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(WBRE/WYOU)— Elected officials from our area are weighing in after the house passed the “One Beautiful Bill Act.”
The package will now advance to the senate.
28/22 news reporter Amelia Sack spoke with Representative Rob Bresnahan (R) about the bill.
Bresnahan says it was a lengthy process to get this bill passed and get it to where it stands today.
While Bresnahan believes the bill is far from perfect, he says it will benefit people in NEPA in a number of ways.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser and U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. on Thursday said they each voted for the reconciliation package known as The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 215-214-1.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLF) — In his first 100 days in office, Congressman Rob Bresnahan Jr. of Pennsylvania's 8th district has been actively working to introduce and support legislation aimed at making life more affordable for Americans.
Bresnahan, a first-term congressman, has been vocal about his commitment to the people who elected him.
"People took a chance on me, and I have an expectation to deliver," Congressman Bresnahan said.
Bresnahan has introduced H.J.Res.12, a resolution to amend the Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress.
DALLAS — Managing to successfully muddle through a couple of political dust-ups, Northeast Pennsylvania’s federal and state legislators provided answers to questions on several key issues at Friday’s Back Mountain Chamber Legislative Breakfast.
HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local community is battered but recovering after experiencing major flooding earlier this week.
Residents we spoke with say it’s the worst they’ve seen in decades, and a Pennsylvania congressman got to see it first hand.
28/22 News captured the worst of the storm damage in front of St. John the Evangelist Church in Honesdale.
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Congressman Rob Bresnahan (R) met with borough officials Thursday afternoon to assess the damage and help work towards a solution.
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A new caucus formed in Congress aims to cut red tape and make it easier to build housing, infrastructure and energy projects.
“We have over a billion dollars of natural gas and energy right in our backyards,” Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) said.
The bipartisan, “Build America Caucus,” says it has one main goal.
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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO. (WOLF) — Continuing coverage tonight on a storm that brought flash flooding to Honesdale. And as the borough cleans up-- Congressman Rob Bresnahan, Junior and State Senator Rosemary Brown visited the site of the worst damage Thursday -- and also met with local officials to discuss where to go next. FOX56’s Sam Durante takes us there.
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WASHINGTON DC — On May 7, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement after his legislation, H.R. 1286, the Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act, passed out of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs the day before. The bill, which passed unanimously out of committee, would simplify forms required by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans and survivors.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. said on Wednesday that he introduced 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.
Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, said the bipartisan bill, which he introduced with U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, would protect the program from elimination.
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.