WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Thompson Praises USDA's Swift Disbursement of Economic Assistance House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after Secretary Brooke Rollins announced USDA would be issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Breaks Ground on New Factory After Helping Deliver Key Federal Tax Credit for Project BIG BEAVER, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined state and local government officials and regional business leaders to break ground on a new Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) factory that will create over 200 new, permanent manufacturing jobs. The 160,000 sq. ft., state  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Quigley Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Protect Ukrainians in the United States WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Representative Mike Quigley (IL-5) announced they have introduced the Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that grants temporary guest sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republican Budget Demands Largest Medicaid Cuts in American History Budget Committee Democrats Release New Fact Sheet on Republican Medicaid Cuts WASHINGTON, DC - Today, as House Democrats begin a nationwide day of action defending Medicaid, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released a new fact shee  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging posted the following fact sheet: * * * The Republican Plan for Medicaid Will Harm Pennsylvania More than 3.1 million Pennsylvanians rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Republican Cuts to Medicaid Put Pennsylvanians' Health and Coverage At-Risk Every proposal on the Republican wish list of more than $2 trillion in Medicaid cuts is bad news for   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson, Boozman Applaud USDA's Actions to Operate at Increased Line Speeds House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement after USDA's announcement to allow pork and poultry producers to operate at increase  more