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To address the severe staffing shortages inside federal prisons, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) on Jan. 13 introduced bipartisan legislation that would increase pay for federal correctional officers.
“Our correctional officers… have been asked to do more with less for far too long, and it’s not sustainable,” Rep. Bresnahan said. “This legislation provides a long-term fix that will help bring in new officers, keep experienced staff on the job, and cut the reliance on mandatory overtime, making our prisons safer for everyone.”
TOBYHANNA, Pa. — A tour was underway on Thursday at the Tobyhanna Army Depot.
The U.S. House recently authorized $68 million in funding through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support improvements at the facility in Monroe County, including a major expansion of its radar range.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan said Friday that a group of local nonprofits financially withdrew from supporting two struggling Scranton hospitals in August after months of covering Commonwealth Health Systems’ losses.
A spokesman for the foundations replied that the arrangement was for 90 days only, the foundations fulfilled their commitment, and there was no request for additional funding at that time.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. voted this week in favor of H.R. 6938 — the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
This package, which includes three of the 12 appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026, passed the House by a vote of 397-28.
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved an appropriations package that includes $6.5 million in federal funding for seven local projects and initiatives Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan backed through the Community Project Funding process.
WASHINGTON, USA — The House passed a bill on Thursday to extend the expiring health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 includes $68 million in federal funding for Tobyhanna Army Depot in Monroe County, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan recently announced.
SCRANTON, PA — On December 30, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) applauded the announcement that $193 million in federal dollars will be directed to Pennsylvania through the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Bresnahan strongly advocated for and worked to include the fund as a central component of the Working Families Tax Cuts package.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep Dan Meuser said this week that Pennsylvania will receive $193 million this year through the Rural Transformation Fund — an investment that he says will expand access to care and strengthen workforce training across the Commonwealth.
Meuser, R-Dallas, said he strongly advocated for and voted in favor of the Working Families Tax Cut package, which created the fund that he said will transform health care across rural Pennsylvania.
There is no telling where the debate on extending the pandemic-era subsidies that kept health insurance costs in check for millions of Americans who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act will go from here. The answer could range anywhere from bipartisan victory for Obamacare to, the much more likely result of, nowhere at all.