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Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan contradicted the Trump administration’s contention that a certain Federal Emergency Management Agency funding program is wasteful and advocated for restoration of $2.5 million for flood buyouts in Scranton.
On Tuesday, Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti issued a letter to Bresnahan, whose district includes Scranton, as well as to Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, to advocate in Congress for reinstating and preserving BRIC or an equivalent funding source.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Bresnahan Jr. on Wednesday said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s recent announcement that it would cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is a decision that is detrimental to his constituents, and he strongly urged that it be reversed.
Rep. Bresnahan (PA-08) sent a letter to Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of FEMA, following the agency’s announcement to cancel the BRIC program.
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In contrast to the mass mobilization effort, state and national leaders held a round table discussion on Saturday in Luzerne County.
The goal was to discuss workforce development, but other topics concerning controversial Trump administration policies came up for discussion.
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Congressman Rob Bresnahan and US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer joined other republican leaders for the round table at the IBEW building in Nanticoke.
(WBRE/WYOU)— Tariffs, Medicaid, Social Security. We hear from Pennsylvania Congressman Rob Bresnahan (R) on the hottest and most controversial topics coming out of Washington.
Bresnahan discussed key issues surrounding the Trump administration that could affect people here in northeastern Pennsylvania.
He says he recognizes the accountability Congress has in taking action to help protect Pennsylvanians, but is making sure his constituents concerns are heard.
“There’s a lot of speculation right now. A lot of ifs, ands, buts,” said Rep. Bresnahan.
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. on Tuesday said his first telephone town hall had more than 9,000 constituents of Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District dial in to the hour-long event.
Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, said he spoke to constituents and answered their questions over the phone from his Washington, D.C., office.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan promised Tuesday to oppose gutting Medicaid, support extending expiring tax cuts and advocate for an agriculture bill that aids family-owned farms.
In his first telephone town hall, Bresnahan, a Luzerne County Republican, twice tackled Medicaid questions including one from a caller who mentioned a television commercial that claims he wants to cut the program.
“To be bluntly honest, the ads that you’re seeing are lies,” Bresnahan said.