Press Releases

Brady Announces $600,000 Grants for Homeless Vets Programs

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.

Congressman Brady Greets Congressional High School Art Winner in Washington , D.C.

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.

Congressman Brady Announces $354,000 in Recovery Grants for School Food Services in the First Congressional District

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.

Brady Supports Resolution Acknowledging the Role of Slave Labor in U.S. Capitol Complex Construction

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.

Congressman Robert A. Brady Issues Statement on the Deadly Shooting at the U. S. Holocaust Museum

Calls shooting an "act of urban terrorism."

Congressman Brady selects art work of William Penn High School student for display in the Congressional High School Art Exhibition in the Capitol

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.

Philadelphia Delegation Urges USDA Secretary Vilsack to Reinstate Philadelphia Meal Program

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.

Congressman Brady Congratulates the National Constitution Center for its Museum & Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA) Program Award

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.

Congressman Brady announces DOT grant

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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