Press Releases
Dec 11, 2012
Rep. Joe Pitts, Sen. Pat Toomey Thank Amtrak for Showing Flexibility in Lancaster
Issues: Transportation
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Representative Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) lauded Amtrak for agreeing to work with the Lancaster County Transportation Authority to alleviate traffic congestion caused by miscalculations during Amtrak’s renovation.
Dec 11, 2012
Rep. Pitts, Sen. Toomey Send Letter to Amtrak About Traffic Congestion at Lancaster Station
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Representative Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) sent a letter to John McHugh, Amtrak’s vice president of government affairs, concerning major traffic congestion in Lancaster caused by Amtrak’s recent renovations.
Nov 28, 2012
Pitts Reappointed to Chair Health Subcommittee
Issues: Health Care
This afternoon, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) was reappointed to serve another two years as the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.
Nov 28, 2012
Pitts Chairs Hearing on Cutting Medicare Fraud
Issues: Health Care
Today, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) chaired a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee to look at how to reduce waste, fraud and abuse in government health programs including Medicare and Medicaid.
Oct 11, 2012
Pitts Receives Farm Bureau Award
Issues: Conservation and Agriculture
Yesterday, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) received the “Friend of the Farm Bureau” award from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
Sep 27, 2012
Pennsylvania Needs Answers on Health Reform Requirements
Issues: Health Care
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine wrote Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius a second letter requesting information necessary to establish state health insurance exchanges.
Sep 13, 2012
Pitts Joins Summit Seeking Solutions to Poverty
Today on Capitol Hill, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) took part in an antipoverty summit with grassroots leaders and lawmakers.
Sep 10, 2012
Pitts Hails Release of Iranian Pastor
Issues: Human Rights
Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, held in prison under the death penalty, was released this weekend and returned to his family. In February, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) introduced House Resolution 556,
Aug 30, 2012
Pitts Sponsors Alzheimer’s Conference at Lancaster General
Issues: Health Care
Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) is sponsoring an informative conference on Alzheimer’s disease on September 6 in the Stager Conference Center at Lancaster General Hospital, 555 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Jul 18, 2012
Pitts and Cassidy Ask HRSA to End 340B Uncertainty
Issues: Health Care
Today, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (LA-06), member of the Health Subcommittee, sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration...
