Bill Pascrell

Israel is one of our strongest allies. We have committed to that country, we doubled the money in the last three years.

why are you cutting, or recommending, that we cut the missile defense money for Israel from $120 million to $106 million.

health care reform was entitlement reform. Not only was it good for the Medicare program and saving money, but it also reduced costs for beneficiaries.

In my view, the existing Clean Water Act has served this Nation well in meeting its water quality and water infrastructure concerns.

On February 27, 2012, I missed the one rollcall vote of the day. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 73, on the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 347-- Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds…

I am pleased that today, I am witnessing a glimmer of hope that bi-partisanship based around enacting job creating legislation and helping the middle class is possible. This is something that has been sorely missed throughout the 112th…

I don't really see anything tangible in this budget that addresses the deepest problem going on in America.

What help does the taxpayer get if somebody can't meet the nut and then has to get out of his house, bring down the whole neighborhood?

I would like to address the $25 billion agreement amongst the 49 State attorneys general and the five largest mortgage lenders.

I hope we work very closely, Mr. Secretary, and I agree with Mr. Reed's opening remarks about what direction we should be going in.

Wouldn't you agree that the Republican decision to reduce the Section 199 deduction for manufacturers is contrary to what you are attempting to do with this budget?

It certainly is a convoluted policy, Mr. Secretary, when you close jobs in the USA and bring them overseas, that the taxpayers provide the money to help you move.

This is an absurdity, and I would like to know your answer if I could, Mr. Chairman.

I missed the one rollcall vote for the day. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 49, on Approving the Journal. ____________________

We were all in on this for good or for bad, and we could level the same criticisms about bailing out the auto industry. Some banks took advantage of it and played it straight; some did not.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, thankfully we're in a leap year, because we have 2 weeks to the day to come to an agreement to extend the payroll tax cut, the doc fix, and the important unemployment benefits. We can't let…

In New Jersey, this means the construction industry would lose over $100 billion in sales; manufacturing would lose $285 million in sales; and real estate professionals would lose $159 million in sales. Overall, there would be a reduction…

I would agree with much of what the gentleman is saying, and we need a bipartisan solution.

The problem is, you've failed to mention that how you paid for this is what really caused the disagreement, whether it was August or even December. Even December, go back to December when we had another opportunity, and we did not rise to…

With regard to the title of this legislation, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, maybe they should have stopped there, Madam Chair, because the rest of the bill is not transparency at all. We still want to deal in the mist, we…

You squeezed them so they lay off police officers, they lay off teachers, and they lay off firefighters, and you're telling America, Madam Chair, don't worry about it, this will all be over, this is simply that we all have to have shared…

I missed the two rollcall votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 34, on H. Res. 537--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1734-- Civilian Property Realignment Act. Additionally, had I been…

I want to state for the Record that on February 2, 2012, I missed the last seven rollcall votes of the day. Had I been present I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 24, on the Peters Amendment; ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 25…

While I am pleased that this Congress is looking at reforming the budget process, I do not believe this legislation is the solution. The biggest problem with the budget is that, while the game may not be perfect, the players are the reason…

I'm tired of hearing the President is a failure. I'm tired. You can smirk all you want. There's no perfection on this floor. There's no perfection down the street. You didn't give these speeches in 2008 when we were losing 500, 600…