EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, PA — On March 25, Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) held his first telephone town hall with constituents of Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District. Bresnahan spoke to constituents and answered their questions over the phone from his Washington, D.C., office in the hour long town hall.

“I am so appreciative of everyone who tuned in to last night’s telephone town hall,” said Bresnahan. “Every day, I ask my team what our constituents are calling in about, and what we as a team can do for Northeastern Pennsylvania. This town hall allowed me to speak directly to more than 9,000 constituents about the issues that matter most to them. I couldn’t be more grateful for the people of PA-08, and I will continue to do all I can to fight for them every day.” 

More than 9,000 constituents participated in the phone call and an estimated 1,000 tuned in on Facebook. During the town hall, Rep. Bresnahan answered questions from his constituents, and covered topics including but not limited to Medicaid, the Tobyhanna Army Depot, the Rain Tax, inflation, the housing market, veterans, and projects he hopes to work on as a member of the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Small Business. 

When asked during the town hall about a project to bring passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City, Bresnahan said he was excited to continue to move it along. Early speculation about the economic impact of the rail line suggests $84 million a year in economic growth to the region, in addition to the creation of construction and engineering jobs, he said. "We're gonna keep the pedal to the metal and [hopefully get] the train out of the station here."