Bill Pascrell

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…

First, Madam Chair, I commend Chairwoman DeLauro, the gentlewoman from Connecticut, and Ranking Member Cole for their work on this bill and accommodating a bipartisan amendment. I thank my colleagues, Congressman David McKinley…

Let's give our ERs the resources to help save some more lives. I respectfully ask the House to support my amendment so that we may fully fund the ALTO program. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 68, line 9, before the period insert the following: ``Provided further, That of the amount made available…

I thank my colleagues for the support. I urge the passage of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank Congresswoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Cole for their support for my amendment and support for the fire services. I rise as the proud co-chair of the Congressional Fire Service Caucus to be on the front lines fighting for…

I thank Madam Chair for her comments. Mr. Chair, I strongly encourage my colleagues to join me in supporting the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 53, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $900,000)''. Page 90, line 6, after the…

By passing this bill, we would finally repeal the maximum age for IRA contributions, something I have worked on for many years. This bill cleared out of our committee unanimously. That is pretty rare. It is as rare as a unicorn. That tells…

After years and years of prior Congresses thinking that tax policy was giving cuts to the rich, this bill uses our Tax Code for some good. As the gentleman, my good friend from Pennsylvania, just said, we can work together, we can walk and…

This bill has strong support from several law enforcement groups, including the National Sheriffs' Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Association of Police Organizations, the International Association of Chiefs of…

I recommend that we all read that because it has pertinence today.

It does not make any sense to me. Perhaps I am missing something.

We will support our first responders because they are on the front lines every day keeping us safe.

Investing in public transit has an undeniable ripple effect that is felt in neighborhoods throughout New York and across the country.

If nominated, I will not run. This is an interesting subject, not only for the elderly like myself, but for young people who need to know about Social Security. Many times, younger folks, like myself when I was younger, I didn't talk about…

Mr. Chairman, we were promised higher wages from the Republican tax cuts, chapter and verse. Nobody has denied that.

the majority of those folks who use that deduction, the oldest deduction on the tax books--it goes back to the Civil War, and there was a reason

We were promised higher wages from the Republican tax cuts, chapter and verse.

I am certainly not convinced that raising the age is the area that we need to focus on.

I vowed never to stop fighting for them.

The Social Security Trust Fund is only fully funded until 2034. So revenue increases are needed to shore up the fund for the future.

I support the chairman's Social Security 2100 Act because it protects the promise we made to workers in a way that ensures no benefit cuts need to be made for at least the next 75 years.

Our bill helps people prepare prior to a storm with accurate maps, flood-prevention investments, updates to claims process so survivors get what they need to rebuild, and holds bad actors accountable.

We cannot be shy about working together to strengthen the program.