Originally published in the North Jersey (Bergen) Record -- President Donald Trump’s reported desecration of American soldiers who fell in World War I may rank among the worst slurs he has uttered in office. But Trump’s hostility toward troops and veterans is not new. Trump has compiled a record in word and deed that is derisive to the health of service members, especially those who have suffered ... Read more »

Originally published in the NY Daily News. Donald Trump vs. law enforcement: All the ways he’s hurt policing in America as president By Bill Pascrell, Jr. Desperate to deflect from his catastrophic failure to contain the pandemic or help millions of unemployed Americans, Donald Trump is making support for law enforcement a centerpiece of his administration. But even a cursory scan of Trump’s recor... Read more »

Originally published on NJ.com. The passing of my friend Congressman John Lewis has been a terrible blow. His death at this moment crystalizes the imperative of what was perhaps John’s most important life’s work: protecting your right to vote. Because there is no question that your sacred right is under grave threat. Almost daily, Donald Trump uses his pulpit to target election officials. He spews... Read more »

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 continue to obstruct m... 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 obstruction — that ... 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 generation after... 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 report o... 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 17,000 seats, but ho... 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 momentous, as it ri... 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, immigrant-driven communit... Read more »