119th Congress
MOOSIC, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) held a press conference with the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association calling for reforms to current Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) regulations.
U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. has secured $2 million in federal funding for the completion of repairs for the State Route (SR) 6 over Wallenpaupack Creek Bridge. The funding will go towards the deck rehabilitation of two structures that connect Wayne and Pike Counties over Wallenpaupack Creek, according to a statement released by Bresnahan’s office.
Several accomplished students from Northeast Pennsylvania recently departed for one of the nation’s service academies — and they received a salute and send-off by the region’s congressman.
The cadets recently met with the congressman who nominated them, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, of Dallas Twp.
He said it was a welcome meeting to see America’s future heroes.
HAWLEY, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he secured $2 million in federal funding for the completion of repairs for the State Route (SR) 6 over Wallenpaupack Creek Bridge. The funding will go towards the deck rehabilitation of two structures that connect Wayne and Pike Counties over Wallenpaupack Creek.
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, July 8, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) intent to temporarily classify 7-hydroxymitagynine (7-OH), a chemically manipulated derivative of kratom with opioid-like effects, into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
HAZLETON, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) hosted U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner in Hazleton for a virtual tour of a local opportunity zone and a roundtable with elected officials, chambers of commerce leaders, and local stakeholders to discuss Opportunity Zones and housing priorities.
When U.S. Housing Secretary Scott Turner and Rep. Rob Bresnahan visited, they saw giant warehouses rising along Route 424 but also heard that workers seeking jobs in the new buildings need housing.
“What they’re seeing,” Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., said, “is multiple families residing inside of one home working different shifts, sometimes even sharing beds.”
MILFORD, PA: Last week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) joined local officials and community leaders in Milford to celebrate the re-lighting of the Milford Star. The Milford Star, located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, was first lit in 1930 and remained a cherished local landmark until it was removed in 2017. Following outreach from residents, Rep. Bresnahan made restoring the landmark a priority, working with community groups and federal officials to help bring the project across the finish line.
WILKES-BARRE — The Shapiro Administration has announced the expanded Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program will deliver $226.4 million to nearly 376,000 Pennsylvanians starting this week.
This initial round of rebates began being distributed on Wednesday, July 1, to seniors, widows and widowers, and residents with disabilities who applied for a rebate on property taxes or rent paid in 2025.