WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * 211 House Democrats Sign Boyle Discharge Petition to Block Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Just A Few Republicans Needed to Force a Vote and Stop Attacks on Working Families WASHINGTON, DC -- As of today, 211 House Democrats have signed a discharge petition introduced by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0848) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 3 states in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Slams Republican Budget Bill at 1 AM Rules Committee Meeting WASHINGTON, DC -- During a 1 AM Rules Committee meeting, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered a forceful warning against the House Republican budget bill. In his opening remarks, Ranking Member Boyle cited two new analyses from the non  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Confirms GOP Budget Bill Triggers Medicare Cuts Republican Plan Adds to the Deficit, Will Trigger Automatic Cuts Under Federal Law WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned that the Republica  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Honors Police and First Responders BETHLEHEM, PA -- Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley, wrapped up Police Week and started off EMS Week by honoring our police and first responders. Over the weekend, he stopped by Cetronia Ambulance Corps to drop off coffee and donuts for local EMS workers before joining Bethlehem Police for a ride-along. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Meuser Announces Winners of the Congressional Art Competition WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. The first-place winner's artwork will be displayed for one year in the United States Capitol alongside winning pieces from congressional districts across the country. The second-place entry will hang in Congr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Attends White House Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, joined President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House for the official signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This bipartisan, landmark legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 20, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, California, is awarded a $198,955,270 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS America (LHA 6) Fiscal 2026 Docking Selected Restricted Availability. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $209,233,949. Work will be performed in San D  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New CBO Analysis Confirms GOP Budget Bill Would Rob Working Americans to Reward the Ultra-Rich WASHINGTON, DC -- As House Republicans move to jam their budget bill through the Rules Committee in the dead of night, a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms what we've been saying all along: working Americans will foot the  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * On House Floor, Boyle Calls Out Backroom Budget Deals, Offers Republicans the Chance to Save Medicaid & SNAP WASHINGTON, DC - On the House floor, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, slammed Republicans for plotting changes to their budget bill behind closed doors and refusing to share these chan  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on May 20, 2205: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 28 Counties HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 47 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Centre, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayet  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news on May 19, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Highlights Proposal to Expand Pennsylvania's Child Care Workforce, Support Parents and Families in Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) leadership today, including Deputy Secretary for the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Shante' Brown and Deputy Secretary for the Office of Dev  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain that arrived in Philadelphia between May 1 and today. The poppy pods had a street value of about $30,000. The poppy plant, including poppy pods, poppy st  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands Inspector General Probe Suspicious Timing of Stock Sale By Attorney General Bondi Bondi Sold Millions Worth of Shares in Trump Media Just Ahead of Trump's Tariff Announcement and Subsequent Market Crash Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, I rise today in support of H.R. 1286, as amended. The bill was introduced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Bresnahan), my friend and colleague. This bill would require VA to contract with research entities to improve the forms that VA requires veter  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, I am honored today to speak on H.R. 1286, the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act. I am proud to lead this bipartisan bill with the support of Chairman Bost and the Veterans' Affairs Committee. When our veterans return home from serving our   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, last week, House committees moved the last sections of President Trump's one big, beautiful bill out of their respective committees. In the Energy and Commerce Committee, I was proud to support our legislation to unleash American energy, foster in  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Mackenzie Holds Hearing on Empowering the Modern Worker Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Empowering the Modern Worker": "The way people do work in America is changing. "New  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the reconciliation measure favorably reported by the House Committee on Agriculture. This legislation is critical. It prevents the largest tax increase in American history from hitting our families, farmers, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Nadler, Johnson, McBath Statement on DOJ Targeting of Representative McIver Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today joined Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration In  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 20, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $22.6 Million to Help Schools Across Pennsylvania Lower Electricity Costs and Create Jobs by Installing Solar Panels Today's Solar for Schools funding approvals through the Commonwealth Financing Authority will help Commonwealth schools install solar panels to lower energy costs and reduce carbon polluti  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Snack Mania Brazilian Delights Corp., Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Coxinhas Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection WASHINGTON, May 20, 2025 - Snack Mania Brazilian Delights Corp., an Elizabeth, N.J. restaurant, is recalling approximately 9,722 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken coxinhas products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Federal Courthouse Design and Construction Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to evaluate the recent cha  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * U.S. House Passes Bresnahan's Bill to Simplify Veterans Forms WASHINGTON, DC: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives resoundingly passed Representative Rob Bresnahan's, Jr. (PA-08) legislation, H.R. 1286, the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act. The bipartisan bill, which passed by a vote of 386-1, would simplify forms required by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Summer Lee Opposes GOP Budget That Slashes Medicaid, SNAP to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Rep Lee: "What is beautiful about forcing families to choose between taking their kids to the doctor or feeding them?" Footage of Press Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Gallego, Warren, Booker, DeLauro Ask FTC to Probe Companies Who Use Trump's Reckless Tariffs as an Excuse to Price Gouge Americans Many large corporations have already announced price hikes, even before tariffs take effect Washington, D.C. - Last week, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative   more