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Since the passage of their monstrous tax overhaul in Congress, Republicans nationally and in New Jersey have gone into overdrive claiming that the Trump tax law will be a boon for middle-class Americans. It is vital to set the record straight.
As Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, I traveled to Montreal last month to take part in the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation. I met with Canadian, Mexican, and American business leaders and workers, all of whom expressed anxiety about the direction of talks.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Ranking Member on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) gave the following statement on the White House’s refusal to acknowledge a We the People petition signed by more than a million Americans calling for the publication of Trump’s tax returns:
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07) re-introduced The Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act, which aims to combat gun violence through increased federal taxes on guns and ammunition and by closing tax and regulatory loopholes on some of the most popular and deadly firearms.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12) announced their legislation to reinstate the Obama-era mental health background check for gun purchases. The regulation, enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, was rolled back by Congress and repealed by President Trump in February of last year.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member on the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, led 14 committee Democratic members on a letter to Trade Subcommittee chairman David Reichert (R-WA-08) demanding public hearings on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) issued the following statement today after the Special Counsel announced the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for criminally interfering with the 2016 presidential election: