Press Releases
Friday press conference launches workers’ weekend of action including occupation of NJ Toys “R” Us store, protest at HQ of private equity firms in NYC
TOTOWA, NJ – U.S Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) were joined today by Toys “R” Us workers and advocates in standing up for employees at the iconic New Jersey-based retailer after it was forced into bankruptcy following a leveraged buyout that saddled it with exorbitant debt.
PATERSON, NJ – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) authored an article published in The Hill on Donald Trump’s abuse of the pardon power and its implications for democracy.
The text of the article appears below.
PATERSON, NJ – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, reacted with caution to the Trump administration’s surprise announcement that it would issue trade sanctions against China.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, criticized the announcement by the Trump White House that it would seek to allow the U.S.-sanctioned Chinese company ZTE to buy American technology.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA-01) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) sent President Donald Trump a letter laying out their serious concern and dismay at the negative direction of the ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Capitol Fund Public Housing Grants totaling $6,015,938 to four cities in the Ninth Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) celebrated the life of Newark-born novelist, Philip Roth, who passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) voted against S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which would erode protections enacted by the Dodd-Frank Act passed in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade harshly criticized the Trump administration for appearing to surrender to China on trade.