Category: Congressional News
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Fitzpatrick Signs Letter To President Regarding Immigration Policy
Bensalem Patch U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8th) along with members of the bipartisan Immigration Reform Caucus signed a letter to President Obama opposing his Aug. 18 announcement of “the use […]
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Fitzpatrick Bill Would Ensure Military Pay
Doylestown Intelligencer Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick introduced the SHIELD Act on Tuesday, a bill that would ensure members of the military and federal law enforcement personnel are paid in the event of a […]
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Pitts: Renew Commitment To Defeating The Forces Of Evil
Daily Local News Congressman Joe Pitts still has visions of the black smoke rising from the Pentagon seconds after the terrorist attacks on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. He […]
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How To Revive The Economy – Here Are Some Proposals For The President That Could Form The Basis Of A Bipartisan Plan
Reps. Tim Murphy and Bill Shuster Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Americans are angry and with good reason. They are hurting from unemployment, uncertainty in stock market investments and declining retirement funds. And […]
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Fitzpatrick Meets With FEMA Director
Gary Weckselblatt Doylestown Intelligencer Bucks County Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick met Thursday with Craig Fugate, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to discuss support for the district’s cleanup and recovery efforts […]
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Barletta Vows To Push For Federal Disaster Declaration
Michael Sisak Scranton Times Tribune U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said late this afternoon he would push President Obama to declare a federal disaster in areas affected by Susquehanna River flooding. […]
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Marino: Job Growth Area’s Biggest Issue Congressman Also Says The U.S. Needs To Cut Spending And Revise The Tax Code.
Matt Hughes Wilkes-Barre Times Leader In spite of the economic uncertainty the debt ceiling crisis created earlier in the summer and the destruction Tropical Storm Irene caused, U.S. Rep. Tom Marino said […]
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U.S. Rep. Shuster Tours Con-Way Freight Facility In Greencastle
The Herald Mail U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., toured a Con-way Freight facility in Greencastle on Friday, fielding questions from employees during the company’s employee appreciation week. Before he addressed the 100 […]
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Senate Is Only Thing Blocking Reform
Just over a week ago, the creditworthiness of our country was officially called into question, for the first time since the United States’ “full faith and credit” was established in 1790. […]