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September 18, 2020
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) expressed their support for the Morning Call Guild as the paper’s physical office in Allentown closed today after 100 years of service to the Greater Lehigh Valley community.
September 16, 2020
Press Release
Today, the House passed H.R. 8162, U.S. Representative Susan Wild’s (PA-07) bipartisan bill, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, to help expand access to child care services through the remainder of the COVID-19 emergency. Introduced by Wild at the beginning of this month, her legislation is intended to aid parents’ return to the workforce and ensure children can continue their learning in an academically supportive environment.
September 11, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) announced that she will be accepting Military Academy Nomination applications from now until October 1, 2020 from upcoming and recent high school graduates residing in Pennsylvania’s Seventh District.
September 4, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) introduced the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, a bipartisan bill to help expand access to child care services through the remainder of the COVID-19 emergency. Wild was joined by Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Don Young (R-AK) on this legislation intended to aid parents’ return to the workforce and ensure children can continue their learning in an academically supportive environment.
September 2, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) announced that a grant totaling $494,827 over three years from the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has been awarded to Valley Youth House to fund housing programs and support services for victims of human trafficking.
September 1, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) proudly announced that two students from Pennsylvania’s Seventh District have accepted appointments to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point beginning this Summer. Nominated by Wild last year, both students underwent a competitive application process and have joined the academy’s Class of 2024.
September 1, 2020
Press Release
GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY – Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) proudly announced that five students from Pennsylvania’s Seventh District have accepted appointments to attend the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD beginning this Summer.
September 1, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) proudly announced the students from Pennsylvania’s Seventh District who have accepted appointments to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force Preparatory School beginning this Summer. Nominated by Wild last year, these students underwent a competitive, rigorous application process.
September 1, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) proudly announced that Lleyton Herb from Pennsylvania’s Seventh District has begun attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. While the U.S. Coast Guard does not require a Congressional Nomination as a prerequisite for attendance, Herb underwent a competitive application process to receive a nomination from Wild’s office and has joined the academy’s Class of 2024.
September 1, 2020
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) proudly announced that Thomas Xing, from Pennsylvania’s Seventh District, has accepted an appointment to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy beginning this Summer. Nominated by Wild last year, Xing underwent a competitive application process and has joined the academy’s Class of 2024.
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June 28, 2019
In The News
Rep. Susan Wild said it was "a huge struggle" for her to reveal that her partner's recent death was a suicide.
June 27, 2019
In The News
On Wednesday night, Pennsylvania Congresswoman Susan Wild gave a brief but impassioned speech in the House chamber. After revealing that her partner’s death, exactly one month earlier, had been a suicide, Wild called for legislators to address the “national emergency” of people coping with mental health issues. Read the full text of her speech.
June 27, 2019
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Almost half of House Democratic freshmen have come out against the new North American trade pact in its current form, demanding that the Trump administration make the deal more worker-friendly before sending it to Congress for a vote.
In a letter to President Donald Trump’s trade chief, 27 Democrats said the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement must be renegotiated to include stronger enforcement mechanisms and labor and environmental standards, as well as cut out a provision tied to pharmaceuticals.
June 26, 2019
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It had been one month since Rep. Susan Wild’s “life partner,” attorney Kerry Acker had died, she told the House chamber on Wednesday night, as legislative business came to a close.
June 18, 2019
In The News
Climate scientists are increasingly connecting the dots between extreme weather events and the changing climate. Hurricanes are stronger, wildfires burn longer, heat waves are hotter and flooding is more extreme.
June 14, 2019
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Congresswoman Susan Wild’s colleagues knew she was a former litigator, but most hadn’t seen her perform under pressure until one March afternoon.
June 13, 2019
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Lawmakers continued making their arguments for and against a Department of Labor proposal to expand overtime pay protections at a Congressional hearing June 12.
June 10, 2019
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Marino left his job in Congress in January, weeks after being sworn in for the two-year term, citing health reasons and a pending job in the private sector.
June 10, 2019
In The News
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill were expected to vote this week on a spending proposal that would give legislators their first pay increase since 2009.
June 4, 2019
In The News
Tired of reading bad news? It takes some searching, but there is good news these days. We’re taking important steps in addressing the pressing need of acting on climate change.