Category: Congressional News
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Scott Perry Praises Governor’s Decision On Health Insurance Exchange
York Daily Record Scott Perry, who was recently elected to Congress, praised Gov. Tom Corbett for rejecting the creation of a state-based health insurance exchange. “I commend Gov. Corbett for […]
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Barletta Nominates 25 Area Students To US Service Academies
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, PA-11, announced the students from the 11th District who he is nominating to the United States service academies. “Students who seek a nomination […]
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Kelly Elected Co-Chair Of Bipartisan House Coalition
Erie Times-News Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler has been unanimously elected to co-chair the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, a bipartisan group of House members from the 18 northeastern and midwestern […]
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Republicans Celebrate Corbett, Obamacare Decision
Politics PA While Democrats line up tocriticize Gov. Tom Corbett’s decision to opt out of the Obamacare health insurance exchange, Republicans widely praised the move on Tuesday. All 11 incumbent […]
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Chamber Of Commerce Members Hear From U.S. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, State Rep. Paul Clymer About Fiscal Cliff
Perkasie News Herald The looming year-end “fiscal cliff” of federal government tax cuts expiring and spending cuts kicking in isn’t just about somebody else or whether the wealthiest people should […]
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Congressman-Elect Scott Perry To Serve On Homeland Security, Other Committees
York Daily Record Scott Perry, who was recently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, now knows what committees he’ll serve on once he takes office in January: Foreign Affairs; […]
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Congress Expected To Pass Dent Immigration Bill This Week
Allentown Morning Call Congress is poised to send a bill to the president’s desk this week that will help a Lebanese man from the Lehigh Valley become a U.S. citizen. […]
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Fitzpatrick: Obama’s ‘Ideology’ Hurting Negotiations
The Intelligencer Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick accused the president of playing politics with the nation’s economic problems Tuesday, claiming that his “hard-line stance” to raise tax rates on the wealthy is […]
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Rep. Tim Murphy Calls On CDC For Answers On VA Legionnaires’ Outbreak In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A day after an Allegheny County family vowed legal action against the VA, Rep. Tim Murphy pressed another federal agency to release details it has about the fatal […]