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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.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it does. I've listened to these words. ``Empty'' and ``pyrrhic'' come to my mind. How in God's name can you speak across the floor to the people on this side and imply that the President is…
When this President raised his hand, we were losing 750,000 jobs a year, number one; and, number two, we had a deficit beyond belief, Madam Chairman. And for us to compare, you must believe in fairy tales. Now, if you want to talk about a…
You know who is paying these bills. It is no different than when Walmart, which part-timed its whole workforce, who paid--the question is, who paid for those folks that had to go and seek medical attention?
When I was introduced to this budget, the chairman of the Budget Committee stated that his reason for turning Robin Hood on his head was to stop an ``insidious moral tipping point.'' Madam Chair, I can only assume April Fools came early…
I don't know what you stand for yourself. And I think we need to know that before we get into this discussion.
Premium support doesn't reduce costs. It simply shifts them to seniors without the guarantee of Medicare benefits. Seniors like Medicare. Take it from me, they like the security it provides them, and it controls costs better than any…
I think that its presence keeps a lot of free riders who can afford to purchase health insurance from forcing everyone else to ultimately pay for their health care expenses.
Making sure everyone pays their fair share is essential to controlling health costs.
What are the constitutional reforms that you think are necessary in order to bring about a change to a system which both of us admit is not sustainable?
The CBO estimates that if individual responsibility is repealed, premiums in the individual market will see an increase of 15 to 20 percent as compared to current law.
I know you have accused this administration of everything but thunderstorms, and you will get to that some day, I am sure.
And leaving no working family's stone unturned, this budget takes 62 percent of its $5.3 trillion in nondefense budget cuts from programs that protect the most vulnerable in this society, which includes food stamps, Head Start, and the…
Let's make it clear before we start today that we are already paying for those folks who do not have insurance.
I think it is important to remember that the individual mandate was a bipartisan idea.
Affordable Care Act is about keeping down costs and reducing the number of uninsured Americans.
I want to state for the record that on March 19, 2012, I missed the one rollcall vote of the day. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 111, on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3992--To allow…
As cosponsor of this legislation, I rise in strong support of the bill. I want to thank Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin for working together in a bipartisan way to address this issue, and I hope this is the beginning of more…
Ladies and gentlemen, the House has lost a real advocate, a person who respected this institution and who understood what it was. So I know I speak for all of us when I say our condolences to the family and our condolences to his…
Donald Payne was a champion for the disadvantaged and the downtrodden in the United States and around the world.
His voice has sadly been stilled; but let us celebrate the fact that his impact will live in our world.
how critical it was that health care reform included the cutting-edge delivery and payment reforms that it did.
Donald believed passionately in his progressive ideology, but he believed with equal passion in tolerance for those who disputed it.
I think all sides should just back off an inch or two at least, and take a look at what we are learning.
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