WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Tonight, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union address: "As the President declared tonight, the state of the American economy is strong, with record high job creation and record low unemployment. Landmark investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reductio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Congressman William Keating (MA-10) led 60 of their colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to use diplomatic leverage to pursue a stop to the violence in Gaza, outline a clear and fair plan for a Palestinian state, and exercise oversight over arms and materials purchased by Israel with U.S. assistance. The lawmakers express concern with  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Ron Wyden, (D-OR), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to stop criminals from exploiting security flaws in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards used to pay for groceries. Exploiting these flaws allows criminals to steal food benefits from families with more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-3) reintroduced the Safeguarding Elderly Needs for Infrastructure and Occupational Resources (SENIOR) Act, bipartisan legislation to address the critical issues causing assisted senior-living facilities to operate at steep financial losses as they continue caring for their residents. "Senior-living facilities have been facing f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) introduced the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act to require the Department of Defense (DoD) in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to research and study the impact of military service on menopause. This bill would, for the first time ever, analyze any gaps in treatment and r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union Address: "President Biden did a great job articulating his vision for our nation's future, which comes in stark contrast to the vision, or lack thereof, of the former President," said Houlahan. "President Biden's message was clear about the progress w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: This week, members of the bipartisan Paid Family Leave Working Group, co-chaired by Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK), spearheaded a meeting to discuss the feasibility and need for small business paid family leave insurance pooling. The idea of insurance pooling is the third pillar of the working group's legislative framework, which was released earli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on March 8, 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 that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 275,000 jobs in February: "As President Biden said in his State of the Union address last night, the American e more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) announced he has secured more than $13.3 million in federal funding for 15 Philadelphia community projects. The funding is provided in an appropriations bill that has passed the House of Representatives and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden. "Philadelphia's great need for affordable housing continues to be a top priority for me more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: This week, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) delivered remarks on the House Floor discussing President Biden's weakness on the world stage. Meuser said, "Under the past Trump Administration, there was no invasion of Ukraine, there was peace in the Middle East, and there was less tension between China and Taiwan. As well, the terrorist state of Iran was defunded because of the strict sanctio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: This week, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) delivered remarks on the House Floor discussing rising crime in America. Meuser said, "There are real concerns throughout our cities and communities about the violence in our streets. "There has clearly been a failed social experiment on the part of the left that has resulted in high levels of crime. Democrats have defunded and discredited poli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) issued the below statement following President Biden's State of the Union address. Meuser said, "I had hoped to hear President Biden offer a course correction tonight that would get our country moving in the right direction again. Instead, he offered no solutions to the issues most concerning to the American people and blamed Republicans and busi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address tonight, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement: "When it comes everything from the border and crime, to the cost-of-living and the economy, to the green energy agenda, tonight we heard President Biden show just how out-of-touch he really is with the American people," Rep. Kelly said. "Additionally, while the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) issued the following statement regarding President Biden's State of the Union Address: "When the Trump Administration left office, and President Biden entered the Oval Office, illegal immigration was at record lows, inflation was close to zero, and our foreign adversaries feared the United States. Three years later, America is witnes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson tonight issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union Address: "Tonight, President Biden attempted to gloss over the past three years of his policy failures, treating the State of the Union like a campaign stop on the road to November's election. "The American people are smarter than that. They know wh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- 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 March 8, 2024: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine if the expanded use of resources is impacting the Federal Emergency Management Agen more PR