WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the new Senate initiative to take on China and protect U.S. national security. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced today that the Senate will undertake a bill to strengthen America's global leadership and outlined key priorities, including a bipartisan Casey provision to screen U.S. investments being made in countries of concern,  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) are announcing that President Joe Biden has nominated Judge Julia K. Munley to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's U.S. Senators play an essential role in recommending to the White House U.S. District Court judge candidates with the commitment to equal justice, legal experience, and i  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today met with the Secretary of Labor nominee Julie Su to discuss her nomination to the position, protecting workers on the job, and ensuring labor rights in Pennsylvania and across the country. "We need a Secretary of Labor who will fight for workers. It was an honor to meet with Acting Labor Secretary Su. I know she is the labor ally we need in   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on May 3, 2023: * * * 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 25 basis point interest rate increase: "With the partnership of Democrats in Congress, President Biden has delivered more jobs in two years than any president   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Congresswoman Summer (PA-12) Lee joined Alma Adams (NC-12) as a co-lead announced the introduction of signature anti-hunger legislation, the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023 along with Representatives Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-07), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the United States Senate. 64 members of the House are original cosponsors of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) was named Co-Chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. Meuser will be joined by Representatives Bill Johnson (OH-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) in leading the Congressional Coal Caucus. The Caucus will play a key role in facilitating legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry. "Coal is one of the most useful s  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research issued the following testimony by Philabundance CEO Loree Jones Brown involving a hearing on April 19, 2023, entitled "SNAP and Other Nutrition Assistance in the Farm Bill." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * * * Thank you for inviting me to speak about the issue of food insecurity in our region and the importance of the Farm Bi  more