I’m honored to receive the Federal Housing Equity Award from Regional Housing Legal Services alongside local leaders. I’ll keep fighting for the federal investments and protections needed to make housing affordable and help families stay in the communities they call home.

It was wonderful to join the Homeless Children’s Education Fund to kick off Homeless Children’s Awareness Month. Children deserve to focus on being kids, not worrying about where they'll sleep that night. HCEF is working to ensure every child has that stability. I'm proud to support their mission.

A huge win for Pittsburgh’s workers. Proud to stand with @cwaunion.bsky.social and @newsguild.org in the fight for the wages, benefits, and dignity workers deserve.

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Nine years ago we told the Blocks they were going down a bad path. Today they hit the end of the road as the Supreme Court joined a very long list of people who also told them so. Humble appreciation to everyone who worked to hold the Blocks accountable. That family owes us a LOT of money.

Community means showing up for your neighbors when they need you most. The new Holy Spirit Campus at The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Council of Pittsburgh will bring critical resources, services, and support under one roof for families across the Mon Valley.

Pittsburgh is home to some of the country’s most exciting innovations in clean energy & advanced manufacturing. I toured SeaLion Energy’s new South Side facility to learn more about their work advancing safer, longer-lasting, and more sustainable batteries.

Western PA deserves infrastructure that is safe & reliable I’m proud to partner with @deluzio.house.gov to help bring over $11 million in federal funding to Pittsburgh International Airport for critical runway & lighting upgrades. This is your tax dollars at work, right here at home.

Nearly 900 healthcare workers at UPMC Magee have spent 8 months negotiating their first union contract. Safe staffing means safer care. These frontline workers deserve a seat at the table and a fair contract. @deluzio.house.gov , @khanna.house.gov & I are calling on UPMC to bargain in good faith.

Today I joined organizers, researchers, workers, and community leaders at the Community-Centered AI Infrastructure Summit @cmu.edu to talk about what AI innovations should look like in Pennsylvania. Leading means ensuring AI actually improves life for all of us, not just CEOs and oligarchs.

The workers who keep Western PA powered deserve more than our gratitude. They deserve a voice at work. Nearly 1,000 Duquesne Light workers with IBEW Local 29 are on strike, fighting for safety, job security, and a fair contract. I stand with working people.

Nearly 1,000 Duquesne Light workers are on strike

The utility says service will continue, while the union warns outages could last longer.

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ICE abducted Salah Sarsour for speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Now Trump is trying to deport him after nearly 30 years in America. This is an attack on free speech and another attempt to silence Palestinian human rights advocacy. Free Salah Sarsour. Abolish ICE.

US immigration judge allows cold war-era law to deport Wisconsin mosque’s president

When one track failed, Trump administration rushed immigration case of Palestine rights advocate Salah Sarsour

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Today marks 50 years of the Hyde Amendment. For 50 years, Hyde has denied abortion coverage to millions of people who rely on federally funded health care. We cannot talk about protecting women while denying working-class people the care they need. Abortion care is health care. End Hyde.

The Trump admin is weaponizing Title IX to justify its hateful agenda, but recent events have shown we need more protections for students against sexual harassment & assault, not less. Protecting women means holding perpetrators accountable, not targeting trans students.

Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…

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I'm proud to have secured federal funds for Greenfield Elementary earlier this year and introduced the Revitalizing America's Schoolyards Act to make our communities greener, safer, and more accessible. When we invest in our schools, we’re investing in futures filled with opportunity and joy.

Our communities are stronger when our small businesses can thrive. From neighborhood shops to family-owned restaurants, these businesses create jobs, build wealth, and keep our communities connected.

So honored to celebrate the grand opening of the new Clairton Public Library! I know firsthand that libraries are cornerstones of our communities. They're places where our kids can dream big, families can gather, and neighbors can find opportunity.

When I visited Moshannon Valley Detention Center, I saw no reason for it to remain open. I see even less reason for corporations like GEO Group to be awarded PA taxpayer dollars to keep it running. My colleagues & I are demanding answers about how our taxes are being used for this inhumane facility.

Pa. House Dems demand records on contracts at Pa.’s biggest ICE facility

The state's Democratic delegation want the financial information about Moshannon by Sept. 25.

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34 new homes. Permanent affordability. Wraparound support. Yesterday we celebrated Uptown Flats in Pittsburgh, a $22.2M investment in housing our neighbors can afford, made possible by federal affordable housing tax credits. This is what happens when we invest in housing & put people first.

Clearfield County extended its contract with ICE & GEO Group for another six months. Corporations profit off people’s pain, while politicians profit off fear. There shouldn't be earnings calls for human detention, because NO ONE should profit from people being locked in cages.

There is no justification for this. Abolish ICE.

Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney's office says

A Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas is being held at a detention center after being released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back.

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To our Jewish neighbors across Western PA and beyond: wishing you a meaningful Yom Kippur. May this sacred day be a time for reflection, forgiveness, and renewal, and may you be surrounded by community, peace, and love. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.

As families across Pittsburgh face rising costs, access to clean water should never be another financial burden. Pittsburgh Water’s new debt forgiveness program helps eligible low-income households eliminate past-due balances over 24 months while staying current on new bills.

Pittsburgh Water begins new debt forgiveness program

Eligible customers will now have past due payments erased, as long as they make on-time payments of new bills for 24 months.

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Allegheny County has more automated license plate readers than anywhere else in PA, including 192 Flock cameras. Public safety shouldn't come at the cost of our fundamental right to privacy. We need oversight & accountability for surveillance technology that has become the norm.

Flock cameras proliferate across the Pittsburgh region

The county has more Flock cameras and plate readers than anywhere else in Pennsylvania.

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The press exists to inform the public, not cater to the president's feelings. A free press is an indication of a healthy democracy. We are no longer there.

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BREAKING: President Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage.

On yesterday's vote.

Transit connects our communities to jobs, schools, healthcare + each other. Working with regional partners, we helped bring home nearly $83M for new T cars. And yesterday I met with Pittsburgh Regional Transit about what we can deliver next. Pittsburgh deserves transit that works for everyone.

Republicans are more focused on how unions are spending their voluntary dues than on the corporations that are union-busting and keeping wages stagnant during an affordability crisis. Talk about out of touch.

Today is Roberto Clemente Day, marking the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring the legacy of one of Pittsburgh’s greatest icons. As a Pittsburgh Pirate, Clemente made history on the baseball field while fighting for the dignity of Latino players.

Trump’s EPA is once again choosing polluters over people. Eliminating limits on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions will increase air pollution, make our communities less safe, & worsen our climate crisis. How many more disasters must take place before they put people before corporate profit?

EPA to eliminate rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants

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I met with Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) in PA-12 to hear what they’re experiencing on the job and what they’re fighting for. Every worker deserves fair wages, strong benefits, & a voice in their workplace. Starbucks needs to come to the table and bargain in good faith.

We cannot build a safer future by further building a surveillance state. Flock cameras & now ALPRs are expanding the ability to track people’s movements, often without their consent. Public safety matters, but so do our constitutional rights, privacy, & freedom to live without constant monitoring.

It’s not just Flock. These cameras, ALPRs may also be in your community

Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn’t the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.

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