Pascrell joked, spoke boisterously and insisted that his energy level has not changed.
He doesn’t act or sound like what one typically assumes of an octogenarian. It seems that everyone at Fordham knows how to speak their mind so that definitely helps.” “We say at Mass many times, in fact, we sing it, be not afraid. “Those values include saying it like it is, don’t camouflage what you’re trying to get across, say it, don’t be afraid,” he said. Pascrell said he attributes his strength to his time as a student at Fordham and the values he attained there that are critical to the Jesuits. Despite some challenges, he said he feels confident that at age 86, he can continue to serve his district well.
Pascrell has represented New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District for 26 years. “I may be up there in years, but I still have a fight left in me,” he said from his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), FCRH ’59, said he is not slowing down at all. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Rep.
