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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday March 29, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Fitzpatrick Secures More Than $27.5 Million in Funding for Community Projects
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) voted for both bipartisan appropriations packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which fully fund the federal government through September 30, 2024, and secured funding for key Pennsylvania priorities. Through the Community Project Funding Request process for the 118th Congress, which was included in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, Rep. Fitzpatrick secured support for   more

House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Perry Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on FEMA Resources
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- 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 March 12, 2024, entitled "Disaster Readiness: Examining the Propriety of the Expanded Use of FEMA Resources." FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. * * * Today's hearing will focus on examining the propriety of the expanded use of FEMA res  more

What They Are Saying: Pennsylvania Police Groups Oppose Adeel Mangi for Third Circuit for Ties to Philly Cop Killer, Organizations Represent More Than 40,000 Pennsylvania Police Officers
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police, Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, and the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association oppose Adeel Abdullah Mangi's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Together these organizations represent more than 40,000 police officers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The  more