WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding will be used to repair two bridges rated as in poor condition by PennDOT Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA), U.S. Representative Dwight Evans (D-PA-3), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced $14,245,000 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to repair two bridges in Northwest Philadelphia. The Bells Mill Road and Valley Green Road B  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever federal rule limiting PFAS in drinking water, which will protect 100 million people from PFAS exposure. To support states and territories in detection of PFAS and implementation of this new national standard, the Biden-Harris Administration has also announced an additional $1 billion, made possible through Pre  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Chris Smith (NJ-4), Randy Weber (TX-14), and Kathy Manning (NC-6), along with Senators Jacky Rosen (NV) and James Lankford (OK) introduced the bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act to take historic action to counter antisemitism in the United States. While antisemitism has been on the rise in the U.S. for years, it has skyrocketed since the terrorist atta  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- 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 April 10, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today's hearing, entitled, "From Headquarters Building to Field Offices: Examining the FBI's Real Estate N  more

CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that his guest to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress is Rob Jones, a United Steelworkers (USW) rank and file union member. A resident of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones works as an Operating Technician 1 at the U.S. Steel (USS) owned Irvin Works in the Mon Valley. Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Wild joined Reps. Auchincloss, Schrier, Salinas, and Budzinski to call on all pharmaceutical companies to lower the cost of inhalers to $35 for American customers. This comes after three major companies - AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, and GlaxoSmithKline - announced they would voluntarily cap the prices of their inhalers at $35. "All Americans deserve access to affordable heal  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition: Emma Zacherl, a freshman at Clarion-Limestone High School. Ms. Zacherl, of Clarion, won for her water mixable oils painting of her dog, titled "Good Boy, Archie!" An independent panel of judges selected Ms. Zacherl's work from a record 125 entries, which is the largest group of students to p  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: This week, Iraq War veteran and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Vice Ranking Member Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) introduced the Veterans Housing Stability Act of 2024 in the House of Representatives. This measure was first introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2024 by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman, Jon Tester of Montan  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) statement on the Environmental Protection Agency announcing a national drinking water standard to address PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals in drinking water: "As Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, I am pleased with today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency finally establishing a national drinking water sta  more