Articles by Ryan Mackenzie
Opinion by Pa. 7th District congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie: Where I stand on democracy, gerrymandering and redistricting
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over the last year, with mid-decade redistricting and the ability to gerrymander more efficiently, we have seen even fewer congressional districts that are true races — the nonpartisan Cook Political Report lists the 7th District as one of just 18 House Districts that are toss-ups, and likely to determine which party controls the U.S. House next year. How does representing such a district affect how you would govern?
Opinion by Pa. 7th District congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie: Where I stand on immigration and ICE enforcement
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Please discuss your beliefs on illegal immigration and immigration enforcement. What resources should be devoted to arresting and detaining immigrants who are in the country illegally but are going through the steps to get legal status and have committed no other crimes? What must be done after immigration enforcement actions have led to shootings and deaths of American citizens and noncitizens?
Opinion by Pa. 7th District congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie: Where I stand on the Iran war
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The war with Iran has gone on for more than six months at this point. What do you believe should happen next regarding this conflict? Editor’s note: The Morning Call asked the candidates for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District to weigh in on several issues, and is publishing their responses this week. Democratic challenger Bob Brooks’ answer is below; you can find Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s here.
Opinion by Pa. 7th District congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie: Where I stand on voting and election integrity
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Do you feel voting is safe in this country? What laws do you want to see passed to prevent election fraud, and at the same time guarantee everyone who has the right to vote is able to cast a ballot? Were Lehigh Valley votes fairly recorded in 2020, or should those votes have been thrown out?
Opinion by Pa. 7th District congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie: Where I stand on healthcare
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What should Congress do to ensure people living in the United States can get and afford quality healthcare? Editor’s note: The Morning Call asked the candidates for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District to weigh in on several issues, and is publishing their responses this week. Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s answer is below; you can find Democratic challenger Bob Brooks’ here.
Opinion by Pa. 7th District congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie: Where I stand on affordability and cost of living
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Do you believe there is an affordability crisis in the country now? Looking forward, what do you feel is the most important thing Congress can/should do to make the cost of living more affordable for 7th Congressional District residents of all ages? Editor’s note: The Morning Call asked the candidates for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District to weigh in on several issues, and is publishing their responses this week. Republican U.S. Rep.
H.R. 8823: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to allow the Secretary of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been convicted of fraud. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act
Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) To improve travel for American families, and for other purposes. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
H.Res. 1128: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.
Add a note about this resolution. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) Sponsor and status Introduced March 20, 2026 119th Congress (2025–2027) Status Introduced on March 20, 2026 This resolution is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 20, 2026.
Opinion: Congress is working to help Americans face the cost of living
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: As it does every year, The Morning Call asked the Lehigh Valley’s top elected leaders to look back at 2025 and look ahead at 2026. Responses are running this first week of 2026 from U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, the newly elected executives of Lehigh and Northampton counties, and the mayors of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton.
Opinion: America needs genuine health care policy reform
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Across our nation, the American people are getting tired of seeing health care used as a political football. They want to see real, bipartisan results. Prior to joining Congress earlier this year, I spent over a decade as a Pennsylvania state representative. In that capacity, I saw firsthand as the residents of our community got left holding the bag for Washington’s failures.
Opinion from Ryan Mackenzie: Here’s why I supported the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
For decades, the American people have demanded action on their priorities. Instead, families watched their wages eaten up by inflation, communities strained by open borders and government waste growing unchecked. Through it all, Washington politicians ignored these problems, broke their promises and failed to deliver for the American people. Now, we’re charting a new course.
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program. (H.R. 2641)
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2641. This is the one from the 119th Congress. We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work: GovTrack.us. (2025).
Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 (H.R. 1800)
Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Your View: Rep. Ryan Mackenzie outlines his priorities for 2025
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of Your Views by Lehigh Valley elected leaders reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead to 2025. Previously published pieces were by U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure, Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds, Easton Mayor Sal Panto and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk.
Your View: Rep. Ryan Mackenzie outlines his priorities for 2025
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of Your Views by Lehigh Valley elected leaders reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead to 2025. Previously published pieces were by U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure, Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds, Easton Mayor Sal Panto and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk.
We flipped five seats to keep a GOP majority. Johnson helped make it possible
Over the past two years, pundits, pollsters, the media, and liberal politicians all predicted that House Republicans would lose the majority in 2024. They were proven wrong on Nov. 5, when the public gave President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans a mandate with unified control of government. As members-elect who flipped five seats and secured a Republican House, we are ready to deliver for the public.
Your View: I will not support a federal abortion ban
Editor’s Note: The Morning Call solicited Your Views from the two candidates in the congressional race for Pennsylvania’s 7th District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild and Republican state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. The candidates were asked to focus primarily focus on themselves, discussing what they think and how they would vote on each issue, rather than attacking each other.
Your View from Ryan Mackenzie: Restoring faith in election process vital to our democracy
Editor’s Note: The Morning Call solicited Your Views from the two candidates in the congressional race for Pennsylvania’s 7th District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild and Republican state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. The candidates were asked to focus primarily focus on themselves, discussing what they think and how they would vote on each issue, rather than attacking each other.
Your View from Ryan Mackenzie: Stronger border security first step in solving immigration problem
Editor’s Note: The Morning Call solicited Your Views from the two candidates in the congressional race for Pennsylvania’s 7th District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild and Republican state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. The candidates were asked to focus primarily focus on themselves, discussing what they think and how they would vote on each issue, rather than attacking each other.
Your View from Ryan Mackenzie: Government spending failed to help most Americans
Editor’s Note: The Morning Call solicited Your Views from the two candidates in the congressional race for Pennsylvania’s 7th District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild and Republican state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. The topic in today’s columns is the economy; columns on immigration, democracy, and abortion and reproductive rights are scheduled to appear over the next three days.
Election 2024 Your View by Ryan Mackenzie: My experience in Harrisburg will help me address illegal immigration, economy
Editor’s Note: The Morning Call solicited Your Views from candidates in contested primaries in the Lehigh Valley region. The three Republican candidates running for the nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Susan Wild in November were asked to discuss what they see as they biggest issue(s) facing the 7th Congressional District and how they would approach solving the issue(s). Their responses are running this week, in alphabetical order by last name. Your Views from state House races will run next week.
Biden, Wild are playing politics with the border
Just weeks after taking office in 2018, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild joined her Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives in shutting down the government because she refused to agree to President Donald Trump’s request for border wall funding. The end result was the longest government shutdown in history and the border wall funding was not agreed to.
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie: My Four Principles for America
I recently launched my campaign to represent Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District in Washington because we are losing our country. For far too long, politicians have been saying one thing to get elected, and doing another thing when they get into office — that’s not how the system should work. Right now, the Lehigh Valley is represented by a radical, progressive Democrat. Susan Wild campaigns as a moderate, but her liberal voting record tells a very different story.
The state should make these tax changes to help people deal with inflation
A basic definition of inflation is “a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.” Right now, inflation seems to be out of control, forcing many Pennsylvania families living paycheck to paycheck to make difficult spending decisions to stretch every available dollar. There are several main causes of the high inflation rate we are all facing.
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