PATERSON, N.J. – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) issued a statement following the news that President Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to congratulate him for expanding his power by marginal victory in a contested referendum. "When our President is celebrating a foreign leader’s controversial power grab, we have to ask ourselves: does this serve d... Read more »

TEANECK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a new federal FIRE Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps in the amount of $128,728. “I am grateful the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps was awarded this Assistance to Firefighter Grant to ensure ... Read more »

U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments that his Administration would not name China a currency manipulator: "Another day, another broken promise by Donald Trump on trade. President Trump has reversed his pledge to get tough on China and address China’... Read more »

GARFIELD, N.J. - U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), New Jersey Sierra Club, and local environmental groups held a press conference today raising awareness to the drastic nature of President Trump’s funding reductions for environmental protections, including for toxic Superfund sites. The event focused on the Trump Administration’s budget cuts and weakenin... Read more »

U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ), along with Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) today announced the awarding of an $824,110 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, and a $556,102 grant from the HHS to the Hackensack University Medical Center. Both grants wil... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the follow statement in response to the U.S. airstrikes in Syria: "Seeing how the President did a 180 degree shift of his viewpoint on the utility of striking Syria, I hope he will also shift his thinking on Syrian refugee ban. 'No child of God should ever' be shunned from our shores after fleeing civil war and the murderous Assad regime. "The atr... Read more »

Committee on Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Reps. Sander Levin (D-MI), and Tim Ryan (D-OH) introduced the Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act. This bill takes aim at currency manipulators by enabling the Department of Commerce to impose countervailing duties to offset the impact of currency manipulation on a U.S. industry. "While President Trump soun... Read more »

New Jersey’s newest national park, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, welcomed more than 177,000 visitors in 2016. The Great Falls is one of the 77 national parks (of 382 reporting) that set visitation records. According to statistics released this month, the National Park Service (NPS) as a whole received nearly 331 million visits last year, beating last year's record numbers by a... Read more »

Yesterday, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Dan Donovan (R-NY) led a bipartisan letter 110 of their colleagues urging the co-chairs of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security to fund the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NPSG) at $50 million in the FY2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The letter cites an increase of anti-Se... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Jim Renacci (R-OH) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in introducing legislation to honor Larry Doby, the first African-American to play in the American League, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The lawmakers are cosponsoring the Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act to posthumously honor Doby for his career and contributions to American major... Read more »