Press Releases
May 6, 2020
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Report Comes as Trump Admin Seeks to Strike Down the Affordable Care Act with Supreme Court Lawsuit
Today, on the day that the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit filings are due, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) joined Chair of Protect Our Care Leslie Dach and Statewide Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Health Access Network Robin Stelly on a Zoom roundtable to announce a new Pennsylvania Coronavirus Rural Health Report. This report demonstrates how critical the expansion of Medicaid and other protections provided through the Affordable Care Act are to rural Pennsylvanians across the Commonwealth.
May 5, 2020
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U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) led 17 of her colleagues in a bipartisan effort urging the mental health needs of young adults be addressed in any upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation, and for her bill, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act, to be included in the forthcoming legislative package.
May 5, 2020
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Rep. Wild advocated for funding through her position on the Education & Labor Committee
Today U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07), alongside Allentown School District Superintendent Thomas Parker and Board President Sara Brace, announced the Allentown School District would receive $9.8 million in emergency funding as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed on March 27, 2020.
April 27, 2020
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U.S. Representatives Susan Wild (D-PA) led 56 of her colleagues in a letter calling for the next COVID-19 stimulus to set immediate price caps, through the duration of this pandemic, for the prescription drugs that treat the medical conditions most adversely affected by the novel coronavirus, like medications for heart disease, insulin for diabetes, and inhalers and steroids for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
April 23, 2020
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) released the following statement after her vote to pass an interim emergency funding package to bolster relief programs established by the CARES Act:
April 22, 2020
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Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Susan Wild (PA-07), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced legislation to require a special enrollment period for COVID-19.
April 15, 2020
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At least half of the funding will be distributed to students in need
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) announced that colleges and universities in Pennsylvania’s 7th District would receive $28.4 million in emergency funding as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed on March 27. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed to students in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to help pay for housing, food, and other basic essentials.
April 10, 2020
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) convened her fifth bipartisan working group call with Pennsylvania officials, as well as representatives from the health care, education, business, and emergency sectors. Nearly 40 community and state leaders are part of the working group focused on continued communication and collaboration between federal, state, and local officials and stakeholders.
April 3, 2020
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) convened her fourth bipartisan working group call with Pennsylvania officials, as well as representatives from the health care, education, business, emergency, and elderly care sectors. Nearly 40 community and state leaders are part of the working group focused on continued communication and collaboration between federal, state, and local officials and stakeholders.
March 27, 2020
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Legislative package includes Wild’s bill to combat hunger for older Americans
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) applauded passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, historic families and workers-first legislation which will now go to the President’s desk for signature. Included in this comprehensive response package is the Combatting Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act, Wild’s bipartisan legislation to prioritize and improve meal delivery and nutrition services for seniors during the coronavirus outbreak. This marks the second time in one week that a bipartisan Wild bill is making its way to the President’s desk.