Press Releases
CARNEGIE, PA – Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released a congressional report prepared by the House Energy and Commerce Committee outlining Medicaid’s crucial role in Pennsylvania and the impacts that Republican-proposed cuts could have on Pennsylvanians.
CENTER TOWNSHIP, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced $150,000 in federal funding to support the Beaver Valley Regional Police Department’s (BVRPD) ongoing regionalization efforts. BVRPD—formed by the merging of the police departments for the Boroughs of Baden, Conway, and Freedom and Rochester Township—will use the funding for costs associated with the startup of the new consolidated department, including personnel, new uniforms, and other supplies.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressmembers Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) today introduced the Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act designed to empower states to maximize their operational flexibility when plugging orphaned oil wells. These wells, either unplugged or improperly plugged, can pose serious environmental threats to surrounding communities such as water contamination, methane emission, and can introduce other harmful pollutants to the local ecosystem.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated the news that Marc Fogel has been released from Russia and is coming home.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that he is co-sponsoring the Taxpayer Data Protection Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) reintroduced their bipartisan bill, the Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act, to support first responders on the front lines of hazardous train derailments.
CENTER TOWNSHIP, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) gave an update on the plans to fully replace and upgrade a critical 1.3 mile stretch of Route 68 in Rochester Borough and Rochester Township, Beaver County. The heavily trafficked road that connects a school, government buildings, business, and residential areas is in a state of disrepair and beyond rehabilitation. A full reconstruction is required, and Congressman Deluzio secured $500,000 in federal funding to help.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains are classified as a “high-hazard flammable train” (HHFT).
CARNEGIE, PA – This week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter to Acting Social Security Administrator Michelle King calling for clarity on the Administration’s policy on in-person appointments. His office received multiple complaints from constituents seeking in-person appointments at Social Security field offices; they reported unmanned phones, confusing guidance on walk-in policies, and a requirement to book appointments online.