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March 6, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, is pleased to announce his office’s participation in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, held in partnership with the Baum School of Art. This annual competition provides high school students across the district with an opportunity to showcase their artistic talent and receive national recognition for their work.


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February 26, 2026

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley (PA-07), announced the opening of the application process for Community Project Funding (CPF) and programmatic and language appropriations requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027.


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February 24, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, will bring Sarah Arndt, a Head Start educator in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, as his guest to President Trump’s State of the Union Address on February 24. 


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February 19, 2026
$12 million in community project funding returned to the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos
Allentown, PA — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, visited Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) today to announce $2 million in federal funding to support facility improvements at ABE. The funding was secured by Congressman Mackenzie through a recently passed appropriations package.

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February 13, 2026
Encourages action to pursue commonsense reform, limit impact on servicemembers
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, called on Congress to work together to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, whose funding has been blocked by Senate Democrats.

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February 12, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, met with leaders from the Puerto Rican and Dominican communities in Washington this week. On Tuesday, the Congressman met with a delegation from Puerto Rico, including Sen. Thomas Rivera Schatz, President of the Puerto Rican Senate.

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February 10, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, participated in questioning witnesses from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today during a hearing on the Department’s practices. The oversight hearing, which was scheduled in mid-January, afforded members of the House Homeland Security Committee the opportunity to question witnesses, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S.

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February 4, 2026

 

Allentown, PA — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has announced that $47 million in programmatic funding has been secured for the construction of the Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDTs). This announcement follows the signing of the 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act by President Trump. Congressman Mackenzie advocated on behalf of this programmatic request throughout the appropriations process, personally rallying support for the investment. 


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February 3, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has now signed on to all three leading pieces of legislation aimed at ending insider stock trading by Members of Congress and restoring public trust in government.