If you can’t get the New York state Legislature to act, you go to Congress. That’s where the crusade against corruption in Albany is heading now.
It’s hardly the place known for getting things done. But now that the former two most powerful figures in the state Legislature are both walking free after being found guilty of bribery and extortion, we can’t afford the sit-and-wait game anymore.
The Framers of our Constitution intended the House of Representatives to be the ‘People’s House’—an institution directly accountable to the electorate through more frequent, localized elections.
LANGHORNE, PA – Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement Thursday in recognition of Ukraine’s independence anniversary:
For a generation of Americans and military members, the Global War on Terrorism launched after the Sept. 11 attacks has been the defining military engagement of their lifetimes. Spanning numerous military operations across multiple continents, this conflict has dramatically changed the previously held understanding of war, both on the battlefield and in our society. Now, it is changing how we approach honoring those who have served.
LANGHORNE, PA – Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), former FBI Special Agent and current member of the House Homeland Security Committee, today sent the following letter to Attorney General Sessions regarding the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia:
“Dear Attorney General Sessions,
People are sick of politics and politicians. They have had it with the finger-pointing and blame games while the world is engulfed in chaos.
The clock is ticking for action on the Affordable Care Act following last month's failure to repeal and replace President Obama's signature legislation.
While seated at a corner table at Garden of Eatin restaurant in Levittown on Wednesday afternoon, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-8, of Middletown, said he recognized the sense of urgency on stabilizing the individual markets.
LANGHORNE, PA – Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) is currently seeking motivated college or post-graduate students to intern at both the Langhorne, PA or Washington, D.C. offices for the Fall 2017 semester.
LANGHORNE, PA – As part of his ongoing effort to serve residents of Pennsylvania’s Eighth District, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) is announcing new mobile office hours:
Quakertown Borough: 1st and 3rd Fridays, 10-4pm
Office of State Representative Craig Staats
10 S. Third St., Quakertown, PA 18951
(Conference Room)
Bristol Borough: 2nd and 4th Fridays, 10-4pm
Editor's note: Brian Fitzpatrick is a former FBI anti-corruption agent who has made government reform a priority. Alan Lowenthal led the charge on redistricting reform while in the California state Legislature, eventually leading to the citizens' referendum that created an independent redistricting commission.
