Bill Pascrell

In my neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey, that is called thievery.

Congressional rhetoric alone will not force companies to engage in moral business standards, which is why we must enact stronger backstops into law to protect patients from industry's predatory practices.

For years, multiemployer pension plans offered working-class Americans something almost priceless: a nest egg for their retirement. This security was provided through collective bargaining benefit plans. Workers put in their own…

It is time again that we look here.

I thank you for the opportunity to highlight the need for transparency and regulation in the badly corrupted primary and secondary live-events ticket marketplace.

We must continue to urge fair market competition to lower healthcare costs, and allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices in a similar manner as the Veterans Administration.

The marketplace has been governed by zero federal regulation.

It is time for Congress to turn the page, pass legislation to add regulation, impose some order, and stop bad actors who make a living by ripping off regular folks daily.

I come before you today as an advocate for thousands of my constituents in Ohio's 9th congressional district who are struggling to afford their prescription medicine.

The combined behemoth dominates a $9 billion per year industry and holds over 80 percent of market share.

So I know in a dictatorship, you have very few people to worry about in the administration because there is only one person making all the decisions. We are a democracy. So we need input.

If the administration, whatever that administration may be and whenever it does exist, if they are not cooperating with us, if they are not cooperating with you and the folks that are here, what the heck--you know, what are we doing, you…

Probably the best or at least one of the best in the entire country. I don't say that by blowing smoke.

As you know, as a long-time member of the original Homeland Security Committee when it was formed right after 9/11, it is an honor to be part of today's hearing.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for inviting me to join you on this important field hearing.

We have had more hurricanes. We have had more natural disasters. It seems to me I see very little improvement in FEMA, to be very honest with you.

We have had under Republican and Democratic administrations very excellent Directors for the most part.

I have asked on my own, Mr. Chairman, and I will conclude with this, 20 Congressman at random--Democrats, Republicans--only one was able to even tell me who the head of FEMA is now.

I see that our State police are well-represented here, as we worked with them back then.

I support this legislation, H.R. 748. During our discussions on health reform in 2009, many of us strongly opposed the excise tax on so-called Cadillac employer-provided health plans. We were successful in keeping it out of the House…

I include the letters that I have in my hand in the Record. International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO & CLC, Washington, DC, July 15, 2019. Dear Representative: On behalf of 90,000 workers represented by the…

We have here today, and we are here today to state, it will never be clear until we help every first responder who has suffered in running to the tragedy. We need to act now. Originally, this program was named after my constituent, New…

I thank our chairwoman, Carolyn Maloney, in particular, and Peter King. From the very beginning, they have been steadfast. And I say to you, the angels are singing now. We all know it took some kicking and screaming to get this fund…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 105, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''. The…

It is high time that we as a body come together to enact sensible postal reform. This amendment is a small step in that direction. Mr. Chairman, I thank Representative Pressley and Representative Amodei for joining me in offering this…