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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.


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January 28, 2026

Washington, D.C.—Today, Reps. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) reintroduced the bipartisan Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act, H.R. 7259, to remove the basic allowance for housing (BAH) from the calculation of income for eligibility in free and reduced-price school meal programs.


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January 27, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, introduced the bipartisan National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026, alongside Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), to improve transparency and provide Congress and the public with clearer insight into the operations and future needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration (NCA).


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January 26, 2026

 

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has issued the following statement in response to events in Minnesota. 


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January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, saw his legislation to modernize the federal Charter Schools Program advance through the House Committee on Education and Workforce.