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March 24, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Tuesday sent another letter to federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Michael Carvajal reiterating his request to halt BOP inmate movement for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak after an inmate transferred to FCC Allenwood yesterday arrived sick enough to get tested for COVID-19.

 

March 22, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Sunday sent a letter to federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal telling him to not transfer federal inmates to USP Lewisburg, USP Canaan, or FCC Allenwood.

 

March 20, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Friday sent a letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf requesting that the Governor immediately rescind his March 19, 2020, order that closes the physical locations of all “non-life-sustaining” businesses.

 

March 19, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Thursday responded to Governor Tom Wolf ordering the closure of the physical locations of all “non-life-sustaining businesses” in Pennsylvania.

March 19, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Wednesday sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) urging them to include significant and immediate small business relief in any Phase 3 COVID-19 response package.

 

March 18, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Wednesday joined the entire Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation in writing to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza urging the SBA to immediately approve the disaster declaration request sent by Gov.

March 14, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Saturday voted in support of H.R. 6201, legislation aimed at mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

 

On the bill, Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) made the following statement:

 

March 10, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) announced Tuesday that H.R. 6020—legislation that requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the costs of Major League Baseball’s plan to eliminate 42 Minor League Baseball teams, including the State College Spikes and the Williamsport Crosscutters—unanimously passed the United States House of Representatives.

March 10, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) announced Tuesday that Alex Patton, a current senior at Wyalusing Jr./Sr. High School, has been accepted into the United States Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

March 4, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) voted on Wednesday to support the $7.8 billion supplemental funding bill aimed at responding the Coronavirus.

 

The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Bill:

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August 25, 2020 In The News

Lewisburg, Pa. – The United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg now has a cumulative total of 85 positive COVID-19 cases among inmates, with 33 being active cases and 52 recovered cases, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) website.

August 25, 2020 In The News

MONTOURSVILLE — Just days after an inaugural flight to Charlotte, N.C., a top official at Williamsport Regional Airport said American Airlines is suspending its service to the airport between Oct. 7 and Nov. 3.

August 25, 2020 In The News

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today held a roundtable with local and federal officials in Pennsylvania to discuss the importance of local zoning decisions being made by local communities rather than unelected bureaucrats in Washington.

August 25, 2020 In The News

Atop a small hill off a dirt road tucked inside a secure, fenced-in area, a vast system of pipes, valves, steel towers snake in and around several small nondescript metal buildings.

It is here, just north of Montoursville, where 92 million cubic feet of natural gas per day is compressed and dried.

August 25, 2020 In The News

When Jonathan Zumkehr woke up Thursday morning with mild symptoms of COVID-19, he said he figured he should get tested for the virus.

Later that day he found out he was COVID-19 positive, he said, making him the 20th staff member to test positive at the United States Penitentiary Thomson just outside of Chicago, Illinois.

August 25, 2020 In The News

On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Congressman Fred Keller lead a round table discussion at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre to discuss rural healthcare priorities. The premise of the discussion being just exactly how things are going in hospitals during this pandemic and to tackle issues specific to the Twin Tiers.

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August 25, 2020 In The News

SAYRE, PA (WENY) -- Congressman Fred Keller held another roundtable discussion on Wednesday in the Northern Tier to discuss some of the issues and concerns rural hospitals are currently facing.    

August 25, 2020 In The News

SAYRE – U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-12) has been visiting health care organizations across his district in recent weeks to get a better sense of their priorities while also sharing about the latest legislative action in Washington D.C. that could potentially affect them.

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