At today’s highly-anticipated House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “Radicalization in the U.S. Muslim Community,” U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) argued against the dangers of stereotyping the entire Muslim community in the name of protecting the homeland. “When we don’t… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today released the following statement in response to reports that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as Egypt’s president. “As I’m watching the developments in Egypt surrounding Hosni Mubarak’s stepping down as the nation’s president, I cannot help but feel an… Read more »

Bonded by a common belief that a punishment should fit the crime, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) joined with Congressmen Barney Frank (D-MA-4) and Anthony Weiner (D-NY-9) and leaders of the Jewish community to call upon President Barack Obama to grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard. Pollard was a former civilian… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today denounced Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his address to the United Nations in which he characterized the tragic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 as an American conspiracy to “grip” the Middle East and “save the Zionist regime.”“The conspiracy theories President… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today reacted to a television news report of an apparent security breech at Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal C. “We are still gathering the facts about how security measures have or have not been enforced around Terminal C. But these images that have been… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today released the following statement in reaction to Hamas’ shooting of four Israelis on the eve of new Mideast peace talks. “I unequivocally condemn the recent attack by Hamas terrorists in the West Bank that left four Israeli citizens… Read more »

Today, Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ-8) wrote to President Obama, along with 337 of his Congressional colleagues, expressing support for Israel's right to defend itself in the wake of last month's flotilla incident.  Additionally, Congressman Pascrell sent a supplemental letter to the President outlining his views on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the Administration's progress towards… Read more »

Buoyed by strong bipartisan support, the House Homeland Security Committee today unanimously approved legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) aimed at providing a national plan of prevention and preparedness against weapons of mass destruction attack in the United States. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to include an amendment to the 2010 National Defense Authorization bill authored by U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8). The amendment would ensure that the same method of cognitive testing for service members is used before they are deployed and after they return home.   … Read more »

The recent attempted attack in Times Square reminds us as a nation that the threat of terrorism continues to be real and our vigilance must be everlasting. We can take pride in the fact that our local, state, and federal authorities responded effectively to the plot of Faisal Shahzad and apprehended him before he fled the country.  However, we must… Read more »