Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement after returning from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations in Montreal, Canada. "If we have any hope of continuing NAFTA and seeing essential changes, we need to make it a modern document that helps American workers as well as worke... Read more »
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), ranking member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement after landing in Montreal, Canada for the Sixth Round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). "I look forward to meeting with the NAFTA negotiators from all three countries in Montreal as we work to improve and st... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Sander Levin (MI-09) led a letter from 183 Members of Congress to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer expressing concern with the ongoing renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Specifically, the Members of Congress told Lighthizer to end the outsourcing of good-p... Read more »
Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) issued the following statement today following the passage of a continuing resolution that funds the government into mid-January.. "Today the House of Representatives adjourned for the holidays without finding any resolution to a whole host of issues that are critically important to Americans. Republican House leadership decided not to engage Democratic membe... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Republican tax bill conference report. "Tax reform should be an opportunity to set a framework in which all Americans are treated fairly, rewarded for their work, and invested in as human capital. Instead, the tax bill Republ... Read more »
NEWARK, N.J. – Today, Governor-elect Phil Murphy and Democratic members of the New Jersey House delegation discussed the impact of the House Republican’s tax plan on New Jersey. The plan is estimated to cost many New Jersey families thousands of dollars a year. A total of 1.8 million New Jersey households deduct a cumulative $17 billion in state income or sales taxes from their federal taxes. Thos... Read more »
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, led the charge for Democrats in their opposition to the Ryan-McConnell tax bill. The House Ways and Means Committee began its markup for the Republican tax bill, which will continue today (WATCH LIVE). Changes to House tax bill on child care benefits, credits (Associated Press / Washington Post) Co... Read more »
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the release of a Department of Treasury report on developments in international economic and exchange rate policies. "With all of the bluster we heard on the campaign trail, today’s report from the Department of Treasury highlights the administration’s lack of ... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced that the economy lost 33,000 jobs in September: "Today’s jobs number represents another broken promise from the Trump Administration. The recent disasters have shown that President Trump has failed to deliver tangible improve... Read more »
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., with Trade Subcommittee Ranking Members Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., and Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-N.J., today called for the Administration to act immediately to end foreign labor practices that undercut American workers and cost U.S. jobs. In a letter to Secr... Read more »
