WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Following months of public pressure from Congressman Fred Keller (PA-12), the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) recently announced plans to fully resume in-person operations as early as mid-July. The NPRC is currently operating at only 25 percent of its on-site capacity. As a consequence of its reduced operations, the NPRC has accumulated a backlog of more than 500,000 vital information requests   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, co-chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following news release: On Monday nearly 200 House and Senate Democrats answered President Biden's call for a #ChildTaxCredit Awareness Day of Action. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chairs Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Joe Neguse (CO-2) championed eff  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) filed legislation to create the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (OPDC) within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act is the result of bipartisan, cooperative work with Susan Wild of Pennsylvania (D) and John Curtis of Utah (R). It reflects the agency's role i  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Mike Kelly today launched the 16th district's 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) and invites middle and high school students in Western Pennsylvania to participate. The competition is open to all students who meet the eligibility requirements, regardless of coding experience. "The Congressional App Challenge offers students a chance to showcase their skills in cod  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Annie Kuster (D-NH), and John Katko (R-NY) recently introduced the bipartisan No PFAS in Cosmetics Act, which would ban the use of harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics. The legislation would require the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of PFAS in cosmetic products within  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are introducing the Better Care Better Jobs   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) are requesting that James Steeley, the CEO of major student loan servicer, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), address "what appear to be false and misleading" statements he made during his April 13, 2021 testimony at a hearing on student loan debt before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs  more