Democrat from New Jersey
Bill Pascrell is Democratic member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey.
Recent statements involving Bill Pascrell
"As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance."
"53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs."
Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.
Recent stories featuring Bill Pascrell
Rationing? Democrat says it's happening already:
Rep. Bill Pascrell said rationing is happening right now because of the high cost of health care. We check his evidence.
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