WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Air Force proposal would have allowed pilots to fly as low as 100 feet above major recreational areas in Pennsylvania Casey and Fetterman pushed for years to protect the PA Wilds The 13-county Pennsylvania Wilds region contains the greatest concentration of public lands in PA and account for $1.8 billion in tourism Casey: "I will always fight to preserve the PA Wilds and the rest of the natural res  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey's bill would help rural communities secure much needed federal funding and resources Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that his bill to advance economic opportunities in rural Pennsylvania has been adopted in a new farm package from the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. Casey's bipartisan Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act will allow rural communities to  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: As Administration reviews Section 301 tariffs, senators warn any reduction would jeopardize American jobs Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) joined a group of Senate colleagues to call on President Biden to maintain Section 301 tariffs, which are currently under interagency review by the Biden Administration. The U.S. created domestic protections with Section 301 tariffs in 2018, fol  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio celebrates Bon Tool, a small locally-owned business in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District, for receiving the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 2024 Exporter of the Year award for the Mid-Atlantic region, Pennsylvania region, and the Western Pennsylvania region. Bon Tool produces over 8,000 varieties of specialty hand tools and sells them around   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 jobs in April: "This time four years ago, the United States experienced the single worst one-month job loss on   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) joined Chairman Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee for a Field Hearing in Philadelphia to address rising crime. The hearing, "Victims of Violent Crime in Philadelphia," examined how District Attorney Larry Krasner's pro-criminal policies have emboldened criminals at the expense of victims and city residents. Philadelphia's anti-law enforcement   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Wild led a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in a letter urging support for Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs in the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations process. Specifically, the Members requested $1.15 billion for the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG) program and $1.603 billion for the Federal Work Study (FWS) program. With 93 additional signatories, Rep. Wild nearly   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Navy and Iraq War veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Army combat veteran and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, led a letter with 86 colleagues urging President Biden to enforce National Security Memorandum-20, including the underlying law, Sect  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Wild joined Congressman Carter [R-GA-01], Congresswoman Dingell [D-MI-12], and Congresswoman Kiggans [R-VA-02] in leading 10 of their colleagues in a letter urging the programs enacted by the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act receive full funding in the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations process. Named in honor of Dr. Lorna Breen, an emergency room physician who tragical  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) joined Reps. John B. Larson (D-CT), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris Matsui (D-CA) in leading 99 Members of Congress to write to House appropriators in support of increased funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA). Their letter highlights the delays faced by seniors and other recipients who have earned Social Security benefits yet are unable to access them due  more