WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) and Andy Biggs (AZ-05), along with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced this weekend that an updated Right to Try proposal will be considered by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill, formally being introduced today, will improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions.
Bucks Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-8 of Middletown, received this week an inaugural “Champion” award from the Water Quality Association, a national trade association, for his work pursuing legislative solutions to drinking water contamination in Bucks and Montgomery counties.
“This is the first time we’ve presented awards to legislators,” said WQA spokesman Wes Bleed. “They’re meant to salute those public officials we believe are making water issues a top priority.”
Each year, millions of Americans are diagnosed with terminal illnesses. These people are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, grandpas and grandmas. More than anything else, these individuals hope to determine their own future.
One thing these people don’t have is time.
It is imperative that Congress pass the Right to Try Act immediately, allowing millions of Americans to have the freedom to fight for their health. Time is of the essence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) has been recognized as the 2018 Champion Representative by the Water Quality Association (WQA) for his bipartisan work on PFC contamination.
Bucks and Montgomery county residents value Medicare Advantage. As our community’s voice in Congress, I’m working to make sure beneficiaries who rely on this program keep their benefits.
Valerie and Cris Fiore didn’t hesitate when they sat down to write their son’s obituary.
Anthony Fiore, 24, died nearly four years ago from the disease of addiction — one that claims nearly 100 Americans a day.
“We put in that he lost his battle to addiction; we were not ashamed and we didn’t want to hide it,” said Valerie Fiore, of Warrington. “We wanted to let others know it’s out there.”
WASHINGTON, D.C – In a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarty, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) is calling for the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act (S. 204) to be brought to the House floor for a vote as soon as possible.
American medicine is producing new treatments for everything from cancer to blindness, and one question is whether government drug approvals can keep pace. One response is to allow some patients access to drugs still in the pipeline, and a “right to try” bill in Congress is an important moment for personal freedom, with a word or two about the finer details.
(Washington, DC) – Today, the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force is calling on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) to support funding for the opioid epidemic public health emergency.
A Bucks County man battling ALS will attend Tuesday’s State of the Union Address at the U.S. Capitol as a guest of Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick, R-8, Middletown, invited Matthew Bellina, of the Holland section of Northampton, to attend President Donald Trump’s speech to shed more light on Right to Try legislation and urge passage of a law that could open up more treatment possibilities for terminally ill patients.
