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Houlahan Launches Ben Franklin Video Project

Videos due by December 1.

West Chester, November 7, 2023
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WEST CHESTER, PA – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) launched a project inviting community members to submit videos on Ben Franklin's story and why his impact on society and the U.S.' democracy matters to them. This comes as Houlahan saw there are no statues dedicated to Ben Franklin in the U.S. Capitol Building and plans to introduce the Ben Franklin Statue Placement Act, which will bring a statue of him to the halls of Congress. Selected videos will be used on Houlahan's official social media accounts and shared with her colleagues in Washington


Submissions should: 
 

    • Help share the story of Ben Franklin 

    • Explain to Congress why his impact on society and our democracy matters to you 

    • Tell other lawmakers why a statue would help share this important history 

    • Have a maximum viewing time of 2 minutes 

    • Be submitted in .MOV format  

    Send submissions to PA06.info@mail.house.gov by December 1 at 6 p.m. Please contact the Office of Rep. Houlahan with any questions.

    Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, an engineer, a serial entrepreneur, an educator, and a nonprofit leader. She represents Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District, which encompasses Chester County and southern Berks County. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She is the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award which “recognizes members who demonstrate the bipartisan leadership and constructive governing necessary to move our country forward” and the Congressional Management Foundation’s 2022 Democracy Award for best Constituent Services in Congress.

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