Category: Congressional News

  • U.S. Rep. Kelly Gets U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Endorsement

    Mike Kelly For Congress BUTLER — Congressman Mike Kelly announced today that the world’s largest federation of businesses has endorsed his candidacy for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. […]

  • End The Government’s Partying

    Editorial Washington Times If there were ever any doubt that the federal government is out of control, the recent revelations of taxpayer-fueled parties at theGeneral Services Administration (GSA) should put it […]

  • Boehner Says Obama Can’t Run On Economic Record

    The Associated Press House Speaker John Boehner (BAY’-nur) says President Barack Obama can’t run for re-election on his economic record so his campaign will “pull out every bogey man that […]

  • U.S. Rep Lou Barletta Hopes To Woo New Congressional District

    Ivey DeJesus Harrisburg Patriot-News U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta’s trajectory in public office began with the curve ball. The year: 1978. Barletta, then a Bloomsburg University senior, walked onto a Cincinnati […]

  • Issa: Possibly ‘Billions’ In GSA Waste

    Tim Mak Politico Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who will hold a hearing Monday on the General Services Administration “culture of wasteful spending,” said the agency may be squandering […]

  • Marino Recovering From Surgery To Remove Tumors From Kidney

    Pocono Record U.S. Representative Tom Marino, R-10, underwent surgery today to remove small tumors located on his kidney. His doctors anticipate a full recovery. Marino will resume a full schedule […]

  • Lou Barletta Makes A Stop In Danville

    Chris O’Rourke CCN 8 News Our area’s newest congressman Lou Barletta has been traveling through part of our region now that it is included in his district. View the video […]

  • Thompson: Health-Care Law Offers Citizens ‘Broken Promises,’ Uncertainty

    Rep. Glenn Thompson Erie Times-News With rising prices at the gas pump and escalating health-care costs, American families have been seeking economic relief, while the average paycheck fails to keep […]

  • Health Care Reform Law Won’t Fix Insurance Problems

    U.S Representative Lou Barletta Wilkes-Barre Times Leader In January 2011, I was proud to cast my vote to repeal the president’s health care law, one of the most job-sapping laws […]