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WASHINGTON, DC — On May 6, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced the introduction of the Save BRIC Act, legislation requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to disburse funding through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to help states prepare against natural disasters. This bipartisan bill, which he introduced with Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04), would protect the program from elimination.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) recently opposed action by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program as well as all applications from fiscal years 2020-2023.
“This decision is detrimental to my constituents, and I strongly urge you to reverse this decision,” wrote Rep. Bresnahan in an April 9 letter sent to Cameron Hamilton, senior official performing the duties of FEMA administrator.
Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan contradicted the Trump administration’s contention that a certain Federal Emergency Management Agency funding program is wasteful and advocated for restoration of $2.5 million for flood buyouts in Scranton.
On Tuesday, Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti issued a letter to Bresnahan, whose district includes Scranton, as well as to Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, to advocate in Congress for reinstating and preserving BRIC or an equivalent funding source.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Bresnahan Jr. on Wednesday said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s recent announcement that it would cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is a decision that is detrimental to his constituents, and he strongly urged that it be reversed.
Rep. Bresnahan (PA-08) sent a letter to Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of FEMA, following the agency’s announcement to cancel the BRIC program.
In a letter Thursday sure to hearten its backers, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan offers “strong support” for a proposed passenger train between Scranton and New York City.
With supporters worried about the train’s future because of President Donald Trump’s desire to slash federal spending, Bresnahan said the train would boost Northeast Pennsylvania's economy.
CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED — During a roundtable held Sunday, March 2, elected officials from Northeast Pennsylvania raised concerns over a “rain tax,” which they said unfairly impacts property owners in the Northeast Pennsylvania portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Friday that Congress must "get to the bottom" and determine what caused the aviation disaster in Washington, D.C., earlier this week that resulted in the deaths of dozens of people.
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines Bombardier jet on Wednesday evening, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in over 20 years.