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Lawmakers should have investigated more deeply the past actions of newly confirmed Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, the former Pennsylvania health secretary who one day earlier was confirmed as the first openly transgender federal official by the U.S. Senate, according to Rep, Fred Keller, R-Pa., Thursday on Newsmax TV.
U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, will host a telephone town hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, to discuss legislative issues with the public.
Keller is expected to provide an update on the latest COVID-19 recovery efforts, re-opening of schools and the economy, and other matters of concern to citizens.
LEWISBURG – The Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is now a permanent holdover facility housing inmates in transit to their designated prison in this part of the country.
Rep. Fred Keller, R-Middleburg, reintroduced the Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act, otherwise known as the RURAL HELP Act in the 117th Congress with original co-sponsors Mike Kelly, Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Morgan Griffith, Frank Lucas, and Greg Steube.
LEWISTOWN — Rep. Fred Keller, R-Selinsgrove, will host a telephone town hall meeting at 5 p.m. March 30.
Keller’s office said the congressman intends to provide an update on the latest COVID-19 recovery efforts, re-opening of schools and the economy and other general legislative concerns.
Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week:
Federal
• The Senate voted 50-49 on the confirmation of Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, D-Scranton, voted yes. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Zionsville, voted no.
The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce voiced its support for a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) designed to strengthen the healthcare workforce during the pandemic.
I’d like to take this time to thank Rep. Fred Keller for standing up for the American people and rejecting that anti-American bill (H.R.1, 117th Congress (2021-2022). This bill is just another chip at destroying our 2nd Amendment. It sure as heck isn’t a “common sense bill” to protect our citizens from gun violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Democrats are set to pass a series of sweeping immigration reforms on Thursday. The vote comes as the crisis worsens at the southern border.