Originally published by Philly.com on January 10, 2019 By Jonathan Tamari WASHINGTON 2019– The president and vice president visited, Capitol Police shut down halls for security and reporters swarmed Republican senators seeking any hint of progress. It seemed urgent, but for all the activity, nothing was accomplished. A later White House negotiating session with congressional […]

Originally published by Yahoo on January 9, 2019 By Christopher Wilson At a rally in downtown Philadelphia, furloughed government workers joined by four members of Congress expressed frustration at the prolonged partial government shutdown. “I’m fighting for my job,” Sharyn Roberts told Yahoo News during Tuesday’s event. “We need to reopen government so federal employees […]

Originally published by the Charleston Chronicle on January 8, 2019 By Hazel Trice Edney The Congressional Black Caucus of the 116th Congress, the largest ever in its 48-year history with 55 members, is billing itself as a powerful “course corrector” that will consistently fight for justice and against wrongs of the Trump Administration. “Today is a […]

Originally published by PhillyVoice.com on January 9, 2019 By Emily Rolen   ederal employees gathered Tuesday morning to protest the government shutdown and pay freeze in front of Independence Park in Philadelphia. According to a post on Facebook, the rally was scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. by the American Federation of Government Employees and […]

Originally published on Whyy.org on January 8, 2019 By Dave Davies At least four members of Congress from the Philadelphia area say they don’t want a paycheck as long as the partial government shutdown continues. Democrats Chrissy Houlahan of Chester County, Mary Gay Scanlon of Delaware County, and Dwight Evans of Philadelphia are joining Bucks […]

Originally published in the Philadelphia Tribune By Lissa Poirot Pennsylvania’s 2nd Congressional District representative Dwight Evans announced on Twitter that he would not accept a salary during the government shutdown. After meeting with a local air traffic controller about losing her income during the shutdown, Evans, a democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives […]

By Tracie Mauriello Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania lawmakers had a hand in crafting the sweeping $867 billion farm bill that is awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. The bill, which lays out the country’s food, nutrition, agricultural and conservation programs for the next five years, was approved by the House 369-47 […]

By Laura Olsen Originally published on The Morning Call A new farm bill is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk, with support from most of Pennsylvania’s U.S. House delegation and one of its two U.S. senators. Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey voted against the twice-a-decade legislation, saying it didn’t address his concerns over the government’s sugar program […]

Originally published by the Chestnut Hill Local on November 8, 2018 By Sue Ann Rybak The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is probably not a program many Chestnut Hill residents need to use. Less than five miles away in Germantown, however, where more than 26 percent of the residents live in deep poverty, SNAP is a […]