WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Pennsylvania has at least 27,000 documented abandoned wells including "orphan" wells Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act would improve well detection and documentation practices and measure effects of well pollution on the environment Millions of Americans live within just one mile from an abandoned coal mine or an orphaned oil and gas well Casey has secured $109.2 million fro  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: In letter to Community Health Systems, Casey expressed concerns about the company's business practices amidst efforts to sell Scranton hospitals Company owns Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre Casey: "It is [the company's] responsibility to find a trustworthy buyer who has a strong record and experience in running hospitals in   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) report that former Attorney General Bill Barr authorized the release of "selective details" about the Luzerene County, Pennsylvania, case that supported former President Trump's election fraud narrative  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Critical bipartisan legislation that provides the EPA with the resources to protect Americans from poor indoor air quality Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), announced the introduction of their Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act, bipartisan legislation that would protect the public from poor indoor air quality (IAQ). While progress has  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), was joined by Representatives Jared Golden (ME-2), Andrew Garbarino (NY-2), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), to introduce the bipartisan Let America Vote Act of 2024. This critical piece of commonsense legislation addresses two key principles in Rep. Fitzpatrick's continued fight for election reform and integrity: The right of a U.S. citizen to vote  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: LANGHORNE, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), announced he has secured $163,666.66 in federal funding for the Sellersville Fire Department through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Since 2001, the AFG Program has awarded approximately $8.4 billion in grant funding to provide critically needed resources that equip and train   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-6), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, proudly introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act on the 34th anniversary of its signing into law on July 26th, 1990. "Since the historic passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act thirty-four years ago, this landm  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Last night, Congressman John Moolenaar voted to create a bipartisan congressional task force to investigate the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on July 13 in Pennsylvania. "There were massive security failures which allowed for the failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump, the murder of firefighter Corey Comperatore, and the shooting of two other victims. This bipartisan tas  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, led the Committee's latest Community Development Tax Team site visit in Northwest D.C. to learn more about the role tax credits can play to boost affordability and accessibility in a challenging housing market. Notably, the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) and its impact since its inceptio  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild joined the City of Bethlehem in announcing that Moravian Church Settlements in downtown Bethlehem were officially designated as a World Heritage Site at the World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi, India. "I'm thrilled Bethlehem is now the proud home of the United States' 26th World Heritage Site," said Congresswoman Susan Wild. "The Moravian Church Settlements carr  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild hosted Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, the Democratic Women's Caucus, Pro-Choice Caucus, and her House colleagues for a press conference in honor of World IVF Day. At the press conference, Rep. Wild, the lead sponsor of the Access to Family Building Act, announced that the discharge petition to force a vote on her bill to protect access to IVF received 155 signatures in th  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on July 26, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) report that former Attorney General Bill Barr authorized the release of "selective details" about the Luzerene County, Pennsylvania,  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, sent a letter to Community Health Systems (CHS) expressing concerns about the company's business practices, which often prioritize profit over quality of care, and calling on the company to ensure that patients can continue accessing qualit  more