- 08/07/09
PHILADELPHIA --- On August 1, veterans started receiving college education benefits under the new GI Bill for the 21st Century (the "Post-9/11 GI Bill").
< Read more > - 07/30/09
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) today introduced a resolution in honor of the life and accomplishments of Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson.
< Read more > - 07/27/09
Congressman Robert A. Brady today received the prestigious Above and Beyond Award and Patriotic Employer Award in recognition of his office practices which support National Guard and Reserve deployments.
< Read more > - 07/10/09 < Read more >
- 06/29/09
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA.) announced today the award of $300,000 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants to the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service Center and the Impact Services Corporation, located in the First Congressional District.
< Read more > - 06/29/09
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) greets Congressional Art Competition winner, Eric Sizer and his mother Vernell Ross at his D.C. office. The Congressman selected Sizer's silkscreen self-portrait to represent the First Congressional District in the 10-month national student art exhibition in the U.S. Capitol tunnel.
< Read more > - 06/22/09
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Brady announced today that students in the First Congressional District will benefit from quality nutrition services because of the allocation of more than $354,000 in new Recovery Grants to purchase food service equipment, including ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers and other apparatus to ensure quality meals are served in schools.
< Read more > - 06/11/09
In a Committee meeting held on Wednesday, June 10th, House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Brady presided over the approval of a concurrent resolution commemorating the role of slave labor in the original construction of the United States Capitol.
< Read more > - 06/10/09
Calls shooting an "act of urban terrorism."
< Read more > - 06/04/09
Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) has selected the artwork of Eric Sizer, a 12th grader at William Penn High School to represent the First Congressional District in the 28th annual Congressional High School Art Competition.
< Read more > - 05/19/09
WASHINGTON, DC- Philadelphia area Congressional members met with Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, to discuss the decision made by the Bush administration to terminate the Philadelphia Universal Feeding pilot program.
< Read more > - 05/19/09
PHILADELPHIA ---Congressman Brady today congratulated the National Constitution Center after being notified that the Center has been granted an award to participate in the Museum & Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA) program.
< Read more > - 05/08/09
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) announced today the award of a $286,000 U. S. Department of Transportation grant for the Philadelphia Unemployment Project.
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- 04/29/09
Washington, DC (April 29, 2009): The Committee on House Administration held a hearing today to review the results of a recent IG report on information technology at the Library of Congress.
< Read more > - 04/23/09
Washington, DC (April 22, 2009): House Administration Chairman Robert A. Brady yesterday moved through the House a resolution clearing the way to use the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a bust commemorating the life of civil rights pioneer and suffrage leader Sojourner Truth.
< Read more > - 04/22/09
President's House Slavery Memorial Advances
< Read more > - 04/20/09
Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA.) today thanked U.S. Secretary of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the announcement of $5 million in federal funds for the Philadelphia International Airport under the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
< Read more > - 04/04/09 < Read more >
- 03/31/09
Washington, DC (March 31, 2009): House Administration Committee Chairman Robert A. Brady today announced the passage of H. Res 279, which provides funding for 21 House Committees for the 111th Congress.
< Read more > - 03/31/09
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady announced today that the Department of Transportation has awarded SEPTA a $3 million grant that will be used to purchase six clean fuel (diesel/electric) replacement buses.
< Read more > - 03/30/09
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) has introduced a bill that he says will let the men and women who earn the least at financial institutions have some say in the awarding of compensation to top salaried executives.
< Read more > - 03/25/09
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) announced that HUD has granted nearly $3 billion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding to public housing agencies nationally.
< Read more > - 03/25/09
Washington, DC (March 25, 2009): House Administration Committee Chairman Robert A. Brady, today presided over a Committee meeting that approved modest increases in funding for House Committees for the 111th Congress.
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- 03/17/09
PHILADELPHIA -- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA.) has joined a number of members of Congress in expressing outrage thatJP Morgan Chase Bank plans to outsource tens of thousands of U.S. jobs to India in the aftermath of receiving $25 million in Troubled Assets Relief Program funding.
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- 03/09/09
Joins Sen. Casey, Rep. Schwartz and Mayor Nutter to announce the award of $13.5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding for local law enforcement to help fight crime
< Read more > - 03/04/09
Meeting at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on green jobs.
< Read more > - 02/18/09
Read all about the bill and what it means for you here.
< Read more > - 02/13/09
PHILADELPHIA - Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) today voted for the DTV Delay Act (S. 352) that allows for a one-time delay, through June 12, 2009 for the analog-to-digital television transition.
< Read more > - 01/24/09
PHILADELPHIA -- Congressman Robert A. Brady says the February 17 mandated date to switch to digital broadcasting should be reconsidered and extended.
< Read more > - 01/23/09
Congressman Bob Brady (D-Pa), Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on House Administration, has issued a statement supporting the exclusive purchase of U.S. made souvenirs and keepsakes for sale in House of Representatives gift shops.
< Read more > - 12/19/08
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa) today introduced legislation to provide critically needed help to major cities like Philadelphia.
< Read more > - 11/21/08
Philadelphia --- Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that Congressman Robert A. Brady (D-PA) has been re-elected Chair of the Committee on House Administration (CHA).
< Read more > - 11/18/08
PHILADELPHIA ---Impact Services Corporation and Temple University Health System presented Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) with the 2008 "Making an Impact Award," Nov. 12. The award was given in recognition of his strong legislative support for high-quality trauma and behavioral health programs and his efforts to provide job placement, housing and family service for the Nation's veterans.
< Read more > - 10/20/08
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) has received an A+ on the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's (IAVA) Action Fund 2008 Congressional Report Card.
< Read more > - 10/19/08
October 2, 2008 (Washington, DC): House Administration Chairman Robert A. Brady announced that the Committee has approved revisions to rules governing the use of web video on Member websites.
< Read more > - 09/29/08
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D-PA) announced today that Picturing America awards have been granted by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to nearly 100 schools within the First Congressional District.
< Read more > - 09/24/08
PHILADELPHIA --- The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has recognized Congressman Robert A. Brady (D-PA) for his 100 percent voting record in the 110th Congress in support of education and equity legislation for women and girls.
< Read more > - 09/24/08
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) joined Mayor Michael Nutter, Congressman Chaka Fattah and Independence National Historical Park Superintendent Cynthia MacLeod at the kick off of a campaign to raise $1.4 million for the completion of the construction of the President's House commemorative project.
< Read more > - 09/16/08
Washington, DC (September 9, 2008): House Administration Committee Chairman Robert A. Brady applauded today's policy reversal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
< Read more > - 07/22/08
July 22, 2002, seven- year-old Erica Pratt was abducted and forced into a car in front of her home in West Philadelphia by two men who held her captive in a basement of an abandoned home in Logan.
< Read more > - 07/22/08
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA), Chairman of the House Administration Committee, announced today the award of a $150,000 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant to the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA).
< Read more > - 07/01/08 < Read more >
- 06/19/08
Philadelphia --- The House Administration Committee, chaired by Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA), held a "best practices" security forum, Feb. 19, University of Pennsylvania Police Department headquarters, in Philadelphia.
< Read more > - 06/19/08
PHILADELPHIA --- Are the medical needs of wounded veterans being met? That question was the focus of a meeting convened today by Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) at Wills Eye Institute.
< Read more > - 06/03/08
PHILADELPHIA --- Nearly 200 public, charter and parochial school elementary and middle school graduates in the First Congressional District received Certificates of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA).
< Read more > - 05/29/08
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.), chairman of the Committee on House Administration (CHA), announced today that Pennsylvania is one of five states that will be awarded $2 million grants to improve the collection of precinct-level data in the November 2008 election.
< Read more > - 04/01/08
PHILADELPHIA --- Senior citizens can apply for SEPTA Senior Transit Identifications cards at Congressman Robert A. Brady's (D., Pa.) district office, located at 1907 S. Broad St. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
< Read more > - 01/24/08
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) today commended President Bush for signing into law new legislation that will improve national security by examining problems raised by using private contractors to guard nuclear weapons-related sites.
< Read more > - 06/20/07
I want to thank my dear friend, Asia Coney for inviting me to greet you today.
< Read more > - 05/10/07
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA), Interim Chair of the House Administration Committee, today led the committee in moving H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 to the Floor.
< Read more > - 05/05/07
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) has selected the artwork of Anna Zhilkova, a senior at Central High School to represent the First Congressional District in the 26th annual Congressional High School Art Competition.
< Read more > - 03/25/07
At a Democratic Caucus meeting this morning, Congressman Brady was nominated as Chair by the Speaker and approved by the Democratic Caucus.
< Read more > - 03/23/07
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) released the following statement today after the House approved the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act - The FY 2007 Supplemental Appropriation bill.
< Read more > - 02/27/07
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) is an original co-sponsor of legislation, H. RES. 194, which apologizes to African Americans on behalf of the American people for slavery and Jim Crow segregation.
< Read more > - 02/26/07
PHILADELPHIA --- Saying that the recent Wachovia Bank branch closings in Philadelphia point to the need for reform, Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) announced today that he is a co-sponsor of the soon to be introduced Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007.
< Read more > - 02/23/07
Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) today presented the inaugural Robert A. Brady Cancer Lecture Series Award to distinguished medical research scientist, Arthur Pardee, Ph.D.
< Read more > - 02/16/07
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) spoke on the House floor today, in support of a bipartisan resolution expressing support for our troops and disapproving of the President's escalation plan in Iraq. Below are the Congressman's remarks:
< Read more > - 02/16/07
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) said today the announcement by the Temple Health System to cut 500 jobs is the direct result of the strangling of the health care delivery system by the Bush administration.
< Read more > - 01/31/07
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) says the FY07 continuing Resolution contains he will support a joint funding resolution for FY07 which increases funding for police, veteran's health care, Pell Grants and public housing.
< Read more > - 01/21/07
Philadelphia --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) today released the following statement on the appointment of Lorraine C. Miller to Clerk of the House for the 110th Congress.
< Read more > - 12/11/06
The Congressman said the closing of these branches located at 101 E. Allegheny Ave. and 2627 Germantown Ave.
< Read more > - 12/06/06
Philadelphia --- A bill introduced by Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) to honor the contributions and life of Ed Bradley, a veteran award winning CBS reporter who died Nov. 9, unanimously passed in the House Dec. 6. The measure had 58 co-sponsors.
< Read more > - 05/26/06
PHILADELPHIA --- NETWORK - a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace, today commended U.S. Rep. Robert Brady (D., PA) for a consistently strong voting record on behalf of social and economic justice.
< Read more > - 05/21/06
PHILADELPHIA --- Raheem Harrington's artwork has been selected as the winning entry to represent Congressman Brady's 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the 25th Anniversary of the Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery.
< Read more > - 11/29/05
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) will host, Navigating Medicare Part D: A Guide to the New Prescription Drug Benefit, Sat., Dec. 10 from 9:30 A.M. to 2 P.M. at the Center for Business and Industry, Community College of Philadelphia, 18th and Callowhill Sts.
< Read more > - 05/23/05
PHILADELPHIA --- As the result of a request by Congressman Robert A. Brady, a Purple Heart will be awarded posthumously to a Southwest Philadelphia Vietnam veteran who was killed in action 37 years ago.
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- 12/01/04
PHILADELPHIA --- In a bi-partisan effort, Congressman Robert Brady (D., Pa.), Sen. Arlen Specter, and Congressman Chaka Fattah announced that a $1 million federal appropriation will provide housing and mortgage assistance for sinking home residents in the 400 block of North Daggett St, in the Overbrook section of the city.
< Read more > - 11/09/04
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) recently took part in the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania rededication ceremony at the newly relocated Beirut Memorial Statue.
< Read more > - 08/24/04
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) says there needs to be long term planning to protect residents and businesses in the Darby Creek floodplain.
< Read more > - 06/02/04
WASHINGTON --- Congressman Robert A. Brady has introduced a bill that would prosecute those who lure children into sexually explicit or otherwise harmful Internet websites.
< Read more > - 05/04/04
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) says the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has a program that offers experimentation projects for areas that have a high level of pedestrian traffic accidents.
< Read more > - 03/04/04
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) says according to a recent report, President Bush's budget shows very clearly that he is not a friend to the Hispanic community.
< Read more > - 02/20/04
I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the status of mail delivery to the US House of Representatives.
< Read more > - 02/04/04
As I'm sure you know, a letter containing the poisonous substance ricin was recently discovered in a U.S. Senate mail room.
< Read more > - 01/29/04
PHILADELPHIA --- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it would hold field hearings in Philadelphia in late February on the Interstate Air Quality Rules and Utility Mercury Reductions Rule proposed by the Bush Administration. The announcement comes after Congressmen Robert A. Brady (PA-1) and Joseph M. Hoeffel (PA-13) wrote to the EPA urging hearings on the controversial changes in the regulations.
< Read more > - 12/10/03
PHILADELPHIA -- First District Congressman Robert A. Brady announced today that $1.26 million has been awarded to Philadelphia and Delaware County by the Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program.
< Read more > - 11/24/03
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Denouncing the Medicare conference report, Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) said today he voted against the Republicans' plan to privatize Medicare because it doesn't do enough to control the rising costs of prescription drugs, privatizes Medicare and will result in 2.7 million retirees losing their existing health care coverage.
< Read more > - 11/22/03
WASHINGTON DC -- Congressman Robert A. Bob Brady (D-PA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee joined with Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA), vice-chairman of the committee, to announce that the U.S. Army has approved the acquisition of seven new CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
< Read more > - 11/03/03
PHILADELPHIA -- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa) today announced the award of a $750,000 Assistance to Firefighter Grant to the Philadelphia Fire Department. The one-year grant supports Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety; Fire Prevention; Emergency Medical Service; and, Firefighter Vehicles Acquisition Programs.
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- 09/29/03
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) supports a request for a $2.6 million grant to enhance security at the Port of Philadelphia which has been designated as a Strategic Military Seaport.
< Read more > - 09/24/03
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) is a co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which was re-introduced today.
< Read more > - 09/03/03
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) announced to today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the City of Philadelphia a $6 million dollar grant to enhance safety at the Philadelphia International Airport.
< Read more > - 07/22/03
PHILADELPHIA ---- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA) and the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) announced that a University of Pennsylvania scientist is the recipient of one of five new Cooperative Research grants, totaling over $400,000, to joint teams of U.S. and former Soviet scientists who will be working on finding innovative solutions to minimize the impact of terrorist threats.
< Read more > - 07/18/03
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., PA.) supports the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) call for U.S. intervention in war torn Liberia. In addition, to co-sponsoring, the Liberia resolution (H. Con. Res. 240) authored by CBC member, Congressman Donald Payne (D., NJ), Congressman Brady addressed his concerns directly in a letter to President Bush.
< Read more > - 06/25/03
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) has been appointed by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the Leader's African American Workgroup (LAAW).
< Read more > - 06/23/03
PHILADELPHIA --- First District Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) and U.S. Postal officials today hosted a dedication ceremony to mark the renaming of the Logan Post Office in honor of the memory of Rev. Leon Sullivan.
< Read more > - 06/18/03
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) and U.S. Postal officials will host a dedication ceremony to mark the renaming of the Logan Post Office in honor of Rev. Leon Sullivan.
< Read more > - 06/18/03
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady and U.S. Postal officials recently hosted dedication ceremonies at Post Offices in North Philadelphia and South Philadelphia that have been renamed to honor distinguished city leaders.
< Read more > - 06/11/03
PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) will host dedication ceremonies to mark the renaming of area post offices in honor of three deceased city leaders.
< Read more > - 06/04/03
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Robert A. Brady released the following statement today in opposition of a Republican proposal to take away comp time from hourly workers.
< Read more > - 06/03/03
Congressman Brady says the bill represents $4 billion for area Defense manufacturers and 15,000 jobs
< Read more > - 05/26/03
$14.5 million grant will pay for training bills incurred last year; Demonstrates progress toward reopening TAA program
< Read more > - 05/21/03
PHILADELPHIA - The federal tax-filing season ended on April 15, but Congressman Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) says the Internal Revenue Service reports new tax scams are continuing.
< Read more > - 05/07/03
PHILADELPHIA --- In a prepared submitted to the Finance and Transportation Committees of Philadelphia City Council, Congressman Robert A. Brady said that the 100-year old SEPTA Market-Frankford elevated line needed to be improved, but he was deeply concerned about how the job is proceeding.
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