WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Introduces Keep WIC Working Act to Protect WIC Funding During Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) introduced H.R. 5836, the Keep WIC Working Act, legislation to ensure the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) remains fully funded and operational during any lapse in federal appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean Urges Trump Administration to Remain Committed to Ceasefire and Long-Term Peace * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led 90 Members of Congress in a letter to President Trump in support of the ceasefire in Gaza and urging sustained American leadership to achieve further diplomatic breakthroughs. The Member more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Leaders Join Attorney General William Tong to Announce Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Plan to Unlawfully Suspend SNAP Benefits * Hartford, CT - Today, Connecticut leaders joined Attorney General William Tong to announce a lawsuit (link is external) against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Sup more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Delozier: Resolution Marking October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in PA Passes House * HARRISBURG - A resolution marking October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Pennsylvania passed the House of Representatives today, according to the resolution's sponsor, Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland). A passionate advocate for victims of crime, rape and domestic violence for mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Despite Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Abusers, and Drug Traffickers * ICE continues its mission of making America safe again despite the Democrats' government shutdown WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the arrest of worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from ac more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in October 2025 entitled "Bankruptcy Lawyers and Credit Recovery." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Household financial distress is severe and pervasive. In 2019, around 9 percent of consumers in the United States reported some debt in collections, and total delinquent household debt amounted to $670 billion.1 Despite significant implications of f more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in October 2025 entitled "The Opposing Effects of Wealth on Younger and Older Entrepreneurs." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Both wealth and business owner's age are important for entrepreneurship. Wealth may increase business ownership and performance through relaxing financial constraints on entrepreneurs.1 Age also affects entrepreneurship in more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * House Energy Committee hold public hearing on benefits of electric school buses * HARRISBURG, Oct. 29 - Today, the PA House Energy Committee held a public hearing on legislation ( H.B. 1539 ) that would create a grant program to help schools transition to electric school buses. The benefits of deploying ESB fleets include reduced costs of ownership and operation, fuel costs saving more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * House Passes Brown's Resolution Honoring Italian American Heritage * NEW CASTLE - The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved House Resolution 353, sponsored by Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence). The measure designates October 2025 as Italian and Italian American History and Culture Month in Pennsylvania. Brown, who is an Italian American and longtime resident of New Castle,  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Lawmakers, Advocates: It's Always the Right Time to Defend Our Daughters * HARRISBURG - A group of state lawmakers, many of whom are also dads, are calling on House Democrats and Gov. Josh Shapiro to do the right thing and act now to protect the rights of all the Commonwealth's daughters to compete on a level playing field. Authors of the "Dads Defending Daughters" bill - including Reps more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Munroe bill making reverse mortgage contracts readable passes PA House * HARRISBURG, Oct. 28 - A bill that could safeguard seniors from misleading reverse mortgage contracts passed the PA House today by a vote of 104-99. The bill, H.B. 1882, introduced by state Rep. Brian Munroe, D-Bucks, would create better transparency in the reverse mortgage process by requiring a larger, 16-po more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Oversight of Developing Issues Focus of New House Majority Policy Subcommittee * Rep. Regina Young will lead the Subcommittee on Developing Issues & Oversight HARRISBURG, Oct. 28 - Making sure emerging issues get the attention they deserve, PA House Majority Policy Chairman Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) has tapped Rep. Regina Young (D-Philadelphia, Delaware) to chair the newly created De more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * PA House Approves Watro's Veterans Day Resolution * HARRISBURG - House Resolution 15, sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) to recognize Nov. 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved today by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. "Throughout our history, there are countless stories of those who fought and bled for our nation and its future,"  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Rapp Rebukes Democrats Following Another Re-Referral of 'Save Women's Sports Act' * HARRISBURG Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, issued this statement following a party-line vote to re-refer Senate Bill 9, also known as the Save Women's Sports Act, out of the Health Committee to the Judiciary Committee: "When the House Educat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Unprecedented, Partisan Committee Action on FBI Headquarters * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans' decision to override years of precedent and approve a wholly partisan prospectus for the relocation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters without  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Brings Home More Billion Dollar Deals During State Visit to the Republic of Korea SECURING BILLIONS IN EXPORTS AND INVESTMENTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump completed the final stop of his historic Indo-Pacific trip, securing billions in landmark deals while visiting the Republic of Korea (ROK), including initiatives to support American jobs, further America's energy d more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Williams Legislation to Protect Custody Rights of Deployed Military Parents Signed into Law * HARRISBURG - Legislation by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) prohibiting permanent custody changes during a parent's military deployment is now law. The measure, formerly House Bill 414 and now Act 40 of 2025, the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, was signed on October  more PR