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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — It's been over 10 days since the government shutdown, and thousands of workers across the country are working without pay as Republicans and Democrats struggle to agree on a funding bill.
In the commonwealth, the state budget also sits at a standstill for over 100 days. Representative Rob Bresnahan says the Senate was released to go home and he says he is on a 48-hour recall notice as to when they are expected to return back to Washington.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr. introduced H.R. 5695 — the No Taxation Without Operation Act — on Monday, the sixth day of the government shutdown. The legislation, according to a news release from Bresnahan’s office, would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from “taking Americans’ hard-earned money, while the rest of the government is not delivering on their services.”
The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education recently hosted U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., and members of his staff for a tour of the Teaching Health Center in Scranton.
SCRANTON, PA — Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two federal grants totaling $1,250,000 to The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. sent a letter on Tuesday to Catherine Szpindor, the chief administrative officer of the U.S. House, asking his pay be withheld should the government shut down on Oct. 1.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., praised the launch of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, calling it a major step toward improving medical care in underserved communities across Northeastern Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, DC — On September 17, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) launch of the Rural Health Transformation Program.