WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, where he used his time to grill witness Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, on his opposition to marijuana legalization. Senator Fetterman pressed Mr. Sabet on the data of mar  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday joined his colleagues to introduce the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023. The bill, originally authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), would provide free breakfast, lunch, and dinner to every student - to ensure that no child in this country goes hungry. "It is downright cruel that we are letting our children in America go hungry," said Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced the bipartisan Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in American elections, including local ballot initiatives. "Foreign adversaries have no business influencing American elections on the local, state, or federal level," said Congressman Fitzpatrick. "I'm   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Pat Fallon (R-TX), alongside Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) reintroduced the Investing in American Defense Technologies Act. This bill would establish a federal public-private partnership to scale, support, and invest in American defense-centric small businesses producing advanced capabilities, including hypersonics, space, and autonomous systems. A comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: The United States Supreme Court ruled to uphold California's Proposition 12, which mandates a variety of animal production standards and would specifically ban the in-state sale of pork from hogs not raised in accordance with the California law, even if those hogs were raised in other states. Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Ag  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following joint statement on May 11, 2023, with Ranking Member David Scott, D-Georgia, and Sens. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, after a meeting with President Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: * * * "The four leaders of the Agriculture Committees had a conversation with President Biden and Secretary Vilsack on the importance of passing a bipa  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 253,000 in April: * * * "With another 253,000 jobs added in April, the question isn't whether our economic recovery remains on the right track, it's if House Republicans will throw it all away with their MAGA-manufactured default crisis. "Under the leadership of President  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Budget Committee hearing on "Exposing the Woke, Wasteful, and Bloated Bureaucracy." Ranking Member Boyle's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our panel of witnesses for being here t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled "'Like Fire Through Dry Grass': Nursing Home Mortality & COVID-19 Policies" to gather facts about pandemic-era, nursing home policy decisions -- specifically in New York, New Jersey, and Penn  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), co-chair of the Northern Border Security Caucus, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, The Secure The Border Act. "House Republicans are making good on yet another promise to the American people: we are securing the border," Kelly said. "The Secure The Border Act takes a serious step toward curbing the surge of   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act: "America is experiencing an unprecedented illegal immigration crisis with catastrophic humanitarian and national security consequences. Over the past two years, President Biden terminated successful border security measures and implemented a radic  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act and released this statement following his vote: "I have seen firsthand the national security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border. This week, President Biden said our nation's southern border would be "chaotic for a while." "The truth is, the southern border has been in chaos since he took offi  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today issued a statement following the passage of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act: "We have a clear emergency at our southern border. Illegal drugs and unaccompanied minors are pouring over the border, creating unmanageable chaos, and preventing legitimate asylum seekers from having their cases heard. "The hardworking men and women of the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Regional Innovation Engines Development award to Hazleton-based Vytal Plant Science Research for the development of an Industrial Hemp Engine as part of its newly launched Regional Innovation Engines (NSF E  more