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WASHINGTON, DC — On October 28, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) introduced H.R. 5836, the Keep WIC Working Act, legislation to ensure the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) remains fully funded and operational during any lapse in federal appropriations. The bill would guarantee mothers and young children who depend on WIC do not lose access to vital nutrition due to political dysfunction in Washington.
Rep. Bresnahan first spoke about the legislation in an exclusive with The Hill.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) on Tuesday introduced a bill to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the government shutdown, as the funding lapse threatens payments of benefits if it continues.
SCRANTON, PA — On October 24, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following the announcement of a deal between Tenor Health and Commonwealth Health for Tenor Health to purchase Commonwealth Health’s hospitals in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The sale would include Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital, and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A light at the end of the tunnel for the thousands that receive care at Commonwealth Health hospitals in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. New potential owner, Tenor Health Foundation, put out a release on Friday that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the health system.
SCRANTON — Tenor Health Foundation signed an agreement to acquire Commonwealth Health’s hospitals in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, as well as associated clinics and outpatient centers.
The acquisition includes Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
The transaction is subject to regulatory review and contingent on the nonprofit Tenor finalizing its funding, according to a statement from Commonwealth Health. Once funding is secured, the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Rob Bresnahan and other Republican representatives in the U.S. House sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson asking to address the expiration of health care tax credits once the government reopens.
Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., and the other lawmakers wrote Tuesday that after the government shutdown is resolved the House should immediately focus on a “growing crisis of healthcare affordability” and the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which expire at the end of the year.
Thirteen moderate House Republicans are urging party leadership to find a path toward extending enhanced expiring health care tax credits once the government reopens.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. and a coalition of House Republicans sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday stating the government funding debate is not the time or place to address health care issues.
Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, joined U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans of Virginia, and a coalition of House Republicans in sending a letter to Speaker Johnson to put forward a solution to address the upcoming expiration of the ACA enhanced premium tax credits once the government is opened.