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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.
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…
You may raise the rates on those higher income seniors, which is a relative term when we look at what they are making, they may move--leave the program altogether.
I think that it provides a clear picture of how our Nation values the program.
the attempts to repeal reform and turn Medicare into some kind of other program will hurt the beneficiaries.
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…
The 14th Amendment of the Constitution states, if I may paraphrase, the public debt of the United States shall not be questioned. In other words, we don't even have the power, really, in section 4 of that amendment. Take a look at it and…
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
We are not going to default on our obligations and not just to our bondholders...
The mere threat of default and irresponsible discussions of default is what I am talking about right now...
We either act now, or we wait for the consequences of the terrible silence of the decent. And many folks from both sides of the aisle have worked together. It can be done, not only on this issue, but many other issues. This was a tragedy…
I heard the words a few moments ago about a grab bag. I can assure you that the Governors who introduced itemized lists went into them very deeply with the consultation of local officials. It's no grab bag. That's an insult to the…
You would think, Madam Chair, that we're having a Sadie Hawkins dance here today and we're patting each other on the back. The real sponsor of this legislation are the people who have been hurt. And let's be honest about it. It took only…
I want to wish you the best. I'm glad there's one more Democrat, but I'm not glad that you're leaving. You're a gentleman. Look, I don't think that this is time for a pedantic debate. As we say in Jersey, it is time calmly, cooly to take…
The American people are the real winners here tonight, not anyone who navigates these halls. Let's make that clear. We don't have a perfect bill in front of us--in fact, we've never had a perfect bill in front of us--but this is a bill…
I ask to have a ``yea'' vote on this legislation so we can all be proud and be happy for a change when we wake up in the morning.
What we have now in FEMA is not good enough for the loss in small businesses.
If we can't rise up above our political ideologies, then we don't belong here.
I want to make sure that Russia does toe the line. This is very serious business. So if we can't get them to move on Syria, the situation only gets worse. Maybe it's hopeful that we have a coalition which was formed just a few days ago. So…
Mr. Camp, Mr. Levin, great job in putting this together. I didn't drink the Kool-Aid when I came to Ways and Means on trade, I can tell you that; but I think that this is a major effort on both sides of reconciliation and putting together…
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