WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Budget Committee markup of the Republican budget reconciliation bill. Boyle condemned the Republican plan for making the largest cuts to health care and food assistance in American history--all whi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Failure of GOP Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the extreme House Republican reconciliation bill was rejected by the House Budget Committee: "Budget Committee Democrats stood united to ensure this bill fai  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on Moody's Downgrade of U.S. Credit Rating WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating and revised its outlook from stable to negative: "This downgrade is a direct warning:   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Thompson Delivers Ag's Portion of the One Big, Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, DC -- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after the committee passed its portion of H. Con. Res. 14 Title 2001(b)(1): "Our section of the One Big, Beautiful Bill restores integrity to the Supplemental Nutrit  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Moore, Cloud Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in American Military Depots WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Congressmembers Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), and Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) introduced the Depot Investment Reform Ac t to help military depots across the United States respond to rapidly changing national security needs around the world by making federal investmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan, Pfluger Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced the Comprehensive Operations for Unmanned-System Neutralization and Threat Elimination Response (COUNTER) Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to enhance airspace security a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * No Blue, No Green: Fitzpatrick, Golden Bill Blocks Funds For Cities that Defund Police Washington, DC --Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), a former FBI Agent and Federal Prosecutor, and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME-02), a United States Marine Corps Veteran, announced the introduction of their Defund Cities That Defund The Police Act -- bipartisan legislation that ensures federa  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Putting Families First: Fitzpatrick Leads Fair Wage Act to Match Pay with Local Cost of Living WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), a nationally recognized champion for working families, has partnered with Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) to introduce the bipartisan Fair Wage Act of 2025--landmark legislation to modernize the federal minimum wage and make it f  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, one of the latest targets of President Trump's vicious cuts is AmeriCorps, a program that engages 200,000 Americans every year in community service. In Pennsylvania, AmeriCorps supports 1,000 service sites, more than 10,000 teachers in the Philade  more