WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland today requesting reforms to protect children and families experiencing domestic violence. The letter requests expanding the implementation of the Hague Convention within the Department of Justice to include domestic violence as a "grave risk" when resolving international cust  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania resident, was given a disproportionate 14-year sentence in Russia despite low-level offense Resolution pushes Biden Administration to press for Fogel's release Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the Senate's passage of a bipartisan concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel. Fogel, a Butler County native and Allegheny County residen  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey: "Once again, Republican politicians are showing that they are too extreme and cannot be trusted when it comes to women's reproductive health." Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the failed Senate vote on the Right to Contraception Act. Following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, several states have restricted access to some forms of contraception. The R  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding will help improve and reconstruct terminal building Airport Infrastructure Grant comes from infrastructure law funding from previous fiscal years Additionally, Allegheny County Airport to receive $851,000 to rehabilitate taxiway Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12) announced that Pittsburgh  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-10) was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). "My great thanks to Speaker Johnson for selecting me to sit on the House Intelligence Committee," said Rep. Scott Perry. "I'm humbled by his confidence in me, my service to our Nation, and my experience in this arena. I look forward to provi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Adam Abelson, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; Joseph Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Meredith Vacca, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Western Distric  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), an Air Force veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the FY25 Military Construction (MilCon), Veterans Affairs (VA) and Related Agencies appropriations legislation, known as MilCon-VA, after hyper-partisan provisions were added to the bill. The bill passed along largely partisan lines, 209 to 197, with 25 m  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA -- On Friday, May 31, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) honored Catherine Tilko, of Butler, who celebrated her 100th birthday on May 17, 2024. During a ceremony at Ms. Tilko's home, Rep. Kelly presented her with an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol in along with a Congressional commendation. Rep. Kelly was joined by his wife and son while Ms. Tilko was joined by members of her family  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12) and U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has received $20,608,374 from the Infrastructure Law for the ongoing terminal improvement project. This Airport Infrastructure Grant funding was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and has been alloc  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, at a joint hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) examined the vital care provided to American veterans by the Veterans' Affairs (VA) caregiving support program and touted his efforts to ensure every veteran gets the care that they need. Casey has long led  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Embry J. Kidd, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Joseph Francis Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle Di  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Adam Abelson, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; Joseph Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Meredith Vacca,  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 23, 2024, entitled "The Older Americans Act: The Local Impact of the Law and the Upcoming Reauthorization": * * * Good morning, the Senate Special Committee on Aging will come to order. Welcome to today's hearing, which is entitled, The Older Americans Act: The Local Impact of the Law and the Upcoming Reauthorization.   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Janet Billotte, a recipient of meals on wheels, from a hearing dated May 23, 2024, entitled "The Older Americans Act: The Local Impact of the Law and the Upcoming Reauthorization": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and Members of the Committee, thank you for having me here today at your Older Americans Act hearing. My name is Janet Billotte, I am 78 years old. I live in West Decatur, Penns  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Leslie T. Grenfell, executive director at Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging Inc., from a hearing dated May 23, 2024, entitled "The Older Americans Act: The Local Impact of the Law and the Upcoming Reauthorization": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today to discuss the Old  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, respectively. The legislation would empower local and state governments to address regulatory barriers to increasing the housing supply and decreasing costs by establishing new national frameworks and guidance. The bil  more