WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) joined with Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) to introduce the Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act of 2024. This bill would enshrine in law that every voter and election worker has the right to cast their ballot and to fulfill their duties free from intimidation. To do this,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey's bills would make community college programs more accessible and valuable for students Bills would spur investment in new and existing community college infrastructure in underserved areas, make it easier for college students to receive degrees when they have completed requirements Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced a suite of bills to strengthen American community colleges an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), requested by House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle, found that Republican Social Security plans would result in steep benefit cuts for American workers while failing to extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund. CBO found that raising the retirement age to 69 -- as propos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) today introduced a resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of polio in the Americas, in which the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the region as being "polio-free" on September 29, 1994. Nearly 60,000 children in the United States were reported to have polio in 1952, with more than 20,000 cas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Budget Committee markup of H.R. 9716, H.R. 9751, H.R. 9714, H.R. 9711, H.R. 8068, and H.R. 9686. Ranking Member Boyle on today's markup: "While I appreciate the sincere work that some folks have done on these bi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 5646, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, which includes many anti-hazing provisions long championed by U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA). This bill was shaped by the efforts of Evelyn and Jim Piazza, whose son, Tim Piazza, tragically passed away in February 2017 at Penn State as a direct result of a hazing ri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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 on Sept. 25, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) from today's hearing, entitled, "Examining the Role and Effectiveness of Building Codes in Mitigating Against D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement after he joined with all House Democrats and 132 Republicans in voting to pass a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through December 20, 2024. "Today, House Democrats once again stood united above the fray and showed the country that we are the party of governance in the House of Representatives  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement on H.Res. 1469 - Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which was voted on the House Floor today. "I voted no on H.Res. 1469 because it is nothing but political the  more

WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Late last week, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) sent a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy outlining her constituents' concerns following a fire in July that closed the Airport Road Post Office in West Chester, PA. The letter highlighted problems resulting from the closure including a lack of clear operating hours at alternate facilities s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released a bipartisan interim report detailing significant security failures by the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) during the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The report, led by Senators Gary  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, Congressman and Navy veteran Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) Congressman, former FBI Special Agent and federal prosecutor Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) introduced the new, bipartisan veteran suicide prevention bill the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2024. This bill authorizes a program for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide free  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Ohio and Pennsylvania Sens. Sherrod Brown, J.D. Vance, Bob Casey and John Fetterman, introduced a resolution designating September 23-29 as "Rail Safety Week." The resolution outlines the need to reduce accidents and i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Marshall Joins America's Newsroom on Fox to Discuss the Butler, PA, Trump Assassination Attempt Senate Report Washington U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined America's Newsroom on Fox to discuss the breaking Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee report on the security lapses surrounding the assassination attempt on President Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally in July  more