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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.