Letter to Fed Chair and Postmaster General urges increased banking options for low-income and rural Americans Washington, D.C., October 30, 2019 U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) today wrote to Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Megan Brennan, the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service (USPS), […]
CARLSTADT – The Carlstadt post office, dedicated to two local fallen Iraqi War veterans, has survived revenue declines and was spared permanent closure in 2011 but now faces “discontinuance” following a three-alarm fire on April 24 that caused its doors to temporarily shut. Since the fire, services have been suspended, and pickups and other services […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen and Ways and Means members Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced legislation, H.R. 4634, to reform tax law so that federal law enforcement officers and firefighters can access their retirement accounts without penalty when they are eligible to retire. Generally, under current law, a 10% penalty is added […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) urged U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to keep the Carlstadt Post Office open following a destructive fire that gutted the facility. USPS recently announced in a letter to postal customers they are studying the Carlstadt facility for “discontinuance” following the devastating blaze. […]