119th Congress

Bresnahan Welcomes Administrator Oz to Scranton for Healthcare Roundtable
December 5, 2025
Press Release
SCRANTON, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Scranton for a healthcare roundtable with local stakeholders and officials. Prior to the roundtable, Rep. Bresnahan and Administrator Oz visited The Wright Center in Scranton to tour the facility and meet with staff and leadership.
Issues: Healthcare
Bresnahan Reaffirms Commitment to Improving Healthcare for NEPA
December 3, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced his support 50 healthcare bills directly in response to the specific needs and challenges brought forward by families across Northeastern Pennsylvania. To better understand these needs, Rep. Bresnahan 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.
Issues: Congress Healthcare
Bresnahan Announces 2026 Spring Internship Program in Washington, D.C. and the District
December 1, 2025
Press Release

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. 

Issues: Congress
Bresnahan Celebrates Tenor Health, Luzerne County Agreement
November 25, 2025
Press Release

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. 

Issues: Healthcare
Bresnahan Secures Vote on Restoring Union Rights for Federal Workers
November 17, 2025
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that Discharge Petition 6 reached the necessary signatures need to advance to a floor vote on H.R.

Issues: Congress Workforce Development
Bresnahan Votes to Reopen Government; Funds Essential Support Programs
November 12, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Tonight, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, to reopen the government. The legislation, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 222-209, will fund the government through January 30, 2026.
Issues: Congress
Bresnahan, Dean Introduce Legislation Honoring Families of Veterans Lost to Suicide
November 11, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representatives Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) announced the introduction of the Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act, bipartisan legislation directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an official Green Star flag for the next of kin of veterans who die by suicide.
Issues: Veterans
ICYMI: Bresnahan Supports Local Families with Food Bank Donation and Visit
November 10, 2025
Press Release
PITTSTON, PA: This past weekend, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) and his team visited the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank in Pittston to support local families and witness firsthand the critical services provided by the organization.
Opinion: The Scranton Times-Tribune Should Read Its Own Editorials Before Giving Its Lectures

If any longtime reader of the Scranton Times-Tribune or its sister papers (Citizens’ Voice, Standard-Speaker, and Republican Herald) reads their most recent editorial on the government shutdown, you might be left feeling a little confused.

ICYMI: Bresnahan Helps Reunite Veteran with His Father’s Bronze Star Medal
November 5, 2025
Press Release
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) had the honor of reuniting Vietnam-Era U.S. Army Veteran Don Schaller with his late father’s Bronze Star Medal, a symbol of valor and sacrifice earned during World War II by Technical Sergeant Clyde Schaller.
Issues: Congress Veterans