Bill Pascrell, Representing the 8th Congressional District of New Jersey
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Economy
- Pascrell, NJCDC Hail $700k in New Federal Funding For Paterson YouthBuild
- June 15, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $8 Million In Recovery Zone Bonding for Paterson; $25 Million to Passaic County
- June 12, 2009
- Pascrell Introduces Puerto Rico Work And Empowerment Act
- June 12, 2009
- Pascrell Votes to Approve Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights
- April 30, 2009
- Pascrell Votes To Approve Budget That Will Drive Down Deficit
- April 29, 2009
- Pascrell Requests Treasury Department Intervene in Barclays-Atlantic Yards Arena Naming Rights Deal
- March 23, 2009
- Pascrell Pleased with Administration Decision To End Privatized Debt Collection
- March 6, 2009
- Pascrell Hails Recovery Funding for Transit as Long-Overdue, Worthy Economic Stimulus
- March 5, 2009
- Pascrell Pleased with Honest Accounting, Responsible Approach in Obama Budget Proposal
- February 26, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $10 Million In Economic Recovery Funding For Housing Assistance In Passaic County Communities
- February 25, 2009
- Pascrell Lauds President Obama's Plan, Responsible Tone In Historic Joint Session Address
- February 24, 2009
- Pascrell Commends H-1B Limitation In American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
- February 17, 2009
- Pascrell Votes With House Majority to Approve the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- February 13, 2009
- Pascrell Auto Ownership Tax Assistance Act Approved in Senate Economic Recovery Legislation
- February 3, 2009
- Pascrell, Ways & Means Committee Approve $275 Billion in Tax Cuts for American Recovery and Reinvestment
- January 22, 2009
- Pascrell Re-Introduces Auto Sales Tax Break on Opening Day of New Congress
- January 6, 2009
- Pascrell, Ways & Means Dems Urge President-elect To Repeal IRS Use of Private Tax Collectors
- December 16, 2008
- Pascrell Urges White House to Act on Behalf of Automakers; Deplores Senate Republicans' Irresponsible Resistance
- December 12, 2008
- Pascrell Advances Aid To Transit Agencies In Auto Bill; Urges Help For Retail Car Sales
- December 10, 2008
- Corzine, Menendez, Pascrell Announce $51 Million In Neighborhood Stabilization Grants To Purchase Foreclosed Properties
- November 25, 2008
- Pascrell Applauds President-elect Obama's Selection Of Economic Team
- November 24, 2008
- Pascrell Introduces Emergency Tax Legislation to Boost Car Sales, Benefit Consumers
- November 19, 2008
- Pascrell Meets With Local Auto Dealers, Requests New Tax Incentives To Stimulate Sales
- November 13, 2008
- Pascrell Website Helps Constituents Access Undeliverable Stimulus Checks
- October 29, 2008
- Pascrell Announces Homeland Security Grants for Belleville and Clifton
- October 6, 2008
- Pascrell Supports Economic Rescue Package
- October 3, 2008
- Congressman Pascrell Engages in Rare Weekend Session to Address the Financial Crisis
- September 27, 2008
- Pascrell Votes to Protect 25 Million Americans From the Alternative Minimum Tax
- September 24, 2008
- Pascrell Votes to Install New Consumer Protections Against Unfair Credit Card Practices
- September 23, 2008
- Pascrell Applauds Signing Of American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Act
- July 30, 2008
- Rep Pascrell Praises House Passage of AMT Relief Measure
- June 25, 2008
- Pascrell Statement On Rise In New Jersey Unemployment Rate
- June 18, 2008
- Pascrell Votes to Prevent AMT From Hitting 25 Million American Families
- June 18, 2008
- Pascrell Applauds Committee Approval Of Fiscally Responsible Housing Tax Assistance Act
- April 9, 2008
- Reps. Pascrell And Fossella Unveil Bipartisan Homebuyer Tax Credit Bill
- April 2, 2008
- Pascrell To Bush: 'Lip Service Doesn't Pay Mortgages Here In New Jersey'
- March 28, 2008
- Pascrell Applauds Passage Of Economic Stimulus Plan
- February 7, 2008
- Pascrell Decries Bush Comments On Congress
- December 14, 2007
- House Of Reps Again Delivers Fiscally Responsible AMT Fix
- December 12, 2007
- Pascrell Announces Family Self-sufficiency Grant For Paterson Housing Authority
- December 11, 2007
- Pascrell Votes To Protect Tax Payers From Alternative Tax Menace
- November 9, 2007
- Pascrell, Ways And Means Committee Advance Measure To Benefit Military Families And Volunteer Workers
- November 1, 2007
- Pascrell, Ways And Means Panel Stonewall Spread Of Alternative Tax Menace
- November 1, 2007
- Pascrell Votes To Prepare American Workersand Communities To Succeed In The Global Economy
- October 31, 2007
- Pascrell Supports Repeal Of Private Tax Collection
- October 10, 2007
- Rep. Pascrell Supports Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
- October 4, 2007
- Pascrell, Ways And Means Committee Approves Measures To Repealprivatized Tax Collection And Prevent Identity Theft
- July 18, 2007
- Pascrell Praises Passage Of Section 8 Voucher Reform Act
- July 13, 2007
- Pascrell Cosponsors Legislation To Increase Fuel Economy Standards
- June 19, 2007
- Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Border Tax Equity Actto Strengthen America's Domestic Production
- June 7, 2007
- Pascrell Renews Call For Private Tax Collection Repeal
- May 23, 2007
- Pascrell Backs House-Passed Small Business Tax Package
- February 16, 2007
- Pascrell, Acorn Announce Legislation To Expand Earned Income Tax Credit
- February 12, 2007
- Pascrell Questions Secretary Paulson On Irs Tax Collection Contracts
- February 6, 2007
- Pascrell Statement On Bush Budget Proposal
- February 5, 2007
- Pascrell Statement On State Of The Union Address
- January 28, 2007
- Pascrell: Bush Budget an Absolute Sham
- February 2, 2004
- Pascrell Rejects Irresponsible Plan that Cripples the Economy
- May 9, 2003
- Pascrell Says O'Neill, Lindsey Resignations Highlight President's Failed Economic Policy for Average Americans
- December 6, 2002
- SBA Chief, Pascrell Tour Passaic Businesses; Deliver Message that Federal Aid is Available
- April 15, 2002
- Pascrell Supports House Passage Oo Unemployment Benefits Extension; Says Bill Should Have Been Stronger and Action Should Have Been Taken Sooner
- January 8, 2002
- Pascrell Comments on President Bush’s Tax and Budget Address to Congress
- February 27, 2001
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Education
- Pascrell Announces $1,430,106 to South Orange-Maplewood School District for Physical Education Program
- July 8, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $900k For William Paterson University To Recruit Math and Science Teachers
- June 4, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $3.5 Million for William Paterson University to Initiate Alternate Route Teaching Certification Program
- May 11, 2009
- Pascrell Announces An Estimated $56m Increase For Disadvantaged & Special Needs Students In New Jersey's 8th District Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
- February 23, 2009
- Pascrell Announces Funding to Increase African American Participation in Nursing Degree Programs and the Sciences
- October 8, 2008
- Pascrell Emphasizes the Public Safety, Health and Environmental Benefits of Walk to School Day
- October 8, 2008
- Pascrell: New Funding Aimed at Helping Hispanic Passaic County Students Excel in Math, the Sciences & Technology
- October 6, 2008
- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Visits Schools In Paterson, West Paterson, Hawthorne For Read Across America Day
- March 2, 2007
- Pascrell, Glascoe Save $2.2 Million In Federal Technology Grants For Paterson Schools
- November 6, 2006
- Pascrell Announces Federal Grant For Innovative Technology Program To Benefit PCCC And Paterson Hispanic Business Community
- October 4, 2006
- Pascrell Announces Federal Grant For City Of Passaic Public Schools
- September 13, 2006
- Pascrell Announces Federal Funding For Security In Passaic City And South Orange Schools
- September 7, 2006
- Pascrell Delivers $700,000 Youthbuild Grant for NJCDC
- February 6, 2006
- House Committee on Education and Workforce Includes Pascrell ‘Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Language’ In College Access and Opportunity Act
- July 22, 2005
- Rep. Pascrell Introduces College Campus Fire Safety Measure
- May 25, 2005
- Pascrell Announces Federal Funding for Depaul Catholic High School Innovative Drug Prevention Program
- January 18, 2005
- Pascrell Announces Technology Grant for Bloomfield College
- September 7, 2004
- Corzine, Pascrell Join Head Start Families to Preserve Program
- September 2, 2003
- Pascrell Announces Over $1 Million in Federal Grants to 8th District Schools
- May 1, 2003
- Pascrell Announces Over $1 Million in Federal Grants to 8th District Schools
- May 1, 2003
- Paterson Receives Federal Dollars for Physical Fitness Education
- September 24, 2002
- Pascrell Hails Passage of Education Overhaul Measure in House
- December 13, 2001
Environment
- Pascrell Supports American Clean Energy Solutions Act
- June 26, 2009
- Pascrell Applauds Federal Water Infrastructure Investments
- May 5, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $1 Million In Recovery Funding For Wayne Thorium Site
- April 29, 2009
- Pascrell Applauds Planned Delisting of Glen Ridge, Montclair/West Orange Superfund Sites
- April 29, 2009
- Pascrell Announces Over $75 Million In Recovery Funding To Make New Jersey Communities More Energy Efficient
- March 26, 2009
- Great Falls National Park Act Clears Final Congressional Hurdle; Advances To President Obama's Desk
- March 25, 2009
- Pascrell's Water Quality Investment Measure Approved in House of Reps
- March 12, 2009
- Pascrell's Clean Water Grant Proposal Sails Through House Committee
- March 5, 2009
- Pascrell Requests Attorney General Examine Abandoned Clifton Chemical Facilty
- January 29, 2009
- Pascrell Urges Public Participation In Passaic River Cleanup Initiative
- November 19, 2008
- Pascrell Votes to Approve Historic Comprehensive Energy Package
- September 16, 2008
- Pascrell Honored For Success In Conserving America's Treasured Natural Resources
- August 22, 2008
- Pascrell Hails Landmark Effort To Restore Lower Passaic River
- June 23, 2008
- Pascrell, Lautenberg, Menendez Call For Action to Lower Gas Prices
- June 16, 2008
- Pascrell Supports Passage Of "Green"Tax Package To Inspire An Energy Independent Future
- May 21, 2008
- Pascrell Votes To Hold OPEC Monopoly Accountable For Oil Price Fixing
- May 20, 2008
- Pascrell Votes For An Immediate Reduction In Gas Prices
- May 13, 2008
- Pascrell, Essex County Executive Divincenzo Announce Federal Grants For The Essex County Environmental Center And Turtle Back Zoo
- February 21, 2008
- Pascrell Votes To Move America Towards An Energy Independent Future
- December 6, 2007
- Lautenberg, Menendez, Pascrell Express Concern Over Pompton Lakes Dumping Site In Letter To NJDEP
- November 16, 2007
- Pascrell, Ways And Means Committee Passes Green Energy Incentives Package
- June 20, 2007
- Pascrell's Water Quality Investment Act Passes House Of Reps
- March 7, 2007
- Pascrell, Lautenberg Introduce Great Falls Legislation On First Day Of The 110th Congress
- January 4, 2007
- Pascrell, Lautenberg Take Decisive Action Toward Creating Paterson Great Falls National Park
- September 26, 2006
- Congressman Pascrell Announces $400,000 in Federal Grants for Brownfield Program for Eighth Congressional District
- May 11, 2005
- Pallone, Pascrell Call on Bush Administration to Resume Cleanup of Ringwood Superfund Site
- February 28, 2005
- Pascrell Hails Passage of Water Quality Investment Act
- July 21, 2004
- Pascrell Hails Agreement Between Companies and EPA to Continue Passaic River Restoration Project
- May 19, 2004
- Brownfields Redevelopment Forum: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Revitalize Communities
- November 17, 2003
- Pascrell Works to Restore Passaic River
- October 20, 2003
- Pascrell: Funding for Peckman River Continues
- July 16, 2003
- Army Corps to Clean Sheffield Park to Highest Possible Government Standard
- June 24, 2003
- Pascrell Bashes Bush Epa After Whitman Resignation
- May 21, 2003
- Army Corps to Review Four Previously Cleaned Properties to Ensure They Meet Required Highest Possible Cleanup Standard
- April 2, 2003
- Movement to Make Paterson's Great Falls a National Park Takes Critical Step Forward
- March 5, 2003
- Pascrell Announces Army Corps will Examine Acid Brook Flooding Problem, Possible Solutions
- July 2, 2002
- Pascrell Announces Federal/State Cost-sharing Agreement to Find Solutions to Peckman River Flooding
- March 22, 2002
- Pascrell Announces Completion of Thorium Site Cleanup in Wayne
- December 17, 2001
- Pascrell/Torricelli Bill to Make Paterson’s Great Falls a National Park Signed into Law by President Bush
- November 8, 2001
- Pascrell Secures Funding to Continue Federal Study of Peckman River $100,000 will Avoid Delay in Continuing Army Corps of Engineers Flood Mitigation Study
- October 31, 2001
- Pascrell Pleased with Whitman Hudson Cleanup Plan
- August 1, 2001
- Pascrell's Great Falls National Park Bill Passes House
- May 9, 2001
- Pascrell's Legislation to Clear Path Toward National Park Status for Paterson's Great Falls District Receives Congressional Hearing
- March 13, 2001
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Healthcare
- Pascrell Recognizes Introduction of Landmark Legislation for National Health Care Reform Which Will Lower Costs and Increase Options For American Families
- July 14, 2009
- Pascrell, NJ Delegation Members, Send Letter to New Jersey Pharmaceutical Companies Thanking Them for Commitment to Heath Care Reform
- July 8, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $900K in Recovery Funding for Paterson Community Health Center
- June 29, 2009
- Pascrell Ready To Advance Health Care Reform Blue Print Unveiled In House Today
- June 19, 2009
- Pascrell, Doggett Propose Hip And Knee Replacement Registry
- June 10, 2009
- Pascrell, Health Advisory Committee Unveil Health Workforce Investment Act
- June 1, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $6.8M in Recovery Funding For New Jersey Community Health Centers, $305K for Paterson
- March 27, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $16 Million In Economic Recovery Funding For NJ Hospitals to Service Uninsured, Low Income Individuals
- March 20, 2009
- Pascrell Emphasizes Health Workforce During Ways and Means Committee's First Health Care Reform Hearing
- March 11, 2009
- Pascrell Welcomes $2.6 Million in Economic Recovery Investment for New Jersey Community Health Centers
- March 2, 2009
- Pascrell Joins President Obama At White House for Signing of Childrens Health Insurance Measure
- February 4, 2009
- Pascrell, House of Reps Approve SCHIP Expansion
- January 14, 2009
- Pascrell Named To Ways & Means Subcommittee On Health
- January 8, 2009
- Pascrell Urges U.S. Military to Adopt Institute of Medicine Brain Injury Guidelines
- December 4, 2008
- Pascrell Praises House Measure To Roll Back Medicare Privatization Efforts
- June 24, 2008
- Pascrell Responds To Alarming CDC Study On TBI Fatalities Among Elderly Americans
- June 24, 2008
- Pascrell Responds To New Jersey Policy Perspective Report On SCHIP Directive
- May 22, 2008
- Lautenberg And Pascrell Announce New State-Of-The-Art Emergency Communications Technology In Passaic County
- March 27, 2008
- Pascrell Introduces Legislation To Protect America's Teaching Hospitals
- February 14, 2008
- Pascrell Named to Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health
- January 8, 2008
- Pascrell: "SCHIP Opponents Running Out Of Excuses To Deny Children's Health Care Coverage"
- October 25, 2007
- Pascrell Calls Failure To Override Bush Veto A "Disastrous Error"
- October 18, 2007
- Pascrell Outraged Over Medicare Advantage Profiteers
- October 16, 2007
- Pascrell Children's Vision Care Bill Approved In The House Of Reps
- October 15, 2007
- Pascrell Statement On Bush Veto Of Schip Legislation
- October 3, 2007
- Pascrell Supports Governor Corzine's Suit Against Bush Administration's Proposed Children's Health Restrictions
- October 1, 2007
- Energy And Commerce Committee Approves Pascrell Children's Vision Bill
- September 27, 2007
- Pascrell Praises Bipartisan Children's Health Agreement
- September 21, 2007
- Pascrell Votes To Save Children's Health Insurance Program
- August 1, 2007
- Pascrell Supports Children's Health And Medicare Protection Act
- July 26, 2007
- Pascrell Blasts Cuts To S-chip Program In Ways And Meanshearing With Hhs Secretary Leavitt
- February 8, 2007
- Pascrell Kicks Off HIV/AIDS Awareness Program From William Paterson University
- October 17, 2006
- Pascrell Statement On House Passage Of Stem Cell Legislation
- July 18, 2006
- Pascrell Pledges Support During Visit To Medical Missionfor Children At St. Joes Childrens Hospital
- July 5, 2006
- Pascrell Blasts Cuts to Medicaid
- November 3, 2005
- Rep. Pascrell Holds Town Hall Meetings to Educate Seniors on New Medicare Drug Program
- October 17, 2005
- Pascrell Introduces House Resolution Designating National Brain Injury Month
- March 15, 2005
- Pascrell Announces Major Federal Funding for Mountainside Hospital Cancer Center
- December 16, 2004
- Pascrell Works to Secure Increased Medicare Dollars for New Jersey Hospitals
- July 15, 2004
- Pascrell Rejects Republican Plan to Weaken Worker Health and Safety Laws
- April 18, 2004
- Pascrell Tells Seniors of the Pitfalls of the New Medicare Rx Drug Plan
- March 22, 2004
- Pascrell Calls Medicare Bill a Special Interest Sham
- November 21, 2003
- St. Joseph's Health Care System to Receive Federal Funding for Pediatric Care Units
- October 22, 2003
- Pascrell Announces New Veterans Health Care Clinic for Passaic County
- July 2, 2003
- Pascrell on GOP Prescription Plan: Don't Be Fooled, This is Not a Guaranteed Benefit
- June 26, 2003
- Pascrell Statement on Passage of Medical Malpractice Bill in House
- March 13, 2003
- Pascrell Recieves 100% Rating from National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- October 2, 2002
- Pascrell Honored by State Brain Injury Association for Congressional Leadership in Addressing "Silent Epidemic"
- May 14, 2002
- Pascrell Announces Federal Assistance for St. Joseph’s in Wake of September 11th Attacks
- November 28, 2001
- Pascrell Named to Homeland Security Task Force
- September 26, 2001
- Pascrell Assails Passage in House of Weakened Managed Care Reform Measure
- August 9, 2001
- Pascrell Blasts Bush, House GOP Leadership for Gutting Real Patient Protection Bill
- August 2, 2001
- New Veterans Health Clinic for Passaic County Advances in Congress
- July 11, 2001
Homeland Security
- Pascrell, Homeland Security Committee Approve Measure To Extend, Strenghen Chemical Security Requirements
- June 23, 2009
- Pascrell Statement on H1N1 Flu Outbreak
- April 27, 2009
- Pascrell Announces $86 Million For New Jersey Ports, Chemical Plants, Mass Transportation
- April 8, 2009
- Pascrell, House Delegation Visit White House To Brief President Obama, Advisers on Recent Afghanistan Assignment
- March 4, 2009
- Pascrell Fire Grant Program Delivers for Bloomfield and Little Falls
- January 14, 2009
- Pascrell Announces Federal Funding To Secure NJ Driver Licenses
- December 29, 2008
- Pascrell Lauds President-elect Obama's Security Team
- December 1, 2008
- DHS Report Validates Pascrell's Concerns Over Broken H-1B Program
- October 28, 2008
- Pascrell Announces $3M Increase For New Jersey State Homeland Security Grants
- July 24, 2008
- Pascrell Opposes FISA Amendments Act
- June 20, 2008
- Pascrell Highlights Gaping Cyber Security Vulnerability In America's Electric Grid
- May 22, 2008
- Pascrell Applauds Risk Based Approach For Funding New Jersey's Ports And Rails
- May 16, 2008
- Pascrell Meets With Pakistani Prime Minister, Passaic County Troops On Recent Congressional Assignment To Pakistan And Afghanistan
- April 16, 2008
- Pascrell Measure To Train Firefighters For Terrorist-Caused Catastrophes Approved In U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization
- April 3, 2008
- Pascrell, Homeland Security Panel Move Federal Government Towards New Jersey Chemical Security Model
- March 6, 2008
- Reps Pascrell And Sires Applaud DHS Decision To Select Stevens Institute As Port Security Center For Excellence
- February 26, 2008
- Pascrell Statement On Resignation Of Fidel Castro
- February 19, 2008
- Amid Conflicting Reports, Pascrell Calls For Independent Investigation Into Bhutto Assassination
- December 28, 2007
- Rep. Pascrell Condemns Assassination Of Benazir Bhutto
- December 27, 2007
- Pascrell Organizes Broad Bipartisan Support To Oppose Proposed Homeland Security Budget Cuts
- December 13, 2007
- Pascrell Points To New Jersey Chemical Security Model At Homeland Security Hearing
- December 12, 2007
- Pascrell Welcomes Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, To U.S. Capitol
- December 11, 2007
- Pascrell Calls For Congressional Response To White House Deception
- November 21, 2007
- Rep Pascrell Statement On New Jersey Troop Deployment
- October 18, 2007
- Pascrell Announces Federal Homeland Security Funding For St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
- October 5, 2007
- Pascrell To Rejoin House Homeland Security Committee
- September 19, 2007
- Pascrell Utterly Disappointed In Petraeus Report
- September 10, 2007
- Pascrell Welcomes Gonzales Resignation
- August 27, 2007
- Pascrell Hails Implementation Of The 9/11 Commission Recommendations
- July 27, 2007
- Pascrell Encouraged By Risk-Based Approach To Funding New Jersey Homeland Security
- July 17, 2007
- Pascrell Disappointed By Failure To Strip Tiahrt Amendment
- July 12, 2007
- Pascrell Statement On President Bush's Commutation Of Libby Prison Sentence
- July 2, 2007
- Pascrell Praises Law Enforcement Efforts In Bomb Scare Arrests
- June 27, 2007
- New Jersey Democrats Unite In Opposition To Funding Bill That Fails To Bring Home America's Troops
- May 24, 2007
- Pascrell Introduces Comprehensive Bipartisan H-1B Visa Reform Package
- May 24, 2007
- Pascrell Requests Immediate Attentionfrom Fema Disaster Assessment Team
- April 18, 2007
- Pascrell Votes To Approve Us Troop Readiness, Veterans Health And Iraq Accountability Act
- March 23, 2007
- Pascrell Statement On Alberto Gonzales
- March 16, 2007
- Pascrell Praises House Passage Of Foreign Investment National Security Legislation
- February 28, 2007
- Pascrell, Congressional Homeland Security Leaders Question Security At Newark Airport
- February 1, 2007
- Pascrell Praises DHS Decision To Pump More Funding Into Garden State Ports And Transit Systems
- January 31, 2007
- Judiciary Committee Leaders, Rep. Pascrell Question Attorney General Mukasey Over Deferred Prosecution Agreements
- January 10, 2007
- Pascrell Votes To Implement 9/11 Commission Recommendations
- January 9, 2007
- Pascrell Statement On Iraq Study Group Report
- December 5, 2006
- Pascrell Anti-Terrorism Legislation Passes House Of Representatives
- September 27, 2006
- Pascrell Highlights America's Dangerous Dependence On Foreign Oil At Bloomfield Town Hall Meeting
- August 16, 2006
- Pascrell's Interoperability Legislation Passes House Of Reps. With Overwhelming Support
- July 25, 2006
- Pascrell To Host Official Congressional Homeland Security Committee Field Hearing At Passaic County Public Safety Facility
- June 20, 2006
- Pascrell to Host Official Congressional Homeland Security Committee Field Hearing at Passaic County Public Safety Facility
- June 20, 2006
- Pascrell Condemns Ethnically Insensitive Song
- June 15, 2006
- Pascrell Congratulates Troops on Elimination of Al Zarqawi
- June 8, 2006
- Pascrell Blasts Urban Security Funding
- May 31, 2006
- Pascrell Lashes Out at Irresponsible DHS Contracts
- May 18, 2006
- Pascrell FEMA Reform Legislation Passes Homeland Security Committee
- May 17, 2006
- Pascrell Meets with Ambassador Arye Mekel of Israel to Further Strengthen America's Partnership with Israel
- March 23, 2006
- Pascrell Welcomes Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconito Capitol Hill for a Joint Session of Congress
- March 1, 2006
- Pascrell Statement on Homeland Security Reorganization Plan
- July 13, 2005
- Pascrell Statement on London Terrorist Attacks
- July 7, 2005
- Menendez, Pascrell, Speziale Call for More Protection for Rail and Transit Passengers
- June 13, 2005
- Congressman Pascrell Announces $400,000 in Federal Grants for Brownfield Program for Eighth Congressional District
- May 11, 2005
- Pascrell Appointed To Ranking Membershipon Key Homeland Security Committee
- February 9, 2005
- Pascrell Blasts President Bush and the Republican Leadership on Failure to Extend Ban on Semi-automatic Assault Weapons
- September 9, 2004
- Pascrell Announces Over $540k in Homeland Security Grants for 8th District
- September 25, 2003
- Pascrell, Homeland Security Democrats, Introduce Comprehensive First Responder Legislation
- September 24, 2003
- First Responders to Congress: We Can’t Do It Alone
- June 24, 2003
- Pascrell: Republicans Continue Homeland Security Charad
- June 24, 2003
- New Jersey Congressmen Fight for Increase in Homeland Security Funding
- April 29, 2003
- Pascrell Highlights Two-Year Record of Success for "Fire Act" Grants
- March 20, 2003
- Pascrell Named by Pelosi to Houseselect Committee on Homeland Security
- February 12, 2003
- Bush, Pascrell meet on Homeland Security
- July 29, 2002
- Democratic Chair of Emergency Preparedness and Response Panel Comments on Bioterror Protection Bill Signing by Bush
- June 12, 2002
- Pascrell Praises Decision to Elevate Homeland Security to Cabinet-Level Status
- June 6, 2002
- Pascrell, Menendez Issue Call for Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Plan
- December 11, 2001
- Pascrell Bill Would Impose Tough New Penalties for Bomb Threats
- October 12, 2001
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Public Safety
- Pascrell Secures $526K to Advance Peckman River Flood Damage Reduction Project
- May 28, 2009
- Pascrell Congratulates Passaic Fire Department For Hiring Eight New Fire Fighters
- April 3, 2009
- Lautenberg, Pascrell, Payne Announce $1 Billion In New Federal Funding Available To Put More Police on the Beat; Avoid Layoffs
- March 16, 2009
- Pascrell FIRE Grant Program Delivers Again for Totowa and South Orange
- March 4, 2009
- Pascrell's FIRE Grant Delivers Third Round of Funding for Passaic FD
- February 26, 2009
- Lautenberg, Pascrell Author Resolutions to Designate September Campus Fire Safety Month
- February 12, 2009
- Bloomfield Fire Department Awarded Second Fire Grant In Just Three Weeks
- February 6, 2009
- Pascrell Fire Grant Program Delivers More Funding for Belleville FD
- December 17, 2008
- Pascrell Announces $90,480 for Clifton Fire Department
- December 3, 2008
- Pascrell Leads Congress in Recognizing National Campus Fire Safety Month
- September 9, 2008
- Pascrell Unveils New Technology For Montclair Fire Department
- September 8, 2008
- Pascrell "Campus Fire Safety Right-To-Know" Measure In Line To Become Law
- July 31, 2008
- Pascrell Secures $446k For Paterson Police To Purchase New Digital Interoperable Radios
- July 21, 2008
- Pascrell, Pallone Judiciary Committee Leadership Introduces Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act
- July 15, 2008
- May 28, 2008 Lautenberg, Pascrell and Schaer Announce $211,500 For New Passaic City Police Command Vehicle
- Pascrell 'Campus Fire Safety Right-To-Know Act' Passes House Of Representatives
- February 7, 2008
- Pascrell Announces $87,645 In Technology Upgrades For Passaic County First Responders
- December 20, 2007
- Pascrell FIRE Grant Delivers Over $50,328 In Funding For Belleville Fire Department
- November 15, 2007
- Rep. Pascrell Votes To Put 50,000 More Cops On America's Streets
- May 15, 2007
- Pascrell Announces Federal Crime Prevention Grants For Paterson, Passaic And Clifton
- August 30, 2006
- Pascrell Secures "Safer" Grant for Paterson Fire Department
- December 15, 2005
- Pascrell's Federal FIRE Grant Program Again Delivers for North Haledon
- December 8, 2005
- Pascrell's National FIRE Grant Program Again Delivers for Paterson Fire Department
- August 17, 2005
- Pascrell's National FIRE Grant Program Again Delivers for Paterson Fire Department
- May 26, 2005
- Pascrell's National FIRE Grant Program Delivers for Totowa Fire Department
- May 26, 2005
- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Honored by the Congressional Fire Services Institute
- April 7, 2005
- Congressman Pascrell Introduces Childproof Handgun Act in House
- March 17, 2005
- US Rep. Bill Pascrell Honored by theProbation Association of New Jersey
- November 17, 2004
- Pascrell Announces Federal Funding for New Cops in Paterson Schools
- October 8, 2004
- Pascrell Hails Passage of Legislation to Continue, Improve Upon Fire Grant Program
- October 8, 2004
- Pascrell Blasts President Bush and the Republican Leadership on Failure to Extend Ban on Semi-automatic Assault Weapon
- September 9, 2004
- Pascrell's National FIRE Grant Program Again Delivers for West Orange Fire Department
- August 6, 2004
- Pascrell's FIRE Grant Program Delivers for Totowa Fire Department
- March 16, 2004
- Sec. Ridge Testifies before Homeland Security Committee
- February 12, 2004
- Pascrell, House and Senate Colleagues, Announce Passage of Federal Grant Program for Fire Department Staffing
- November 7, 2003
- Pascrell Announces COPS Grants for City of Passaic and Prospect Park
- October 1, 2003
- Pascrell Announces Over $540k in Homeland Security Grants for 8th District
- September 25, 2003
- Pascrell, Homeland Security Democrats, Introduce Comprehensive First Responder Legislation
- September 24, 2003
- Pascrell Announces $1.5 Million for New COPS iIn Paterson
- September 3, 2003
- Pascrell National FIRE Grant Program Delivers for Little Falls' First Responders
- September 3, 2003
- Reps. Pascrell, Wilson, Sen. Corzine Introduce College Campus Safety Measure
- July 9, 2003
- Pascrell Lauds COPS Grant Program
- June 18, 2003
- Pascrell Argues for Federal Role in Fire Department Staffing
- June 4, 2003
- Pascrell, Author of Federal “Smart Gun” Legislation, Blasts Gun Manufactors Liability Act
- April 9, 2003
- Pascrell Highlights Two-Year Record of Success for "Fire Act" Grants Says Increased Homeland Security Funding Needed; Money Should be Sent Directly to Our Local First Responders
- March 20, 2003
- Pascrell National FIRE Grant Delivers Over 1.2 Million for 8th District Fire Departments
- February 25, 2003
- Pascrell National FIRE Grant Program Will Be Funded at $750 Million for FY2003
- February 13, 2003
- Pascrell National FIRE Grant Program Delivers for Three Essex County Fire Departments
- December 30, 2002
- Pascrell, Author of Federal "Smart Gun" Legislation, Hails Passage of State Bill
- November 18, 2002
- Pascrell Landmark National FIRE Grant Program will Get $360 Million for 2002
- January 10, 2001
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Senior Citizens
- Pascrell, Congress votes to override Bush Veto of Medicare Improvement Measure
- July 15, 2008
- Pascrell Announces Major Federal Funding for Naturally Occurring Retirement Community in Clifton
- January 31, 2005
- Pascrell Calls Medicare Bill a Special Interest Sham
- November 21, 2003
- Pascrell on GOP Prescription Plan: Don’t Be Fooled, This is Not a Guaranteed Benefit
- June 26, 2003
- Corzine and Pascrell Reject Greenspan on Social Security
- March 15, 2003
- Pascrell Recieves 100% Rating from National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- October 2, 2002
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Trade and Labor
- Pascrell Applauds Nomination Of Montclair's Seth Harris To Deputy Labor Secretary Post
- February 24, 2009
- Congressional Judiciary Committees Honor Pascrell's Request To Investigate Ticketmaster, Live Nation Merger
- February 18, 2009
- In Light of Springsteen Ticket Flap, Pascrell Urges Judiciary Committee to Examine Proposed Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger
- February 5, 2009
- Pascrell Seeks Investigation Into Ticketmaster Business Practice
- February 3, 2009
- Pascrell Pleased With House Approval of Whistleblower Protections for TSA Workers
- January 29, 2009
- Pascrell: "Bush Picked Wrong Time, Wrong Place To Force Colombia Trade Deal"
- April 10, 2008
- Pascrell Calls Peru Trade Deal A Historic Breakthrough In America's Trade Policy
- November 8, 2007
- Pascrell, Ways And Means Committee Formally Approve Peru Trade Deal
- October 31, 2007
- Pascrell Supports Peru Free Trade Agreement
- September 25, 2007
- Pascrell Highlights Work Force Struggles On Labor Day
- September 2, 2007
- Pascrell Opposes Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia
- July 31, 2007
- Pascrell Hopeful For New Trade Model As Fast Track Expires
- June 29, 2007
- Pascrell Meets With Peruvian President Alan Garcia
- April 24, 2007
- Pascrell Highlights Congress' Failure To Fulfill Its Constitutional Obligation To Fair Trade
- January 30, 2007
- Pascrell Author Of Landmark Fire Act Secures $329,500 In New Federal Funds To Staff Bloomfield Fd N
- November 30, 2006
- Pascrell and Democrats in Congress Stand With Amerca's Workers
- July 28, 2006
- Pascrell Rallies with AFL-CIO on International Human Rights Day
- December 5, 2005
- Pascrell Announces Comprehensive Worker Visa Legislation: H-1B Visa Reform Will Return American Jobs to American Workers
- November 21, 2005
- Pascrell Outraged at House Passage of Destructive Central America Free Trade Bill
- July 21, 2005
- Pascrell Blasts CAFTA as the Wrong Deal for Domestic Manufacturing
- June 21, 2005
- Congressman Bill Pascrell Calls on ABC to End Wal-Mart’s Sponsorship of “Only in America” Series
- March 29, 2005
- Pascrell Rejects Republican Plan to Weaken Worker Health and Safety Laws
- April 18, 2004
- Administration Approves Special China Textile Safeguard Petition
- November 18, 2003
- Pascrell Joins Textile/Fiber Coalition to Release Letter Urging
- October 29, 2003
- Textile Industry Leaders Join Rep. Pascrellin Fighting To Preserve American Jobs
- July 24, 2003
- New Jersey Manufacturing Woes, Possible Solutions Examined by Pascrell at Congressional Field Hearing
- February 20, 2002
- Pascrell Supports House Passage of Unemployment Benefits Extension
- January 8, 2002
- Pascrell Statement on House Vote Narrowly Approving Fast-track Trade Authority
- December 6, 2001
- Pascrell Testified on Behalf of Alloy Stainless Products of Totowa
- October 2, 2001
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Transportation
- Pascrell Applauds Stimulus Investment In Route 80
- June 22, 2009
- New Jersey Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest Transit Project
- June 8, 2009
- Pascrell Announces Safe Rotues To School Funding for Montclair, Clifton, Wayne & South Orange
- May 8, 2009
- Pascrell Applauds DOT Decision to Approve Continental Airlines Alliance
- April 7, 2009
- Pascrell Applauds Route 80 Resurfacing Project to Improve Highway From West Paterson to Wayne Township
- March 20, 2009
- Pascrell: Economic Recovery Funding Invests Over $60 Million In Passaic and Essex County Roads and Bridges
- March 5, 2009
- Pascrell: Economic Recovery Measure to Deliver $651 Million for New Jersey Roadways and Bridges
- March 3, 2009
- Pascrell Applauds Completion of Hillery Street Bridge Project; Says Improvements Will Benefit West Paterson and Totowa; Stimulate the Economy
- February 19, 2009
- Lautenberg, Menendez, Pascrell Win Hard-fought Funding Battle For Transit, Rail Investments In Economic Recovery Bill
- February 13, 2009
- Pascrell Calls Increased Transit Funding a "Recession Buster"
- January 29, 2009
- Rep Pascrell & Mayor Torres Re-Open Paterson's Barclay Street Bridge
- December 19, 2008
- Pascrell Applauds Governor Corzine's Infrastrucure Investment Plan
- November 26, 2008
- Pascrell, NJ Transit Announce Improvements To Bloomfield's Watsessing Station
- October 30, 2008
- Pascrell Blasts FAA Auction Proposal
- October 9, 2008
- Pascrell Commends Completion of Wayne "Spaghetti Bowl" Highway Project
- September 5, 2008
- New Jersey's House Delegation Unites in Opposition to Proposed DOT Auction at Newark Liberty Airport
- August 10, 2008
- Pascrell Directed Study Examines Role Of Public Transit Systems In Emergency Evacuations
- July 22, 2008
- Pascrell Seeks Full Whistleblower Protections For TSA Screeners
- December 13, 2007
- Pascrell Encouraged By TSA Commitment To Provide Stronger Whistleblower Protection
- November 14, 2007
- New York And New Jersey Congressional Delegations Say No To "Congestion Pricing"
- November 5, 2007
- Pascrell Delivers More Federal Money to Develop Bloomfield Center
- February 27, 2006
- Rep. Pascrell, State Reps, Announce $150,000 for Pompton Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project
- January 23, 2006
- Pascrell, Calabrese, NJ Transit Announce New Jitney Community Shuttle Buses
- November 14, 2005
- Pascrell and Payne Deliver $1.2 Million in Federal Funding for Rahway River Corridor Bike/pedestrian Path In South Orange
- August 16, 2005
- Pascrell Delivers $720,000 in Federal Funding for Livingston Streetscape Project
- August 8, 2005
- Pascrell Delivers $800,000 more in Federal Funding to Revitalize Downtown Pompton Lakes
- August 3, 2005
- Pascrell Lauds Federal Highway Reauthorization that Provides more Funding for New Jersey Surface Transportation Systems
- July 29, 2005
- Pascrell Praises Completion of Federal Transportation Bill after Two Years of Waiting Proposed New Commuter Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Advanced within Legislation
- July 28, 2005
- Pascrell Blasts Administration Plan to Kill Amtrak
- June 20, 2005
- Pascrell on Pay-to-Play Reform
- May 11, 2005
- Congressman Pascrell Announces House Passage of Transportation Bill Providing Increased Funding for New Jersey’s Mass Transit and Highways
- March 10, 2005
- House Passes Pascrell Language Protecting State Ethics Reform from Feds
- March 10, 2005
- Pascrell Announces $283.9 Billion for Transportation Funding New Jersey to Receive Increased Funding for Mass Transit and Highways
- March 2, 2005
- Pascrell and Menendez Introduce Legislation to Protect States’ Right to Enact Pay To Play Reform
- February 1, 2005
- Pascrell Announces Major Federal Funding for Pompton Lakes Downtown Revitilization Project
- December 1, 2004
- Pascrell Announces Major Funding for Planned Rail Line Connecting Passaic and Bergen Counties
- November 22, 2004
- Pascrell Announces Passage of Major Funding in House for State-of-the-Art Rail Technology Connecting Passaic and Bergen Counties
- April 26, 2004
- Pascrell and Payne Announce Passage of Funding in House for Rahway River Corridor Bike/Pedestrian Path in South Orange
- April 20, 2004
- Pascrell Announces Passage of Transportation Bill
- April 2, 2004
- Pascrell Asks for Full Transportation Funding
- February 11, 2004
- Pascrell Expresses Optimism on Introduction of $375 Billion Highway And Transit Bill
- November 19, 2003
- Pascrell Joins Call for $50 Billion in Infrastructure Investments
- June 26, 2003
- Pascrell Calls for Greater Transportation Funding
- May 15, 2003
- Rep. Pascrell Announces Federal Grant for Improvements to US Route 46, NJ Route 23, and Interstate 80 Exchange
- April 21, 2003
- Menendez, Pascrell Announce $275 Billion for Transportation Funding
- March 24, 2003
- Pascrell, Mayor Russo, Local Officials Outline Jitney Community Shuttle Bus Program for Montclair Residents
- February 10, 2003
- House Panel Approves Fundng for Two Silk City Transportation Projects
- October 2, 2002
- Pascrell Holds Transportation Security Administration Accountable to Deadlines Set By Congress
- July 23, 2002
- Pascrell, Anzaldi Announce Jitney Community Shuttle Bus Program for Clifton
- February 1, 2002
- Pascrell, Mayor Plate, New Jersey Transit Announce Jitney Community Shuttle Bus Program for Glen Ridge
- January 25, 2002
- Pascrell Comments on Aviation Security
- January 23, 2002
- Pascrell Praises Passage of Federal Transportation Spending Bill
- November 30, 2001
- Pascrell Statement on Today’s Hearing on the Financial Condition of the Airline Industry
- September 19, 2001
- Pascrell, New Jersey Transit Announce Winning Towns for Second Round of Statewide "Community Shuttle Program"
- July 30, 2001
- Pascrell, Transportation Committee Colleagues Hold Hearing to Examine New York/New Jersey Air Traffic Congestion and Solutions
- July 13, 2001
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Veterans
- Pascrell Questions Purple Heart Limitations for TBI Survivors
- January 8, 2009
- Pascrell Pledges Support On Veterans Day
- November 11, 2008
- Pascrell Aces Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Scorecard
- October 8, 2008
- Pascrell Hosts Over 150 Veterans at Annual Service Fair
- September 13, 2008
- General Rieth Awards Pascrell Prestigious Charles Dick Award at Paterson National Guard Recruiting Center
- September 3, 2008
- Pascrell Honors Sergeant Dwayne Kelley's Heroic Military Service
- June 25, 2008
- Pascrell Opposes 'No Strings' War Funding, Votes To Restore GI Bill For Iraq And Afghanistan Vets
- June 19, 2008
- Pascrell Votes To Redeploy Troops From Iraq By 2009
- May 15, 2008
- Pascrell Votes To Provide Financial Security To America's Veterans
- December 18, 2007
- Pascrell's Annual Vets Fair Brings Services To Over 140 Veterans
- October 13, 2007
- Pascrell Celebrates Issuance of U.S. Postage Stamp Honoring New Jersey World War II Hero John Basilone
- November 9, 2005
- Pascrell on the Removal of Rep. Chris Smith from Post as Chariman of House Veterans Affairs Committee
- January 6, 2005
- Congressman Pascrell Hosts Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of the VA Paterson Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
- August 12, 2004
- Congressman Pascrell Successful in Fight to Secure VA Clinic for Passaic County
- April 27, 2004
- Pascrell Announces New Veterans Health Care Clinic for Passaic County
- July 2, 2003
- Corzine and Pascrell Push for Commemorative Stamp Honoring New Jersey World War II Hero John Basilone
- April 16, 2003
- Pascrell Present Medal to Two WWII Vet
- August 10, 2001
- New Veterans Health Clinic for Passaic County Advances in Congress
- July 11, 2001
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