WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, the Democratic Staff of the House Budget Committee released a report detailing how House Republicans' FY 2025 budget resolution paves the way for trillions in tax cuts for billion-dollar corporations and the ultra-rich while making draconian cuts to the investments Americans rely on. The report examines Republicans' misleading claim more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Showing Up for Students Act, which provides $280 million in additional funding for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education. The OCR is the office responsible for protecting the civil rights of students in American schools, including from incidents related to antisemitism, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab dis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) welcomes Benjamin Hoffman, visual arts educator at Kutztown High School and Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year finalist, as her guest to President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7, 2024. Mr. Hoffman graduated from Kutztown University in 2015 with a BFA and a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. For the past eight years, he has taught a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) voted in favor of H. Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, which would cut funding for weaponized government agencies while fully supporting veterans' healthcare, as well as projects across Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District. "Since coming to Congress, I've fought to rein in government spending while protecting the prior more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the following statement after his constituent Moshe Marvit, of Pittsburgh, was confirmed to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: "Coal miners do some of the toughest work on Earth and have played a critical role in powering not just Pennsylvania's regional economy, but also our nation's. Their health and safety  more PR

WAYNE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), alongside General Hokanson, the 29th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, presented Lawrence (Larry) Liss with a Silver Star Medal. Liss was awarded this designation -- the third-highest military decoration for valor in combat -- for flying his unarmed helicopter into intense combat six times to rescue his fellow soldiers pinned down b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Budget Committee Republicans released the text of their FY2025 Budget Resolution: "If you're looking for a plan that puts the needs of middle class families ahead of corporate profits, then you'll have to k more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is hosting Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker as his guest for this year's State of the Union address. "I'm pleased to welcome our first female mayor, my friend of many years, as my guest for the State of the Union address. This is a chance to spotlight the fresh start and positive change she is bringing to Philadelphia," CongressmanEvans said. "Initiatives fro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) released the following statement after voting to pass six appropriations bills (Ag-FDA, CJS, EWD, Interior-EPA, MilCon-VA, and THUD) and fully fund the first half of the FY2024 budget, finally defeating Republicans' attempt to block government funding that nearly forced a government shutdown and held up Lee's $12 million in community project funding more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The 2024 Congressional Art Competition in Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District is now accepting entries, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson announced Wednesday. "The Congressional Art Competition is a great way to foster creativity and encourage young artists in our communities," Rep. Thompson said. "I am looking forward to seeing all the entries and welcoming the winning  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) introduced the Flood History Information Act which would ensure that potential home buyers have access to a property's flooding history prior to purchase. Dean and Garbarino previously introduced the bipartisan bill in the 117th Congress. In small towns and large cities, floods have destroyed homes, i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to finalize $10,208,057 in Community Project Funding that she previously secured for Pennsylvania's 5th District in the 2024 spending bills. This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs identified by PA-05 constituents. "I was proud to vote for a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that her guest for this year's State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7, will be Teila Allmond, pre-apprenticeship coordinator and instructor for "Rosie's Girls," a program designed to expand opportunities, and increase the representation of women in the building and construction trades. "Rosie's Girls" is su more PR