WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the Senate passage of the national security supplemental and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act by a vote of 70-29:  "Early this morning, the Senate finally passed a critical national security supplemental package to support Ukraine, Israel, and our allies in the Indo-Pacific, while also providing humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza and ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Bill invests in state child protective services to ensure adequate supports in place for children in crisis Casey: "All Adults, All Levels of Government Have Moral Duty to Protect Children." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children and Families, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) introduced the Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act to increase more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. In a vote of 214-213, Mayorkas was impeached for both willfully and consistently refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and breaching public trust. The articles of impeachment are the result of a comprehensive Congressional investigation into the causes and cons more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * "It's hard to find the right words to accurately convey my profound disappointment and anger at tonight's impeachment vote," said Houlahan. "This vote was a perfect reflection of the brazen dysfunction of the Republican-led House when it comes to immigration reform and border security. Voting a second time on a previously failed impeachment attempt is asinine. Even more insultin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), joined by 24 Members of Congress, sent a letter to the Republican-led House leadership to reverse course and preserve funding for AmeriCorps, the nation's premier national and community service organization. Houlahan is one of only a handful of members who have served in AmeriCorps - she did so as a chemistry teacher in Philadelphia through Teach for America.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), joined by fellow national security Democrats Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Pat Ryan (D-NY), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), sent a letter to Speaker Johnson urging him to immediately bring the Senate-passed bipartisan foreign aid bill for a vote on the House flo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee, French Hill (AR-02), and the Chairman of the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Develo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 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 inflation rate for January of 3.1 percent: "Once again, today's CPI data shows inflation has fallen sharply from its peak," said Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is co-leading a $360 million anti-crime and victim aid bill that has picked up bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. "I'm proud to co-lead this bipartisan bill that would help our state and local police solve more fatal and non-fatal shooting cases. This would be a huge win for public safety in Philadelphia and across the country - district attorneys can't more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Lee hosted Secretary Yellen in West Penn Hospital. Together, they toured the cancer screening facility, participated in a healthcare listening roundtable with union nurses, and then delivered remarks on current efforts to lower health care costs further. This marks Secretary Yellen's first trip to Pittsburgh during Congresswoman Summer Lee's term, as they highlighted ongoing e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement after he joined the majority of the House of Representatives to impeach U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Over the last three years, Secretary Mayorkas' failure to secure the border has turned every state into a border state. More than 8 million people have been caught by Border Patrol at the Southern b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representative Susan Wild, a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, along with 70 of her colleagues, voiced her concerns on the delayed rollout of this year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In their letter, the Members of Congress also requested the Department of Education provide answers to questions raised by families and students across the nation and clarity o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) issued the following statement after voting to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "In his capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas has consistently and blatantly defied the laws of the United States, endangered our national security, and greenlit an invasion at the southern border. Over 8 m more PR

WRIGHTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) led local elected county and state elected officials in a letter opposing the preliminary permit application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, known as FERC, for proposed construction of a hydroelectric pumped storage facility at Cuffs Run proposed by York Energy Storage, LLC. "The landscape of the lower Susquehanna River gorge has been r more PR