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October 16, 2019
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U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced H.R. 4670, the Simplifying Student Loans Act, a bill to replace the numerous existing repayment plans with one fixed repayment plan and one income-based repayment plan to make borrowing and repaying student loans easier and more affordable. The Simplifying Student Loans Act will be included as a key component of the College Affordability Act (CAA), a comprehensive overhaul of the higher education system to lower the cost of college for students and families, improve the quality of higher education through stronger accountability, and expand opportunity by providing students the support and flexibility they need to succeed. The CAA also includes pieces of H.R. 4577, the Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act, introduced by Wild.
October 8, 2019
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Northern Syria:
October 1, 2019
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Yesterday, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) was joined in Pennsylvania’s Seventh District by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03) to learn more about how the Education and Labor Committee can support the needs of working families in the Greater Lehigh Valley. Wild and Scott led a manufacturing roundtable, a panel on early childhood education, tours of early learning centers, and a meet and greet with local labor leaders.
September 27, 2019
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Yesterday in a House Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) called attention to the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs in the Greater Lehigh Valley and urged passage of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. This bold legislation would end price gouging by pharmaceutical companies who charge Americans more for the same drugs as those sold in other countries.
September 26, 2019
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Yesterday, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act through the House Committee on Education and Labor. Wild is an original cosponsor of this landmark legislation to protect workers’ rights to organize a union and collectively bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions.
September 24, 2019
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pennsylvania’s entire Democratic congressional delegation are pressing Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on the Trump Administration’s proposed revisions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility. Among other harmful impacts, the proposal would jeopardize food security for vulnerable families and have significant economic ramifications in Pennsylvania. Earlier this week Casey also joined Senate Democrats in opposing the proposed rule, noting that it is in direct opposition to the bipartisan agreement in the 2018 Farm Bill, which excluded any changes to broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE).
September 24, 2019
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) released the following statement:
September 23, 2019
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Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) became the first member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to call on the Foreign Affairs Committee to hold a hearing on the whistleblower complaint about interactions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky that the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community found “urgent and credible.” Wild released the following statement:
September 20, 2019
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September 19, 2019
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Yesterday, U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) joined Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06), and Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-02), her fellow co-chairs of the New Democrat Coalition’s Climate Change Task Force, to announce policy principles to combat climate change and address the climate challenge with the urgency the crisis demands. The principles embrace the notion that the U.S., through its powerful economy and culture of innovation, can be best positioned to be the global leader developing and producing the next generation technologies to help the global community combat climate change.
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April 4, 2019
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to reauthorize a 25-year-old law that helps victims of domestic and sexual violence, drawing support from nearly three dozen Republicans despite complaints that Democrats were politicizing the popular law by adding gun control provisions.
April 4, 2019
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The majority Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee will push two key pro-worker safety bills this year, but the exact timetable is uncertain.
April 2, 2019
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On a day designed to bring awareness to the discrepancy between what men and women make in the U.S. workplace, the far-reaching consequences of such inequality — including domestic violence, poverty and lower chances of success — found the spotlight.
April 2, 2019
In The News
One point drew clear agreement Tuesday during a House subcommittee hearing: When it comes to the problem of surprise medical bills, the solution must protect patients — not demand that they be great negotiators.
March 31, 2019
In The News
A record number of women are serving in U.S. Congress this year. But an exchange on the House floor last week highlighted the challenges female politicians still face.
March 29, 2019
In The News
A debate in the U.S. House of Representatives over pay equity took on additional gendered tones when a male lawmaker repeatedly questioned whether U.S. Rep. Susan Wild understood the bill she was co-sponsoring.
March 28, 2019
In The News
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Al) suggested Wednesday that a Democratic female colleague did not understand language surrounding equal pay legislation.
March 28, 2019
In The News
In every Congress, the House majority leadership, regardless of which party is in control, sets aside the first 10 available bill numbers. It’s intended as a way to show a party’s top legislative priorities: H.R. 1 through H.R. 10 will reflect the leadership’s most important goals.
March 28, 2019
In The News
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) suggested that his female colleague, Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), did not understand a piece of legislation on the gender pay gap that she co-sponsored, or his proposed amendment to it.
March 27, 2019
In The News
“Penn State is a jewel of the commonwealth. And this campus is a jewel of the Lehigh Valley. During my time in D.C., I have been incredibly impressed by today’s youth for taking control of the national conversation… my advice to young people who want to get into politics is to get involved - and involved early - in any way you can.”