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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for 2024-02-17 ( 13 items ) |
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BOYLE, CASEY, FETTERMAN, EVANS & SCANLON SECURE $317.1 MILLION TO REPLACE 200 RAIL CARS ON SEPTA'S MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) along with U.S. Senators Bob Casey (PA) and John Fetterman (PA), U.S. Representatives Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced that SEPTA is receiving $317,160,000 in infrastructure funding to purchase approximately 200 new rail cars on the Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA's most heav more PR
BOYLE, CASEY, FETTERMAN, EVANS, SCANLON & PARKER ANNOUNCE $20.4 MILLION FOR PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA), U.S. Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA-3), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced that Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is receiving $20,400,000 in new infrastructure funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Termi more PR
Casey, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Price Gouging by Big Corporations (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024:
Bill cracks down on excessive price increases
Since Fall 2023, Senator Casey has produced four reports detailing his investigations into excessive price increases, reduction in product quantity, and hidden junk fees--all motivated by corporate greed
According to government data compiled in Casey's Greedflation series, from July 2020 through July 2022, inflation rose by 14 percent more PR
Congressman Scott Perry and House Freedom Caucus Colleagues Issue Joint Statement on Reported Death of Alexei Navalny (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 16, 2024:
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Today, U.S. Representatives Scott Perry (PA-10), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Eli Crane (AZ-02), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Andy Harris (MD-01), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Andy Ogles TN-05, and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement on the purported death of Russian anti-corruption and peacefu more PR
Houlahan Honors West Chester's First Black Mayor in House Floor Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
This week, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) honored Dr. Clifford DeBaptiste, who turns 100 this May, with a speech on the House Floor. Known for his decades of service to the borough of West Chester and surrounding areas, Dr. DeBaptiste is a beloved figure in the community. The speech coincides with Black History Month.
Watch the video here (https://houlahan.house.gov/videos/ more PR
Kelly Stands Up for Small Businesses & Workers, Questions IRS Commissioner About Employee Retention Credit Delays (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, addressed IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel about the agency's ongoing delay in processing the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) to businesses. The intention of the Employee Retention Credit was to help small businesses retain employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. ERC played a critical role to get Ame more PR
Rep. Deluzio Issues Statement on President Biden Visit to Beaver County, Support for Railway Safety Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024:
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Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) welcomed President Joe Biden to his congressional district in Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, which was impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment on February 3, 2023. At the event, Congressman Deluzio and President Biden met with local leaders and first responders from the Darlington community about the response to more PR
Rep. Meuser Speaks on Biden Assault on American Energy, Crisis at Southern Border (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
This week, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) spoke on the House Floor to express concerns for the Biden Administration policies related to American Energy and the Southern Border.
Specifically, he discussed the Biden Administration's so-called pause on American liquified natural gas (LNG) exports and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willfully failing to more PR
Reps. Kelly, Foster Introduce MATCH IT Act to Streamline Americans' Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that would improve patient safety and privacy by decreasing patient misidentification and promoting interoperability, all without increasing burdens to providers and health systems. This would improve standardization of patients' more PR
Reps. Thompson, Bonamici Introduce Bill to Strengthen Career Counseling in Middle, High Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024:
Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, today introduced the Counseling for Career Choice Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand K-12 career counseling services, providing more resources focused on financial literacy, registered apprenticeships, dual enrollment programs, more PR
Republicans Block Houlahan's Amendment That Keeps U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Out of Chinese Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024:
Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) voted against H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024. Houlahan's no vote followed Republicans blocking her bipartisan amendment that would keep U.S. LNG exports away from adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
"When genuine attempts to make a bill more effective and bipartisan are shot down, it's more PR
Scanlon, Casey, Fetterman, Boyle, Evans, Parker Announce $20.4 Million for Philadelphia International Airport (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA), Congressmen Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to announce that Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is receiving $20,400,000 in new infrastructure funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Terminal Pro more PR
Scanlon, Casey, Fetterman, Boyle, Evans, Parker Secure $317.1 Million to Replace 200 Rail Cars on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024:
Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (PA-05), Congressmen Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to announce that SEPTA is received $317,160,000 in infrastructure funding to purchase approximately 200 new rail cars on the Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA's most heavily-used commuter rai more PR
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