The week comes to an end after a tense partisan battle on the issue.

As a hall-of-fame goaltender, Mike Richter is known for his game-winning saves on the ice. Now, he’s trying to save something else: the environment.

The price of the life-saving drug is skyrocketing: up nearly 600 percent since 2001.

September is shaping up to be a busy month in Congress, and it starts with the renewed debate on guns.

Back-to-school season is giving some Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers a chance to renew their fight for whole milk in schools.

In Sept. 2018, New York Republican Rep. Tom Reed and his Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) outlined a plan to “break the gridlock.”

The Pennsylvania Republican has spoken with President Donald Trump in recent days and regularly over the August recess on the background check issue, officials say.

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) has watched the soaring price of insulin affect his own family. When his son was four-years-old, he was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes, meaning he needs insulin to survive. His son is now 19. Since 2001, the price of insulin has spiked 600 percent, now costing Type-1 diabetics on average more than $5,700 per year.

Pennsylvania went four years without a woman representing any of its eighteen Congressional Districts. That was until January, when four women from the Keystone State were elected to Congress.

Nearly one-half of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation (eight out of 18 members) consists of freshman members. That includes Congressman Fred Keller.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has twice-before proposed stricter background checks for gun shows and internet sales. Now, he’s hoping the third time is the charm for what has become known as the “Manchin-Toomey,” introduced with West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin.

Catherine Quinlan has been fielding calls from U.S. Rep. Tom Reed’s constituents all summer long. For the Corning, N.Y. native and psychology major, combining people and, now, politics, has been a new learning experience

A long-term budget deal is now heading to President Donald Trump’s desk.

Their push comes nearly two weeks after a federal judge ruled health insurance companies can sell short-term policies, even if they do not cover pre-existing conditions that are required under the Affordable Care Act.

On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Senate Democrats introduced legislation that would overturn the 2010 Citizens United ruling made by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The push for a national women’s history museum in Washington, D.C. is gaining more support in Congress.

On Tuesday, a group of miners suffering from the disease testified before members of the U.S. Senate, urging them to fully fund and extend the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.

The average brand-name drug costs eighteen-times more than a generic drug; in some cases, jumping hundreds of dollars every year, according to a report from AARP’s Public Policy Institute.

This comes one day after a Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) held up U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s request to unanimously pass the extension.

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed announced he and 15 members of his Problem Solvers Caucus are traveling to McAllen, Texas on Friday. The group is scheduled to tour a border patrol station and a centralized processing center, according to a release.