Press Releases
PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 211,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held at 5 percent, both in line with predictions for the month.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Pascrell joins first responders, survivors, and Jon Stewart calling on Congressional leaders to extend & fully fund the Zadroga Act by year’s end
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Pascrell Joins Reps. Vargas & Cicilline in leading letter that seeks to increase funding for refugee related-accounts
WASHINGTON, DC – Following Elmwood Park upgrades, bill funds upgrades for other dangerous rail crossings [December 1, 2015]
PATERSON, NJ -- Pascrell demands any year-end tax package include tax relief for working families in N.J. [November 30, 2015]
WASHINGTON, DC – Refugees subject to highest level of scrutiny & background checks of any U.S. traveler [November 19, 2015]
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015. This House Republican legislation would immediately halt resettlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq:
PATERSON, NJ - Rep. Pascrell: Legendary Yankee to Receive Highest Civilian Honor [November 16, 2015]
President Barack Obama named Yogi Berra, a pillar in our community in northern New Jersey, to the list of those to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.
GARFIELD, NJ – Legislation would cut taxes for seniors, increase benefits and strengthen retirement security [November 12, 2015]
PATERSON, NJ – Federal grant will fund rebuilding efforts at one of nation's largest wastewater treatment facilities [November 9, 2015]
WASHINGTON, DC – Washington Post Editorial Endorses Bipartisan Renacci-Pascrell Funding Plan [November 5, 2015]