WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania resident, was given a harsh 14-year sentence in Russia On the third anniversary of Marc Fogel's imprisonment, Members of Congress again call to designate him as "wrongfully detained" Casey reiterated his commitment to bringing Marc Fogel home following prisoner exchange that omitted Fogel earlier this month The Members: "We ask that you do everything in your power to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The highest and most prestigious honor bestowed by the Ancient Order of Hibernians This weekend, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) was honored to receive the prestigious 2024 John F. Kennedy Memorial Medal from the National Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) at their 102nd National AOH-LAOH Convention. The AOH John F. Kennedy Memorial Medal is the highest and most prestigious hon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on the 89th anniversary of the Social Security Act: "89 years ago today, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law and created the greatest anti-poverty program in American history," said  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported an annualized CPI inflation rate for July of 2.9 percent: "Following yesterday's expectation-beating PPI inflation reading, today's CPI inflation data once   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania resident, was given a harsh 14-year sentence in Russia On the third anniversary of Marc Fogel's imprisonment, Members of Congress again call to designate him as "wrongfully detained" The Members: "We ask that you do everything in your power to bring Marc Fogel home. [...] Designating Marc as "wrongfully detained" will underscore the political nature   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: SHARPSBURG, PA -- Today on Social Security Day of Action, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) visited a Sharpsburg, PA senior center to discuss the value of Social Security with his senior citizen constituents. Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District includes more than 180,600 Social Security recipients who receive $350 million in monthly benefits, including 139,223 retirees, 8,406 ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA) led a bipartisan group of eight members of Congress in sending a letter to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, urging them to hold a hearing on the Abandoned Wells Remediation and Development Act (H.R. 4877/S. 429). The legislation, which recently passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, seeks to establish a research,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after Google's inadequate response to his letter demanding answers for the company's suppression of search terms related to the assassination attempt against President Trump on July 13. In their response, Google defended its suppression of the assassination attempt searches by classifying the shooting as a "hypothetical act of political violenc  more