PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted with anger to new claims from whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright, who has filed an official complaint asserting widespread failure, cronyism, and corruption at the highest reaches of the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “These latest allegations by Dr. Bright paint a picture of a government completely and total... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) published an opinion editorial in the North Jersey (Bergen) Record on the dire challenges now facing the United States Postal Service and the need for quick reforms to save America’s post offices. The text of the essay appears below. Even as postal workers are helping keep America alive during this pandemic, the United States Postal Service is ... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today commented on the Trump Administration’s failure to form a Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to monitor the soon-to-be implemented North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as required by Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 5430).... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13), joined by Reps. Donna Shalala (D-FL-27), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), introduced a resolution honoring Arab American Heritage Month, a month-long celebration held in April to recognize the incredible contributions Arab Americans have made in the United States. “From my hometown of Paterson, New Jersey to ... Read more »

NORTH JERSEY – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today announced an additional $1.708 billion in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support New Jersey hospitals and health care providers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawmakers fought to secure this funding in the Coronavirus A... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $705,773 to the Paterson Housing Authority, $143,758 to the Garfield Housing Authority, and $250,546 to the Housing Authority of the City of Passaic. The funding was made available in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which Pascrell supported in ... Read more »

On April 30, 2020, working with Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9), and NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJ DMVA) Brigadier General Jemal Beale, some of the top COVID-19 experts and physicians in the country have agreed to consult with medical staff at the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home beginning today, where 98% of residents have either tested... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today wrote to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General calling for an investigation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine if the FDA’s decision-making process has been compromised by political pressure to promote unproven therapies to treat COVID-19. Their new let... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today participated in a conference call between the Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to discuss the pending implementation of the new North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on July 1. Following the call with Ambassador Lighthizer, Rep. Pascrell released the following stat... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced that he would vote in favor of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. “Across New Jersey, our doctors, nurses, and first responders have been heroes. They have risked their lives to keep our communities alive and today’s package is for them,” said Rep. Pascrell. “The funding in this bill for expanded testing, hospitals, and... Read more »