Press Releases
Washington, D.C. —Today, President Trump signed into law H.R. 4279, Congressman Keller’s bill to designate the Post Office in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the “Melinda Gene Piccotti Office” in honor of the late Mindy Piccotti, an Air Force veteran who founded Hunts for Healing.
Says $2.3 trillion bill is the wrong approach for sustained economic recovery
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) released the following statement after voting against the $2.3 trillion year-end spending package, which combined government funding with COVID-relief legislation and passed the House by a vote of 359-53:
Says more accountability is needed in the pharmaceutical industry
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) participated in a hearing of the House Oversight and Reform Committee focusing on the role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family in the opioid epidemic.
Congressman Fred Keller announces 2020 Congressional App Challenge winner
Washington, D.C. —Congressman Fred Keller (PA-12) today announced that Loyalsock Township High School junior Hibah Khan has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for Pennsylvania’s 12th District.
Washington, D.C. —Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a grant to Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 in Mifflin County.
Congressman Keller, Oversight Republicans renew call for emergency hearing on Big Tech censorship
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) today joined his colleagues from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in demanding Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) hold an emergency hearing on Big Tech censorship, in light of the news that Hunter Biden is under federal investigation.
Washington, D.C. – Today on the steps of the Capitol, Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Whip Steve Scalise, Conference Chair Liz Cheney, and other House Republicans for a press conference on the need to immediately extend the Paycheck Protection Program and deliver much needed relief to America’s small business, workers, and hardest hit industries.
Blasts governor for “a stunning lack of confidence” in Pennsylvanians
Washington, D.C. – In response to Governor Tom Wolf’s latest shutdown order announcement, Congressman Fred Keller (PA-12) made the following statement:
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) joined Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA) in introducing H.R. 8874, the Nurses CARE Act, bipartisan legislation that would help prevent dangerous workforce shortages in long-term care facilities and allow America’s essential healthcare workforce to do its important work uninterrupted.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) voted against the MORE Act and the Big Cat Public Safety Act, legislation brought forth by Speaker Pelosi—in the midst of a global pandemic—that aims to legalize marijuana and revise protections for exotic animals, respectively.