Originally published in The Record (NorthJersey.com). Americans deserve to see Trump's tax returns Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. Guest columnist The Supreme Court’s decisions in the Trump tax returns cases were bittersweet. The good news is the court affirmed the principle it established during Watergate that no president is above the law. But the rulings will allow Donald Trump to… Read more »

Originally published in the Bergen Record THE BERGEN RECORD / NORTHJERSEY.COM DECEMBER 27, 2019 Pascrell: Impeachment, the GOP, and the ‘ongoing tragedy’ of our times By Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. In recent days, just prior to adjournment of Congress, I voted to impeach the 45th President of the United States. My vote was included on two articles of impeachment— abuse of power and… Read more »

Orignally published in the American Prospect: https://prospect.org/world/what-workers-need-from-the-revision-of-nafta/ As negotiations with the Trump administration on a new North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico approach their crescendo, Congress may soon have a once-in-a-generation chance to remake our nation’s core trade relationship. A… Read more »

In the summer of 2009, I had an exchange with then-Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, one that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. With Democrats in complete control of the federal government, the committee hearing at the time wasn’t meant to be contentious. But shortly before Napolitano’s testimony, the Obama administration had quietly announced that it was retracting a DHS… Read more »

Orinally printed in the Star Legder: https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/07/sports-music-fan-are-being-ripped-off-by-a-dysfunctional-ticket-market-congressman-says-its-time-for-that-to-stop.html A familiar script. You read that your favorite band is going to be in town. Excited, you rush online to buy tickets, only to find somehow, they’re all gone. The Prudential Center has about… Read more »

Originally published in the Star Ledger which can be found here. The requirement for the federal government to conduct a census every 10 years dates to 1790, but its integrity is in greater peril than ever before. In a nakedly political attack, the Trump administration has moved to add a last-minute question on citizenship status to the Census. The implications of this move are… Read more »

The requirement for the federal government to conduct a census every 10 years dates to 1790, but its integrity is in greater peril than ever before. In a nakedly political attack, the Trump administration has moved to add a last-minute question on citizenship status to the Census. The implications of this move are momentous, as it risks the undercounting of minority-rich,… Read more »

Originally published in Washington Monthly The Larry Doby Post Office is located at 194 Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey, across the street from my congressional office. Dedicated on August 28, 1933, by the legendary Postmaster General James Farley, the structure was one of the many built by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration in the throes of the Great Depression. While it may… Read more »

Originally appeared in The Hill Michael Cohen's recent public congressional testimony was a startling moment in recent history. His allegations that Donald Trump routinely evaded taxes and committed other financial fraud should result in an immediate request to the Treasury to turn over President Trump’s business and personal tax returns. According to Cohen, Trump… Read more »

Bob Menendez, D-North Bergen, is New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator and a senior member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-Paterson, is a congressman representing New Jersey’s Ninth District and a senior member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. Read more »