The real story about Obamacare access → bit.ly/2eRII4l

Today I published a piece on a suspicious donation accepted from Morocco that could impact U.S. foreign policy in the future... Read it here → bit.ly/2egebRE

Obamacare premiums are slated to rise an average of 47% in Pennsylvania next year. Read how each plan will be affected here → bit.ly/2eJJ5Bf

Have you all heard about Andrew Brunson, a pastor being held captive in Turkey? He and his wife were held in isolation by police for 13 days, supposedly for being a "national security risk." The Turkish refused to let them contact American consular authorities and only released Noreen, Andrew's wife, last Wednesday. Andrew is still being held captive and currently, there are serious concerns about his safety.

https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2016/10/4680155/

This week the Iraqi forces (bolstered by U.S. forces) are advancing towards Mosul, to recapture it from ISIS. Last week the Philadelphia Inquirer published a piece I wrote about the urgent situation the civilians there are facing as they try to escape the fighting → bit.ly/MosulCivilians

I can almost smell the baked goods now... the Manheim Community Farm Show is this week and you don't want to miss out!!!

It's open through this Saturday and it will have cooking demonstrations, 24 food booths, and a children's farm show (among many other things). For more information, you can check out the schedule here → bit.ly/ManheimCommunityFarmShow

Yesterday, Britain Prime Minister Theresa May announced her goal for Great Britain to formally exit the European Union by the end of March. Some feel that it's too fast, some feel that it's too slow. Find out what that means for everyone here >> http://wapo.st/2dzaHIK

Have you heard about the White House's request for more ground troops in Iraq? They are preparing to undergird Iraqi forces to retake the city of Mosul, to the North of Baghdad.

ISIS captured Mosul two years ago. What is your opinion-- do you believe retaking Mosul will set ISIS back significantly, or do you think the war against the terrorist group is primarily a war on their violent ideology?

http://freebeacon.com/…/u-s-military-requests-500-troops-i…/

A little over two weeks ago, the Department of Health & Human Services proposed a rule that would force localities to give their federal family planning money to abortion clinics, even if they don't want to. Read more about it in this article I wrote in the Daily Caller >> http://bit.ly/TitleXCoercion

Yesterday New York officials arrested a man named Ahmad Khan Rahami who they say planted bombs in New Jersey and New York over the weekend. They found him sleeping in the doorway of a bar Monday morning. When a policeman asked Ahmad to show his hands, thinking his beard looked like the bombing suspect's, Ahmad shot the officer in the abdomen. Read more about the shoot out that followed here >>> http://mobile.nytimes.com/…/nyc-nj-explosions-ahmad-khan-ra…

Did you all hear about the Government Accountability Office's inspection of the Obamacare exchanges and its successful registering of fake identities? Today we're holding a hearing to examine this problem and more with the ACA. Tune into the hearing live here: http://bit.ly/ACAshakyground

Today is the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11. We will #NeverForget

The way the sun shone on the Capitol this morning reminded me of this verse: "May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us-- so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations." Psalm 67:1-2

Please come alongside me in praying for this Congress and executive branch as we finish up the legislative year.

Did you all hear about the uproar last week over Mylan raising the price of its EpiPen? On the Health Subcommittee, which I chair, we were especially concerned with the sudden price increase. We worried that people could die because they would delay or forgo buying the lifesaving injector because of the high cost.

As Health Subcommittee Chairman, I signed onto a letter with some of my colleagues to the FDA asking if there are any generic versions to Mylan's EpiPen waiting for approval and if so, why have they not yet been approved.

Additionally, yesterday Mylan announced that it would sell a half-priced generic version of its EpiPen. Read more here>>> http://cnnmon.ie/2bPwqLg

We still haven't passed Zika funding... but why? Read more here>> http://bit.ly/2c9gKTZ

My heart goes out to our friends in Italy, in the wake of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy earlier today.

So far, 120 people have been reported dead. Rescue efforts are still underway... see live updates here>> http://cnn.it/2biZ8A3