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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Friday joined House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) on Thursday made the following statement on the possibility of USP Lewisburg being designated as the northeast regional quarantine holdover center for the federal Bureau of Prisons. By receiving that designation, USP Lewisburg would be the holding facility for continued inmate movement during the COVID-19 mitigation period.
Washington, D.C. – The federal Bureau of Prisons on Saturday confirmed a staff member at USP Canaan has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The staff member-confirmed diagnosis comes after an inmate was confirmed with a case of COVID-19 earlier this week.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Thursday commented on an inmate at USP Canaan being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Tuesday responded to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) release of its Phase 5 Action Plan, which will further reduce inmate movement within BOP facilities and significantly reduce inmate movement.
Congressman Fred Keller introduces PANDEMIC Act to stop inmate movement across federal prison system
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Tuesday introduced the Pausing All New Detention and Ending Movement of Inmates for Coronavirus (PANDEMIC) Act of 2020 in response to ongoing concerns about the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) continued movement of inmates in BOP custody during the COVID-19 mitigation period.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) secured immediate and significant relief for small businesses and employees in the CARES Act, the Phase 3 COVID-19 response legislation passed by Congress Friday.
Among the small business relief in the CARES Act is:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) Thursday spoke by phone with Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal in order to get information about how to stop inmate movement during the COVID-19 national emergency.
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Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the American people built the greatest economy the world has ever seen.
The House’s turn to grill embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy brought little new insight into how the U.S. Postal Service will approach an unprecedented surge in vote-by-mail this fall, amid turmoil that has been caused, in part, by some of the policies DeJoy has implemented.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently 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.
WILKES BARRE (WOLF) — The Delivering for America Act aims to protect the U.S. Postal Service by providing emergency funding while preventing service cuts.
The act would provide 25 billion dollars in emergency funding for the Postal Service just as steep declines and increasing delays have swept the nation over the last two months.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants Congress to help the state balance its budget this year, in the middle of a pandemic and a recession. But the state’s Republican congressmen say the Democratic governor and other state leaders ought to spend the money the federal government sent to Pennsylvania earlier this year before they ask for more.
JERSEY SHORE, Pa. — Someone once said, "heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary." Five heroes were recognized Friday outside Citizens' Hose Company in Jersey Shore.
On February 15, the Broadway Hotel and Restaurant in Jersey Shore went up in smoke and flames. Jason Clarke's parents live next door to the hotel.
Congressman Fred Keller (R-12-Kreamer) on Friday introduced legislation that aims to increase milk consumption in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The legislation would give participants over the age of two the option of having two percent reduced fat milk and whole milk as part of their diet.
In the last few years, whole milk has gotten an undeservedly bad reputation. The Obama administration removed reduced fat and whole milk options from school cafeterias in 2012, and subsequent changes prohibited recipients of federal nutrition assistance from purchasing milk with higher fat for their families, absent a doctor’s note.
MANSFIELD, Pa. (WETM) – Mansfield University announced Thursday that they’ve received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide students with opportunities for academic development through TRiO Student Support Services.
Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) recently announced the creation of the bipartisan Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Reform Caucus. The BOP Caucus is meant to improve accountability and transparency, address systemic issues within the BOP system, and ensure the health and safety of corrections officers, staff, inmates, and the communities surrounding the prisons.