Government

State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) awarded a Hughesville High School senior with the 2013 Peggy Madigan Memorial Leadership Scholarship yesterday during his annual Student Government Seminar held at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 1991, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, a bill to prevent the student loan interest rate increase scheduled for July 1, 2013, and set all new student loans, except Perkins loans, to a market-based system. more»

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Representatives Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-PA) and Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) have introduced H.R. 2001, the Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2013, or VETS Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing veterans' access to care and expanding the use of telemedicine at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).   more»

Washington, D.C. – Absent congressional action, on July 1, 2013, interest rates for federally subsidized student loans will jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.  Later this week, the U.S. House will consider legislation, H.R. more»

News releases and media advisories from Rep. Mirabito.

Foreign Affairs Full Committee

Hearing: The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab World

Witnesses:

• Mr. Hernando de Soto; President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy
• The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright; Chairman, Albright Stonebridge Group

This will be a townhall meeting via telephone, hosted from my Washington, D.C. office.

Foreign Affairs Full Committee

Mark-Up:

• H.R. 850, Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013

Foreign Affiars Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organization, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferations, and Trade, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa

Joint Hearing: The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region

Witnesses: more»

Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

Hearing: Visa Security and Overstays: How Secure is America?

Witnesses: more»

Judiciary Full Committee

Mark-Up:

• H.R. 982, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013

Judiciary Full Committee

Hearing: Protecting U.S. Citizens' Constitutional Rights During the War on Terror

Judiciary Full Committee

Hearing: S. 744 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Lessons Learned or Mistakes Repeated?

State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced the hiring of Morgan Madden who will serve as a new field representative in his Towanda District office.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 45, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: more»

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to advance legislation to address the student loan interest rate increase scheduled for July 1, 2013, and create a long-term student loan system that is predictable and affordable. The Smarter Solutions for Students Act, H.R. 1991, today passed out of the U.S. House Education Committee. more»