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For Immediate Release: August 19, 2026 Contact: info@robforpa.com Pittston, PA - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joined Congressman Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District today, highlighting Bresnahan’s work on behalf of Northeastern Pennsylvania and rallying supporters ahead of November’s election. Speaker Johnson and Congressman Bresnahan were joined by Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Wyoming Area Regional Police Chief and registered Democrat Mike Turner, Kingston Borough Police Chief Rich Kotchik, Pike County Sheriff Brian Vennie, Wyoming Valley FOP Lodge 36 President Mike Huntzinger, Frank Albert Memorial FOP Lodge 43 President Steven Scoble, Robert Yonick of Wyoming Valley FOP Lodge 36, and Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher. Bresnahan emphasized that his first priority in Congress remains Northeastern Pennsylvania and ensuring the district has a representative willing to fight for its interests in Washington. “I’m grateful to Speaker Johnson for coming to Northeastern Pennsylvania and standing with us in this fight,” said Congressman Bresnahan. “The people of this district sent me to Washington to go to bat for them, and that’s what I’ve done every single day. We’re fighting to lower costs, protect taxpayers, secure our border, and make sure working families in Northeastern Pennsylvania have a voice in Congress.” The visit underscored the stakes of the PA-08 race and Republicans’ commitment to defending a key battleground district in November. Responding to Expected Cognetti Spin The following stats are pulled from the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System without spin. Violent Crime, Overall She'll cite a WVIA article stating that crime is down . That figure only works because 2021 was cherry-picked as the starting point, the year after she took office, and it erases everything before it. Her own police chief's numbers still show violent crime rising 15.5% in 2022 and 1.5% in 2024 inside that same window. Compare her tenure to what came before it, 2019-2024 versus 2013-2018, and homicides, rapes, and arson all rose. Homicides She'll point to a better 2025 and note two of the seven 2024 homicides were vehicular. Homicides still rose from 11 (2013-2018) to 14 (2019-2024), a 27% increase confirmed by WVIA against federal and state data. From 2021-2025 alone, the city recorded 15 homicides, and 2024 was the deadliest year in Scranton in over a decade, the same year a Scranton detective was shot in the line of duty. One better year doesn't erase that record, and recasting two homicides as "just vehicular" doesn't make them less deadly. Rapes She'll blame a 2021 reporting methodology change that reclassified assaults as rapes. If that were the real driver, aggravated assault numbers should have dropped sharply once the change took effect and stayed down. They didn't: 169 (2021), 165 (2022), 142 (2023), 114 (2024), 139 (2025), essentially flat. Reported rapes still rose 62% between 2019 and 2024, confirmed by WVIA. A flat assault line and a soaring rape line together mean this isn't just paperwork. Arson Arson cases rose 116% from 2019 to 2024, confirmed by WVIA using the city's own reported figures.  Guns and Ammunition She will try to say that she didn’t disarm the police. That doesn't erase what her administration actually did: cut the guns and ammunition budget from $43,500 to $20,000 in 2021, a cut of more than 50%, after engaging with anti-police activist groups. City Council, not Cognetti, added a separate $23,629 "special operations ammunition" line item that year to patch the hole. She did not sign the 2021 budget. She let it become law without her signature specifically because she objected to Council restoring that ammunition funding. She can say now she doesn't want to disarm police, but her 2020 comments and her refusal to sign the budget that funded them tell a different story about where she actually stood when it counted. Learn more at www.RobForPA.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2026 Contact: Matthew Beynon – mbeynon@brabendercox.com HARRISBURG, PA – State Treasurer and Republican nominee for Governor Stacy Garrity (R-PA) issued the following statement in response to Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) new data center executive order. Stacy Garrity said: “Josh Shapiro is trying to gaslight the people of Pennsylvania into not believing what they’ve seen with their own eyes for the past 13 months. Last summer, Josh Shapiro was the biggest data center cheerleader in the nation, and he reaped in more than $5 million in campaign donations from out-of-state data center interests in the process. Now that public opinion has turned against him and his donors, Josh Shapiro is playing CYA, and Pennsylvania voters aren’t buying it. Josh Shapiro lit the fuse on the chaos we are seeing in community-after-community across the Commonwealth because he was more concerned with his political ambitions than fighting for Pennsylvania communities. As Governor, I will never abandon the hardworking Pennsylvania families who rightly expect their Governor to fight for them, not out of state donors to a political campaign." PAID FOR BY GARRITY FOR PA

Pittston, PA – Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien visited Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District today alongside Congressman Rob Bresnahan, underscoring their shared commitment to delivering results for working people and celebrating recent victories for Teamsters members in Northeastern Pennsylvania. During the visit, O’Brien, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, Rep. Bresnahan, and Teamsters Local 229 Secretary-Treasurer Mike Kovaleski toured the Bazooka Ring Pop facility in Moosic, where more than 60 Teamsters recently ratified a new three-year contract that includes a 15 percent wage increase, lower health care costs, pension improvements, and stronger workplace protections. They also made stops at TForce Freight in Moosic, a UPS Facility in Taylor, and LT Verrastro Inc. in Old Forge.  “Rob Bresnahan is a strong ally on the issues that matter to Teamsters, from fighting to get the Faster Labor Contracts Act across the finish line to strengthening workplace protections and investing in railway safety. We know we can count on him to deliver results for working people,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Pennsylvania’s workers deserve leaders who they can depend on to stand up and fight for the issues that matter to them,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “I’m proud to work alongside the Teamsters to strengthen protections for workers, support collective bargaining, and fight for policies that benefit the hardworking men and women who are the backbone of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s economy.” In June of this year, The Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters endorsed Congressman Bresnahan’s campaign for reelection. For more information visit www.RobForPA.com .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2026 Contact: Matthew Beynon – mbeynon@brabendercox.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** Stelson Raises Money From Uncle Tied to Chinese Communist Party Second Major Stelson Donor Who Advocates for CCP NEW CUMBERLAND – First, Janelle Stelson (D-Lancaster) accepted the support of a political action committe e funded by Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn founder and close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, who traveled extensively to Epstein’s myriad properties – including his notorious island. Then, we learn that Stelson accepted maximum donations from the son and daughter-in-law of anti-American and radical Socialist George Soros, who sit on the board of the Soros-funded Open Society Foundation that funneled $37 million to extremist groups backing radical New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Now this… Reports this morning show that Stelson’s uncle, John W. Allen , who also has longstanding ties to the Soros Family, and who spent his business career advancing Chinese interests, donated thousands to her two congressional campaigns. Allen is an advisor with ChinaWise USA and served as CEO of the Greater China Corporation, a New York-based investment firm that “utillizes its significant relationships in the U.S., China, and around the World to assist its partners to benefit from China’s prosperity,” according to its now-defunct website. According to the Free Beacon , Allen also is a trustee with the nonprofit Chinese Cultural Foundation, a position in which he has built long-standing personal relationships with Beijing officials and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members. Allen routinely spoke with the CCP-operated Xinhua News Agency, which has been described as the “world’s biggest propaganda agency…at the heart of censorship and disinformation put in place by the Communist party,” and where he advocated for CCP policies like the “Belt and Road Initiative,” CCP’s global infrastructure project. This isn’t the first time Janelle Stelson has accepted contributions from individuals associated with the CCP. She received thousands from Pin Ni , a car executive and apparent active member of the CCP. Scott Perry has spent his career fighting the Chinese Communist Party threat to the United States, as well as its human rights abuses against the Chinese people. Perry has introduced legislation to stop China from selling military hardware to the U.S., while cosponsoring legislation to help Taiwan defend itself from Communist China . He’s also authored the Falun Gong Protection Act , which passed the House, sanctions Communist China for its forced organ harvesting practices. The difference in this race is clear: Scott Perry fights for America against the Chinese Communist Party. Janelle Stelson is a puppet of the Chinese Communist Party and couldn’t care less about America. ### PAID FOR BY PATRIOTS FOR PERRY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3 2026 Contact: Matthew Beynon – mbeynon@brabendercox.com HARRISBURG, PA – For nearly a year, Pennsylvania State Treasurer and Republican candidate for Governor Stacy Garrity has repeatedly taken Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) to task for his administration’s failure to lead. In nearly every speech she’s given, Garrity cited Pennsylvania’s abysmal rankings at 38 th economically, 39 th in education, and 41 st overall – but last week we found out it’s getting worse! Under Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s economy now ranks 47 th out of 50 states in the nation according to the U.S. News & World Report – dropping 9 spots! Josh Shapiro says his work is “paying off.” Stacy Garrity knows Josh Shapiro is a failure. Here are the facts: Nearly seven in 10 Pennsylvania 8 th graders cannot read at grade level, yet Josh Shapiro refuses to opt into a new federal scholarship program that will help Pennsylvania children escape failing schools – even liberal governors in New York and Colorado have opt-ed in! For all the talk of one bridge the Shapiro administration repaired in Philadelphia, there are nearly 3,000 structurally deficient bridges across the Commonwealth, with Pennsylvania’s infrastructure earning a C-minus grade. Pennsylvania has the 5 th highest tax burden in the nation, making it tougher to raise a family, start a business, and build a life in the Commonwealth. Enough is enough, and Stacy Garrity has one message to Pennsylvanians struggling to make ends meet under Josh Shapiro’s failed administration: Help is on the way! PAID FOR BY GARRITY FOR PA

HARRISBURG, PA – This morning’s edition of POLITICO Playbook detailed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) deep involvement in recruiting NBA All-Star LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers this Summer, but the question must be asked: Is this how the Governor of the 5th largest state in the nation should be spending his time? Josh Shapiro took his eye off the ball at a time when the state Supreme Court had given the Governor and the legislature a 120 day stay to pass a constitutional remedy for its ruling in the Commonwealth v. Lee – which found that automatic life-without-parole sentences in Second-Degree murder cases violated the state’s constitution. The Pennsylvania State Senate passed a bipartisan bill that addressed this issue, but Shapiro’s allies in the Democratically controlled State House thumbed their nose at this bipartisan legislation – all the while Shapiro has said nothing. Stacy Garrity said: “Josh Shapiro has been trying to sit at the cool kid’s table for years, but he just looks ridiculous. Rather than demanding action before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s deadline, Josh Shapiro spent his time lobbying a professional basketball player to come to the 76ers. Because of Josh Shapiro’s failure to lead, nearly 1,200 convicted murderers across Pennsylvania can begin to challenge their sentences, forcing murder victims’ families back into court to relive the unimaginable pain and force upon them the specter of confronting their loved one’s murderer again.” PAID FOR BY GARRITY FOR PA

Pittston, PA - Congressman Rob Bresnahan today announced the unified endorsement of his re-election campaign by four national maritime labor unions representing the licensed and unlicensed merchant mariners who keep America's commercial fleet moving: the American Maritime Officers (AMO), the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P), the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA), and the Seafarers International Union (SIU). In a joint letter, the presidents of all four unions praised Bresnahan as a "consistent and steadfast advocate for the U.S. maritime industry" and pledged their unions' full support heading into November. The unions credited Bresnahan for cosponsoring the bipartisan SHIPS for America Act, legislation designed to revitalize the U.S.-flag fleet and help American mariners and vessel operators compete in global shipping. They also pointed to his support for full funding of the Maritime Security Program and his work ensuring enforcement of the Jones Act and U.S.-flag cargo preference requirements, policies the unions say are essential to protecting American maritime jobs and maintaining the manpower base the country needs "in time of war or other international emergency." The full endorsement letter can be found HERE . "The licensed and unlicensed merchant mariners of AMO, MM&P, MEBA, and SIU keep our country and our economy running, and they deserve a partner in Washington who understands that” said Congressman Rob Bresnahan. “I will always stand up for working people and am grateful for the support of our merchant mariners.” The four maritime unions join a large and growing coalition of labor organizations supporting Bresnahan’s re-election, including: Amalgamated Transit Union (Endorsement announcement HERE ) American Federation of Government Employees (Endorsement announcement HERE ) American Federation of Government Employees District 3 (Endorsement letter HERE ) Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (Endorsement letter HERE ) International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers Local 13 (Endorsement Letter HERE ) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 163 (Endorsement letter HERE ) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1319 (Endorsement letter HERE ) International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542 (Endorsement letter HERE ) Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters (Endorsement letter HERE ) Pennsylvania Laborers’ District Council (Endorsement letter HERE ) Learn more at www.RobForPA.com . 

Pittston, PA - Paige Cognetti has built her entire campaign around a promise to reject corporate PAC money, plastering it on her website and touting it in endorsement after endorsement. Turns out the pledge only holds up if you don't look too closely. A new NOTUS report reveals Cognetti has quietly pocketed cash from leadership PACs stuffed with corporate money, from Boeing to JPMorgan Chase to UnitedHealthcare, funneled through committees run by members of the Democrat Machine like Sen. Chris Coons, Rep. Katherine Clark, Rep. Ted Lieu and Nancy Pelosi. It's the same tired playbook Scranton voters have watched Cognetti run for years: say one thing, do another, and hope nobody checks the campaign finance reports. ICYMI: Paige Cognetti Refuses Corporate PAC Money. But Some Is Arriving Indirectly. By Avani Kalra NOTUS July 30, 2026 Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, who Democrats hope will unseat Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan this November, has repeatedly pledged not to take money from corporate political action committees as a candidate or lawmaker. “No Corporate PAC Money. As a candidate and member of Congress I will reject the influence of special interests,” Cognetti wrote on her campaign website. But federal campaign finance filings show Cognetti has accepted donations from numerous political committees that themselves are awash in cash from corporate PACs, including money from defense contractor Boeing, banking giant JPMorgan Chase and insurance company UnitedHealthcare. Many of the non-corporate political committees supporting Cognetti are leadership PACs operated by Democratic federal lawmakers to boost their party’s congressional candidates. During her 2026 campaign to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, Cognetti has, for example, taken $5,000 from Blue Hen Federal PAC , a committee sponsored by Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware). Coons’ committee has received hundreds of thousands of dollars this election cycle from a who’s who of corporate and trade association PACs tied to companies such as Visa , FedEx , Pfizer , Northrop Grumman , Eli Lilly, Google , McKinsey and Fox News parent Fox Corp. , among several dozen others. Cognetti’s campaign has also received $4,000 from the campaign committee of House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, which itself is partly bankrolled by numerous corporate PACs, including those sponsored by Delta Air Lines , Verizon , Allstate Insurance and law and lobbying firm Alston & Bird . Cognetti took money from dozens of these leadership PACs that report significant corporate contributions — including the PACs of Rep. Ted Lieu, the House Democratic Caucus vice chair, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker. “Paige is the only candidate in this race who does not accept donations from corporate PACs, supports a federal ban on corporate PAC donations, and will never be handed a corporate check in exchange for special access or political favors,” Emma Mustion, the campaign’s communications director, said. “The reason for her pledge is simple: Paige is independent and doesn’t work for anybody but the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania.” Cognetti’s pledge to reject corporate PAC money has become a key feature of her campaign, and is cited in endorsements from advocacy groups such as End Citizens United and lawmakers including Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona). Campaign finance and other money matters are key issues in the race between Cognetti and Bresnahan. Cognetti has repeatedly hit Bresnahan, who accepts direct corporate PAC money, for his once-prolific stock trading — the multimillionaire with his own helicopter made more than 650 individual stock trades during 2025, according to federal records. Among them, he traded stock in companies that manage Medicaid just before the House took its first vote on Republicans’ sweeping tax cut bill that slashed the program. He has also personally invested in artificial intelligence companies before advocating for data centers . NOTUS previously reported that Bresnahan abruptly stopped trading stocks earlier this year . At the time, a spokesperson said a financial institution managed Bresnahan’s stock trades. “Only a slick politician like Paige Cognetti would make a promise to reject corporate PAC money a centerpiece of her campaign only to find a loophole to accept it,” Samantha Bullock, a spokesperson for Bresnahan’s campaign, said in a statement to NOTUS. Federal records show Cognetti had $3.4 million cash on hand, besting Bresnahan’s $2.6 million war chest, as of June 30. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race between Bresnahan and Cognetti as a toss-up. National Republicans and Democrats alike consider the race critical to winning a House majority in 2027. Cognetti, for her part, continues to run on an anti-corruption platform that includes banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, instituting term limits for federal lawmakers, withholding lawmakers’ pay throughout government shutdowns and prohibiting members of Congress from making bets in prediction markets. Other candidates have been criticized in the past for accepting similar contributions. Democrat Abigail Spanberger, now the governor of Virginia, campaigned on rejecting corporate PAC money while running for Congress in 2022 — and was slammed at the time for taking money from leadership PACs. Learn more at www.RobForPA.com . 

***PRESS RELEASE*** Justice Has Arrived HARRISBURG, PA – You’ll never know her name. Or ever see her face. But for Josh Shapiro, it’s time to buckle up. Go ahead...underestimate her! Episode One, “ The Betrayal ,” now streaming at twilightjustice.com . It’s time for justice.