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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday June 08, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Casey, Cardenas Introduce Legislation to Limit Youth Incarceration for Minor, Non-Criminal Offenses
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) introduced the Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act to keep more children out of detention facilities when they commit minor offenses. Every year, thousands of kids are incarcerated for "status offenses"--acts would not even be considered crimes if they were committed by an adult--like truancy, breaki  more

Casey, Fetterman Host Tree of Life Exhibit in Congress to Honor Memories of Synagogue Victims, Educate Against Antisemitism
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Tree of Life to become living memorial to lives lost to antisemitism Casey secured $1 million in community project funding to help Tree of Life develop an educational hub to combat antisemitism Casey and Fetterman's bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act passed the House of Representatives, awaits Senate vote This week, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) hosted the exhibit, RE  more

Fetterman Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Consider Mushroom Growers' Concerns in Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to consider Pennsylvania producers' priorities when finalizing the "National Organic Program: Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food" proposed rule. Specifically, the letter highlighted the concerns that Pennsylvania's mushr  more

Rep. Summer Lee Leads Bicameral Group of Legislators in Letter Commending Inquiry Launch on Impacts of Corporate Greed on Health Care
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Rep Summer Lee (PA-12) joined Senator Peter Welch, Representatives Becca Balint, Summer Lee, Mary Gay Scanlon, Pramila Jayapal, and Chris Deluzio in leading 35 of their colleagues in commending the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for opening a public inquiry into how private equity and corporate greed has affected hea  more