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Susan Wild

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Susan Wild is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development during her time in office. Wild has also been involved in efforts to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on her constituents and has advocated for policies aimed at supporting working families.

Jul 21, 2020

Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of someone who meant a great deal to my community. An architect, artist, preservationist, and advocate for equality, Tim Hare made an indelible mark on the people of Easton, whose historic downtown…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-21
Jul 1, 2020

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Bud Cook, the northeast Pennsylvania program director for the Nature Conservancy. For more than 40 years, Bud has been one of the foremost advocates for conservation and environmental protection in…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-01
Jun 30, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a bold plan to rebuild crumbling infrastructure across our country. For decades, Congress has allowed our infrastructure, roads, bridges, waterways, schools, housing, public…

Congressional Record · 2020-06-30
Jun 29, 2020

Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, which builds upon the achievements of the ACA, including its coverage of an additional 20 million people. I…

Congressional Record · 2020-06-29
Jun 26, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 76. Students defrauded by predatory, for-profit colleges can be left with crushing debt, useless degrees, and none of the job opportunities they were promised. Secretary DeVos could provide…

Congressional Record · 2020-06-26
Mar 27, 2020

Mr. Speaker, as the representative of Pennsylvania's Seventh district, just 1\1/2\ hours from New York City, I have a unique perspective on this crisis. The two world-class hospital networks in my community, the Lehigh Valley Health…

Congressional Record · 2020-03-27
Mar 10, 2020

I can't understand how anyone could continue to argue that paid sick is unnecessary or a luxury that this country can't afford.

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Mar 10, 2020

I don't think that 7 days of paid sick leave is at all generous.

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Mar 10, 2020

If a business can afford to offer paid leave, it is a great benefit.

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Mar 10, 2020

We have ended up funding dividends to shareholders and increased executive pay and we haven't seen that money going back into the workers' pockets.

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Mar 10, 2020

What you are going to have is that people are going to stay away from that small deli because they are going to think, well, I don't know if their employees are going to work sick or not.

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