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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.
I rise personally ashamed at the political sideshow in front of the White House perpetrated by Ms. Palin and Senator Cruz and his congressional allies. For Members to protest against the consequences of a shutdown they, themselves, caused…
I thank Mr. Garamendi for bringing us all together tonight. I couldn't stand with better Americans than I am standing with tonight. I mean that. Mr. Speaker, the latest supercommittee plan that folks on the other side of the aisle gave us…
I regret that I was unable to attend today's session of Congress, as I was unavoidably detained in my district. Had I been present, I would have strongly supported passage of H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act…
Tragedy happens, and we say we are shocked. ``This is a quiet neighborhood.'' ``This is a quiet town.'' ``This is a quiet city.'' When you examine the mass shootings in America over the last decade, it becomes abundantly clear that there…
Nearly 30,000 households in my current district benefit from this program. I would ask you to examine the bill and examine your conscience before you---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The Chair would remind Members…
I am opposed to this rule and the underlying bill. My friends on the other side of the aisle like to act like 11 million unemployed Americans are out of work because they want to be out of work. This is a debate between two things, common…
Thank you, Mr. Hastings. I rise, Mr. Speaker, in strong opposition to the rule and the underlying bill before us today, H.R. 761, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013. I just think it goes too far. I urge my…
More troubling, Mr. Speaker, is that recent studies estimate that one-quarter of American jobs are at risk of being outsourced in the coming years. We're not talking about chump change here. This is a lot of jobs. So let's defeat this…
Like my Republican colleagues, I too am concerned about fraud in any public program, whether it's ObamaCare, food stamps, Medicare. Who could be against verification? But this is not about verification. Again, the 41st failed attempt to…
I have a great deal of respect for Chairman Hastings. He's a fair, civil individual. But this bill is off the charts. At least the last one that we voted on had some redeeming qualities--some redeeming qualities. We know there's more oil…
I want to talk about the special interests--not oil companies--us. Let's talk about us and what we get out of this. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Chairman, the administration is committed to ensuring that…
I want to state that today, June 18th, I regrettably missed several rollcall votes. Had I been present I would have voted: `nay''--rollcall Vote 248--On Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 266--Providing for consideration of H.R…
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