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A Better Way
The House’s new policy reform agenda to address this, “A Better Way,” cannot come soon enough for the farmers, miners, consumers, and power plant workers I represent in Western Pennsylvania. -
Resources to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
Please use resources like the Centers for Excellence if you or someone you know is struggling with opioid-related substance use. -
The Iran deal is failing
It was clear during negotiations, as it is now, that this agreement is a win for Iran and a huge loss for America and our allies in the Middle East, most of all, Israel. -
Rothfus and Keating Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Save Lives
The Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 would encourage physicians to co-prescribe naloxone alongside opioid prescriptions, and make naloxone more widely available in federal health settings. -
House Passes Rothfus’ SENSE Act
This legislation ensures that the coal refuse-to-energy industry will comply with appropriate, balanced standards that allow for the continued viability of coal refuse-to-energy firms. -
Don’t Destroy Economy for Climate Deal
Access to coal, natural gas, and oil and to reliable, plentiful, and affordable energy has powered an unprecedented revolution in the way Americans and people around the world live. -
Rothfus Introduces FAIR Burdens Act
The American people cannot and should not be unfairly burdened with imbalanced and ineffective climate change rules. Other nations that are major contributors to global carbon must also commit to similarly stringent standards. -
Recommendations by the National Commission on the Future of the Army
The NCFA rejects the Army’s shortsighted and dangerous plan to strip the National Guard of its Apache helicopters, which I have long opposed because it would leave the National Guard less combat-ready and able to provide essential surge capacity during wartime.
Home Page Tabs
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] released the following statement after the House passed the HALOS Act (H.R. 79), which makes it easier for angel investors to invest in start-ups.
“Sam Johnson is not your ordinary member of Congress. His life of service to our nation, which included seven years at the notorious Hanoi Hilton, has been heroic. He is an American icon, and his retirement will leave an indelible void,” said Congressman Rothfus. “We will cherish the next two years serving with him.”
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] was named Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit for the 115th congress.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] released the following statement after the House passage of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 26) and spoke in favor of the legislation on the House floor earlier today:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] released the following statement after the House passed the H. Res. 11, Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] released the following statement on the House passage of the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 21):
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] was sworn in today as a member of the 115th Congress. He will serve his third term as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.
In The News
An imminent change in federal overtime regulations could have “unintended consequences” for employees and business, U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, R-Sewickley, said Tuesday.
Lack of educational opportunities, limited access to public transportation, drug addiction issues and day-to-day financial struggles all can negatively affect a person’s ability to achieve upward m
The Somerset County Library will hold a civic leadership round table for youth in grades five and up and their families.
People my kids' age, who track their money by smartphone, wonder why garish competing bank branches still stud every shopping district in Philadelphia and the suburbs.
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to testify about the bank's sales practices before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday morning.
September 17 is a special day for our country. That is the day, in 1787, when the Constitutional Convention meeting in Philadelphia agreed to the framework for the nation’s government, our Constitution.
Community banks have to spend so much complying with federal regulations that they have fewer and fewer resources to serve their local community and increase consumer choice. Many are being forced to merge just to stay afloat.
The opioid and heroin epidemic is tearing across the country, destroying lives and devastating families.
Nearly seven years after the Great Recession ended, persistent anemic economic growth should force us to ask: since a monetary policy unprecedented in expansionary scope has failed to produce even average GDP growth, what went wrong?
A new speaker of the House, from a new generation, has taken the gavel. He does so with a commitment to reform the rules and practices of how the House operates. Such reforms are critical because, for too long, individual members and committees have been shut out in favor of centralized policymaking from the speaker's office.
