U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, reacted harshly to claims by the Trump White House that it had come to a tentative trade agreement with the Chinese government. “This trade agreement made between the United States and the China must be a dead letter,” said Rep. Pascrell, a longtime critic of Trump’s trade policies. “The chaos of Tr... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI-05) led a letter signed by 23 Ways and Means Committee Democrats to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer seeking information on recently-announced trade agreements between the United States and Japan and whether those agreements circumvented the law designed to preserve Congress’s ultimate authority over national tr... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today penned an essay in the American Prospect outlining one his top priorities for a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): protecting U.S. workers through real and lasting labor reforms in Mexico. “A generation after its passage, NAFTA’s worst legacy remains its destruction of good-paying jobs for working men and women. House Democrats have made c... Read more »

Orignally published in the American Prospect: https://prospect.org/world/what-workers-need-from-the-revision-of-nafta/ As negotiations with the Trump administration on a new North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico approach their crescendo, Congress may soon have a once-in-a-generation chance to remake our nation’s core trade relationship. A generation after... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today reacted to a letter sent by Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador to Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA-01). The letter comes one week after Reps. Neal and Pascrell led a congressional delegation to Mexico City to further trade talks between Mexico and the United States. “Working m... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), joined by House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA-01), and fellow Ways and Means members Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), and Dan Kildee (D-MI-05), traveled to Mexico and today met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican government officials, and local workers to discuss ongoing talks between the United States, Mex... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today signaled strong approval of a deal struck between the United States and other nations that will keep America in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) which helps maintain low postal rates between nations. “I am very pleased the United States has reached a deal to remain a member of the Universal Postal Union. This deal ensures American manufacturers, busines... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted to emergency meetings being held in Geneva today as the Trump administration threatens to pull the United States out of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which helps maintain low postal rates between nations. “Our postal service is world-class because we work hand in hand with the international community. Quitting the Universal Postal Union woul... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) led 17 members of the House of Representatives writing to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as the Trump Administration proposes new import duties on goods from the European Union (EU). “We write with concern regarding the inclusion of olive oil on the list of products being considered for additional import duties in r... Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) voted in support of H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Plans Act of 2019, commonly referred to as the Butch Lewis Act. Passed out of the Ways and Means Committee, this legislation will help preserve the pensions of retirees and workers through a unique public-private partnership. “I am a proud co-sponsor of the Butch Lewis Act, which addres... Read more »