Bill Pascrell Jr.
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Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces Funding for Cresskill Flood Prevention
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced that the Biden administration has agreed to his request that they provide funding to initiate a study on the Tenakill Brook to protect Cresskill, New Jersey from future flood events.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Embraces Over $439 Million in New North Jersey Capital Investment in Biden Budget
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this afternoon celebrated the announcement by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that President Biden’s newly-unveiled FY23 budget includes $100 million for the Gateway Tunnel Project that will help start constructing a new tunnel for the Northeast Corridor connecting New Jersey and Manhattan.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates House Passage of SECURE Act Retirement Bill
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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 voted in favor of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2022, which was approved by the House this afternoon.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Menendez Lead New Jersey Members Sounding Alarm on Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Hole
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today led five New Jersey delegation colleagues sounding the alarm about a significant hole in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises Blockbuster Biden Budget
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted positively to President Biden’s budget proposal unveiled this morning.
“There’s a lot to like in President Biden’s second budget proposal. Here, finally, is a plan which looks out for our national future by asking the wealthiest families in the country to at last pay their fair share,” said Rep. Pascrell.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Endorses Strong Law Enforcement, Fire Support in Biden Budget
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the longtime co-chair of the House Law Enforcement Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus this afternoon praised the strong support for law enforcements agencies and firefighters in President Biden’s just-unveiled new budget framework.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises Probe into Chinese Communist Corruption
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this afternoon praised an announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce that it was opening an investigation into evidence of rampant trade violations by Chinese solar energy companies.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Bloomberg Op-ed Demands Overhaul of Infamous Tax Loophole Abused by Millionaires
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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 published an op-ed in Bloomberg Tax highlighting the alarming growth of tax shelters in the United States and demanding an overhaul of the tax code to close the worst loophole in America’s federal tax laws, so-called stepped-up basis.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Cicilline, Schiff Lead 59 Colleagues Impelling Biden Administration to Ratchet Up Acceptance of Ukraine Refugees
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), David Cicilline (D-RI-01), and Adam Schiff (D-CA-28) today led 59 House members writing directly to President Biden, urging the administration to quickly ratchet up America’s acceptance of refugees from Ukraine as Russian forces lay waste to Ukraine and displace millions.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails Massive $228 Million Disaster Grant for New Jersey
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated an announcement by U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge that New Jersey will receive $228,346,000 in federal grants to aid communities badly damaged by natural disasters and build inclusive resilience to climate change.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Calls on FTC and DOJ to Break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) has written to the heads of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division urging them to overhaul federal guidelines to make it easier to overturn bad mergers.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces Federal Action to Restore Lower Hackensack River
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the inclusion of the Lower Hackensack River to the agency’s Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: As NCAA Tournament Tips Off, Pascrell Expands College Coaching Contract Probe into Basketball
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, has again expanded his probe into bloated college coaching contracts by moving to the hardwood, writing new letters to the Presidents of Duke University, Villanova University, and Auburn University, which all enjoy federal tax exemption benefits while lavishing gigantic contracts on their head basketball coaches.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails Severing Trade Contact for Russia’s Warmongering and Belarus’ Complicity
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today offered strong support of the House’s swift action to pass H.R. 7108, a bill to suspend permanent normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. The bill also requires the U.S.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Wenstrup Lead Colleagues Chasing Chinese Communist Corruption Crackdown
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-02), today led 13 House colleagues urging the Biden administration to pursue allegations of rampant trade violations by Chinese solar energy companies.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Implores Biden to Ratchet Up Refugee Admissions of Ukrainians into America
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today wrote to President Biden calling on him to significantly raise the number of refugees our nation resettles and accelerate refugee resettlement for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s illegal invasion.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Amid Rampant Price Gouging, Pascrell Demands Answers from 11 Oil Executives
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Amid rampant price gouging of American drivers during Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and failure to meet surging post-pandemic demand, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today sent urgent inquiries to heads of the 11 oil and gas companies with revenues over one billion dollars demanding answers on their executive profiteering, corporate stock buybacks, and enjoyment of U.S. tax benefits.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, NJ Colleagues Secure Two-Year Reprieve for Sandy Victims, Vow to Keep Fighting
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Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Andy Kim (NJ-03), and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) today announced a two-year delay in recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government in relation to Superstorm Sandy has been included in the Omnibus Fiscal Year 2022 package.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Secures Numerous New Jersey Priorities in Government Spending Bill
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H.R. 2471, a massive spending package that includes billions in federal support for programs and services vital to North Jersey.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails Massive $250 Million Funding to Protect Synagogues, Churches, and Houses of Worship Included in Omnibus Package
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today lauded the inclusion of a titanic $250 million funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) in the new fiscal year 2022 omnibus government funding bill to be voted on later today.
