Press Releases
PATERSON, NJ –U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the awarding of a federal grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park for rehabilitation and improvements to a 2.5 acre part of the Allied Textile Printing (ATP) site currently closed to the public.
PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Budget and Ways & Means Committees, released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the U.S. added 292,000 jobs in December, ahead of predictions for the month. The unemployment rate held at 5 percent for the second consecutive month.
PATERSON, N.J. – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) issued a statement on the historic accord reached between South Korea and Japan regarding so-called 'comfort women' who were held in sexual slavery by Japan’s Imperial Army during World War II.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Budget and Ways & Means Committees, voted in favor or a measure to fund the government. The House adopted the $1.1 trillion Omnibus Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016 by a vote of 316 to 113, and with Senate passage, the bill goes to the President for signature.
PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement following Congress’ passage of tax extender legislation. The bill, the “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015,” passed in the House today by a vote of 318-109. Rep. Pascrell was co-lead on several pieces of the bill, including the Teacher Tax Credit and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced the activation of a new crossing signal system at Midland Avenue railroad crossing in Elmwood Park.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) announced increased funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Nonprofit Security Grant Program has been included in the Congressional spending deal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, released the following statement regarding the Federal Reserve’s first increase of interest rates in nearly a decade:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, sent the following letter to John Skipper, President of ESPN, regarding recent comments ESPN analysts have made about concussions.
Congressman visits Paterson's Public School 15 to announce funding for the Full Service Community Schools Program