Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I stand today with my colleague from New York (Mr. Grimm) to support the working men and women of this great Nation. You might take a quick look at section 517 of this legislation, the appropriations bill, and think it doesn't stop the Department of Defense from using a… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, this bill takes steps backwards from offering full protections for women and children who suffer unspeakable abuse. I'm not questioning the intentions, Madam Speaker, of those on the other side; that's not my purpose here. But who are we excluding today?… Read more »

Pascrell (D-NJ):  Thank you, Mr. Dicks. I want to thank Mr. Dicks for his leadership on this issue. I want to thank Mr. Rogers for his open-mindedness, as usual, hopefully, as we go into this discussion.  As Co-Chair of the House Law Enforcement Caucus, I want to call everyone's attention to one of the glaring differences between the… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I believe we are broke, but we're morally broke, that's how we're broke. Let's be straight here.    What's our vision for America? That's got to be the barometer. What do we want this country to be in the future? We can say we certainly don't… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. First, I want to thank Mr. LaTourette for, as usual, taking on a very, very exquisite subject here and not coming late to the fight. So I am proud to rise in strong support of this bipartisan amendment. I want to thank my good friend from Ohio for his leadership and willingness to work across the aisle on this important issue.    To those who say that the… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, we better not forget how we got here in the first place. The President, when he raised his hand in January of 2009, inherited a $10.6 trillion debt. Let us not forget history. I know this is like a Kabuki dance today.    You're not only not sincere about this, but this is all process. The American people, the folks in my district, are not… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Chair, I rise today in strong opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. Look, we have preserved millions of acres in Alaska. We want to preserve the shores of New Jersey. Now if you don't understand that, there are even more major problems.    Since last night, my friends on the other side have voted down no fewer than four amendments dealing… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.    If the Republican budget is a doubling down on the policies that brought us to the brink, which is contained in this budget, my brother from New Jersey presents a budget which I think quadruples down on the economic policies and lack of optimism in the American people.    The budget believes we… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, you know, there is an old western song: "I'm looking for love in all the wrong places.'' Remember that song? It's not too old. Not too old.   We're looking for revenue in all the wrong places; not only in reference to what we did in cutting indiscriminately $60 billion which mostly affects the middle… Read more »

Mr. PASCRELL. I appreciate the gentle lady for yielding. Madam Speaker, it is good to see you in the seat this evening.    I support the Second Amendment. I was lucky enough to come into this Congress with my friend from New York, Carolyn McCarthy. She has been a champion for the issue against gun violence. … Read more »