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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Houlahan Issues Statement on Ongoing Civilian Suffering and Deaths in Gaza
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on April 2, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement: "I am outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of more than 30,000 people in Israel and Gaza since Hamas' attack on October 7 and was shocked to read about the Israeli airstrike in Gaza that claimed the lives of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen. My heart is with the families and loved on  more

Rep. Deluzio Celebrates Transportation Department Two-Person Minimum Staffing Requirement
CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on April 2, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), lead House sponsor of the Railway Safety Act, released the following statement after the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration announced its final rule requiring railroad operations to have a minimum of two crewmembers. This rule takes effect 60 days after being entered into the Federal Register an  more

Rep. Mike Kelly holds standing-room only town hall calling on U.S. Dept. of Energy to reverse job-killing rule threatening 1,300 jobs at Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works plant
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA -- On Monday night, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) held a standing-room only public town hall in conjunction with officials from Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works and United Auto Workers Local 3303, which represents workers at Butler Works, to inform the community of a U.S. Department of Energy proposal that could eliminate 1,300 jobs at this plant. An estimated 525 concerned workers, Butler  more

Reschenthaler Introduces Bill to Rename the Washington Dulles International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced H.R. 7845, legislation to honor our nation's 45th president by renaming the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the Donald J. Trump International Airport. "In my lifetime, our nation has never been greater than under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump," said Reschenthaler. "As millions of domestic and international t  more

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Penn Wharton Hearing Witness: Dem Tax Proposals Won't Solve Our Fiscal Challenges
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released responses Dr. Joao Gomes submitted for the record after serving as a minority witness at a hearing titled "Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs." Gomes is a senior vice dean at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, which administers the widely r  more