Bill Pascrell

Here we go again on process. We want results. We need to look back at the record since 1995 on this legislation. The House has approved the MTB six times under suspension. Two of those votes, Mr. Speaker, two of the votes, voted on in the…

In fact, the Sunlight Foundation, which is no stranger to criticizing this Congress on earmarks, has called this bill "transparency done right." I rest my case. Let's pass this legislation.

During that period of time, which was a bellwether for what was going to happen--which was a distant early warning signal--why we couldn't understand where is this money going if everybody's making profits? And then we examined the record…

The DISCLOSE Act is an important piece of legislation. One of the most troubling aspects of the Citizens United decision was the opening of a loophole that could allow multinational corporations with significant foreign ownership to spend…

How dare someone come before this body and talk about their alternative to the health bill. Their alternative to our health bill would have started the dismantling of Medicare. Read the language of their alternative. While our economy is…

Mr. Chairman, 7 years into war, we are still not properly screening and treating our troops for traumatic brain injury, known as the signature injury of those wars. This is unacceptable. My amendment today builds on the requirements for…

Instead of using the same test, the military uses a simple questionnaire for postdeployment screenings--a written questionnaire. These assessments are not comparable. They do not detect changes to a soldier's brain. Just like in sports…

I wonder what would have happened if Officer Rhatigan was not on the scene to be alerted by the two citizens I mentioned before. This is exactly why we need to fund our first responders based on security needs. We need no other barometer…

I rise this afternoon to speak on an issue that for too long we have known about but have done little to nothing to address on either side of the aisle. That issue is our growing trade inequity, which continually puts American…

I was deeply saddened to hear about the tragic plane crash on April 10, 2010 that took the lives of 97 people, including high ranking Polish government officials, dignitaries, military leaders, President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria…

Bob Franks was a great friend. I served with him in the New Jersey legislature. We served on opposite sides, but it did not matter; he was a gentleman, a professional in every sense of the word. We are going to miss him. His beautiful wife…

Economists estimate a $1 billion investment in water infrastructure will create 28,500 jobs. For anybody to stand up here and say that this particular legislation does not specifically face off against the job lag in this country, they…

I rise in strong support of the rule and the underlying legislation, H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010. This legislation further shows the Democratic majority's commitment to supporting jobs for the American…

It is critical that we approve the $5.1 billion included in this emergency legislation to allow FEMA to continue its work helping areas of the country like northern New Jersey recover from these natural disasters.

No more loopholes. No more sheltered tax havens. No more privileged class perks. Period. That is how we're paying for this bill. Mr. Speaker, once again, the day after significant legislation has been passed, we're back at our greatest…

We thank and applaud passage of H.R. 4887 yesterday in the House of Representatives, by a vote of 403-0. Passage of this bill ensures that health care programs for veterans, active duty military, retired military, and their…

Many things are said across the aisle in the heat of a debate, and if it hasn't been said yet, maybe the reason is it has been said by everybody. I believe that the ranking member is an honorable person. I believe my chairman is. Even the…

Mr. Speaker, if you look at the data, it is clear that since the start of the Obama administration and the passage of the Recovery Act--we are stemming the number of job losses per month; there is no doubt about that. But we need to do…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for your leadership and persistence on this critical matter. "Mischaracterization," I think, is the word of the day. When you look back at the beginning of the discussions of health care, there's been…

We're talking about the biggest profits ever, just like Wall Street declared the biggest profit year they've ever had in 2009. That's interesting. We talk about we want to save the smaller insurance companies. We've saved nobody. In the…

We who worked with Jack Murtha day in and day out really appreciated his deep respect for this institution. In a time when we see the demise of institutional respect and ritual, he enjoyed the ritual of this House, just as he enjoyed the…

I believe it is important that Mr. Christie has agreed to appear before the Subcommittee today.

I was concerned that there was little transparency within this provision of the agreement...

I want to thank Full Committee Chairman Conyers and Subcommittee Chairman Cohen for allowing me to testify...

There is a decrease in the IECGP part of the Homeland Security budget.