U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Sen. Robert Menendez, co-authors of landmark legislation to protect firefighters from cancer risks, today celebrated the signing into law of the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act (H.R. 931). The bipartisan bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a national cancer registry for firefighters to monitor and study the relatio... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s demand to rescind $15 billion in federal funding to critical departments and programs. “Mere months after passing a trillion-dollar tax scam designed to further enrich the top one percent, Republicans are now saying we need to reign in spending. After ordering the steak,... Read more »
An editorial in The Oklahoman today highlights the importance of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (Byrne JAG) Grants to law enforcement across the United States, and urges the Trump administration to stop playing politics by their withholding these public safety funds. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) has long been one of the leading champions of Byrne JAG Grants in Congress. The text of ... Read more »
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) issued the following statement on the passing of Paterson Police Officer Tamby Yagan: “Today Paterson is in mourning. Officer Tamby Yagan of the Paterson Police Force made the ultimate sacrifice for our city when he was tragically killed while in the line of duty. “A native of Prospect Park, Officer Yagan was a volunteer in the Prospect Park Fire De... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Dave Reichert (R-WA), co-chairs of the House Law Enforcement Caucus, led a bipartisan letter signed by 173 colleagues requesting that Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member José Serrano provide sufficient funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 appropriation bill for the Byrne Justice Assist... Read more »
Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07) re-introduced The Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act, which aims to combat gun violence through increased federal taxes on guns and ammunition and by closing tax and regulatory loopholes on some of the most popular and deadly firearms. The excise taxes on guns and ammunition have not changed sin... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12) announced their legislation to reinstate the Obama-era mental health background check for gun purchases. The regulation, enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, was rolled back by Congress and repealed by President Trump in February of last year. “In the aftermath of these tragic mass... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), New Jersey’s only member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump’s FY19 budget request: “President Trump’s budget is a sad joke,” said Rep. Pascrell. “Slashing the federal budget in the name of deficit reduction rings hollow when the Trump Administration championed a deficit-busting $1.5 trill... Read more »
PATERSON, N.J. – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2019 budget to eliminate the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office and nearly 50 percent cut to the COPS Hiring Program: “Eliminating the COPS Office and slashing funding for the COPS Hiring Program grants in half is an odd way for President Trump to show support for... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee and Co-Chair of the House Law Enforcement Caucus, issued the following statement in response to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s announcement that New Jersey would join a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to withhold disbursement of critical law enforcement grants: ... Read more »
