Press Releases
CENTER TOWNSHIP, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter to Neeli Bendapudi, President of The Pennsylvania State University (PSU), urging her to keep Penn State Beaver’s satellite campus open amid a recently-announced plan to potentially close 12 of the “Commonwealth Campuses,” including the Beaver campus in Center Township.
CARNEGIE, PA– This week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Frank Mrvan (IN-01) led a letter to President Trump urging investment in domestic manufacturing and American steelmaking.
BIG BEAVER, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined state and local government officials and regional business leaders to break ground on a new Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) factory that will create over 200 new, permanent manufacturing jobs. The 160,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art production and assembly center in Big Beaver Borough will manufacture advanced switchgears and vacuum circuit breakers that are critical for clean energy infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Following today’s vote, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement on his vote against the partisan funding bill that the Republican majority pushed through the House of Representatives.
“Democrats like me in Congress were willing to work across party lines on a fiscally responsible funding bill that protected our seniors, veterans, health care, public safety, and more.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman and Navy veteran Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17), Senator Angus King (I-ME), Senator and Navy veteran Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Congressman, former FBI Special Agent and federal prosecutor Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), and Congressman and Army veteran John James (MI-10), introduced the bipartisan and bicameral veteran suicide prevention bill the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025.
CARNEGIE, PA — This morning, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) published an opinion piece in the New York Times calling on his fellow Democrats to stop their “anti-tariff absolutism” and embrace tariffs as “one component of a broader industrial strategy.
CARNEGIE, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced $249,970 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds will be awarded to New Sun Rising and RiverWise.The grant will allow them to continue providing technical assistance and grant preparation support to small to medium-sized local organizations pursuing projects that improve local food systems,
CARNEGIE, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined a roundtable discussion with unionized workers represented by United Steelworkers (USW) to discuss the local impact of funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-17), Pennsylvania Secretary of Policy and Planning Akbar Hossain, USW International Vice President Roxanne Brown, USW District 10 Director Bernie Hall, and USW members representing Pitt faculty, staff, and graduate workers were also in attendance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressmen Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), both Navy veterans, hosted the official kickoff event for the bipartisan Navy and Marine Corps Caucus in the 119th Congress. The gathering brought together Members of Congress and senior Navy and Marine Corps officials to reinforce their shared commitment to a strong United States Navy and Marine Corps.