Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]

Both parties gear up for a Christie candidacy

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.) and Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.) pointed out one potential problem area for Christie: his awarding of a monitoring contract ...

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It's Well Past 3:00 am -- Do You Remember the Election's Best Ads?

2008-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. Elsie Pascrell, wife of Rep. William Pascrell, DN.J., gave Murtha $1000 from her personal funds. Murtha, 76, is a decorated ...

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It's Well Past 3:00 a.m. -- Do You Remember the Election's Best Ads?

2008-11-02T00:00:00Z

...from their own personal bank accounts, such as the $2,300 from Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. Elsie Pascrell, wife of Rep. William Pascrell, D-N.J., gave Murtha $1,000 from her personal funds. Murtha, 76, is a decorated Vietnam War veteran who chairs th

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Historic moment thrills New Jersey delegates at Democratic convention

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

US Rep. William Pascrell, D-8th, said Biden was powerful. "I cried in the introduction," he said. "Joe Biden and I go back 25 years. He is a special, ...

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New Jersey, young companies often benefit from earmarks

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Scott Garrett, William Pascrell Jr., Donald M. Payne, Steven Rothman and Albio Sires, and Sens. Lautenberg and Menendez. Garrett is a Republican, ...

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Paterson Muslim leader fights deportation

2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

US Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.) has written a letter to the judge calling the imam "a gentleman who's had a tremendous positive influence. ...

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Weak link in airport security revealed

2008-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Anybody can take things into those cargo holds," warned Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee who ...

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Report: NJ Muslim leader facing deportation

2008-03-01T00:00:00Z

Qatanani's mosque has hosted interfaith gatherings that have drawn Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Rep. William Pascrell Jr., among other political leaders.

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Report: NJ Muslim Leader Facing Deportation

2008-03-01T00:00:00Z

Qatanani's mosque has hosted interfaith gatherings that have drawn Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Rep. William Pascrell Jr., among other political leaders.

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Airport screeners safer from reprisals

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

Hawley's action came after he was grilled at a hearing last fall by Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.), a House Homeland Security committee member who was ...

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Getting Away With Murder

2008-01-03T00:00:00Z

On September 6, 2007, Rep. William Pascrell of New Jersey, acting on behalf of Mark Parsons' brother — whose own 2005 FOIA request received an ...

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TSA chief promises to protect screeners who blow the whistle

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

"I think it's a fine suggestion," said Hawley, responding to inquiries about protecting TSA workers from US Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.). ...

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Quest ventures into India's laboratory test market

2007-11-11T00:00:00Z

Rep. William Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, held both positions on the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada in the '90s. ...

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House approves bill that makes Paterson's falls a national park

2007-10-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish the Great Falls of Paterson as a national park passed the House of Representatives yesterday in what its sponsor, Rep. William Pascrell ...

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House OKs bill to make Paterson's Great Falls national park

2007-10-22T00:00:00Z

The federal legislation passed today was introduced by Rep. William Pascrell Jr. (D-8th Dist.), a leading Falls advocate who has estimated the park - built ...

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TSA head grilled on whistleblower cases

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kip Hawley, the head of TSA, told Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.) he was "not familiar'' with specific cases listed by the congressman, including the ...

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Security chief shows whistleblower support

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

... Kip Hawley insisted his agency encourages its employees to come forward about problems, despite sharp skepticism from Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist. ...

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Cost concerns stall digital media tax break

2007-09-23T00:00:00Z

A week later, NBC's lobbyist William Pascrell III said the company would soon announce a plan to move a "significant" number of digital media jobs to New ...

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Jump-start for a new park

2007-09-18T00:00:00Z

Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.) continues to press legislation to establish the Great Falls as a national park. His bill was passed by a House ...

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State gets extra $9M for homeland security

2007-07-18T00:00:00Z

Rep. William Pascrell (D-8th Dist.) said the grant increases, to be announced today, are a positive development in light of the continuing terrorist threat. ...

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