Press Releases
National Defense Authorization Act Passes with Reschenthaler Championed Amendments
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) voted for H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. This bipartisan bill authorizes $740.5 billion in funding for our nation's military and provides a three percent pay raise for our troops. H.R. 6395 passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 295 to 125 and now heads to the Senate for consideration. "As a former Navy JAG, I am firmly committed … Continue Reading
July 09, 2020
Congressmen Guy Reschenthaler, David Trone Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Public Safety Officers Suffering from Job-Related Trauma
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2020. The legislation would expand the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program to include coverage for public safety officers who die as a result of suicide or are disabled as a result of traumatic experiences. Currently, the PSOB provides disability relief to families of officers who died or who have been permanently disabled as … Continue Reading
July 02, 2020
Reschenthaler Helps Secure Federal Grant for Local Fire Companies
WASHINGTON, PA - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) announced 17 fire companies in Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District will receive federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. These departments joined an application submitted by seventy volunteer fire departments from across the Commonwealth, which was awarded a total of $874,674.55 to be used to enhance the safety of … Continue Reading
July 01, 2020
Reschenthaler Opposes House Democrats’ Green Infrastructure Wish List
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) voted against H.R. 2, House Democrats' $1.5 trillion green infrastructure bill. This legislation passed the House by a near party-line vote of 233 to 188."I am incredibly disappointed that House Democrats jammed through a partisan transportation bill that prioritizes far-left Green New Deal initiatives over our nation's crumbling infrastructure and disproportionately favors urban areas to the detriment of southwestern Pennsylvania … Continue Reading
June 25, 2020
Reschenthaler Opposes Democrats’ Partisan Police Reform, Supports Bipartisan Solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) released the following statement on his opposition to H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. This legislation passed the House by a near party line vote of 236 to 181:"Our government's most important job is ensuring the safety and security of the American people. Unfortunately, House Democrats' partisan policing bill would leave law enforcement unequipped and unprepared to deal with the dangerous or … Continue Reading
June 25, 2020
Reschenthaler Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve College Affordability for Our National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) is joining with Congressmen G.T. Thompson (PA-15), Tim Ryan (OH-13), David Trone (MD-06), and Anthony Brown (MD-04) to introduce the Improving College Affordability for Our Guard and Reserve Act. This legislation will provide more educational opportunities for our nation's National Guardsmen and reserve personnel by allowing them to claim independent student status when applying for federal student aid. "Our National Guard and … Continue Reading
June 16, 2020
Reschenthaler’s Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) attended the Rose Garden address where President Donald J. Trump unveiled his Executive Order on safe policing for safe communities. Reschenthaler released the following statement in support of the order: "With today's executive order, President Trump has again demonstrated his commitment to safety and justice for all Americans. This order will empower the hardworking law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every … Continue Reading
June 15, 2020
Reschenthaler Introduces Bill to Stop Chinese Communist Partisans from Becoming U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) introduced the End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act, legislation which would prevent members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from obtaining green cards. "The CCP continues to engage in aggressive and reckless behavior on the global stage, including stealing American intellectual property, violating international trade laws, committing heinous human rights abuses, and more recently, failing to act and responsibly share … Continue Reading
June 15, 2020
House Judiciary Republicans call for review of alleged Chinese abuse of EB-5 visa program
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are calling for a review into the controversial EB-5 immigrant investor visa program -- warning that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be abusing the program to get its members into the United States. "Although the EB-5 program's goal of stimulating capital investment and job creation in the United States is laudable, it has become clear in recent years that the CCP may be abusing the program to gain access to U.S. permanent residency for … Continue Reading
June 15, 2020
Jim Jordan, Guy Reschenthaler Ask Government Watchdog to Look into Chinese EB-5 Visa Fraud
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), member of the GOP task force on China, are requesting that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog, review to what extent the Chinese Communist Party is abusing the U.S.'s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program. In a June 15, 2020 letter to the U.S. Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro, they wrote: As Americans continue to suffer from the deadly coronavirus pandemic, Congress … Continue Reading
May 22, 2020
Reschenthaler Leads Congressional Effort to Honor USNS Mercy, USNS Comfort COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) joined with his colleagues Reps. Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Ken Calvert (CA-42), Paul Cook (CA-8), and Mike Garcia (CA-25) to introduce a resolution honoring the efforts of the men and women of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort, the USNS Mercy, and the United States Navy during the COVID-19 outbreaks. "As a former Navy JAG, I am deeply proud of the brave men and women aboard the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort who served our … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
Exclusive — Kevin McCarthy on House’s China Task Force: China Wants to ‘Defeat America,’ USA Must Be United in Response
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News this weekend that Democrats under orders from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed out of a planned bipartisan commission to investigate the Chinese Communist Party and in particular the Chinese origins of the coronavirus. Democrats, he said, have instead opted for an impeachment-style House Select Committee to investigate President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic rather than zoning in on China as they had originally … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
GOP rep introduces bill to repeal Logan Act, in wake of Flynn case
Republican Rep. Guy Reschenthaler introduced a bill on Friday that would repeal the Logan Act, in the wake of the Justice Department's move to drop the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn -- which was related to that centuries-old law. "Today, I introduced the TRAP Act to repeal the 1799 Logan Act, a law recently used by @Comey's politicized FBI to set up General Flynn," Reschenthaler, R-Pa., tweeted Friday. The bill is titled the "Time to Repeal an Archaic Policy Act … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
Guy Reschenthaler Proposes Repealing Logan Act to Prevent Michael Flynn-like Prosecutions
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced legislation on Friday to repeal the Logan Act, which, he charged, has been used as a "political weapon" against people such as former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Reschenthaler proposed the Time to Repeal an Archaic Policy (TRAP) Act, which would repeal the "archaic" Logan Act. He believes the FBI used the Logan Act to set up Flynn. House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Intelligence Committee ranking member … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
Trump: 'Transition to greatness' in U.S. economy has begun
President Trump said the U.S. must start its economy "all over again" Friday as the unemployment rate from the coronavirus crisis rose to the highest level since the Great Depression. "It's going to be a transition to greatness," the president said during a discussion at the White House with 19 House Republican lawmakers. "We are in a position where we have to start all over again. We're going to build it back fast." The government reported Friday that the jobless rate rose in April to … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
Kevin McCarthy: House GOP to Establish Investigation into Origins of Chinese Coronavirus
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Breitbart News during a press conference call on Tuesday that, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) continues to block an investigation into the origins of the Chinese coronavirus, House Republicans will move forward with their own investigation. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) told Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle this weekend that Pelosi would rather investigate President Donald Trump than the origins of the Chinese coronavirus … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
Guy Reschenthaler to Newsmax TV: Pelosi 'Wasting Money' With Oversight Committee
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Penn., told Newsmax TV on Tuesday that the bipartisan congressional commission on coronavirus oversight is an unnecessary waste of money. Reschenthaler said on "National Report" that House Speaker "Nancy Pelosi [D-Calif.] set up a special committee, a select committee, on oversight on President [Donald] Trump. This is going to be impeachment 2.0 if we allow Pelosi to continue this. It was also absolutely useless because we already have an oversight committee, so she … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
'Rather side with the Chinese Communist Party': GOP congressman attacks Pelosi for tougher talk toward Trump than China
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats for not taking a stronger stance against China following the global outbreak of the coronavirus. "The bottom line of the Democrats' behavior is this: They hate this president so badly that they would rather side with the Chinese Communist Party than defend Americans and defend our spending and spend wisely and just be honest," Reschenthaler, a Republican from Pennsylvania, told Breitbart News. "That is their … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
Exclusive– Congressman: Nancy Pelosi Blocking Investigation into Chinese Coronavirus Origins, Tax Money to Wuhan Lab
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) told Breitbart News this weekend that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would rather investigate President Donald Trump again than focus on the actual origins of the Chinese coronavirus and U.S. tax dollars that went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology from which intelligence officials increasingly believe the virus leaked. Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, Reschenthaler discussed his efforts to investigate tax dollars that … Continue Reading
May 19, 2020
ICYMI: Reschenthaler, Deutch Introduce Bill to Protect Seniors with Alzheimer’s, Dementia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Representatives Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) and Ted Deutch (FL-22) introduced the Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act to protect seniors living with Alzheimer's and dementia from elder abuse and fraud. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Senate companion. "As our nation fights the COVID-19 outbreak, our seniors, especially those with Alzheimer's and dementia, face increased risk of … Continue Reading