WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: As of today, all 213 House Democrats have signed on to a discharge petition filed by Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, to provide consideration of a debt ceiling bill. Ranking Member Boyle's petition remains available for signature by every Member of the House who is committed to averting  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Budget Committee hearing on "Removing the Burdens of Government Overreach." Ranking Member Boyle's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to be here to discuss economic growth but the elephant in the room   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "The Impacts of FEMA's Strategic Plan on Disaster Preparedness and Response." FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. * * * We will focus on FEMA's strategic plan for 2022 through 2026, which is the first strategic plan t  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) is asking for public input from regional farmers, consumers and all those involved in the agriculture industry as Congress once again prepares a new Farm Bill. Every five years, Congress crafts farm bill legislation to address the country's agricultural and food policy needs. The last farm bill was passed in 2018 and Congress is currently preparing to consi  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: As the debt ceiling crisis continues, Congresswoman Susan Wild spoke on the House floor to slam GOP leadership's extreme decision to hold the economy hostage and push unreasonable cuts that would harm Pennsylvania veterans. "More than 272,000 Pennsylvania veterans' medical care and outpatient visits would be at risk due to slashed VA funding," said Rep. Susan Wild. "The 29 percent of Pennsylvania veterans  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), and Nick Langworthy (R-NY) led a letter calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to reconsider federal designations on private land without greater local input for the proposed French Creek National Wildlife Refuge. The proposed refuge would create new federal ownership and oversight of lands in Erie  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 45, which would overturn the Biden administration's student debt bailout. H.J. Res. 45 passed by a vote of 218 to 203 and heads to the Senate for consideration. The Biden administration's proposals are estimated to cost nearly $600 billion or roughly $3,500 per taxpayer, according to the National Taxpayers Union. "The Biden administration's studen  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- 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 24, 2023: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today's hearing, entitled "Never Ending Emergencies - An Examination of the National Emergencies Act": I want  more