WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding to support five-year project to transition Volvo Mack Trucks plants to zero-emissions vehicle manufacturing facilities Funding comes from Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Volvo Mack Trucks' zero-emissions vehicle transition project is supported by United Auto Workers Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) delivered $208 million from the   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding will go towards Penn College's MIDAS program, which prepares Pennsylvanians for jobs across high-demand manufacturing industries Investment is part of $244 million Department of Labor investment in Registered Apprenticeships across the Nation Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured $4 million in funding for Pennsylvania College of Technology to expand Registered Apprenticeship program  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding will support five-year project to support increased production of Zero-Emissions Motorcycles Senator Casey sent letter of support to the Department of Energy advocating for funding Funding comes from Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured $89 million in competitive grant funding from the U.S. Depar  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The Capping Prescription Costs Act would cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families Casey's bill builds on the success of the Inflation Reduction Act, extends out-of-pocket caps to commercial health care market Casey introduces bill ahead of today's Aging Committee hearing on lowering health care costs Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA),   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), August Pfluger (R-TX), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill protects victims of real and deepfaked non-consensual intimate imager  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell today thanked the Biden Administration for investing $1.7 billion in American auto manufacturing through the Domestic Manufacturing Auto Conversion Grants program, a provision Dingell authored and included in the Inflation Reduction Act. This funding will support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states--Mic  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act will allow prospective teachers and principals to make use of Federal Work-Study programs Today, Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Representatives Jason Crow (CO-6), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5), and Jahana Hayes (CT-5), introduced their bipartisan bill to allow Federal Work-Study funds to pay for costs associated with partici  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (CA-38) and Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-1), led more than 155 members of the House of Representatives in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. "Our dedicated Journeyman Lineworkers work tirelessly every day, and often in perilous conditions, to keep  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: This week, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) spoke on the House floor about the concerning and disrespectful conduct of more than a dozen Great Valley Middle School students toward their teachers on TikTok. This was the first known effort of its kind in the U.S. ICYMI: The New York Times - Students Target Teacher in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School Watch Houlahan's r  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) joined other Committee Chairs pressing demanding a review of the agency regulations in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Key excerpts below: "The Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which preclu  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Monday, July 8, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), the Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax and Chair of the Community Development Tax Team, kicked off the committee's Tax Teams site visits with a stop at The Bridge District in an approximately $1 billion community revitalization project made possible through Opportunity Zone legislation included in the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA). In Apri  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) voted in favor of H.J.Res. 165, which aims to overturn the Biden Administration's unacceptable changes to Title IX. Title IX has been instrumental in ensuring women and girls have equal opportunities to thrive in education and athletics for over half a century. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration's attempt to undermine these essential protections  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing highlighting his efforts to lower health care costs for American patients. At the hearing, entitled "Health Care Transparency: Lowering Costs and Empowering Patients," Senator Casey touted his new Capping Prescription Costs A  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the Capping Prescription Costs Act, which would lower prescription drug costs for millions of Americans. The bill would place annual caps on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs--$2,000   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded an announcement from the Department of Energy that Mack and Volvo Trucks will be awarded over $208 million in federal funding through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators voted to pass. The funding will upgrade operations, sustain 7,900 union jo  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Defending the Integrity of American Elections from Noncitizen Voting Currently, federal law states that it is illegal for foreign nationals or noncitizens to vote in U.S. federal elections or donate with regards to federal, state, or local elections in order to protect the integrity of our elections. Howev  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded an announcement from the Department of Energy that Mack and Volvo Trucks will be awarded over $208 million in federal funding through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators voted to pass. The funding will upgrade operations, sustain 7,900 union j  more