WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Clean Slate Act to remove barriers to housing, employment for millions of Americans Clean Slate Act is based on successful PA law passed in 2018, would expand to Americans nationwide Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to give millions of Americans a "clean slate" by sealing the criminal records of low-level and non-violent offenders who h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee in Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy released the following testimony by Christina Parajon Skinner, associate professor of legal studies and business ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Transparency in Global Governance": * * * Chairman Barr, Ranking Member Foster, and members of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, thank you  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee, announced $375,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department to hire additional police officers. The funding is the result of a grant through the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) urged the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) to reconsider its plans regarding the Allegheny Mountain Realignment Project in Allegheny and Stonycreek Townships, Pennsylvania. According to local officials and community stakeholders, the Gray Cut plan which includes constructing a 3.8-mile three lane roadway south of the existing tunnel would cause a g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: In a statement submitted Wednesday to the Congressional Record, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey outlined his efforts to ensure that the federal government's technology is accessible for people with disabilities. Existing law requires federal websites, apps, electronic documents, and other technology to be  more