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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.
The House should not be picking and choosing what sources of terrorism the Department should focus on without taking into account all the facts. The House continues to ignore the threats posed by violent extremism, which are not limited to…
I certainly don't question the motivations of the gentleman who has sponsored this bill. He is a good man, a good American, and loves his country, but I believe it is misdirected. I really do. In my hand, if you remember, there is a report…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of H.R. 4890 will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of H.R. 3724. The…
So let's get this amendment straight. This bill would have the IRS work with the National Taxpayer Advocate, in addition to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, as I read it correctly, in coming up with a customer service…
Once again, my friends on the other side of the aisle are cutting off their nose to spite their face: more mandates on the IRS with fewer resources and somehow expecting them to improve services. As I have said, the IRS is servicing 9…
Seven former IRS Commissioners wrote, and we need to take a look at it because obviously they weren't all Democrats and they weren't all Republicans, but seven former IRS Commissioners have said: ``Over the last 50 years, none of us has…
I introduced a piece of legislation, H.R. 3981, the Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act, that would take a number of steps to address the issue.
I think the storm is from men and women of good faith, but I think their priorities are misdirected.
This is the first time I have ever heard anybody testify and compare one's health to one's automobile, and I would just like to note perhaps when we get to that point which should not be covered in terms of your own health.
Working Americans across the country do not have the benefit of hiring consultants, of shifting their earned income around the globe to find the lowest tax rate. And you are standing there, saying you want to help the consumer? It is just…
I would like to respond to my friend from Texas. We went through a period of time in the first decade of this century of U.S. prosecutors and attorneys looking at the subject of deferred prosecutions. I am talking about justice here. That…
I am mainly concerned about this piece of legislation because you have determined--you have defined--a nonexistent problem while applying a less consumer friendly standard. That is my position. What I brought up here is part of the mix. It…
What we need to understand is that we are not only talking about the FTC, we are talking about the Justice Department, which oversees these mergers regardless of whether we are talking about health or airlines, which is a catastrophe. I…
I thank the ranking member for yielding. This bill is terrible. The Federal Trade Commission is tasked with protecting consumers from anticompetitive mergers. What I just heard from the gentleman is that this is all about getting rid of…
On March 1, 2016, I was detained in my district and missed the two rollcall votes of the day. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``Aye''--rollcall No. 103--H.R. 136--To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service…
By the way, we were going to be marking up that budget this week; am I correct? I will stand corrected, Mr. Speaker, if I am wrong. We were supposed to be marking up that budget. Now, we have to ask: Why aren't we marking up that budget…
The refusal of my friends on the other side of the aisle to hold a hearing on the President's budget is an unprecedented show of disrespect. The lack of respect I have seen for this President is abominable, it is disgraceful, and it does…
Working Americans across the country do not have the benefit of hiring consultants and shifting their earned income and assets around the world to find the lowest tax rate.
We are trying to squeeze that discretionary money even further by making cuts here and cuts there.
I just heard something from my good friend from Illinois that bears repeating, which is to have the administration come and testify on their deficit plan. The President's budget includes $2.9 trillion in deficit reduction. You have refused…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, from a few speakers today on the other side, I have heard ``Apocalypse Now.'' Both sides of the aisle, I think, want to get to a day when we balance the budget. We did it several…
How much time is remaining, Mr. Chair? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 15 minutes remaining.
How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 10 minutes remaining.
During the rollcall vote No. 72 on the Duffy Amendment, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Grijalva The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…
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