats would create pathbreaking protections for unionization and help millions of working Americans bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: In Unprecedented Conditions, Neal, Pascrell Urgently Demand IRS Extend 2021 Tax Filing Season
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Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the 2021 tax filing season, as the pandemic continues to impose titanic strain on the agency and on taxpayers.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Menendez, Sherrill Urge Restoration of Nursing Home Protections Revoked by Trump
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to restore Obama administration protections of senior citizens in long-term care facilities.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Calls on Biden to Fire Social Security Commissioner
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight and a member of the Subcommittee on Social Security, today called on President Joe Biden to fire the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) for their stunning streak of disregard, callousness, and destruction of Social Security.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Demands New Answers on IRS Enforcement Against Law-Breaking Groups
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, has written the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) demanding fresh answers on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) enforcement against tax-exempt organizations engaging in illegal activities.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Asks Yellen for Emergency Action Against Capitol Insurrection Groups
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, has written to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewing calls for the U.S.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails House Passage of H.R. 1
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a massive civil and voting rights package put forth by Democrats to restore American democracy.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Supports Justice in Policing Act
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H.R. 1280, the Justice in Policing Act, a comprehensive package of police reforms.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Menendez, Booker Lead NJ Delegation Standing with Local Journalists, Supporting Workers’ Right to Unionize
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U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09), Josh Gottheimer (N.J.-05), Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11) and Tom Malinowski (N.J.-07) today sent a letter to Gannett CEO Michael Reed standing up for local journalism and urging the company to cease efforts to interfere with the right of employees to unionize at the Record and NorthJersey.com, Daily Record and New Jersey Herald.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Velázquez Lead New York and New Jersey Colleagues Supporting Harbor and Tributaries Study
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) today led their colleagues in the New York and New Jersey congressional delegations urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to extend the deadline of a water resources management study critical to the region.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Supports Historic Stimulus
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan, comprehensive relief and stimulus legislation put forth by Democrats to confront the dual threats of the continuing pandemic and its economic fallout.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails House Passage of Equality Act
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in support of the Equality Act (H.R. 5), comprehensive civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community in employment, education, credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public accommodations.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises Biden Nominations to Postal Board of Governors
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the nominations by President Joe Biden of three new nominees to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors to fill existing vacancies. On January 25, 2021, Pascrell became the first member of Congress calling on President Biden to fire the entire Postal Board of Governors.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Neal, Pascrell Praise Biden Administration’s Decision to Deliver Masks to Communities Hit Hard by the Pandemic
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Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement of urgent actions to deliver masks to communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Blasts DeJoy, Postal Leadership
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to a hearing in the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on the United States Postal Service (USPS), renewing his calls for the USPS Board of Governors and DeJoy to be removed from leadership immediately.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Neal, Pascrell Raise Alarms Over Slow Start to 2021 Filing Season
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A week into the most important tax filing season in recent memory, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) sounded the alarm over the first set of data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that showed the shortened filing season was already off to a slow start.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on Free Tax Prep Services
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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 this afternoon on “Free Tax Preparation Services During the Pandemic.”
Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. Opening Statement
