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U.S. House sends Biden stopgap spending bill. What Pa. lawmakers said, how they voted
By: Jennifer Shutt and John L. Micek - September 30, 2022
All nine members of Pennsylvania’s Democratic House delegation, joined by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District, voted in favor of the bill. Pennsylvania’s eight, remaining Republican House lawmakers voted against it, according to an official House roll call.
U.S. Senate approves stopgap spending bill with disaster relief, heating aid
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 29, 2022
As he did earlier in the week, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted against the spending package.
As Manchin pulls energy plan, Pa.’s Toomey votes against advancing stopgap spending bill
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 28, 2022
Democrats and Republicans voted 72-23 to move the measure toward a final vote later this week.
Republicans in Congress say they’d keep federal abortion funding in cases of rape, incest
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 28, 2022
GOP lawmakers said they expect to keep the Hyde Amendment if they retake control after the midterms.
In SWPA, U.S. House GOP outlines agenda in bid for control in the midterms
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 23, 2022
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th District, would bar abortion at as early as six weeks.
U.S. senators criticize federal health officials for lagging monkeypox response
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 15, 2022
The first confirmed death of the American outbreak took place this week.
New fight opens in Congress over VA policy that sidesteps state abortion bans
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 11, 2022
Republicans have sharply criticized the VA for changing its longstanding no-abortions policy, with some pledging to keep the status quo.
Bill codifying same-sex marriage nears critical vote in U.S. Senate
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 8, 2022
'I think the momentum is going in the right direction. And yeah, I think it's gonna have good support, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., said.
COVID-19 vaccine may become annual, like flu shot
By: Jennifer Shutt - September 7, 2022
WASHINGTON — COVID-19 boosters shots are on track to become as frequent as the annual flu shot, though high-risk people may need more than one dose per year, Biden administration officials said Tuesday. “For a large majority of Americans, we are moving to a point where a single annual COVID shot should provide a high […]
Court releases partially redacted affidavit for Mar-a-Lago search
By: Jennifer Shutt - August 26, 2022
The search warrant and property receipt were publicly released on Aug. 12, showing that Trump was under investigation for possibly violating the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.
Abortion access is on the ballot in November in these states. What you need to know
By: Jennifer Shutt and Cassie Miller - August 25, 2022
Language making its way through the Pa. Legislature would declare there is no constitutional right to abortion.
White House calls meeting with college officials on how to curb monkeypox on campus
By: Jennifer Shutt - August 25, 2022
The meeting came on the same day the CDC announced a new website to provide information about monkeypox specifically for college students.