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Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
September 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act alongside Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01). The bill would amend the Higher Education Act to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention on college campuses.


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LVIA
September 24, 2023

Lehigh Valley airports will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for runway infrastructure improvements.

U.S. Sens. Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman, and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild jointly announced Thursday over $6.3 million in infrastructure funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will go to two regional airports.

The funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.


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Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus roundtable
September 22, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Susan Wild joined lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to kick-off the Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus. The caucus provides a forum for Republican and Democratic lawmakers to work together to advocate for policy action to improve access to quality, affordable health care and mental health services for rural communities across the country.


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September 18, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild called on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to advance bipartisan government funding bills to avert the devastating consequences of a government shutdown at the end of the month.


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Child care
September 17, 2023
  • Pandemic funding for the child care sector expires on Sept. 30
  • Congresswoman Wild is advocating for more federal funding
  • Advocates say the sector needs more support

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Affordable child care could become further out of reach for more Lehigh Valley families if federal funding for day care centers and preschools expires at the end of the month.


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September 14, 2023

During Suicide Prevention Month, Congresswoman Susan Wild Continues Her Work to Address the Physician Suicide Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild joined Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to designate September 17th as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day.


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September 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Susan Wild helped introduce the Child Care Stabilization Act, a bill to keep America’s child care industry afloat as key child care funding is set to expire September 30th.


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Congresswoman Wild participates in roundtable on child care access
September 7, 2023

EASTON, P.A. – Yesterday afternoon, Congresswoman Susan Wild visited Third Street Alliance for Women and Children for a ribbon cutting of three new preschool classrooms and a roundtable on improving access to high-quality, affordable child care. Third Street Alliance’s new classrooms will allow forty-four additional children whose families earn less than 300 percent of the federal poverty level to attend the high-quality early learning center in the upcoming 2023-24 school year. The transformation of the decommissioned pool at Third Street into classroom space was made possible by funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that Congresswoman Wild helped pass into law.


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Rep. Wild embraces Sandy Niebell
September 6, 2023

In a victory for affordable health care advocates, several widely used prescription drugs will soon be subject to price negotiation under Medicare, likely reducing out-of-pocket costs for millions nationwide.

But the reduced prices will not come into effect until 2026, and lawsuits from pharma companies threaten to overturn the milestone.

Still, it’s a win for the Lehigh Valley’s U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7th District, who has made lowering drug prices one of her core issue.


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September 6, 2023

ALLENTOWN, P.A. – Congresswoman Susan Wild announced this week federal investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for several projects across PA-07. USDA’s Rural Energy for America (REAP) program provides support to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, to invest in American energy independence and lower costs.