Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, wrote a letter to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX-08) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA-08) calling on them to assembly the House Advisory Group on Negotiation (HAGON) to advise the Trump administration as it continues the NAFTA… Read more »
Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued a statement in response to the President’s progress report on NAFTA negotiations.
“NAFTA is a trilateral agreement that includes Canada. So today’s ballyhooed announcement notwithstanding, I view this as a progress report with negotiation still… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, announced the introduction of H. Res. 1018, a Resolution of Inquiry that would obtain for the House any documents or records shedding light on the formulation of the administration’s tariffs policies.
“For too long, our workers and businesses have suffered… Read more »
Today, Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, and five of his colleagues on the Committee on Ways and Means wrote a letter to Trade Subcommittee chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA-08) calling for answers on the committee’s refusal to hear testimony from Trump administration officials on the administration’s broader… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA-01), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Committee, and 14 of their committee colleagues wrote a letter to chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX-08) demanding that the full committee conduct greater oversight of the Trump administration’s trade… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 which imposes so-called right-to-work on public sector unions.
“This decision, part of corporate interests’ decades-long war to destroy organized labor, was delivered courtesy of a stolen Supreme Court seat and a presidential campaign built… Read more »
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, gave the following statement regarding the announcement that the Trump Administration was levying $50 billion in tariffs against China.
“China has been cheating on the world stage for too long, and our trade deficit with China has cost us millions of U.S. jobs. I… Read more »
PATERSON, NJ – Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, reacted with caution to the Trump administration’s surprise announcement that it would issue trade sanctions against China.
“I have long called for meaningful action to curb China’s cheating – their protectionist policies and… Read more »
Today, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, criticized the announcement by the Trump White House that it would seek to allow the U.S.-sanctioned Chinese company ZTE to buy American technology.
“ZTE poses a grave national security threat and harms U.S. jobs and economic growth. We know this because it has… Read more »
Yesterday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA-01) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) sent President Donald Trump a letter laying out their serious concern and dismay at the negative direction of the ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions. Specifically, the members cite the Trump Administration’s continued consideration of easing penalties… Read more »
