119th Congress

If you want to understand the importance of local input of on infrastructure funding in America, look no further than the bridges across Northeastern Pennsylvania, from major crossings like the Water Street Bridge in Pittston to small county bridges in Wayne and Pike counties. About one-fourth of the bridges in our region are considered structurally deficient, but every one of them is essential to the communities that depend on them every day.

AVOCA — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, recently delivered pizzas to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents on duty at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on his way to Washington, D.C.

Bresnahan said he delivered pizza as a small gesture of appreciation for the critical work they continue to perform without pay during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Robert J. Graham assumed he might die in Vietnam in the spring 1966. Then he was sure he would.

Then he didn’t when it seemed inevitable.

Graham, 91, is credited with saving thousands of U.S. troops during hundreds of combat missions during his four tours of duty in Vietnam.

WASHINGTON, DC — The week of March 15, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026, legislation to crack down on fraud and abuse in federal benefit programs by ensuring individuals who illegally exploit these systems are held accountable and removed. The bill passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 231-186.

WASHINGTON, DC — On March 19, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) applauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to reinstate of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, following months of sustained advocacy to preserve critical disaster mitigation funding for communities across Northeastern Pennsylvania.