Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), a longtime congressman from New Jersey, died at age 87 on Aug. 21.
Pascrell’s office announced his death at about noon Eastern Daylight Time on the social media platform X.
New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell Dies at 87
The 14-term Democratic congressman previously had been hospitalized for respiratory illness.
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) speaks at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, N.J., on May 13, 2016. Julio Cortez/AP Photo
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