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Originally Published in The Daily Local Written By Jen Samuel WEST CHESTER — Education is key. Friday morning, America Forward hosted Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-06) and local stakeholders during a live virtual forum on how to transform the education system in the wake of COVID-19. Across the nation, experts have linked the pandemic has to exacerbating learning gaps in education among studen... Read more »

Originally Published in "Morning Ag Clips" Written by Liam Migdail, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau CAMP HILL, Pa. — Twelve members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have been recognized with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award for supporting agriculture-related policies in the 116th Congress. The award is presented to members of Congress every two years near the conclusion of each legislative sessi... Read more »

Originally published by The Mercury Written by MediaNews Group U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-6th Dist., recently became the first freshman to ever win the prestigious Democracy Award in the category of "Transparency and Accountability." The Democracy Awards are issued by the Congressional Management Foundation, a non-partisan foundation aimed at encouraging better management practices in Congress.... Read more »

Originally Published by The Reading Eagle Written By Lisa Scheid Conservation groups gathered in Reading on Friday to recognize U.S. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Dan Meuser for their conservation leadership and support of the Great American Outdoors Act, which was signed into law in August by President Donald Trump. Houlahan is a Chester County Democrat, who represents Reading and many southern com... Read more »

Originally published in the Reading Eagle Written by Karen Shuey It's not what they expected. When freshman lawmakers Dan Meuser, Chrissy Houlahan and Madeleine Dean were elected in 2018 to serve in Congress they had no clue they would take office in the middle of a government shutdown, they could have never guessed they would find themselves involved in a bitter presidential impeachment fight and... Read more »

Originally published in Yahoo Finance. Written by Ben Werschkel. The Paycheck Protection Program was designed to be a two-step process. A small business would receive a forgivable loan to keep them afloat during the pandemic. Then later, if they used the money in appropriate ways, they’d have the loan forgiven. Step 1 has largely worked well. Over 5 million loans have been given out, totaling over... Read more »

Originally published in New Security Beat. Written by Hannah Chosid. “As we face a global pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 800,000 people as of right now around the world, we certainly have to recognize the particular impacts that that has had on women and girls and their lives,” said Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), at a recent event hosted by CARE and UNFPA about the global impact of... Read more »

Originally published in the Reading Eagle. Written by Karen Shuey. It appears that social media platforms are rife with misinformation with the 2020 election on the horizon. Like many other Pennsylvanians, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan said she has had to wade through the flood of information that has come her way to figure out what is fact and what is fiction. And on Monday she launched a weekly... Read more »

Originally published in the Daily Local News. Written by Jen Samuel. NEW GARDEN — Friend or foe? As wise people often warn, never trust a book by its cover. And while the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species from Southeast Asia, features beautifully juxtaposed black, white and red-colored wings, in abundance, they smother native trees, plants and destroy vines. If not addressed with solutions t... Read more »

Originally published in the Reading Eagle. Written by Michelle Lynch. Conversations about racial justice and equity are not easy, U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan said during a virtual town hall event Tuesday. “But it is a really important conversation to have, even if it is awkward and uncomfortable,” she said. “And it is definitely my responsibility and my job to help heal and help fix and also help c... Read more »