Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-18) reintroduced the Presidential Tax Transparency Act, legislation requiring sitting presidents and vice presidents and major party candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency to publicly disclose their 10 most recent federal income tax returns. “The stunning corruption of the Trump regime has made clear for all time the... Read more »
Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Jerrold L. Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Maxine Waters, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services, a... Read more »
In a surprise appearance with the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), today harshly questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig on the IRS’s continued refusal to release details on Donald Trump’s tax returns and the IRS’s systematic failure to hold rich tax cheats to account. Pascrell appeared on the p... Read more »
In today’s Sunday edition of the Star-Ledger, columnist Tom Moran has published an article diving into U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.’s (D-NJ-09) unceasing fight to expose Donald Trump’s corruption and criminality. As the article notes, Pascrell was recently selected as Oversight Subcommittee Chairman on the Ways and Means Committee, which holds jurisdiction over all tax-related issues. Pascrell has... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, has written directly to Donald Trump urging him to prove the New York Times reports wrong and finally release all of his business and personal tax returns. “To your predecessors, serving as Chief Executive was the honor of a lifetime. For you, however, the presidency is nothing more than ano... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the new Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to testify before the panel next week to address several issues, including revelations of possible tax evasion and avoidance by Donald Trump. “To attempt to restore this trust you must first start by fulfilling the Comm... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, reacted to the stunning revelations of fraud and criminality revealed in a New York Times report exposing Donald Trump’s tax returns. Rep. Pascrell has been leading Congress’s efforts to obtain trumps tax returns since February of 2017. “As the leader of Congress’s fight to obtain Donald Trump tax returns... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey’s only member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, today told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin point blank that Mnuchin was breaking the law by refusing to turn over Donald Trump’s business and personal tax returns to the Committee. Since April 3, 2019, Mnuchin has refused to comply with a request from Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA-01), ... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has written to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling for answers to a new report alleging that Mnuchin’s department is providing financial records of Hunter Biden to U.S. senators. “I was encouraged when I read the headline of a report today noting that your department is focusing on rampan... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) reacted to the revelation by the House Ways and Means Committee of records of Richard Nixon’s tax returns that were obtained in 1973 and 1974 by the Joint Committee on Taxation under 26 U.S.C. § 6103(f). “We already know that the law is on our side, but the primary sources released today are living proof of Congress’s power under Section 6103,” said Rep. Pasc... Read more »
