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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.
Thank you, Congressman Smith, for your great service to your State and your country. Madam Speaker, we've lost a great man. When Senator Lautenberg passed away Monday morning, last Monday, I lost a good friend. The Silk City has produced…
I stand to urge my colleagues to support this amendment to provide $5 million in additional funding for Firefighter Assistance Grants. This funding would be equally divided between the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing…
As the House considers H.R. 1919, the Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013, I would like to voice my specific concerns with one provision within the legislation. While the underlying bill seeks to address the issue of…
Frank Lautenberg was my friend for 45 years. We drank the same water in Paterson, New Jersey. He was a person of very small means when you looked at his mom and dad. They worked in the factories in Paterson, New Jersey, as so many other…
Today, May 17th, I missed several rollcall votes. Had I been present I would have voted: ``nay''--rollcall vote 155--On Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 216--Providing for consideration of H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory…
I rise, Madam Speaker, in strong opposition to the Pay China First Act. This is a Pyrrhic proposal if I ever saw one. By the way, the firefighters are in town today and tomorrow, and I'm going to go to every firefighter I see in…
Today, March 18th, I missed three rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: Rollcall vote 76-- ``yea''--Journal Vote; rollcall vote 77--``yea''--H. Con. Res. 18-- Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National…
Today, March 6th, I missed a rollcall vote. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall vote 62-``nay''- Final Passage of H.R. 922--Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing…
While I'm glad that we will have the opportunity to vote on Senate passed version of the Violence Against Women Act today, I can't believe that we have to stand here playing partisan political games with legislation meant to protect the…
I wouldn't use the two words that you used. I would use the word ``demeaning.'' We have demeaned our staff, which is not included in this, I understand that. But you want to know something? Those unemployment figures for the last 6 years…
We need a balanced approach to reducing our deficit which makes responsible cuts while also raising revenue. This bill is not the way to do it. I have great respect for the gentleman's intellect, but this is one of the dumbest bills I've…
They're not stick figures. They walk the streets, navigating through flooding, debris, downed power lines, these Army Corps, these FEMA folks, in order to assess damages and reach out to the victims. They're not nameless. They're not…
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