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Madeleine Dean is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in Congress since January 3, 2019. Dean has focused on various issues, including healthcare, education, and women's rights during her time in office. She has been an advocate for gun control and has worked on legislation aimed at protecting the environment and addressing climate change.
We are in a dark time, but this is no time to retreat or to despair because we have been in dark times in this country before. This past weekend, along with dozens of my colleagues and hundreds of others, I had the opportunity, the chance…
My Pennsylvania district is home to more than 32,000 veterans, many of whom rely on physical and mental health care from three VA medical centers: Lebanon in Berks County, Coatesville in West Norriton, and Philadelphia for Montgomery…
What you do want is an educated electorate. Not if you’re Donald Trump and his cult-like members. They want citizens who are not educated.
The Federal Government runs out of money in 2 weeks. Republicans, who lead both Chambers and the White House, have yet to produce an actual funding plan. Instead, House Republicans passed a blueprint to slash up to $2.5 trillion from…
For the uninsured, the working poor, Medicaid recipients, and rural communities, healthcare is hard to find. Yet, for 60 years, community health centers, or CHCs, have cared for people who would go otherwise unseen and untreated. In…
Shuttering USAID, gutting the Department of Education, threatening the Department of Labor, firing FBI agents, buying out civil servants, vilifying workforces over grotesque DEI concerns, stripping away legal protected status of refugees…
After more than a year in captivity, 15 months of pain, fear, and horror, Israeli hostages are finally coming home. The first three to finally return to their families' arms are Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher. Relatives…
For 2 weeks we have watched brutal, orange flames engulf homes, leaving ash and heartache in their wake for both rich and poor southern Californians. Four months ago, North Carolina confronted horrifying destruction from Hurricane Helene…
Government is at its best when it helps those in need. That is the story of Collegeville resident, Joe Eitl. Joe was born with a rare heart condition that meant only half of his heart worked properly. For years, he endured surgery and…
Today I celebrate Senator Art Haywood's 10th anniversary in the Pennsylvania State Senate. Senator Haywood is not only my former colleague but also a longtime friend and neighbor. In fact, we both have the privilege of representing…
While IVF is a major news story, fertility treatments are deeply personal journeys full of loss and hope. I see it in my own family. For 2 years, my daughter-in-law, Stephanie, and my son, Patrick, have struggled to have a second child to…
September is Suicide Prevention Month, so let's focus on saving lives for those who are struggling with our mental health crisis, a crisis worsened by malicious online activity where children, teens, and women often bear the brunt. As the…
Almost a year ago Hamas unleashed a barbaric attack on Israel slaughtering more than 1,200 people and kidnapping more than 250 others. The safe return of hostages--children, parents, grandparents--has been my North Star, but we must not…
As the world watches the Paris Summer Olympics begin, Pennsylvania is sending our very best, and I am not just talking about our athletes. From Berks County, Pennsylvania, GK Elite Sportswear has made Team USA women's gymnastics uniforms…
When creating the National Highway Program, President Eisenhower wrote to Congress: ``The uniting forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear--United States.'' Nearly 70 years later…
I firmly believe we must ensure that people have access to reliable fact-based information.
The United States is recovering from the pandemic faster than any other industrialized nation. In fact, the World Bank expects the United States economy to grow significantly faster than they initially predicted, and our growth is fueling…
When Attorney General Garland was before the Judiciary Committee, he described his career upholding the rule of law. In his own words, that means ensuring that ``we treat like cases alike: that we do not have enemies or friends, that we do…
I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this contempt resolution is the latest attempt to tear down our democracy. The Department of Justice has cooperated with congressional Republicans at every turn, but after…
The judicial code of conduct advises that a United States judge should uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary and avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety. Just days after January 6, the Alitos flew an…
I am so proud that we were finally able to do something, some small things around gun violence.
I pause now to start with something that is of local color and recognizes a man of faith. I rise today to recognize Reverend Dr. John E. Douglas of Antioch Baptist Church in North Hills, Pennsylvania, as he celebrates 30 years as a pastor…
National Women's Health Week empowers women and girls to prioritize their unique health journeys. A crucial part of that journey is education, prevention, and early detection for illness and disease, like ovarian cancer. Globally, ovarian…
With Mother's Day coming, I am thinking about the one-in-a-million woman who raised my six siblings and me. I have never before spoken about my mother on the House floor, but today I celebrate our beautiful mom, Mary Eaton Dean, here in a…
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