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Congress, Pet Care Leaders Celebrate Pet Night on Capitol Hill

September 19, 2019 In The News
NBC2
Congress, Pet Care Leaders Celebrate Pet Night on Capitol Hill
The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI), the Pet Leadership Council (PLC) and the Pet Food Institute (PFI) joined with members of Congress and congressional staff for Pet Night on Capitol Hill, an annual celebration of the importance of pets to our health and well-being.

Rep. Wild opens up about partner's suicide to raise mental health awareness

September 19, 2019 In The News
Erin Delmore | NBC
Rep. Wild opens up about partner's suicide to raise mental health awareness
It had only been hours since Rep. Susan Wild (D-Penn.) received a sweet text from her partner, Kerry Acker, earlier this year. And it had been less than a day since they hung up the phone after menu-planning late into the night for the weekend’s Memorial Day barbecue with friends. So Wild was beyond devastated when she learned on Saturday morning that Acker had died by suicide.

Americans of both parties overwhelmingly support ‘red flag’ laws, expanded background checks for gun buyers, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds

September 9, 2019 In The News
Mike DeBonis | Washington Post
Americans of both parties overwhelmingly support ‘red flag’ laws, expanded background checks for gun buyers, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds
Americans across party and demographic lines overwhelmingly support expanded background checks for gun buyers and allowing law enforcement to temporarily seize weapons from troubled individuals, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, as President Trump and Republicans face fresh pressure to act.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild talks impeachment, guns and B. Braun’s air pollution during her latest Lehigh Valley town hall

August 29, 2019 In The News
Laura Olson | Morning Call
U.S. Rep. Susan Wild talks impeachment, guns and B. Braun’s air pollution during her latest Lehigh Valley town hall

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild fielded questions on impeachment, gun control, B. Braun’s air pollution, and other issues during an hourlong town hall session Wednesday evening at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild responds to President Trump accusing American Jews of 'great disloyalty' in supporting Democrats

August 21, 2019 In The News
Laura Olson | Morning Call
U.S. Rep. Susan Wild responds to President Trump accusing American Jews of 'great disloyalty' in supporting Democrats

Lehigh Valley Congresswoman Susan Wild, the state’s only Jewish member of Congress, said Tuesday evening that she was “personally offended” by President Donald Trump’s remark that Jewish Americans show “great disloyalty” in voting for Democrats.

Jewish Dems rage over Trump's 'disloyalty' comments

August 21, 2019 In The News
Marianne Levine | POLITICO
Jewish Dems rage over Trump's 'disloyalty' comments
Jewish Democratic lawmakers are livid over President Donald Trump's remarks this week accusing Jewish Americans of “great disloyalty” if they vote for Democrats, saying the president is stoking anti-Semitism.

Community gathers for interfaith hope vigil in Bethlehem

August 16, 2019 In The News
Andrew Scott | Morning Call
Community gathers for interfaith hope vigil in Bethlehem

Ending violence and hate was the theme of a community interfaith vigil Thursday at the Lehigh Dialogue Center in Bethlehem.

Marking milestones at Lehigh Valley Pride 2019

August 16, 2019 In The News
Jennifer Sheehan | Morning Call
Marking milestones at Lehigh Valley Pride 2019

The Stonewall riots of 1969 — six days of violent clashes between New York City police and members of the LGBT community following a police raid of Greenwich Village gay club — served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement, in the United States and around the world.

Abbas ‘aggressive’ in talks with Democrats, rejected overtures to working with US on peace plan

August 13, 2019 In The News
Laura Kelly | Jewish News Syndicate
Abbas ‘aggressive’ in talks with Democrats, rejected overtures to working with US on peace plan
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas avoided answering whether or not he believes that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state and seemed “aggressive” in talks with U.S. lawmakers regarding the Trump administration’s policies, according to members of Congress who just returned from a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas of the West Bank.

Fitzpatrick and Wild introduce Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act

August 5, 2019 In The News
Lower Bucks Time
Fitzpatrick and Wild introduce Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Susan Wild introduced the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act.

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