{"id":2328380,"date":"2024-08-21T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-pascrell-87-dies-after-in-and-out-hospital-stays-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:51:00","slug":"bill-pascrell-87-dies-after-in-and-out-hospital-stays-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-pascrell-87-dies-after-in-and-out-hospital-stays-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Pascrell, 87, dies after in-and-out hospital stays &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-pascrell-87-dies-after-in-and-out-hospital-stays-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bill Pascrell Jr., a\u2062 longtime Democratic representative from New Jersey, passed \u2062away\u2062 at the age\u2064 of 87 after a series of hospital\u200b stays \u200bover the\u2063 preceding \u2064month. His family announced his death, expressing their\u200b profound sadness\u200c and highlighting his dedication\u2063 to serving\u200c both the public and his hometown of Paterson, New \u200cJersey. Pascrell \u200dhad been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-members-in-dc-hospitalized-after-eating-substandard-food-others-found-metal-shavings-in-meals\/\" title=\"National Guard Members In DC Hospitalized After Eating \u2018Substandard\u2019 Food, Others Found Metal Shavings In Meals\">hospitalized due<\/a> to \u200ba respiratory \u200dinfection, which followed a\u200b hospitalization that lasted nearly four weeks. He was\u200d known for being a strong \u200bliberal advocate and a vocal\u2063 critic of Republican policies, notably during the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>First \u2064elected to public office in 1987, Pascrell&#8217;s\u200b political\u2062 career included stints as the mayor\u2064 of Paterson and a member \u200cof the House of\u2063 Representatives since 1997, where he\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgetown-donates-1-million-to-racial-reparations-org\/\" title=\"Georgetown Donates  Million To Racial Reparations Org\">played significant roles<\/a> on various committees, including the House Ways \u2063and \u2063Means Committee. \u2064Despite his health challenges, he had planned\u2062 to \u2064run for reelection this year. His passing\u2062 marks the end \u200dof a significant era in New \u2062Jersey politics, \u200bwhere he was regarded \u2063as a \u200cprominent\u200c figure until the\u200b end of his \u200blife.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Pascrell, 87, dies after in-and-out hospital stays<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) died on Wednesday morning, his family announced after more than a month of in-and-out <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hospital<\/a> stays.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning,&rdquo; Pascrell&rsquo;s family said in a post to the congressman&rsquo;s X account. &ldquo;As our <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United States Representative<\/a>, Bill fought to his last breath to return to the job he cherished and to the people he loved. Bill lived his entire life in Paterson and had an unwavering love for the city he grew up in and served. He is now at peace after a lifetime devoted to our great nation America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning. As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath to return to the job he cherished and to the people he loved. Bill lived&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Pascrell, Jr. &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127462; (@BillPascrell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillPascrell\/status\/1826284560499261692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pascrell&rsquo;s death comes a week after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3118280\/bill-pascrell-new-jersey-congressman-hospitalized-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>returned to the hospital<\/a> despite being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3115340\/rep-bill-pascrell-discharged-from-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>discharged<\/a> just days before from a nearly four-week stay. The 87-year-old Democrat, who was the second-oldest member of the House of Representatives,&nbsp;checked himself into the hospital on July 14 for a fever and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman faced a &ldquo;setback&rdquo; in July that required &ldquo;breathing assistance,&rdquo; but Pascrell&rsquo;s staff had told the <em>New Jersey Monitor<\/em>&nbsp;that doctors expected him to make a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell was known for being a <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/congress\/bill-pascrell-14-term-congressman-and-son-of-paterson-dies-at-87\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>strong liberal advocate<\/a> and critic of Republicans like former President Donald Trump. He was first elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1987, became mayor of Paterson in 1990, and made his way to the House of Representatives in 1997 after defeating a Republican freshman member in the 1996 elections.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The congressman was one of the original members of the House Homeland Security Committee when it was created in June 2022, later serving as the ranking member of the Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee. He was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-level-republicans-push-back-on-big-tech\/\" title=\"State-Level Republicans Push Back on Big Tech\">longtime member<\/a> of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, and he was one of 81 Democrats who voted in favor of the United States&rsquo;s invasion of Iraq in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>At 87, he was going to be the oldest member of the House due to Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) retiring after this year. Pascrell had intended to run for reelection this year, defeating his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">primary challenger<\/a> who targeted the congressman for ignoring the views of Arab American constituents due to the war between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell was set to face GOP challenger Billy Prempeh, whom Pascrell has defeated twice before &mdash; 55% to 44% in 2022 and 66% to 32% in 2020, when the district was bluer &mdash; in the November elections. When it was speculated Pascrell could drop out of the race, counties in New Jersey&rsquo;s 9th Congressional District had until Aug. 29 to select a new candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman&rsquo;s health problems extended past this month; he had been briefly hospitalized once before in 2020 after he visited the hospital for nausea and heartburn, requiring a heart bypass surgery due to blockage in his arteries.<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elsie, his three sons, and five grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey Democrat is the latest House member to die this term of Congress. Longtime Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3092168\/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-age-74\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">died<\/a>&nbsp;on July 19, just one month after announcing that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell&rsquo;s fellow New Jerseyan, Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2977823\/donald-payne-jr-dead-house-democrat-dies-after-cardiac-episode-over-a-week-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">died in late April<\/a>&nbsp;after suffering a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-bill-pascrell-discharged-from-hospital-after-four-week-stay-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Rep. Bill Pascrell discharged from hospital after four-week stay- Washington Examiner\">cardiac episode&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on April 6 that kept him on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newark<\/a>&nbsp;Beth Israel Medical Center.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Pascrell Jr., an 87-year-old longtime representative from New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday morning, as confirmed by his family following a month of frequent hospital visits. In a statement shared on the congressman\u2019s X account, his family expressed their sorrow: \u201cIt is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, has passed away this morning. As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath to return to the job he cherished and the people he loved. He spent his entire life in Paterson and had an unwavering love for the city where he grew up and served. He is now at peace after dedicating his life to our great nation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Pascrell&#8217;s death occurred shortly after he was readmitted to the hospital just days following discharge from a nearly four-week stay. The Democratic congressman had checked into the hospital on July 14 due to a fever and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection. Although he experienced complications requiring breathing assistance in July, staff members indicated that doctors anticipated a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Known for being a staunch liberal advocate and critic of Republicans like former President Donald Trump, Pascrell began his political career in 1987 when he was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly. He became mayor of Paterson in 1990 before joining the House of Representatives in 1997 after defeating an incumbent Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell was one of the founding members of the House Homeland Security Committee when it was established in June 2022 and later served as ranking member of its Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee. A long-time member of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, he also voted for U.S. involvement in Iraq back in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>At age 87, Pascrell would have been set to become the oldest member of Congress following Rep. Grace Napolitano&#8217;s retirement this year; however, despite health challenges\u2014including previous hospitalization for heart issues\u2014he intended to run for reelection against GOP challenger Billy Prempeh.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife Elsie\u2014his partner for over six decades\u2014along with three sons and five grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Pascrell&#8217;s passing marks another loss among House members this term; Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) died on July 19 after announcing her pancreatic cancer diagnosis while Rep. Donald Payne Jr.(D-NJ) passed away earlier this year following cardiac complications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2328381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bill-pascrell-hospital-discharge.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37893,38807,33096,32229,5894],"class_list":["post-2328380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-pascrell","tag-hospital-stay","tag-new-jersey","tag-obituary","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bill-pascrell-hospital-discharge.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}