Despite a vote of 282-144, however, it was defeated because the amendment-blocking procedure used to bring it to the floor required 284 “yes” votes. “We have to bring it back through the regular order,” Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, said after the vote. “The Republican leadership wanted a ‘no’ on this to bust our chops and get it into the regular order. So let them have

[caption id="attachment_1653" align="alignnone" width="158" caption="Congressman Pascrell"][/caption] According to the blog phillipweiss.org Congressman Bill Pascrell has signed letter address to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton requesting Israely troops to withdraw from Gaza and to help rebuild it.  Additionally, the blog reports that Congressman Pascrell stated the following on the House floor: Military action will not result in an enduring resolution of these long simmering tensions. It is only through

PRESS RELEASE Bill Sponsored by Lautenberg, Menendez, Pascrell Would Make N.J. Natural Treasure a Historic Landmark [caption id="attachment_1615" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Senator Menendez"][/caption] WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate today approved legislation authored by Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) to designate the Great Falls in Paterson, New Jersey a National Historic Park. "The Great Falls in Paterson is a landmark that

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Freeholder Director Sonia Rosado and Congressman Bill Pascrell"][/caption] For more pictures, please click here.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="279" caption="Congressman Pacrell"][/caption] Congressman Pascrell was one of the 7 elected officials in congress that voted no to the $700 billion bailout. Other Garden State representatives voting no were: Democrats Donald Payne of Newark and Steve Rothman of Fair Lawn, and Republicans Scott Garrett of Wantage, Rodney Frelinghuysen of Morristown, Chris Smith of Hamilton and Frank LoBiondo of Ventnor. MORE>>