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… 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… 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… 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,… Read more »

Originally published in Washington Monthly The Larry Doby Post Office is located at 194 Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey, across the street from my congressional office. Dedicated on August 28, 1933, by the legendary Postmaster General James Farley, the structure was one of the many built by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration in the throes of the Great Depression. While it may… Read more »

Originally appeared in The Hill Michael Cohen's recent public congressional testimony was a startling moment in recent history. His allegations that Donald Trump routinely evaded taxes and committed other financial fraud should result in an immediate request to the Treasury to turn over President Trump’s business and personal tax returns. According to Cohen, Trump… Read more »

Bob Menendez, D-North Bergen, is New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator and a senior member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-Paterson, is a congressman representing New Jersey’s Ninth District and a senior member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. Read more »

Originally printed in the Washington Post In a year of congressional lowlights, the hearings we held with Silicon Valley leaders last fall may have been the lowest. One of my colleagues in the House asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the workings of an iPhone — a rival Apple product. Another colleague asked Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, “If you’re not listening… Read more »

Within hours of the announcement by General Motors that it would shutter five of its North American plants and eliminate more than 14,000 jobs, Donald Trump took to Twitter to excoriate the carmaker for its investments in China and Mexico and made promises of government retribution for the layoffs. GM’s surprise move and Trump’s caustic response to it both highlight the perils inherent… Read more »

For generations, America has been a beacon of light for those fleeing the worst regions of darkness. In less than two years, Lady Liberty’s torch has grown dimmer as Donald Trump’s administration shuts our doors to those seeking to become a contributing part of the American experience. What began with a travel ban has morphed into a bureaucratic war of attrition. At… Read more »