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Pascrell Lauds Landmark Executive Order on Policing and Public Safety

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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the longtime co-chairman of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, today praised President Biden’s Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety. “For our nation to truly be united, we must mend frayed trust between our communities and the law enforcement departments that serve them,” said Rep.…

Pascrell Praises Chauvin Guilty Verdict

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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today released the following statement after Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts. “Right and wonderful justice has been served,” said Rep. Pascrell. “George Floyd was murdered. The evidence was overwhelming. The jury saw that and delivered swift accountability. This trial result is one stich towards helping heal the wounds that were…

Pascrell Assails Another Act of Rightwing Domestic Terrorism

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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. reacted to the murder of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin by a rightwing domestic terrorist. “The cold-blooded murder of two Americans in Kenosha is an act of deranged terrorism,” said Rep. Pascrell, who has been sounding the alarm in Congress on domestic extremism for over a decade. “The fact is that domestic extremism is not a both-sides problem.…

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