The View from the 8th

DC and the 8th District

1. Tue, Oct 6

   Fetterman to DHS: Back Off the Midterms.

   Sen. John Fetterman (D) and more than 30 fellow Senate Democrats sent Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin a letter Sept.

   Read it in the Oct. 6 edition

2. Tue, Sep 29

   Head Start Money Lands in Monroe.

   Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R) announced last Tuesday (Sept. 22), from East Stroudsburg, two federal Head Start awards for Monroe and Lackawanna counties. His release calls it over $200,000, but the two awards add up to $248,247.

   Read it in the Sept. 29 edition

3. Tue, Sep 15

   THE VIEW FROM THE 8TH

   Democrats' registration edge in the 8th keeps growing, but Republicans are not shrinking. The Democratic Party's voter registration advantage over Republicans in the 8th District is trending up, now standing at about 14,867, according to Scranton Times-Tribune reporting...

   Read it in the Sept. 15 edition

4. Tue, Sep 8

   $96 Million for Trains, None of Them Here.

   Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick announced Sept. 3 that Pittsburgh Regional Transit and SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) are splitting a combined $96 million in federal Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grants for new rail cars, a genuinely...

   Read it in the Sept. 8 edition

5. Tue, Sep 1

   A Poll That Would Make Any Democrat Wince.

   A new Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll of 760 likely Pennsylvania voters, taken Aug. 17 to 21, found Sen. John Fetterman pulling 79 percent favorability among the state's Republicans, actually ahead of Sen.

   Read it in the September 1 edition

6. Tue, Aug 25

   What the Supreme Court's Decision Means for the Keystone State:

   The Supreme Court just let part of Trump's mail voting Executive Order move forward. Here's what it means for you.

   Read it in the August 25 edition

7. Tue, Aug 18

   THE VIEW FROM THE 8TH

   Congress has been out of Washington since the first week of August, and it is going to stay that way for a while. The House gets one brief week back, Monday, August 31 through Thursday, September 3, before disappearing again for Labor Day week.

   Read it in the August 18 edition

8. Tue, Aug 11

   Campus Lifeline Act.

   Sen. McCormick joined with Senators Kaine (D-VA), Ricketts (R-NE), and Hassan (D-NH) to introduce the bipartisan Campus Lifeline Act, which would expand student-led mental health programs and boost awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline on college campuses nationwide —...

   Read it in the August 11 edition

9. Tue, Jul 28

   Fetterman Flips on the Filibuster.

   Senator John Fetterman used a Washington Post op-ed this week to reverse his 2022 position, writing that he now believes the Senate's 60-vote threshold is a needed check rather than an obstacle.

   Read it in the July 28 edition

10. Tue, Jul 21

    More FEMA Money Trickles Out.

    FEMA released roughly $13.5 million more in delayed disaster recovery funding to Pennsylvania last week, the third round released after Senator John Fetterman's office pushed the issue starting with an April letter to DHS.

    Read it in the July 21 edition

11. Tue, Jul 14

    DC's Frequent Flyer Skips Monroe, Again.

    Senator Dave McCormick wrapped an 11-day, 32-stop tour late last week that his office says completed a full sweep of all 67 Pennsylvania counties since he took office.

    Read it in the July 14 edition

12. Tue, Jul 7

    Fetterman Pushes Fed to Speed Up Paychecks.

    Sen. John Fetterman sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh last week arguing the Fed is sitting on a decades-old mandate it hasn't bothered to update.

    Read it in the July 7 edition