WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: As part of National Nutrition Month, Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Jahana Hayes (CT-5), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act, to launch a grant program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand scratch cooking in schools. Research shows school meals are the healthiest meals children eat in a day. Building upon this success, th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Republican Study Committee (RSC), which represents nearly 80 percent of House Republicans, announced their 2025 budget proposal: "The House GOP has now gone further than ever with their attacks on more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a continued pause in interest rate increases: "Even with interest rates staying elevated, our economy has shown month after month that it remains re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Yesterday, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) voted for the overwhelmingly bipartisan Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act. This bill, which Houlahan is a cosponsor of, responds to the unprecedented surge in passport renewals and first-time applications that largely followed the COVID-19 pandemic. As Americans looked to travel internationally in 2022 and 2023, wai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Last week, Friends of Ireland Caucus Co-Chair U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) met with members of the Ireland delegation during their annual meetings in Washington, D.C. The meetings preceded an event on Wednesday, March 13 in which Rep. Kelly was honored by The Ireland Funds 32nd Annual National Gala for his career in public service. The Ireland Funds was co-founded by former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: In today's sham impeachment hearing, Rep. Lee pressed House Republicans for continuing to waste Congressional resources on an investigation that has yet to uncover even a modicum of evidence supporting their claims that President Biden committed an impeachable offense. Rep. Lee pointed out that Committee Republican's star witness, Tony Bobulinski's claims about meeting with Joe Biden we more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Joe Morelle (NY-25) announced today their bipartisan legislation to bolster screening services for breast cancer and cervical cancer has been favorably reported out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act would reauthorize the National Breast and Ce more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following remarks on March 20, 2024: * * * Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) delivered the following remarks on the House floor when he managed the Rule Debate on several measures to restore American energy dominance and counter President Biden's attacks on domestic energy production. The bills under consideration include H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act, H.R. 1121, the Protecting American more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) held a hearing entitled, "Keeping Our Promise to Older Adults and People with Disabilities: The Status of Social Security Today." The hearing examined the importance of preserving Social Security and the critical support the program provides for millions of seniors across Penns more PR