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Medicine
December 7, 2023

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — As 2023 comes to a close, some in congress, including our local legislators, say the battle to reduce medical costs for everyone will continue in the new year.

And the fight against big pharmaceutical and insurance companies to lower prescription drug prices is one for which U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, has plans in coming months.

"I heard about prescription drug prices more than any other subject, which was a little bit startling to me."

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley

Issues:Health Care

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SW speaks
December 1, 2023

US Rep Susan Wild went on the offensive defending workers rights at an anti-union hearing on Thursday. Union workers earn 11.2% more than their non-union counterparts according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-Lehigh) confronted Mark Mix, president of the anti-union National Right to Work Committee, about his organization’s anti-worker views at a US House Health, Education, Labor, Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Thursday. 


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Rep. Wild on PBS39
November 30, 2023

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Congress enacted a law that earlier this year capped the cost of insulin for Medicare recipients at $35 a month.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, says that should only be the start.

"There's a lot to be done," said Wild, who is in her third term. "It's staggering how slowly this has evolved."


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Rep. Wild at hearing
November 17, 2023

Dozens of House Democrats led by their Jewish colleagues are calling for the Biden administration to press Israel to allow fuel shipments to Gaza, Axios has learned.


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Rep. Wild on MSNBC's Morning Joe
November 17, 2023

Ranking Member of the House Ethics Committee, Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., discusses the new 56-page ethics report which found that Rep. Santos 'blatantly stole from his campaign' and '[k]nowingly took part in a complex web of unlawful activity'. Rep. Wild also says the House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., filed a resolution Friday morning to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress.


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Car driving on damaged road
November 16, 2023

It’s been two years since the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act went into effect and the Lehigh Valley is just now starting to enjoy the benefits of the federal investment. 

Speaking on the anniversary of the law, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh, noted that the Lehigh Valley has received $395.73 million in funding from the fund, supporting 150 projects in her district. 


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WFMZ headline
November 15, 2023

Wednesday marks two years since President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, and Congresswoman Susan Wild is highlighting its impact on the Lehigh Valley.

In a virtual call Wednesday, she and Becky Bradley - the Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission - discussed the investments made in the area so far.

Wild said her district has received more than $395 million of federal aid.


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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
November 15, 2023
  • U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, on Wednesday held a webinar to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
  • Part of the $1.2 trillion federal funding will help repair crumbling infrastructure and other projects in the Greater Lehigh Valley
  • Becky A. Bradley, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, noted the benefits of the funding for the region

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — U.S. Rep.


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Rep. Wild at child care roundtable
October 31, 2023
  • U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, was host for a roundtable discussion on the child care crisis Tuesday at Bethlehem YMCA
  • Wild said she worries Congress will not approve President Biden's request for $16 billion in supplemental child care funding
  • Lack of government funding may cause 70,000 child care providers to close, she said

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Cleo Otero is a single mother of four hanging from the fraying end of her child care rope.