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The Orwigsburg Fire Department is receiving $2.25 million in federal funding that will greatly help it build the new firehouse it is planning, officials said.

The money was included in the federal agriculture appropriations legislation recently signed into law and announced last Friday.

Meuser says in a statement announcing the funding, “This nearly $5 million in federal funding my office helped to secure for Schuylkill County will help to improve the lives of the great people who live and work here.

“These three community projects will strengthen public safety, expand access to healthcare, and support long-term economic revitalization across the county,” he says.

WILLIAMSPORT — A US lawmaker got a firsthand look at the impact of the federal budget impasse.

9^th district US Congressman Dan Meuser toured several Lycoming County organizations Wednesday to discuss how the federal government shutdown is impacting families and veterans.

Republican Congressmen Dan Meuser and John Joyce were among those who made statements on not wanting to be paid during the shutdown.

Most of the blame for the government shutdown, which began at midnight, lies with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer because he is "fighting for his political life" and refusing to work with Republicans on a short-term funding plan, Rep. Dan Meuser told Newsmax on Wednesday.

Democrats need to understand that forcing a government shutdown could result in the permanent loss of jobs for some federal employees, Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Monday.

WILKES-BARRE — According to the FTC, Americans lost over $12 billion to scams in 2024 — a 25% increase from the previous year, U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser said on Thursday.

Meuser, R-Dallas, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, convened a hearing titled “Fraud in Focus: Exposing Financial Threats to American Families.”