Press Releases
Congressman requests release of materials from financial crisis given release of sensitive case files in Secretary Clinton 'fishing expedition'
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, yesterday called on Federal Bureau of Investigations Director James Comey to release unclassified case files from the agency's investigation into the financial institutions at the center of the 2008 financial crisis, our country's worst economic disaster since the Great Depression.
Lead sponsors of the legislation request update on establishing law enforcement protection alert system in light of recent attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the original bipartisan sponsors of the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully implement this law in the wake of continued attacks on police. The letter (click here for PDF) was signed by U.S.
Grant would help organizations prevent homelessness among veterans' families
PATERSON, N.J. – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $15 million in grants to help very low-income Veteran Families prevent homelessness among low-income veteran families.
Also co-hosting a fire grant workshop next week for towns seeking funding
Rep. Pascrell wrote a letter urging the TSA to consider waiving or reducing $85 application fee for access to expedited traveler screening program
PATERSON— U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today applauded $3,287,135 in new federal funding for New Jersey to aid severe winter storm cleanup.
PATERSON— U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Italian-American Congressional Delegation, released the following statement on the naming of a U.S. Navy ship after legendary New Jersey World War II hero, Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone.
PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and Budget Committee, released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the U.S. added 255,000 jobs in July, greatly surpassing expectations for the month.
Republican presidential nominee's comments 'irresponsible, dangerous’
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and represents a large Ukrainian-American population in northern New Jersey, issued the following statement in response to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's remarks this weekend on Ukraine and its relationship with Russia.
Patient safety efforts get a boost as government agencies back inclusion of Unique Device Identifier for medical devices on Medicare claims
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, announced progress in his efforts at improving patient care by monitoring the quality and safety of medical devices with unique device identifiers (UDI).