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WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. said on Tuesday that legislation he proposed would increase congressional oversight of three river basin commissions, ensuring they implement the necessary practices to serve as good stewards of taxpayer resources.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Bresnahan’s legislation — H.R. 3428, the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act — this week.
AVOCA, PA — On September 5, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced two federal grants totaling $1,213,926 awarded to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) through the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These grants will support ongoing terminal expansion projects aimed at improving passenger experience and modernizing airport infrastructure.
The awards include:
Several Republicans on Sept. 4 joined a bipartisan coalition to propose legislation that aims to help prevent millions of Americans from losing health insurance coverage when temporary federal subsidies expire at the end of the year.
Ten House Republicans are leading new legislation that would extend enhanced tax credits for coverage under the Democrats’ 2010 health law.
While it’s unlikely to be enacted as a standalone proposition, it could offer the GOP a path forward on the issue, and sends an important signal that the party is increasingly seeing real political risk in letting these subsidies expire at the end of the year.