U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to a blockbuster report issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General confirming widespread interrupted service under the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. On August 12, Pascrell called on IG Whitcomb to probe DeJoy’s ill-advised operational changes. “I wanted to read through this entire report before commenting... Read More »

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) requested the Internal Revenue Service respond to their concerns over the agency’s preparedness for the upcoming tax filing season due to ongoing backlogs that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Clearly, the current filing season has been long and ch... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, led all panel members in demanding answers from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) sudden revocation of the tax-exempt status of 30,000 nonprofit organizations. This decision imperils charitable organizations aiding Americans struggling through the pand... Read More »

Visiting a major East Coast postal facility, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), and Albio Sires (D-NJ-08) today furiously assailed the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) refusal to allow the members to enter and inspect the Dominic V. Daniels Processing and Distribution Center to assess USPS’s ability to carry out New Jersey’s ongoing all-vote-by-mail election. “... Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) this afternoon spoke with the Passaic Senior Center and Donna Griff and Dana Mooney, the daughters of a long-term care facility resident who died from COVID-19. In the interest of safety, the event was held remotely. “Nursing homes have been hammered by this virus with tolls that can only be categorized as cataclysmic,” said Rep... Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) this afternoon praised the replacement of Paramus Veterans Home CEO Matthew Schottlander by Governor Phil Murphy. They released the following joint statement. “Today’s announcement is a long time coming. The explosion of COVID-19 demanded transparency, honesty, cooperation, and competency, and the people in charge at the state-r... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight has announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Taxpayer Fairness” on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. This hearing will take place remotely via Cisco Webex video conferencing. Members of the public may view the hearing via live webcast accessible at the Ways and Means... Read More »

In a surprise appearance with the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), today harshly questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig on the IRS’s continued refusal to release details on Donald Trump’s tax returns and the IRS’s systematic failure to hold rich tax cheats to account. Pascrell appeared on the p... Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), and Albio Sires (D-NJ-08) today have called for the United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General to open a new probe into habitually abandoned mail in North Jersey. “As you investigate the dumped mail in North Arlington, we ask that you determine whether there is a connection to other mail delivery issues that have plagued... Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) will introduce two pieces of legislation to improve oversight of long-term care facilities crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While less than one percent of U.S. residents live in nursing homes, they have accounted for 40 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths, including more than 7,100 in New Jersey. The Promoting Restoration of... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today blasted reports that the United States would soon announce a new trade agreement with the Brazilian government. "The Bolsonaro regime is one of the must anti-worker, anti-environment, and outright repugnant governments in the world,” said Rep. Pascrell, one of Congress’s foremost critics of so... Read More »

In today’s Sunday edition of the Star-Ledger, columnist Tom Moran has published an article diving into U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.’s (D-NJ-09) unceasing fight to expose Donald Trump’s corruption and criminality. As the article notes, Pascrell was recently selected as Oversight Subcommittee Chairman on the Ways and Means Committee, which holds jurisdiction over all tax-related issues. Pascrell has... Read More »

Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) voted to condemn unnecessary medical procedures — including hysterectomies — being performed on immigrant women without their consent at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia. This horrific practice was first revealed in whistleblower report made public in September. In response, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) introduced a resolutio... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of H. Res. 1154, a House resolution condemning the violent psychotic and antisemitic cult “qanon” and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes. “Human civilization is built on trust in knowledge and charity towards our neighbors,” said Rep. Pascrell. “This psychotic cult, rooted in fantasies of violence and antisemitism, is an enemy ... Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) today lauded reports that New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has launched a probe into the dozens of deaths in state veterans and nursing home facilities. “The deaths of so many of our veterans and seniors will long remain one of the greatest tragedies of this pandemic,” said Rep. Pascrell. “It is so painful because many of th... Read More »