Bill Pascrell Jr.
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Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Commends Paterson’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Victory
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today celebrated the City of Paterson’s victory in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayors Challenge, a worldwide innovation competition that supports and spreads cities’ most promising ideas.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Education Announcement at Bergen Community College
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today hailed First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona initiatives announced at Bergen Community College to meet students’ basic needs in higher education, reduce barriers to success in higher education, and provide ongoing support during the pandemic.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, Peters Press Medicare to Cover Covid Tests
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Scott Peters (D-CA-52) are calling on the Biden administration to provide full reimbursement to Medicare recipients who purchase at-home COVID-19 tests. Recently, the Biden administration required commercial insurers to cover the cost of at-home covid tests.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Hails $1.1 Billion Investment in New Jersey Bridges
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced the Biden administration is investing $1.1 Billion to replace or rehabilitate aging bridges in New Jersey. This funding is part of a whopping $26.5 billion to states across our nation, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico over the five years of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684).
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Leads New Jersey Democrats in Support of Offshore Wind Project
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this week led all Democratic members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in support of constructing two offshore wind energy generation projects off the Garden State coast.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Applauds Federal Sedition Charges Against January 6 Conspirator
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this afternoon applauded the arrest and indictment of Stewart Rhodes, a leading figure in the far right Oath Keepers, and 10 others on sedition charges for attempting to overthrow our government by preventing and delaying the lawful count of the electoral college during the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the United States Capitol.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates Korean American Day
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today released the following statement in celebration of Korean American Day 2022:
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Praises Historic Wind Energy Announcement
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted positively to today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will auction nearly half a million acres offshore New Jersey and New York next month to develop six lease areas – the most ever in one auction.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces $1.6 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funds for NJ Transit
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $1.6 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to NJ Transit (NJT). These federal transit funds are expected to help NJT maintain service and keep workers on the payroll as the agency continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Congressman Continues Colossal College Coaching Contract Code Consistency Check
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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 expanded his probe into bloated college coaching contracts, writing new letters to the Presidents of Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of Miami (Miami), which enjoy federal tax exemption benefits while recently lavishing gigantic contracts on their head football coaches.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces $65,000 Federal Home Loan Bank Grant for Haledon
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has awarded $65,000 to restore a housing complex in Haledon that supports developmentally disabled individuals.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Op-ed Urges Fight for American Democracy
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today published an op-ed in the Bergen Record of New Jersey laying out how America must continue to defend our democracy against creeping authoritarianism.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Seeks Help for Cresskill Resiliency After Tropical Storm Ida
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today requested full-fledged federal support today requested full-fledged federal support for a study on how to protect Cresskill from future flood events after Tropical Storm Ida caused upwards of $20 million in damage to the borough.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Announces Positive Covid Test
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced that he had registered a positive test for COVID-19.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Mourns Russell Graddy
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this evening mourned the passing of Paterson icon Russell Graddy.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Celebrates Albio Sires
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this morning celebrated the career of his close colleague Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ-08), who announced his retirement from Congress.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Leads Ways and Means Colleagues Seeking Treasury Action on Opportunity Zones
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, led his colleagues asking the U.S. Treasury Secretary to take action, as well as provide answers, on ways to improve and strengthen the opportunity zones program enacted into law to benefit disadvantaged communities.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell, DeLauro, Spartz, Fitzpatrick Introduce Major Legislation to Protect Supply Chain National Security Threatened by Foreign Adversaries
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), the Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Victoria Spartz (R-IN-05), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) today introduced comprehensive legislation to strengthen security of the American supply chain and prevent the offshoring of America’s critical production to nations including China.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Condemns Trump’s Latest Antisemitic Rant
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) this afternoon vociferously condemned a recent series of deeply antisemitic statements by Donald Trump.
Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congressman: Pascrell Probes Whether Colossal College Coaching Contracts Consistent with Tax Code
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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 wrote lengthy letters to the Presidents of Louisiana State University (LSU) and the University of Southern California (USC), which enjoy federal tax exemption benefits while lavishing gigantic contracts on their recently-hired head football coaches.
