PRAISES INCLUSION OF $450 FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY VICTIMS As the War in Iraq enters its fifth year, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) voted to approve a resolution that would pressure the Iraqi government to meet a series of security, political and economic benchmarks so that American troops can withdraw in… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) offered the following statement in regards to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "President Bush must replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales immediately.  The Attorney General's politically motivated dismissal of U.S. Attorneys is an absolute disgrace.  This latest… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) a member of the Ways and Means Subcommittees on Trade and Oversight praised House passage of the National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthening Transparency (FIRST) Act.  Pascrell is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan bill designed to strengthen national security by applying stronger federal… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) joined U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection in sending a letter to the  Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in regards… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) New Jersey’s only member of the House Homeland Security Committee today released a statement in reaction to a report that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will increase funding for transit, port and infrastructure security in New Jersey: “After years of mismanaging… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Chairwoman Linda Sanchez, and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., today sent the following letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey regarding recent reports concerning an internal investigation by the Department of Justice into the issue of deferred… Read more »

PRAISES INCLUSION OF INCREASED RISK BASED FUNDING; IMPROVED EMERGENCY COMMUNCATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today voted to make our nation safer by implementing the unfulfilled recommendations of the 9/11 Commission on improving homeland security, preventing terrorists from acquiring WMD,… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) released the following statement on the report issued today by the Iraq Study Group: “I commend the bipartisan Iraq Study Group for responsibly documenting a need to move away from the President’s failed foreign policy in Iraq.  The report initiates a credible strategy… Read more »

LEGISLATION STRENGTHENS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIES IN GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM Continuing to work in a bipartisan manner to protect America, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) the Ranking Member on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology today passed comprehensive… Read more »

Most Americans agree that New York City and Washington, D.C., are the leading contenders for a future terrorist attack. Read more »