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March 4, 2021
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(Lehigh Valley) – Representatives Susan Wild (PA-07) and Matt Cartwright (PA-08) will host a virtual press conference Friday, March, 5th at 9:30 AM ET after voting to pass the American Rescue Plan in the House last week to help crush the COVID-19 virus and get the economy movi
March 2, 2021
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“Moving teachers into priority status for vaccines just makes sense. I’m glad that Governor Wolf is listening to the needs of our community and taking this important step to get students back in the classroom quickly and safely.”
March 2, 2021
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Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07) today introduced the Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act to ensure that well-connected individuals cannot exploit loopholes in federal ethics laws by being hired as “consultants” in order to avoid registering as a lobbyist. By closing this lobbying loophole, we will ensure that citizens understand who is engaging with federal elected officials and for what purposes. This legislation is a major step forward in increasing transparency around federal officials and strengthening ethics and anti-corruption efforts.
March 1, 2021
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U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) voted to pass the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion dollar recovery package to deliver urgently needed relief to the American people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis.
February 26, 2021
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Today, U.S. Representatives Susan Wild (PA-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) re-introduced the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief (CHIPPER) Act to increase support for State Children’s Health Insurance programs during the COVID–19 emergency. Federal funding for the program decreased last October.
February 25, 2021
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Today, Rep. Susan Wild voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections not just in the workplace, but in every place – in employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations.
February 19, 2021
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On February 11th, 2021, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) announced her appointment to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which oversees much of the non-defense Federal research and development portfolio, including agencies tasked with strengthening American manufacturing technology, science based infrastructure development, and clean energy job creation.
February 5, 2021
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This week, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) joined Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) in leading 51 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging President Biden to swiftly nominate an Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. A Jewish member of Congress and strong voice on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Wild has become an outspoken leader on issues of anti-Semitism.
February 4, 2021
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan Early Educators Apprenticeship Act, legislation to help meet the increasing demand for early childhood educators by supporting and expanding states’ efforts in developing, administering, and evaluating early childhood education apprenticeships. This legislation comes at a critical time, as access to quality, affordable child care will be integral to putting our nation on a path toward economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 5, 2019
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Jon Irons lives in a Bethlehem neighborhood, near the border of Hanover Township, that has a cancer risk nearly four times greater than the state average, largely because of a chemical released into the air by medical device-maker B. Braun.
August 1, 2019
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On Thursday, July 25th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 693, by a vote of 333 to 96.
August 1, 2019
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In a letter Thursday to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, 33 House Democrats demanded that U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost resign over her participation in a secret Facebook group in which members of the federal agency shared racist, sexist, and violent comments about migrants and members of Congress.
July 29, 2019
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on July 25 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would establish the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers.
July 25, 2019
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Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Congresswoman Susan Wild (PA-07) introduced the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act.
July 25, 2019
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A bill aimed at preventing the exploitation of independent contractors, ensuring that workers are recognized as federally protected employees, sparked passions Thursday before a House subcommittee.
July 22, 2019
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Congressional Democrats are seeking to toss a financial lifeline to the growing number of pension plans that are struggling to remain solvent, jeopardizing retirement benefits for more than 1 million Americans.
July 20, 2019
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Democratic members of Congress serving the Lehigh Valley and Warren County voted this past week to boost the federal minimum wage to $15, over six years.
July 18, 2019
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One Pennsylvania Republican congressman joined U.S. House Democrats in voting Friday to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, though Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says he isn’t a fan of the bill’s “one-size-fits-all” approach and is drafting an alternative plan for boosting hourly pay.
July 17, 2019
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President Trump's administration enacted new rules on abortion, effectively de-funding the nation's largest provider of the procedure. But Planned Parenthood says it will continue to provide abortions despite the new rules.