NORTH JERSEY – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) today announced the awarding of $2,351,114.87 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) public assistance grants to the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to aid the county’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Bergen County is the ha... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted furiously to comments by Mitch McConnell that he opposes what he labels a “blue state bailout” of states fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and that he prefers states expending enormous resources against the virus go bankrupt. “These wretched remarks by Mitch McConnell are a smack right into the face of every American,” said Rep. Pascrell. “Our stat... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) introduced the Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020. This legislation will require private insurers to cover treatment for COVID-19 with no-cost sharing for patients. “This pandemic is placing unbearable burdens on the backs of our neighbors and their families. With many uns... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today reacted harshly to a report in the Associated Press about the results of a study done of COVID-19 patients at U.S. veterans hospitals that found that “[a] malaria drug widely touted by Donald Trump for treating coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals” and that there were “more deaths among t... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and John Rutherford (R-FL-04) today led 175 of their Democratic and Republican House colleagues calling on the White House to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) non-Federal cost share required under the COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations. The current formula requires states to pay 25 percent of public and ... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today mourned the passing of former Paterson Deputy Mayor, Paterson Housing Authority Director, and current Passaic Valley Water Commission member Ed Cotton. “Ed Cotton was a jewel in Paterson’s crown,” said Rep. Pascrell, a former Paterson mayor. “I had the good fortune and the honor of working with Eddie. As my Deputy Mayor, he served diligen... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Katie Porter (D-CA-45), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, today hammered Ticketmaster for refusing to issue refunds to Americans for events that have been postponed indefinitely by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Ticketmaster President Amy Howe and Live Nation President Rapino, the two members call on Ticketmas... Read more »

PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today wrote a second letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell calling on the Fed to begin buying up municipal debt to give state and local governments flexibility to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite wrestling with one of the worst outbreaks in the nation, large counties like Bergen County are ineligible to apply for municipal debt ... 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 $107,443 to Saint Joseph’s Hospital and $146,917 to the City of Paterson to help the community combat HIV/AIDS amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will aid low-income individuals and families by enhancing access to care and providing direct financial assistance to area... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) reacted positively to the announcement by Governor Murphy that the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) is sending 90 nurses to Garden State veterans’ facilities, including the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus as the residence continues to face a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 that has claimed the lives of at least 24 veterans. The ... Read more »