WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump Closing U.S. Department of Education's Philadelphia Office for Civil Rights PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement in response to reports that all employees in the Philadelphia regional Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education had been fired. This office employs Philadelphians who work to p  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Urges Against Public Utility Rate Increases FORTY FORT, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) urging them to reject a 10.8% rate hike on utilities recently proposed by UGI Utilities (UGI). On Monday, January 27, 2025, UGI submitted a petition to the PUC requesting a rate hike for  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Thompson Applauds EPA WOTUS Announcement WASHINGTON, DC -- House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement applauding EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement on the Trump Administration's plan to review and revise the definition of Waters of the United States: "The Administration's de  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Meuser Reintroduces Bill to Expand Capital Access for Small Businesses in Rural and Underserved Areas Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), joined by Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI) reintroduced H.R. 2066, the Investing in All of America Act, legislation aimed at increasing capital available to small businesses, particularly those in rural or low-income areas,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean Opposes House Republican CR WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement on House Republicans' Continuing Resolution that will hurt American families: "Funding our government is a fundamental duty of Congress. Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House. Yet, for a sec  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean's Statement on Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) released the following statement on the arrest and threatened deportation of Columbia graduate student and activist, Mahmoud Khalil: "Some of our most fundamental freedoms are enshrined in the First Amendment: freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Stamping out these liber  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans, Castor Lead 22 Members of Congress in Urging: Undo $90 Million Health Care Cut Navigators help Americans in red, purple & blue states find affordable coverage, including Medicaid which Trump promised not to touch WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) - U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) led a group of 22 members of Congress in denouncing the Trump Administration's latest move   more