U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,537,000 in federal funding to assist New Jersey with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare facilities “From Flint to Newark, we have witnessed firsthand the devastating effects lead can have on our drinking water and on our communities. It is cri... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to give flexibility to New Jersey schools to ensure they can keep feeding New Jersey students amid the accelerating COVID-19 crisis. “We write on behalf of all students in New Jersey who depend on free and reduced school ... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) move to protect consumers from deceptive advertising amid the coronavirus epidemic. Last week, Pascrell called on the FTC to crackdown on con artists and fraudsters selling fake treatments for coronavirus. Today the agency announced it would do exactly that, issuing warnings to seven scam companies which fals... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of two bills supporting reunions of divided Korean families. H.Res. 410 expresses the opinion of the House of Representatives that families divided as a result of the Korean War should be reunited. H.R. 1771, the Divided Families Reunification Act, directs the Department of State to consult with South Korea on potential opportunities to r... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey’s only member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, today told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin point blank that Mnuchin was breaking the law by refusing to turn over Donald Trump’s business and personal tax returns to the Committee. Since April 3, 2019, Mnuchin has refused to comply with a request from Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA-01), ... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today wrote to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons and U.S. Food and Drug Administrator Dr. Stephen Hahn calling on them to investigate hucksters offering deceptive treatments for the coronavirus. Pascrell specifically cites disgraced preacher James Bakker, who has been selling a fraudulent “cure” for coronavirus on his web program. “As the nation... Read more »

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) introduced bicameral legislation today to improve sports safety and protect student athletes from cardiac arrest, concussions, heat-related illness and other on-field or on-court medical emergencies. The Supporting Athletes, Families, and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act, or SAFE PLAY Act, is the most comprehe... Read more »

This morning, Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) led all 14 members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in writing to Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad Wolf demanding answers on the recently-released DHS budget potentially slashing funding to the Garden State for the Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) preparedness ... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY-02) today introduced the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act which will finally give the 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 would be appalled at the state of crime gun tra... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) reacted to reports that the Trump White House is muzzling medical experts as part of its continued botched response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Trying to censor our public health experts is idiocy,” said Rep. Pascrell. “In any crisis, transparency is paramount to preventing panic and the spread of misinformation. Dr. Anthony Fauci is among the top medical m... Read more »