WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * The Deafblind DATA Act would require the Census Bureau to publish data on individuals with combined hearing and vision loss * * * In honor of Deafblind Awareness Week and Helen Keller's Birthday, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help overcome barriers and identify policy gaps for individuals with combined hearing and vi  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucuses on Foster Youth and Access to Legal Aid, this week joined Claudia Tenney (NY-24) in introducing the Ensuring Legal Representation for Child Welfare Act, which will help provide legal representation for children in foster care and the child welfare system throughout the country. Currently, the right to co  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, during a Ways & Means Committee hearing entitled "Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting America's Children," U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tax, emphasized the importance of strong family units and the role faith-based welfare providers and foster care programs play in caring for younger Americans. The hearing examined challenges within and facing the child  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) took his first vote as a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) and voted to pass H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (otherwise known as WRDA) out of committee. This biennial, bipartisan legislation successfully passed out of committee 61-2. The WRDA bill is a comprehensive legislative package th  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) wrote to Governor Josh Shapiro urging his Administration's Election Threats Task Force to investigate the "Pennsylvania Values" PAC for a blatantly deceptive and illegal ad encouraging Pennsylvanians not to vote. President Trump has expressed his support for early and mail-in voting through the "Bank Your Vote" and "Swamp the Vote USA" initiatives, y  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Scott Perry (PA-10) and Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the IVF Protection Act to protect families' access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services. The bill prohibits any State from receiving Medicaid funding if it enacts a ban on IVF. "The Federal government has very limited responsibilities, among those is protecting life and liberty - which includes defendi  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and David Trone (D-MD) today introduced the Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness Act, which will exempt health care workers and first responders from Social Security's Retirement Earnings Test (RET) during public health emergencies. Currently, the RET applies to individuals who have not reached full retirement age but want to  more