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U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act last week designed to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food.
The bill will help build stronger connections between local producers, and community food programs, expanding markets and improving access to healthy food for those in need.
Residents of Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district gathered in Scranton on Wednesday afternoon to share their stories of how U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s office has aided them over the past seven months. Pictured, from left, are Sandi Levens, Bresnahan, Leonard Wilson and Silvano Rivera and his family.
On Black Friday 2023, Silvano Rivera’s ex-wife left him in the United States and flew back to their native Dominican Republic with their two daughters.
Heartbroken, Rivera, a fashion designer who emigrated to the United States decades ago as a teenager, was determined to regain custody of the daughters.
Rivera, a Scranton resident, told the story of how he succeeded Wednesday during a news conference meant to highlight constituent service, the under-the-radar work that the staff of members of Congress do to help people.
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representatives Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food. The bill will help build stronger connections between local producers, and community food programs, expanding markets and improving access to healthy food for those in need.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp. and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, introduced the Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act.
The bill aims to close the skilled trades gap by boosting enrollment in registered apprenticeship programs through greater investment in outreach to students looking to learn a trade and get to work. It will help ensure they are better prepared to meet the growing demand for trained workers in critical industries like construction and manufacturing.