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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday February 15, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Boyle Closing Statement After 12-Hour Committee Markup of Republican Economic Plan to Betray the Middle Class
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Boyle Closing Statement After 12-Hour Committee Markup of Republican Economic Plan to Betray the Middle Class Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered closing remarks at a committee markup of the Republican budget--a proposal that betrays the middle class by cutting es  more

Boyle Statement on Trump's Mass Firings
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump's Mass Firings WASHINGTON, DC - Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement following reports of mass firings across the government by the Trump administration: "Trump's decision to lay off thousands of nonpartisan civil servants across the count  more

Bresnahan Statement on Budget Reconciliation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Statement on Budget Reconciliation WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement in response to current budget reconciliation negotiations: "I ran for Congress under a promise of always doing what is best for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania," said Rep. Bresnahan. "If a bill is put in front of me that gu  more

Chairman Thompson Statement on Confirmation of Brooke Rollins to Lead Agriculture Department
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Thompson Statement on Confirmation of Brooke Rollins to Lead Agriculture Department Following the Senate's confirmation of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement: "Congratulations to Brooke Rollins  more

Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan School Safety Reform Effort
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan School Safety Reform Effort WASHINGTON, DC - Today, on the solemn seventh anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), introduced the Measures for Safer School Districts (MSD) Act --a landmark b  more

Ranking Member Boyle Opening Statement at Committee Mark Up of Republican Economic Plan to Betray the Middle Class
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Boyle Opening Statement at Committee Mark Up of Republican Economic Plan to Betray the Middle Class Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at a committee markup of the Republican budget--a proposal that undermines the middle class by cu  more

Thompson Helps Introduce Effort to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Thompson Helps Introduce Effort to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) today joined Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) in introducing the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS), first enacted in 2000, provides funding   more