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WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today issued the following statement regarding Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2016:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta, PA-11, today looked back on the 114th Congress and highlighted his record of achievement in a variety of areas, including saving taxpayers more than $3 billion, combating the opioid epidemic, negotiating a new Highway Bill, protecting the steel industry, and strengthening after school programs for children. The 114th Congress opened in Ja
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today alerted local governments and community-based first responders to upcoming simulated power outage scenarios designed to assess the viability of plans and policies in place to react to such emergencies. The Emergency Management Institute within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will offer the four-hour simulations
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passage of legislation that would crack down on “sanctuary cities” – those localities which refuse to cooperate in the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The legislation, which is now being considered by the Pennsylvania Senate, imposes financial penalties on such lo
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today urged residents of Pennsylvania’s 11th District to dispose of unwanted, unused, or expired prescription drugs by participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the program is designed to remove surplus medication from circulation and pre
Rep. Barletta visits Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company during one of his Main Street Tours of Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District.
Rep. Barletta (left) presents long-overdue medals to Navy veteran Steve Beeman in a ceremony at the family business, Beeman’s Baked Goods in Carlisle.
HAZLETON – Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today announced that he has named long-time area attorney Conrad A.
HAZLETON – Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today announced that the City of Hazleton Police Department has been awarded a grant of $614,747 under the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. It is a three-year grant for two new full-time officers, covering nearly all salary and benefits. The COPS grant for Hazleton was awarded as part of $