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March 15, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) announced changes to the office operations of his local district and Washington, D.C. offices. 

Effective Monday, March 16 all PA-17 office locations will be closed to the public indefinitely and staff will work on a telework status.

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March 14, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Following his vote to pass a bipartisan bill to further address the coronavirus, Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) released the following statement:

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March 9, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Representatives Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Dan Newhouse (WA-4) introduced H.R.

March 9, 2020 Press Release
Legislation Would Provide Student Loan Debt Forgiveness For Eligible Disabled Veterans

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the For Country Caucus formally endorsed the bipartisan Federally Requiring Earned Education-Debt Discharges for Veterans Act (FREED Vets Act).  Introduced by Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) along with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Andy Levin (MI-09), the legislation would require the U

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March 5, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Representatives Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Denny Heck (WA-10) introduced H.R. 6101, the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act.   On January 1, 2019, Amtrak revised its requirement that legal action against the company be resolved through a mandatory arbitration process.  Under this change customers waive their right to sue Amtrak in a U.S.

March 4, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) issued the following statement after passage of H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding to address the coronavirus:

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February 20, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now accepting applications for multiple firefighter grant programs: Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG); Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER); and Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S).  The application period for all programs closes on F

February 14, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) today urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reject a new bill to “ban fracking” nationwide, and to allow a vote on the

February 11, 2020 Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Upper Ohio Navigation Project has received $7.7 million in funding for the Pre-Construction Engineering and Design (PED) phase under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) FY2020 Work Plan.  The Upper Ohio Navigation Project addresses lock condition and capacity issues at Emsworth, Dashields, and Montgomery Locks and Dams along the Ohio River.

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