Rep. Bill Pascrell Accepts Lifetime Public Service Award

PATERSON, NJ — U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ 9th) accepted the 2021 Jerry Green Legacy Award from the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey over the weekend.

The award, named for the late New Jersey Assemblyman from Plainfield, recognizes Pascrell for his “life of public service bringing together diverse people to forge a better society.”

"This is special. I am humbled and I am honored by this recognition," Pascrell said.

"Jerry was my friend and my colleague. We served together in the assembly before I came to Washington. In Trenton and across New Jersey, Jerry was respected and revered. So, to accept the Jerry Green Legacy Award is beyond words."

The award is presented every year, and is reserved for those the organization feels made an "extraordinary effort in this field," according to Staci Berger, HCDNNJ president and chief executive officer.

"We present this award to Congressman Pascrell for his tireless pursuit of policies that ensure housing security for the most vulnerable residents, for his leadership throughout the pandemic, and for his efforts to address the housing affordability crisis through his role as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight," Berger added.

Pascrell took to Twitter to accept the award virtually, and speak on housing challenges facing the country, and state.

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