I regrettably missed 22 roll call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: Nay on Roll Call No. 359 on Ordering the Previous Question; No on Roll Call No. 360 on Agreeing to H. Res. 1370; YEA on Roll Call No. 361 on S. 3706; YEA on…
Bill Pascrell
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Bill Pascrell is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been an advocate for various issues including healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Throughout his tenure, Pascrell has focused on improving the quality of life for his constituents and has been involved in numerous legislative initiatives aimed at supporting local communities.
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by number of sources- the great poet Langston Hughes asked, ``What happens to a dream deferred?'' Well, in the case of the dream of fair and equal treatment at the polls, the dream deferred is a dream denied. Last year's presidential election was a civics lesson for all of us. Unfortunately, not only did we learn that every vote counts, we learned that not every vote is counted. For example, in Atlanta's Fulton County which uses punch card voting machines similar to those that gained notoriety in Florida, one of every 16 ballots for President was invalidated. In Harris County, Texas, which includes the city of Houston, 14,000 votes were not counted because the voter's selections simply did not register. In many Chicago precincts that have high African American populations, one in every six ballots was thrown out. By not addressing this blatant inequality, we are letting down the thousands of Americans that take the time to vote each year and those votes are not counted because the voting machines in these districts are old, broken and inaccurate. Our goal should be simply to fix the system, to help in every way we can. Yes, justice is difficult, Mr. Chairman, but as Sir James Mansfield said, ``Let justice be done though the heavens fall.'' And Ferdinand I, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, said, ``Let justice be done though the world may perish.'' That should be our primary motivation, to bring justice to the system.2 sources2001govinfo.gov
- I am here to express my opposition to the Hostettler amendment. To me, this is the most mean-spirited amendment I have ever seen on this floor. It cuts to the chase. It prohibits the Office of Housing and Urban Development from using funds to administer HUD's Community for Safer Guns Coalition. What does the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hostettler) have against the Communities for Safer Guns Coalition? I cannot figure it out. First the gentleman was against every legislative mandate. The gentleman is against it. Now, we do not have a mandate, what we are saying is we have an agreement between the administration and a company. We did not pass any legislation for the Clinton administration to come to that agreement. This is something the gentleman should support. The gentleman is proactive about it. The Communities for Safer Guns Coalition keeps guns out of the hands of criminals and children. I know the gentleman supports that. How can the gentleman support this amendment? It closes the gun show loophole. I do not know if the gentleman supports that. It cuts down on straw purchasing. The gentleman supports that, do you not? It mandates full background checks for all purchases. I think these are important steps towards making our streets safer. Does it take one gun away from anybody? One of the program's strengths is that it starts in the community and stays in the community.2 sources2000govinfo.gov
I regrettably missed three roll call votes. Had I been present I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 356 on S. 3249, YEA on Roll Call No. 357 on H.R. 1631, and YEA on Roll Call No. 358 on H.R. 8812. PERSONAL EXPLANATION
I regretfully missed four roll call votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call Vote 344, NO on Roll Call Vote 345, YEA on Roll Call Vote 346, and YEA on Roll Call Vote 347. {time} 1745 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr…
Today I unintentionally missed one roll call vote. Had I been present, I would have voted: No on Roll Call No. 319, Amendment No. 64. Amendment No. 68 Offered by Mr. Tiffany The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…
Our job--I thought our job was to protect the least of these among us, our seniors and our children.
I agree to some degree with my brother from Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly, that the law and your heart are two different things.
I missed 8 roll call votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted: Roll Call 235, Ordering the Previous Question for H. Res. 1269, NO; Roll Call 236, Passage of H. Res. 1269, NO; Roll Call 237, Bost Amendment No. 8, NO; Roll Call…
I thank Mr. Larson for putting his work and soul on the line for the last several years. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the more than 124,000 constituents in the Ninth District of north Jersey who rely on Social Security each and…
I thank Congressman D'Esposito for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am always proud to stand and support our brave law enforcement officers who suit up every day. That is especially true during National Police Week. This year, the National Law…
A fan shouldn't have to sell a kidney or mortgage a house to see their favorite performer or team. That is what it has come to. That is what it has come to. Of course, I remain committed to the BOSS and SWIFT ACT. It just takes a little…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this legislation to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, and the United…
I am proud to say that SAFER awarded more than $5 billion to departments to hire, recruit, and retain firefighters. These grants are amongst the most effective in the entire Federal budget. Fire departments rely on the Fire Administration…
So I am proud of our efforts to make big business and rich tax cheats finally pay their fair share. What the heck is wrong with that? And we have made progress.
I am glad the budget includes finally closing the carried interest loophole, maybe the worst loophole in the entire tax code.
So unemployment is at an historic low. Interrupt me when I say something that is not correct or can't be proven by data. Wages are rising. I want to come back to that in a minute. Inflation has plummeted. We got work to do. Factories are…
And I am not giving up because if we don't do that we continue to send the wrong message to the taxpayers.
You can draw a straight line from these winds to the policies enacted by President Biden and, yes, Democrats.
They vowed it would put America on stronger footing. Instead, it blew a Grand Canyon of debt.
It has been referred to by three of the panelists that what happened in 2017 was tax reform.





