WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Yesterday, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, held his first hearing titled "Operation Choke Point 2.0: The Biden Administration's Efforts to Put Crypto in the Crosshairs." The hearing examined how federal regulators during the Biden Administration used their supervisory authority to debank digita  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Co-Sponsors New Bill to Stop Invasion of Americans' Privacy WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that he is co-sponsoring the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to the Elon Musk-led "DOGE" invasion of Americans' privacy. It will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fetterman Presses Defense Department to Modernize Mental Health Support for Servicemembers Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) sent a letter to Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, Director of the Defense Health Agency, urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to consider allocating funds for new mental health care application programming and reform existing efforts.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), 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 143,000 jobs in January: "Today's jobs report is yet more proof that Democratic policies have rebuilt our  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) delivered remarks on the House Floor in favor of the Protecting Energy Production Act. Congressman Meuser said, "The whole world is fracking, but we do it best and we do it cleanest in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. Tonight, I urged my colleagues to vote for clean energy and for American economic and national security strength by suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Taxpayer Data Protection Act ensures trusted public servants, not Elon Musk, can access personal information * * * Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Elon Musk's shameful invasion of Americans' privacy. The legislation would stop people with conflicts of interest or without a securit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined House Judiciary Committee Democrats in urging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director David Huitema to uphold federal ethics laws relevant to Elon Musk's role as a Special Government Employee (SGE). Given Musk's vast involvement in federally regulated industries and potential profit from his rol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Scouting Caucus, this week introduced a resolution celebrating the 115th Anniversary of Scouting America. Scouting America was incorporated in Chicago, Illinois on February 8th, 1910. Since then, millions of young men and women have joined Scouting and have learned the values of  more