Bill Pascrell

They have cut vital services for children. They have cut funding for our first responders. They have eliminated jobs for 30,000 teachers--30,000. They have cut afterschool programs for nearly 1.2 million kids and eliminated more than 40…

I thank the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I have heard now twice this morning the term ``bipartisan.'' Many of my brothers and sisters on the other side wouldn't know bipartisan if it hit them in the head. I mean, to just throw this term…

With all the rhetoric invoked around this agreement, I am reminded of what President Ronald Reagan--since his name was used just a few moments ago by the leader--told Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in November of 1985 when they discussed…

I want to start by saying I am in opposition to this accountability bill, but I want to commend the chairman and the ranking member and the rest of the members of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I think you have done a good job--and I…

Reclaiming my time, in the context of what we did a year ago and the context of what is now under the guise of accountability is very different to me. I read both bills, the one we voted on last year and this bill. There is important…

I want to say to my brother, Peter King, we wouldn't be here except for you. We have talked about this thing for 10 years; more than that, Peter, through the chair, and we have insisted. I am proud to introduce this legislation with my…

I am never going to vote for any help for rural hospitals unless, instead of going into the pocket we already have... we need to expand Medicaid.

What are we writing here, a new Magna Carta? They have had 4 years, for crying out loud; and we still don't have legislation in front of us. It has been 2 months since we were last here. We had a lot of talks 2 months ago about how bad…

On rollcall No. 407, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Pearce The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr…

I have heard from both sides of the aisle the term ``winners and losers.'' Our workers who are laid off because of the deals that have been put before this Congress in the last 15 years are not losers. They are the most productive workers…

I say that through you to them. All we have been hearing over the past few months is that we need to grant the President fast-track authority so we can finalize the Trans- Pacific Partnership because it will be good for American workers…

The trade adjustment bill we are voting on today contains a number of flaws. The TAA has been used as a bargaining chip to push the TPA over the finish line. I would prefer that we didn't need a TAA at all. Trade Adjustment Assistance is…

Our Federal Highway Trust Fund is dead broke. In the past 10 years no one has had the political courage to fix it.

I reluctantly rise in opposition to the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. It was critical that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included the cutting edge delivery and payment reforms that it did. But, I have never believed that the…

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That seems to be the approach on trade. Despite the fact that TPA passed the House last week by only eight votes, at no point did the lightbulb go off for the leadership that perhaps they…

This country got shafted with our deal with Korea on country of origin automobiles. You don't really see any more cars traveling through Korea--or certainly China--that are made in the United States of America. We are taking a backseat…

I am sorry the gentleman from Indiana is leaving the floor right now because one of the companies he mentioned-- one of the companies, there are others--was brought before the Justice Department because of their behavior not long ago. So…

Sure, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I became highly involved in the medical device issues since 2007 when a number of device manufacturers entered into controversial deferred prosecution agreements for providing doctors with kickbacks for…

It is our job to find solutions. So, ensuring the solvency and the sustainability of our Highway Trust Fund is a key component.

I motion--seek unanimous consent to introduce a report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association on the looming Highway Trust Fund crisis.

I think, Mr. Chairman, with all due respect, that I don't sense--maybe you do--a sense of urgency about funding transportation.

I will tell you what an innuendo is. It is saying that the jobs that we lose are going to be replaced by just as good or better jobs. Well, here is the record. Remember, you are giving assistance to workers who already lost their jobs…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 33, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''. Page 36, line 1, after the dollar amount…

I thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky for providing $212 million for suicide prevention outreach programs, $20 million above the President's request. I am offering this amendment with my colleagues, Representatives…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,500,000) (increased by $5,500,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…