Bill Pascrell

This is funding Democrats passed to close the tax gap and reduce the deficit.

Over and over, we have seen our economy held hostage over a budget shortfall the other side caused in the first place.

Let us be clear about the greatest danger to our Nation's economic health, because that is where we are heading.

Without the Bush tax cuts and the Trump tax cuts, revenues today would be on track to keep up with spending indefinitely.

The deficit fell by a record $1.7 trillion during President Biden's first 2 years.

Mr. Chairman, like many states, New Jersey has seen a reduction in state and county employees and contractors administering its child support program.

Thank you. And it is vital that we provide our nation's child support programs with adequate resources.

We are talking about real people and real families.

I fight every year for more funding to protect non-profits.

I have sounded the alarm on domestic extremism for 15 years and gotten mostly the deaf ear from both Republicans and Democrats.

No one should face hatred, no one should face vitriol because of their heritage.

We must also guard against terror and hate at home.

The barbaric acts and attacks by Hamas are heartbreaking, stomach-turning, sheer evil.

We are here, as I see it--and correct my perception--but we here, to find a way to bring people together.

We are so anxious to move into an automation world. For the last 60 years we have been so anxious to do that.

I want to continue your last line of questioning. I associate myself with what you were saying and what you are implying here, because this is not simply going to be solved by putting more resources and money.

Enough dishonesty and misdirection. We either sit down, we either work this out, or Social Security will not be here.

Far from Social Security saviors, I think the majority insists on seeking its destruction because they have a better idea.

Additional resources without a plan won't solve the problem.

Congress needs to act to do something about it.

I think we can sit down and compromise and get to some final solution, if you would call it.

Even if we can avoid those cuts, we need a lot of changes in the policy of delivering service.

Social Security is one of America's greatest success stories. Forty percent of seniors, fifty percent of disabled beneficiaries will live in poverty without Social Security.

I think that is a good model example for a lot of Federal agencies.

We have a sacred responsibility to address the actual challenges facing Social Security.