Bill Pascrell News

Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. , a member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, spoke on the House floor in opposition to the GOP's 37th attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

He's appointing a new boss at the tax agency and Friday the ex-boss will face tough questions on Capitol Hill, CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported.

In President Barack Obama's first term, Attorney General Eric Holder was a lightning rod for congressional Republicans who criticized the administration's handling of law enforcement issues.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. issued the following statement on news that the Department of Justice has been monitoring Associated Press phone lines, including a line in the press gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives: "The press has an incredibly important role to play in a free society by helping to hold our government accountable to the ... (more)

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced today that the Passaic River is one of eleven newly selected locations for the nation's Urban Waters Federal Partnership.

Washington, DC Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. , a member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, spoke on the House floor in opposition to the GOP's "Pay China First" bill.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. today had the honor of welcoming the Honorable Park Geun-hy, President of the Republic of Korea, as she addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress.

A Nobel Peace Prize winner will speak at Fairleigh Dickinson University 's 70th Commencement ceremony May 21 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, the University announced this week.

In this Feb. 16, 2011, file photo, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Teaneck, NJ - On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ will be the site for the 70th Commencement ceremony of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Gov. Chris Christie talks and Jon Bon Jovi listens during a press conference in Paterson on Thursday, while Pamela Sanquini holds a photograph of her 20 year-old son Matthew, who died in 2010 of an Oxycodone overdose.

As Americans across the country voice their opinions about immigration reform, 9th Congressional District Congressman Bill Pascrell says there's one thing missing; actually knowing the current law.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. released the following statement after today's announcement from U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan of HUD's approval of New Jersey's disaster recovery plan to help homeowners and businesses following Hurricane Sandy.

On the day he returned to the Senate long enough to shout "aye" in support of expanding background checks for gun purchases, New Jersey Sen.

Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. is urging the nation's water and wastewater industry to "track down their congressmen" and demand bipartisan support behind his measure to fund critical water infrastructure projects through private activity bonds .

The countdown to the privatization of the New Jersey Lottery began on April 12, when the Christie administration announced late on a Friday afternoon that it would hand over parts of one of the state's largest and most consistent sources of revenue to a private company.

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. , Peter King and Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg introduced a bill that would provide college students with fire safety education and training.

We have discovered that anit-constitutional-rights groups being led by State Senator Loretta Weinberg and U.S Congressman Bill Pascrell are organizing busloads of anti-Bill of Rights followers to protest our Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the state of New Jersey and across our nation.

RIDGEWOOD - Proponents of gun control asked supporters in Ridgewood Sunday night to lobby their legislators to support a package of bills that would make New Jersey's gun laws even more strict.

Members of New Jersey's congressional delegation say the fight for tougher gun control measures isn't over, even after the Senate last week rejected a number of proposals in a crushing defeat for gun-control advocates.