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Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
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    I represent the 8th District of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. I currently serve on the Ways and Means and Budget Committees.
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  1. I was proud to join my brothers and sister with the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and SEIU this morning for a rally to urge Congress to extend middle class tax cuts and use the savings to avert drastic spending cuts to programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
    Photo: I was proud to join my brothers and sister with the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and SEIU this morning for a rally to urge Congress to extend middle class tax cuts and use the savings to avert drastic spending cuts to programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
  2. The $60.4 billion requested for Sandy aid will be critical in helping to rebuild a stronger New Jersey and to prepare us for the next storm. Although FEMA had enough resources to start the process of recovery, it's clear from the scale of destruction that this will be a costly recovery effort. Moonachie and Little Ferry were among the hardest hit communities in northern New Jersey and I am commit...
    ted to making sure they, and all affected communities, receive the federal funds they need to help them rebuild and assist families in putting their lives back together. I will be urging my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to come together in a bipartisan manner to act quickly on this legislation. While it is an important start to providing New Jersey the relief we need now, further legislative action will be necessary to help small businesses, private infrastructure and families. I will be working closely with my colleagues in the House on a proposal to address this soon.
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  3. I'm happy to join MSNBC's Tamron Hall at 2:30pm this afternoon to discuss what's being done in Congress to avert drastic spending cuts and tax increases at the end of the year. Be sure to tune in!
  4. Honored my colleagues in the House have selected me for this leadership position. I look forward to working with colleagues to move our economy forward, create good jobs here in America and rebuild our communities in the wake of one of the worst national disasters to hit our region.
  5. I'll be joining CNBC’s Power Lunch program at 1:05pm today to discuss what's being done in Congress to address the fiscal cliff. Tune in!
  6. Joined a bipartisan group of our state's congressional delegation this morning for breakfast with leaders in the New Jersey AFL-CIO to discuss how we can best address the fiscal cliff without harming our middle class.
    Photo: Joined a bipartisan group of our state's congressional delegation this morning for breakfast with leaders in the New Jersey AFL-CIO to discuss how we can best address the fiscal cliff without harming our middle class.
  7. Tune in to FOX News tomorrow morning at 10:30am as I join America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum to discuss what can be done to reach a compromise on the looming fiscal cliff.
  8. The Washington Post printed my Letter to the Editor this morning challenging an op-ed that proposed the elimination of the deduction for state and local taxes as a means of balancing the budget. New Jerseyans pay more than their fair share in taxes already, and trying to balance the budget on the backs of our middle class is not the answer.
  9. I'm looking forward to joining CNN's Soledad O’Brien tomorrow morning at 7:15am to discuss the fiscal cliff as Congress reconvenes after the Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to tune in!
  10. I hope everyone had a joyous Thanksgiving celebration with your family and friends. Be sure to tune into MSNBC tomorrow morning at 8:30am as I join host Alex Witt to discuss recovery efforts in the wake of Sandy, along with the impending fiscal cliff.
  11. As we gather with family and friends to celebrate this Thanksgiving, let us take a moment to recognize the individuals who give us so much to be thankful for, including our families, loved ones, local first responders in our police and fire departments, and the brave soldiers that put their lives on the line to keep our great nation safe. In the wake of one of the worst national disasters to hit our state, I ask you all to pause this Thanksgiving and keep the many victims of Hurricane Sandy in our thoughts and prayers and find strength in the resiliency that serves as the foundation of the Garden State.
  12. I'll be joining host Thomas Roberts on MSNBC this morning at 11:30am to discuss my plan to get tax relief to victims of Sandy, along with how we can steer our country away from the fiscal cliff. Be sure to tune in!
  13. At our meeting in Trenton, I shared with Gov. Christie and the congressional delegation my tax plan to help storm victims get back on track. We need bipartisan support to pass this critical tax relief and help those affected by Sandy rebuild their lives.
  14. Now that the election season is behind us, it's time to put aside partisan politics and come together to move our economy forward and rebuild our communities. As I stated in my Op-Ed in today's Bergen Record, I will continue the fight to bring both sides of the aisle together to ensure that our nation's budget isn't balanced on the backs of the Middle Cla
  15. Tune into MSNBC at 8:00pm this evening as I join the Ed Schultz Show to discuss the impending fiscal cliff.
  16. Congratulations to Donald Payne, Jr, the new Congressman from NJ's 10th CD! He has big shoes to fill, but I am confident Rep. Payne will be a strong and effective representative for his constituents and the entire state.

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