WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024 : Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced a pair of bills to help ensure accountability and save taxpayers millions by addressing and preventing "zombie mines," idled modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by irresponsible coal companies. The Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act, co-led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), will help ensure coal co  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSres) -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE), Ranking Member and Chairman respectively of the House Armed Services Quality of Life Panel, joined John Berman on CNN News Central to discuss the Panel's report unveiled this week. Below are transcribed excerpts from the interview. ANCHOR, JOHN BERMAN: On the subject of maybe getting what they deserve.  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman joined bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand affordable healthcare options for members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard. The Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act allows members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard who are also employed by the federal government to choose between military and civilian healthcare plans. The legi  more

PHOENIXVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, helped introduced the bipartisan Preserving JROTC Programs Act to help save the Phoenixville Area School District's Air Force JROTC program. This bill would amend the federal statue, helping mid-size schools like Phoenixville to better meet the student (cadet) enrollment   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) celebrated the passage of her legislation, H.R. 7837, the bipartisan Enhancing Intelligence Collection on Foreign Drug Traffickers Act of 2024. Houlahan's legislation was successfully included as an amendment to the larger FISA reauthorization package. Her bipartisan bill, co-led by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), would pave the way for the   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax, touted the successes of the 2017 Republican tax reform law as the Committee continues to review provisions ahead of their expiration in 2025. The law, known as the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), cut the United States corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, the mid-range of global corporate tax rates. The result was a   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Iraq War veteran and Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough to raise issues with Section 413 of the recently-passed minibus. A section frequently referred to as the "Kennedy Amendment," it restricts VA's ability to notify the National Instant Criminal Backg  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio released the following statement after the bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) passed on the floor of the House of Representatives. Congressman Deluzio voted for the bipartisan amendment to establish a warrant requirement for FISA's Section 702, but he voted against final passage of the bill after th  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly's (PA-16) bill to rename the Titusville Post Office building after the father of the American oil industry, Edwin Drake, passed the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The legislation now proceeds to the House floor and awaits a final vote. The bill, H.R. 7417, would rename the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 W. Spring St., to t  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) introduced H.R. 7959, the Safeguarding Homes from Illegal Entry, Living, and Dwelling (SHIELD) Act. The legislation would make trespassing a deportable offense for illegal aliens, as well as deem the migrant permanently inadmissible for entry into the United States. This legislation has become glaringly necessary due to the recent surge in cases of  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Susan Wild was recently awarded the Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). During the in-office ceremony, the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) and the NACHC, along with Lehigh Valley local health centers (Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley, Star-Community Health, and Vall  more