U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised the plan laid out by President Joe Biden demanding consumer protection reforms to help eliminate the onerous fees levied against Americans who buy tickets for live concert and sporting events. President Biden is expected to meet with his Competition Council later today and urge Congress to act now to require ticket fees and holdbacks to be discl... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today reintroduced the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, which will finally give the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) the ability to electronically search for the records of guns used in crimes across the country. “Americans wo... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) hailed President Biden’s visit today to the tristate area to announce a massive federal investment and marking progress on the construction of the Hudson Tunnel in part through the support of the landmark roads and bridges law enacted by the Democratic Congress last year. “President Biden’s welcome visit to our region today brings us a giant step closer to co... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a senior member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today used the committee’s first markup in the 118th Congress to ask the new majority when the committee would consider the so-called Fair Tax Act, legislation favored by Republican extremists to ratchet up taxes on middle and lower class Americans. “Mr. Chairman, I am glad there appears to b... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) was today reappointed to be the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight. Pascrell served as Chairman of the panel in the 117th Congress. “I am humbled to be reappointed as the top Democrat on our critical Ways and Means Oversight panel and thank my colleagues for their trust,” said Rep. Pascrell. “On this committee, Democrats will c... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today joined his colleagues in introducing legislation to hold foreign solar manufacturers accountable for violating U.S. trade law. The bipartisan resolution of disapproval, which Democrats and Republicans support, would roll back a regulation that suspends tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries. This rule is in effect until mid-2024, d... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), representing one of the largest Ukrainian American communities in the United States, today praised the announcement by President Biden, German Chancellor Scholz, and other governments that they will send a massive package of new military and economic support to Ukraine to aid its soldiers in expelling the murderous Russian invaders. “For the last year, the U... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today condemned Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for blocking Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA-30) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14) from service on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and McCarthy’s continued push to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Kevin McCarthy barricading Congressmen Schiff and Swalwel... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), lead sponsor of legislation to reform the ticket industry, praised the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the lack of competition in the live events ticket market. “You don’t see it every day, but Democrats and Republicans are together in outrage about the abuses of Ticketmaster,” said Rep. Pascrell. “The hearing today in the Senate established in clear t... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today condemned in strong terms the burning of holy Korans in Sweden by political extremists outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. “Reports that copies of the Koran were burned or desecrated is sickening,” said Rep. Pascrell, whose represents one of the largest and most vibrant Turkish American communities in the United States. “There can never be any ju... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-chair of the House Law Enforcement Caucus, today published an op-ed in the USA Today Network hammering Republicans’ creation of a new subcommittee to spread conspiracy theories, undermine the January 6 investigation, smear law enforcement, and attack the rule of law. Pascrell has fought for years to provide federal funds for our nation’s law enforceme... Read More »

Originally published in the USA Today Network In their first week in power, House Republicans were busy. They voted to gut the Internal Revenue Service — again — to help millionaires cheat on their taxes. They passed a pair of efforts to further restrict women’s freedom and bodily autonomy. They rewarded rightwing extremists with seats on important committees. As a coming attraction of House Repub... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), lead sponsor of legislation to reform the ticket industry, praised an announcement today that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing January 24 on the lack of competition in the live events ticket market. “After years of abuses and indignities, American fans and ticket buyers are crying out for help attending a live event without scrambling or be... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a career-long critic of the Chinese Communist Party, today announced support of the creation of a new House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. “As the number one patron of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung-un and other ruthless dictators, the Chinese Communist Party represents one of the greates... Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the longtime co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, today bashed House Republicans’ creation of a new Select Subcommittee designed to broadcast rightwing lies and perpetuate conspiracy theories about American law enforcement. “The enshrining of this Republicans Against Law Enforcement panel is a sham and a disgrace,” said Rep. Pascrell. “This ... Read More »