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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday June 26, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Boyle, Keating, Fitzpatrick, Manchin, Graham Push For Floor Vote On Transferring Illicit Assets To Ukraine Act
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Bill Keating (D-MA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged Congressional leaders to bring their bipartisan, bicameral Transferring Illicit Assets to Ukraine Act to the Senate and House floors. This legislation would expand the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) authority to tran  more

Casey, Fetterman, Deluzio Announce $25 Million for Sharpsburg Infrastructure Project
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) along with Representative Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) today announced a nearly $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the Borough of Sharpsburg's "Reconnecting the Allegheny Riverfront to Economic Opportunity Project." This significant investment is part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainabilit  more

House Ethics Committee Leaders Issue Statement Regarding Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Pursuant to Committee Rule 7(g), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On December 27, 2023, the Committee announced it had voted to establish an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) with jurisdiction to determine w  more

ICYMI: Rep. Wild: "Two years after Dobbs decision, reproductive rights are at more risk than ever"
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, on the two year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Rep. Wild penned an op-ed for the Morning Call outlining the increased attacks on reproductive rights that have cropped up across the country. Read the full piece here and below: Morning Call: Your View by Susan Wild: Two years after Dobbs decision, reproductive rights are at more risk than ever Two years ago  more

Kelly introduces Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, announced the introduction of H.R. 8776, the Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act. The legislation would allow American taxpayers who are members of the Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs) to deduct payments made as part of their ministry membership in their taxes by classifying regular HCSM expenses as elig  more

Rep. Susan Wild Joins Local Leaders, Advocates to Highlight NEW $35 Cap on Inhalers
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Congresswoman Wild joined local health care providers and advocates,including Andrea Wittchen from Lehigh Valley Breathes, Dr. Matt McCambridge, a pulmonary and critical care physician with Lehigh Valley Health Network, and Allentown resident Susan Rego, who suffers from asthma, to celebrate the impact of the $35 price cap on inhalers enacted by two of the four major inhaler producers in the U  more