U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and Katie Porter (D-CA-45) today have written to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn again calling on the agency to protect the American people from unproven treatments for COVID-19. “As the United States continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we urge you to be vigilant and watchful of... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in support of the Delivering for America Act (H.R. 8015), which passed the House of Representatives 257-150 during a special Saturday session to counter the continuing arson of the United States Postal Service (USPS) by Donald Trump and his hand-picked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The legislation approved today will allocate $25 billion to USPS... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a $16,152.58 CARES Act grant to the Englewood Fire Department. Rep. Pascrell has been in contact with DHS advocating for Englewood to receive this award. Funding for the award was provided through the CARES Act Assistance to Fir... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $227,272.73 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC). The funding will be used by TVAC to purchase a new emergency vehicle in its continued service to the greater Teaneck area. “Our state’s response and recov... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $187,126.67 in emergency CARES Act grants to the fire departments of Haledon and Leonia. The funding was provided through the CARES Act Assistance to Firefighters - COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) grant program, which Rep. Pascrell advo... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised the signing into law of S.3607, the Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020, which will ensure that public safety officers who contract COVID-19 in the line of duty are eligible for benefits for their families should they become disabled or die from the virus. Rep. Pascrell, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY-10), and Re... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) tonight made a criminal referral to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal seeking the empaneling of a state grand jury to look at electoral subversion by Donald Trump, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and other possible Trump administration officials in their accelerating arson of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Earlier today, Governor Phil M... Read more »

With Donald Trump stepping up his sabotage of the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Senate Republicans blocking lifeline aid to USPS for now 89 days, the ability of Americans to get their mail and cast their ballots is under unprecedented existential threat. U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today released a slate of stories from North Jersey residents in the Ninth District describing t... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today demanded another investigation of the turmoil at the United States Postal Service (USPS). Amid verified local and national reports that Trump’s new Postmaster General is deliberately delaying deliveries and seeking to wreck voting-by-mail for the November elections, Pascrell has again called on USPS Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb to probe the Trump-en... Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) announced $3,160,920 in federal housing grants to assist families during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These federal awards will be used by public housing authorities to help families secure safe housing and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The funding for these grants was made available by the House’s CARES Act, which Rep. Pascrell supported in Mar... Read more »