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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.
I support this resolution. Our American family has faced an assault on its way of life. Our freedom has come under attack. We are still coming to terms with the vision of our own brothers and sisters, our sons and daughters, our mothers…
I stand before you to remind everyone here why we must pass the patients Bill of Rights today. It is because we must protect all Americans from the fate that befell Mr. Robert Frank Leone of Glen Ridge, N.J.--a constituent of mine. Every…
I would like to begin where the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette) left off. The Clean Water Act provides very specific mandates for municipalities. I was a mayor, mayor of the third largest city in the State of New Jersey. There is no…
I rise in support of the Weldon amendment to increase funding for the Firefighters Assistance Grant Program. There are a million firefighters in America, one million, and 32,000 fire departments. The number of applications for the first…
the great poet Langston Hughes asked, ``What happens to a dream deferred?'' Well, in the case of the dream of fair and equal treatment at the polls, the dream deferred is a dream denied. Last year's presidential election was a civics…
I am astonished and disgusted by the way our country has been treated by the other member countries of the United Nations. In 1964, the United States played a key role in establishing the U.N. International Narcotics Board. This board…
Mr. Speaker, on page 40 of H.R. 7 is the very crux of why we believe that this is a particularly pernicious, pernicious, amendment. A young lady comes walking along, and suppose her purse falls and something pops out of the purse. Lo and…
we need to expect more from ourselves first of all, not the Chinese government. I do not need the unions to tell me what to do on this issue, I do not need the churches, the synagogues, I do not need environmental groups, because this is…
Mr. Chairman, do we want to build bigger jails, or do we want to build a better economy? No one is saying on this floor that we do not need to build more Federal prisons. No one is saying that. But this administration is asking us to…
I rise today to pledge my enthusiastic support for the flag protection amendment. I will be darned if I am going to accept the technicalities that we talk about and we have heard this afternoon. I know the law is technical, but we are…
This bill only talks about construction. Retaining and creating jobs, the TAA, has generated Federal and State revenues, tax revenues, at a ratio of $12 for every dollar appropriated by this Congress. It has been a bipartisan program. We…
we are here to salute brothers Downing, Fahey, and Ford. Too many times, my brothers and sisters here in the Congress, we have forgotten the other half of the public safety equation. Our words are significant and important. I join with the…
Juneteenth serves as a historical milestone reminding all people of the triumph of the human spirit over the cruelty of slavery.
we have had a couple of weeks now to digest the Bush administration energy plan. My stomach is as uneasy today as it was when it was released. For starters, the administration seeks to reduce regulations to encourage more oil, gas and…
the President's tax cut plan is not only contrary to the goals and the needs of the American people, but it actually flies in the face of the facts of the promises we made here in the 106th Congress. The fiscal year 2000 budget resolution…
to my friend from Florida, some companies do help the employees and workers and some do not. That is why we have Federal legislation. The young lady sitting to my left, this hard-working young lady, is relieved every 15 minutes, is…
I think it is appropriate to take a moment this morning to honor little Kayla Rolland. As a father and grandfather, I can understand the love that Kayla's family feels for her. Six-year-old Kayla was gunned down in a playground in Michigan…
children are killing children by gunfire. These deaths are occurring in homes and streets and in schools. The failure of Congress in recent years to shoulder the ultimate responsibilities of safeguarding our communities from gun violence…
this is an insult to our intelligence. Let us put our cards on the table; let us say it the way it is. This legislation that we have just received from the Senate requires no periodic inspections. It requires zilch. Number two, the people…
the House passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on September 26. The funding for that act expired on September 30. When is the Senate going to act? The vote here was 415 to 3. The House took great strides in…
Mr. Speaker, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in America excluding skin cancers and claims the lives of approximately 40,000 women in the United States each year. An estimated three million women in the United States are…
I am thrilled that the Children's Health Act of 2000 is on the floor today. I want to take special time to salute the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) for his work on behalf of children in America. The gentleman from…
we find ourselves facing impending cold weather and a looming energy crisis. Oil prices and high energy costs must be an issue on the Nation's agenda. The rising cost of home heating oil will have a devastating economic impact on 36…
earlier this month I visited members of the AARP in Clifton, New Jersey, to talk about issues that affect senior citizens. The first thing they asked me is, ``Are we ever going to get prescription drug coverage?'' And I said to them the…
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