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Rep. Pascrell Congratulates New Jersey Hospitals Receiving Nearly $40 Million In Federal Medicaid Funds Made Available By The Recovery Act

February 9, 2012 | U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement in reaction to nearly $40 million in federal Medicaid funds being distributed among 70 health care facilities that have begun implementing electronic medical records systems. Among the hospitals receiving the funds is St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in ...read more

Congressman Pascrell Welcomes Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti To Capitol Hill

February 9, 2012 | U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today welcomed Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti and other Italian government dignitaries to Capitol Hill for a roundtable discussion. Among the topics discussed were the state of Italian-American relations and the role of Italy in the revitalization of Europe's economy. "Prime Minister Monti ...read more

Congressmen Pascrell And Davis Applaud Senators Menendez And Crapo For Including Water Infrastructure Bill In Senate Finance Committee-Passed Highway Bill

February 8, 2012 | Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY) applauded Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) for their success in including H.R.1082, the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act (SWIIA) of 2011, in the Senate transportation bill. SWIIA was added as an amendment to the Senate ...read more

Rep. Pascrell Opposes Garrett Plan To Gut Federal Programs Vital To Northern New Jersey's Middle Class

February 7, 2012 | Calling it a backdoor to eliminate federal programs that are vital to the middle class, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today opposed legislation advanced by Republican extremist U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) that artificially inflates the costs of many critical federal programs. "The legislation's use of Fair Value ...read more

Congressman Pascrell Protests Federal Legislation That Guts Funding For Mass Transit, Threatens Integrity Of Highway Trust Fund

February 6, 2012 | U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee who served for many years on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, outlined  the impact of federal legislation that threatens New Jersey's  mass transit funding. The legislation was reviewed in the House Ways and ...read more

Congressman Pascrell's F.I.R.E. Act Delivers $265,950 To The Nutley Fire Department

February 1, 2012 | U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded new federal FIRE Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) funding to the Nutley Fire Department in the amount of $265,950.  The grant will help the Nutley Fire Department acquire a new water-pumping ...read more

Rep. Pascrell Calls Upon New Jersey State Attorney General To Hold Accountable Those Responsible For Foreclosure Crisis

February 1, 2012 | U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today urged New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa to hold accountable those responsible for the foreclosure crisis and protect the interests of the middle class. He further urged the Attorney General to ensure that the consideration of the proposed settlement with the ...read more

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