WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Ensuring Efficiency and Fairness in Federal Subcontracting Act would help small businesses, including women, minority, and veteran-owned small businesses, access federal subcontracting opportunities Casey has long pushed for minority business development through federal subcontracting Federal subcontractors support the government by offering specialized skills, providing diverse available goods a  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Allenwood federal corrections officers report that low pay, staffing shortages put them at risk on the job Senator Casey pushed BOP to request special pay rate to pay Allenwood Corrections Complex employees fairly, increase employee retention incentives In February, Senator Casey introduced the Pay Our Corrections Officers Fairly Act to improve working conditions at correctional facilities acros  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey's new Section 508 Refresh Act would require federal agencies take several steps to ensure people with disabilities can use federal technology, including websites While Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal technology to be accessible for people with disabilities, a 2022 Casey investigation found that agency technology still falls short Casey: "We would not ask someone using   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act would bolster the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program Long-Term Care Ombudsmen advocate for long-term care residents and monitor conditions and care within long-term care facilities Casey has long been one of the Senate's leading advocates for long-term care residents Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Specia  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released bodycam footage of local law enforcement and United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel responding to the scene of the shooter in Butler, Pennsylvania. The video was obtained from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit in compliance with congressional requests. The footage records Beaver County and USSS officers gathering facts and recapping a timeline o  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement: "I chose not to attend Prime Minister Netanyahu's joint address to Congress. It was an enormously difficult decision. My priority with this conflict is, and has always been, to use my position to aid in finding real solutions for enduring peace, a two-state solution, the release of hostages, and expan  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), heard valuable testimony from Colonel Christopher Paris, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, and Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the attempted assassin  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, questioned FBI Director Wray regarding the events at the Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that led to an assassination attempt. From Moore's questioning of Director Wray: Congressman Moore: "You [Director Wray] have a very difficult job right now. In the past, and under Comey certainly, the FBI dealt with the Russian collusio  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) joined with fellow House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure members Congressmembers Troy Nehls (R-TX-22), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-03), as well as Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-01), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY-04), and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) to announce the introduction of  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today in the House Oversight Committee, Congresswoman Summer Lee criticized the monopoly power perpetuated by hospitals and health insurance systems-and tied it directly to the higher costs, reduced access, and worsened health outcomes for patients in Western Pennsylvania and across the country. She also pressed the heads of CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx on their excess profits-all made as a   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) released the below statement following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress. Congressman Dan Meuser said, "The United States remains committed to our greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel. Today, Prime Minister Netanyahu passionately underscored the importance of the relationship between our two nations. Together, un  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Monday evening, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) honored the life of Corey Comperatore during a speech with other members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Comperatore, of Butler County, Pa., was killed during the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Rep. Kelly was joined by a bipartisan group of Pennsylvania members in th  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to create a bipartisan Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. "As a former intelligence officer and former federal law enforcement officer, I remain stunned by the obvious security failures that enable  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Rep. Summer Lee spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives on her decision not to attend Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress. Full Speech:: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my outrage. Gaza has been decimated by the Israeli military using weapons provided by the United States. Over 39,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed and more are being killed every day. Most  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Committee will receive a classified briefing with the Senate Homeland and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) on the assassination attempt against former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Durbin also ann  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, John Fetterman (D-PA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Section 508 Refresh Act, a new bill that would require federal agencies to take a series of steps to ensure p  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act to improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, which was established under the Older Americans Act. Local Ombudsman programs designate staff and   more