Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09) and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced $2.56 million in federal funding awarded from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to New Jersey Transit (NJT) to upgrade the Passaic Bus Terminal to better serve thousands of commuters and travelers throughout the city. “Several thousand Passaic commuters pass through these structures every ... Read more »
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, yesterday called on Federal Bureau of Investigations Director James Comey to release unclassified case files from the agency's investigation into the financial institutions at the center of the 2008 financial crisis, our country's worst economic disaster since the Great Depression. The FBI letter is avai... Read more »
Today, the original bipartisan sponsors of the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully implement this law in the wake of continued attacks on police. The letter (click here for PDF) was signed by U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), U.S. Representative Dave Reichert (R-WA), U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), and U.S. Senator Li... Read more »
PATERSON, N.J. – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $15 million in grants to help very low-income Veteran Families prevent homelessness among low-income veteran families. "No one who has served our country should ever go without a basic need like housing being met," said Rep. Pascrell, a veteran of the U.S. Army and Army... Read more »
Also co-hosting a fire grant workshop next week for towns seeking funding PATERSON, N.J. – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a new Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) award to the Elmwood Park Fire Department in the amount of $355,498 to purchase se... Read more »
Rep. Pascrell wrote a letter urging the TSA to consider waiving or reducing $85 application fee for access to expedited traveler screening program PATERSON — In a letter, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) urged Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator Peter Neffenger to examine the feasibility of instituting a program that would allow veterans to participate in the TSA PreCheck... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today applauded $3,287,135 in new federal funding for New Jersey to aid severe winter storm cleanup. "In the middle of summer, it may be hard to remember the toll our roads and infrastructure paid during winter storms earlier this year, but we are still paying those bills. This grant can help alleviate a portion ... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Italian-American Congressional Delegation, released the following statement on the naming of a U.S. Navy ship after legendary New Jersey World War II hero, Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. "John Basilone is a New Jersey hero and deserves all of the credit we can give him. His story is an inspiration to all Americans, holding a special place i... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and Budget Committee, released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the U.S. added 255,000 jobs in July, greatly surpassing expectations for the month. "With 255,000 jobs created in July and upward revisions for May and June, this marks 70 consecutive months of job growth, the ... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and represents a large Ukrainian-American population in northern New Jersey, issued the following statement in response to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's remarks this weekend on Ukraine and its relationship with Russia. "This past weekend we again saw that in addition to Donald Trump’s difficulti... Read more »
