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Republican House members have attempted five times under Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership to bypass one of his biggest powers: choosing which bills should go for a vote.
Still, many of the Republicans who supported discharge petitions that force a vote say they’re not a rebuke of Johnson’s leadership.
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WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. on Wednesday announced his support for 50 health care bills directly in response to the specific needs and challenges brought forward by families across Northeast Pennsylvania.
To better understand these needs, Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, said he has sat down to meet with hundreds of local stakeholders, from patients fighting cancer, to parents of children with rare diseases, to the doctors, nurses, and hospital workers who care for them on the front lines every day.
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that his office is accepting applications for the 2026 Spring Internship Program. Candidates have the option to apply for an internship based in either Washington, D.C., or in one of Rep. Bresnahan’s district offices.
All 11 members of Luzerne County council voted Tuesday night to approve Tenor Health Foundation's financing proposal to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
County spokeswoman Colleen Connolly confirmed that the council authorized Tenor’s plan to borrow up to $72 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance its planned acquisition of the hospital. Tenor also proposed to pay Luzerne County $850,000 annually as part of a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agreement.
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA — On Tuesday, November 25, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following Luzerne County Council’s approval for Tenor Health to borrow tax-exempt funds to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS). This is another step toward Tenor’s acquisition of CHS’ three Pennsylvania hospitals, which include Regional Hospital and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton in addition to Wilkes-Barre General.
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA: Tonight, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following Luzerne County Council’s approval for Tenor Health to borrow tax-exempt funds to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS). This is another important step toward Tenor’s acquisition of CHS’ three Pennsylvania hospitals, which include Regional Hospital and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton in addition to Wilkes-Barre General.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. announced this week that Discharge Petition 6 reached the necessary signatures needed to advance to a floor vote on H.R. 2550 — the Protect America’s Workforce Act.
The legislation, co-sponsored by Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, would restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
Rep. Bresnahan signed on to the discharge petition on Sept. 2.
A discharge petition led in part by Congressman Rob Bresnahan has secured enough signatures to force a House vote on a bill restoring collective bargaining rights to federal employees.
U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr. says Discharge Petition Number Six has officially crossed the threshold, meaning the House must now take up the Protect America's Workforce Act.