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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday February 22, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Boyle Statement on Philadelphia IRS Layoffs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Philadelphia IRS Layoffs PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) issued the following statement in response to reports that hundreds of IRS employees were laid off in Philadelphia: "Trump's mass firing of hundreds of IRS workers in Philly is a blow to these families, to our local economy, and to every taxpayer. We're right in the middle of tax season -- an  more

Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Announces Opening of All District Offices, Availability of Services in Spanish
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Announces Opening of all District Offices, Availability of Services in Spanish (Allentown, PA) Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania's 7th District, is pleased to announce the opening of three additional district offices, which officially began serving constituents this week. "Providing high-quality cons  more

Congresswoman Scanlon Convenes Key Stakeholders to Raise Alarm as House Republicans Move Forward With Medicaid Cuts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Scanlon Convenes Key Stakeholders to Raise Alarm as House Republicans Move Forward with Medicaid Cuts "If just three House Republicans would join us to protect Medicaid rather than their million-dollar donors, we can save health care for millions of Americans." Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) yesterday convened a roundtable of local   more

Deluzio Joins 148 Colleagues in Fighting Back against National Institutes of Health Research Funding Cuts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Joins 148 Colleagues in Fighting Back against National Institutes of Health Research Funding Cuts CARNEGIE, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that he joined with the majority of his U.S. House Democratic Caucus colleagues in signing a letter to Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that expresses alarm at the illegal decision by President Trump  more

Dr. Joyce Statement on Action to Overturn Harmful Biden Car Ban
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Dr. Joyce Statement on Action to Overturn Harmful Biden Car Ban Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) released the following statement regarding his intention to introduce legislation, pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, to overturn the Biden Administration's December 2024 decision to allow California to ban the sale of all new internal combustion ve  more

Houlahan and Colleagues Condemn President Trump's Heinous Remarks on Ukraine, Call for Bipartisan Support for U.S. Ally
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan and Colleagues Condemn President Trump's Heinous Remarks on Ukraine, Call for Bipartisan Support for U.S. Ally WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) alongside New Democrat Coalition Members, Gerry Connolly (VA-11), and Reps. Jason Crow (CO-06), and Seth Moulton (MA-06), who attended the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, issued a joint statement  more

Houlahan, Ciscomani Call for Federal Action to Counter Cartel Firearm Trafficking
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan, Ciscomani Call for Federal Action to Counter Cartel Firearm Trafficking WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) called on the Administration to take new steps to prevent the trafficking of American firearms across the nation's southern border and into the hands of drug cartels. In a letter to ATF Acting Director Marvin G. Richard  more

Mackenzie Introduces Bill Package to Support Working Families
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Mackenzie Introduces Bill Package to Support Working Families Mackenzie Introduces Bill Package Expanding Paid Family Leave, Increasing the Child and Childcare Tax Credit, & Supporting Adoption and IVF (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- U.S. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania's 7th District, introduced four new bills Tuesday aimed at reducin  more