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WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) introduced Eric’s Law, legislation designed to strengthen protections for our nation’s correctional officers and deliver justice for those who commit violent acts against them. Rep. Bresnahan introduced the legislation alongside his Pennsylvania colleagues, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15) and Representative Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14).
Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan is the latest swing-district Republican to issue a warning over deep spending cuts GOP leaders are targeting for key safety net programs in a bill to enact President Donald Trump’s massive domestic agenda.
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement in response to current budget reconciliation negotiations:
Pennsylvania is celebrating the release of Pittsburgh-area teacher Marc Fogel, who was wrongfully detained in a Russian prison for three years.
Russian authorities arrested Fogel and sentenced him to 14 years for possessing a small amount of medical marijuana to cope with pain from a severe back injury.
One of those celebrating is fellow western Pennsylvanian, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), who met Fogel’s 95-year-old mother while campaigning and continued to advocate for Fogel’s release.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan on Thursday said our military members dedicate their lives to serving our nation and the last thing they need when they come home are mountains of daunting paperwork.
Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, has introduced his first piece of legislation as a Member of Congress — the bipartisan Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act — that would simplify forms required by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans and survivors.
Leaders in Scranton and Lackawanna County became the latest in Pennsylvania to call for scrutiny and investigation of a proposed natural gas rate increase. UGI Utilities last month proposed raising residential rates by 10.8%. The monthly bill for a residential customer using 73.7 ccf (hundreds of cubic feet) per month would increase from $104.47 to $115.74. Rates for typical commercial customers would increase 8.6%, and 7.5% for typical industrial customers. The new rates — which amount to an estimated $110.4 million for UGI — would take effect March 28.
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WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) introduced his first piece of legislation as a Member of Congress. The bipartisan Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act, would simplify forms required by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans and survivors. Rep. Bresnahan introduced the bill alongside Representative Don Davis (NC-01).
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act. This bipartisan legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 312-108, would remove incentives for the creation of new, dangerous substances by permanently designating fentanyl analogues in schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
A Republican-led bill to impose harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-like drug crimes narrowly passed the House on Thursday evening, with 98 Democrats supporting the measure. The GOP-sponsored Halt All Lethal Trafficking, or HALT, Fentanyl Act (H.R.27) will permanently classify drugs that are only slightly chemically different from fentanyl as Schedule I substances, the category reserved for the most dangerous types of drugs. The bill passed 312 to 108.
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DALLAS, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced office hours in Monroe and Luzerne Counties for the first two weeks of February. While still in the process of setting up individual offices throughout the Eighth Congressional District, Rep. Bresnahan is partnering with the offices of State Senators Lisa Baker and Rosemary Brown to hold hours for constituents to meet directly with staff.