TEANECK, D.C. – On April 13, 2017, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a new federal FIRE Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps in the amount of $128,728.  “I am grateful the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps was awarded this Assistance to Firefighter Grant to ensure they have the tools needed to keep our communities safe," said Rep. Pascrell. 

On March 13, 2017, Marc Stephens filed a petition for rehearing requesting that all 9 United States Supreme Court Justices hear his petition for writ of certiorari. Marc Stephens filing my be perfect timing as Judge Neil Gorsuch is expected to fill the vacancy of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly last year, sparking a more than year-long feud among senators about the future makeup of the high court.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, responded to the Ways and Means Committee markup and "unfavorable" report on his Resolution of Inquiry. The resolution was voted down in a XXXX-XXXX vote.

Yesterday, Gov. Chris Christie announced the adoption of a revised regulation of New Jersey’s Firearm Laws that will increase the odds that local law enforcement will approve residents' applications for permission to carry a handgun.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement following news that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was not required to sign an ethics pledge under President Trump's "Drain The Swamp" initiative.

Marc Stephens released his self-published book titled Facially Unconstitutional. The book was released in order to raise funds for the preparation of several Amicus Curiae briefs in support of his petition to the Supreme Court of the United States. Stephens is seeking to strike down New Jersey’s Firearm law as facially unconstitutional, and in violation of the Second and Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security unanimously passed legislation introduced by Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) to incorporate children’s needs into disaster preparedness planning. “The unique needs of children—physical, mental, and emotional—are too often an afterthought when it comes to disaster preparedness planning,” said Congressman Payne, Jr., Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have urged the CEOs of two large agricultural trading companies, Bunge Ltd. and Cargill, Inc., to take action in response to reports that their soy purchasing policies have contributed to the widespread destruction of tropical forests and other native ecosystems across South America.

In a case titled Stephens vs Jerejian, et al, Marc Stephens is seeking to strike down New Jersey’s Firearm law as facially unconstitutional and in violation of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Yesterday, in the case titled State of New Jersey vs Marc Stephens, Fort Lee Municipal court released the order dismissing the traffic citation against Marc Stephens for driving without liability insurance coverage on a motor vehicle. The municipal prosecutor did not file an appeal.