WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Letter comes months after the members urged Pittsburgh VA system to address problems with staffing, quality of care Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough calling on the Secretary to push the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced legislation to better protect monkeys, apes, and other primates as well as strengthening public safety. The Captive Primate Safety Act prohibits interstate commerce and private ownership of primates, both bolstering the well-being of these animals and strengthening public safety. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement: "The First Amendment protects every American's right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. This applies to all Americans, including university students. Young people should feel empowered to use their voices to express themselves and to support or disagree with the issues they feel strongly about. A  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act. "Since October 7, the House has taken more than 30 votes on the issue of antisemitism or similar. My voting record has been clear regarding my strong opposition to antisemitism, and today was no different as I voted yes on yet another bill  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) admonished House Republicans for allowing the Affordable Connectivity Program to expire. Enacted as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Houlahan voted for and President Joe Biden signed into law, the Affordable Connectivity Program was used by 23 million households across the country to access affordable b  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after sharing a title-by-title overview of the bipartisan policies and priorities included in the 2024 farm bill. "This bill is a product of an extensive and transparent process, which included soliciting feedback from Members of both polit  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a continued pause in interest rate increases: "Last month, I proudly celebrated the announcement that 15 million jobs had been created under President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today's hearing, entitled, "Disaster Mitigation: Reviewing the Effectiveness and Costs of FEMA's Resilience Prog  more

CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that he secured a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the work to be conducted at the Montgomery Locks and Dam. His effort makes sure that the expected 28,000 construction jobs created there will be solid, union Western Pennsylvania jobs. Pennsylvania's biggest discretionary-funded recipient of federal funding from the Infrastructure Investme  more

HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) hosted a Social Security Town Hall with NAMS (Northern Area Multi Service Center) in the North Hills. He was joined by Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), one of the nation's most influential senior advocacy and education membership organizations. Several dozen constit  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Summer Lee (D-Pa.-12), and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in introducing the Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act, legislation to increase access to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs for young and new   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12) and U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough calling on the Secretary to push the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System (VAPHS) to address a number of challenges facing the health system and its standard of care  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Susan Wild (D-PA-07), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11), Angie Craig (D-MN-2) and Tim Walberg (R-MI-5) introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2024. This important legislation will protect seniors from coverage gaps in Medicare by closing the Medicare Part B-COBRA loophole. Under current law, anyone 65 and older who does not enroll in Medicare Part B w  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The Affordable Connectivity Program, which expired last night, helps 23 million low-income households access high-speed internet Today, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Fetterman introduced the Promoting Affordable Connectivity Act which would sustainably fund the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) by removing it from the appropriations process and incorporating it into Universal Service Fund (USF) distrib  more