WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced a $16,063,596 grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to make 10 rail crossings between Pottstown and Boyertown safer for motorists, pedestrians, and trains. This funding from Federal Railroad Administration will eliminate one road-level rail crossing, improve safety protections at six other r  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced a $375,000 grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to study how best to alleviate congestion and train delays and improve safety and travel time for passengers and freight at three rail crossings in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) designated the funding for  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced a $375,000 grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to study how best to alleviate congestion and train delays and improve safety and travel time for passengers and freight at three rail crossings in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) designated the funding f  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4) announced a $16,063,596 grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to make 10 rail crossings between Pottstown and Boyertown safer for motorists, pedestrians, and trains. This funding from Federal Railroad Administration will eliminate one road-level rail cr  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement: * * * 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 339,000 in May: "With 339,000 new jobs created last month, American families are continuing to benefit from our historic economic recove  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released a discussion draft providing a statutory framework for a digital assets intended to provide clarity, fill regulatory gaps, and foster innovation. "For months, our committees have worked collab  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Dan Meuser (R-PA) introduced the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act which would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study on the benefits of providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. This study would analyze various threats to production, such as inclement weather and pests uniquely harmful to mushrooms, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA), along with a bipartisan group of colleagues in the House, introduced the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. The study would analyze the effects of threats to production, such as inclement weath  more