U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Senate’s passage of the health insurance reform bill. “Today is a major step forward in the historic undertaking to make affordable, quality health care available to all Americans,” said Pascrell, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and its subcommittee on health. “Having choice and com... Read more »

Now that the House has passed a health insurance reform package and the Senate is beginning its debate, it is important that the facts are separated from the myths, spin, and misinformation. An op-ed published in The Record on Wednesday, Nov. 25 grossly misrepresents the Affordable Health Care for America Act, passed by the House on Nov. 7th, and I want to take this opportunity to set the record ... Read more »

In keeping with legislative efforts to make quality health care affordable for every American, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today voted in favor of repealing a looming 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians while a more stabilized reimbursement system is developed. The short-term benefit of Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (H.R. 3961), which passed in the House today by a... Read more »

It was a car accident victim who couldn’t get the right medical treatment because her insurance company wouldn’t cover it. It was a family who agonized over their finances when their health insurance premiums increased more than 150 percent. It was a small-business owner who faced the prospect of losing his best craftsman because the cost of providing health insurance strangled the shop’s cash fl... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) gave the following statement in support of the Affordable Health Care for America Act this afternoon on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Madam Speaker, today is when we must ask ourselves the real reason we came to Congress – was it to fulfill the hopes of the people or to take the path of least resistance? The easy thing would be to say the p... Read more »

This evening, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) proudly voted in favor of the final passage of H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act." The bill passed by a vote of 220-215. Pascrell, as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and its Health Subcommittee, worked to help craft the bill during the past several months. On the House floor this afternoon, Rep. Pascrell gav... Read more »

"From my first day in Congress to today, I have voted consistently and affirmatively to ban the use of taxpayer funds for abortion. However, I am in favor of a woman’s right to choose. Personal decisions, such as deciding whether or not to have an abortion, should involve a woman, her family and her faith. If an abortion is a personal decision, the government should not interfere nor should taxpa... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today said he was underwhelmed by the health care legislation advanced by the House Republicans as an alternative to the Affordable Health Care for America Act. The congressman pointed out that the historic effort of the past 10 months incorporates items that were proposed by Republicans in Congress. “I wish the Republicans put the same effort into this propo... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unveiling of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), an $894 billion health care bill that would extend coverage to 36 million Americans and reduce the national deficit by $30 billion. “We have momentous step forward today with this bill. The House bill increases choice and competition, improves car... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today spoke in the House of Representatives in support of extending the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which provides medical benefits and support services to low-income individuals stricken with AIDS/HIV. The U.S. House of Representatives reauthorized the program today with a vote of 408-9. “AIDS and the HIV virus don’t come up as frequently in our pub... Read more »