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WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan on Thursday said Northeastern Pennsylvania has had its fair share of floods and the region knows how important strong water infrastructure is in protecting families, businesses, and communities.
This week, Bresnahan and his colleagues on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA) — bipartisan legislation that addresses important water resources needs across the country and delivers new opportunities for communities across Northeastern Pennsylvania.
On July 14, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law over the weekend. The legislation, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support last month, represents one of the most significant federal housing reforms in decades by preventing large institutional investors that already own hundreds of single-family homes from buying up more houses that should be available to American families.
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) - With members of both the Pennsylvania Motor Truck and State Troopers Associations alongside him, Congressman Rob Bresnahan is calling on his colleagues in the Nation's capital for stronger laws surrounding the requirements for a Commercial Driver's License or a CDL.
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Proposed legislation could reshape the road to becoming a commercial truck driver. State officials and industry leaders are discussing reforms to Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) requirements. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar was in Pittston with why people agree with the potential changes and why others are saying pump the brakes.
Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan and officials from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Motor Truck Association (MTA) call it “common sense legislation.”
SPRING BROOK TWP. — In the wake of a fiery Schuylkill County crash that killed a Pennsylvania state trooper earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan reiterated his support for a proposed law aimed at preventing individuals in the country illegally from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses.
HAWLEY, PA — On July 10, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he secured $2 million in federal funding for the completion of repairs for the State Route (SR) 6 over Wallenpaupack Creek Bridge. The funding will go towards the deck rehabilitation of two structures that connect Wayne and Pike Counties over Wallenpaupack Creek.
U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. has secured $2 million in federal funding for the completion of repairs for the State Route (SR) 6 over Wallenpaupack Creek Bridge. The funding will go towards the deck rehabilitation of two structures that connect Wayne and Pike Counties over Wallenpaupack Creek, according to a statement released by Bresnahan’s office.
Several accomplished students from Northeast Pennsylvania recently departed for one of the nation’s service academies — and they received a salute and send-off by the region’s congressman.
The cadets recently met with the congressman who nominated them, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, of Dallas Twp.
He said it was a welcome meeting to see America’s future heroes.
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, July 8, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) intent to temporarily classify 7-hydroxymitagynine (7-OH), a chemically manipulated derivative of kratom with opioid-like effects, into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
When U.S. Housing Secretary Scott Turner and Rep. Rob Bresnahan visited, they saw giant warehouses rising along Route 424 but also heard that workers seeking jobs in the new buildings need housing.
“What they’re seeing,” Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., said, “is multiple families residing inside of one home working different shifts, sometimes even sharing beds.”