Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $3,125,845.45 to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through New Jersey, St. Joseph’s implemented emergency protective measures to combat the spread of the virus. The federal award announced today will reimburse the hospital for expenses… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today led five New Jersey delegation colleagues sounding the alarm about a significant hole in the pharmaceutical supply chain. In a letter to President Biden, the members highlight a shortage of packaging materials used for cartons for prescription drugs which threatens the distribution of scores of prescription… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), today led 21 House colleagues urging Appropriations leaders to provide additional funding for new COVID-19 therapies in the Fiscal Year 2022 package currently being crafted.
“Giving the American people access to new treatments is one of the federal government’s most critical missions during this phase of the COVID-19… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Scott Peters (D-CA-52) are calling on the Biden administration to provide full reimbursement to Medicare recipients who purchase at-home COVID-19 tests. Recently, the Biden administration required commercial insurers to cover the cost of at-home covid tests.
“We write today to urge you to take immediate action to ensure that those covered by… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement and Congressional Fire Services Caucuses, today celebrated the House’s passage of the Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021 (PAFRA).
This legislation is sponsored in the House (H.R. 2936) by Rep. Pascrell and in the upper chamber (S. 1511) by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). PAFRA makes… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $653,450 to the Paterson Community Health Center to help the center modernize and continue providing primary healthcare to low-income Paterson residents. Funding for this grant was provided by the historic American Rescue Plan, which Pascrell and congressional… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement as the panel considers measures relating to skilled nursing facilities at markup of the Build Back Better Act.
Chairman Pascrell Opening Statement (as prepared for delivery)
Our nursing home population has been disproportionately devastated by this… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh today announced a $4,000,000 federal grant to improve heath literacy and increase vaccination rates in Paterson. Today’s Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 grant is part of the Biden Administration’s larger efforts to encourage COVID-19 safety and vaccination among… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and David McKinley (R-WV-01) celebrated the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finally insisting that all insurance companies make COVID-19 testing and vaccines free. The decision follows calls led by Pascrell, McKinley, and 50 members demanding HHS make all testing free to all Americans.
The Families First Coronavirus… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today announced the allocation of hundreds of millions in federal COVID-19 recovery funds for New Jersey’s Ninth Congressional District. The funds will be provided through the U.S. Treasury Department’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program. The program was created by the historic American Rescue Plan that was passed by… Read more »
