Sep. 18, 2020 /
![Heffley Hosting Public Hearing to Discuss Francis E. Walter Dam Reevaluation Study]()
HARRISBURG – At the request of Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), the House Majority Policy Committee will convene a public hearing next week in Carbon County to discuss issues related to the ongoing reevaluation study of the Francis E. Walter Dam and Reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The committee is chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter).
Sep. 18, 2020 /
![Gleim Says PA Supreme Court Actions Will be Contested]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) today condemned the “decision” by the 5-2 majority of partisan Democrats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to allow unattended drop-off boxes for ballots and removal of a party from the ballot for the Nov. 3 elections.
Sep. 18, 2020 /
![Wolf Administration Ignores Questions, Grove and Ryan Demand Answers]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Seth Grove (R-York) and Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) are calling on Gov. Tom Wolf’s Office of Administration to answer questions it failed to respond to when previously asked.
Sep. 17, 2020 /
![Cox and Committee Learn State Officials Unable to Say if New Unemployment Compensation System is Ready for Launch Oct. 5]()
HARRISBURG – Thousands of Pennsylvania families relying on unemployment compensation benefits to put food on their tables and roofs over their heads may have to begin applying for those benefits using a brand-new system beginning Oct. 5.
Sep. 17, 2020 /
![PA House Speaker, Majority Leader Comment on PA Supreme Court Decision]()
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sided with the Wolf administration and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in allowing for ballots to be counted that are received up to three days following the election day deadline, for satellite election office locations and the use of drop boxes.
Sep. 17, 2020 /
![Stephens Bill to Help Small Restaurants Passes the Commerce Committee]()
HARRISBURG—The House Commerce Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to help restauranteurs who have been financially hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep. 17, 2020 /
![Thomas Bill to Create Registry of Medical Directors Passes Committee]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation introduced by Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) to require the establishment of a registry of medical directors in nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living facilities has passed the Health Committee.
Sep. 16, 2020 /
![House Health Committee Unanimously Advances Chairman Rapp’s Essential Caregiver Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by House Health Committee Majority Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) that would safely allow family members to visit long-term care facilities as essential caregivers for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable citizens was unanimously reported out of the Health Committee today.
Sep. 16, 2020 /
![PA House Republicans and Democrats Call on Gov. Wolf to Sign PIAA Sports and Spectators Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Dozens of House Republicans joined together in a press conference Wednesday morning to call for Gov. Tom Wolf to sign House Bill 2787, legislation that will enshrine in law that decisions about school sports and spectators can be made at the local level.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![House Votes to Protect Religious Freedoms]()
HARRISBURG – Guaranteeing that our most sacred rights and liberties are always protected, the House passed House Bill 2530 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill amends existing religious freedom protection law to ensure that no government issued order may infringe on the right to assemble to worship according to a person’s faith in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Owlett’s Religious Freedom Protection Bill Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) bill that would strengthen the Religious Freedom Protection Act has passed the House by a vote of 149-53. The bill would ensure the religious freedoms of Pennsylvanians of all faiths are protected during times of emergency declarations.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![House Approves Comprehensive Retirement Systems Improvement and Consolidation Package]()
HARRISBURG – Efforts to reform and secure Pennsylvania’s pension system moved forward today when the House unanimously approved three bills by State Government Chairman Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) and Reps. Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) and Lou Schmitt (R-Blair).
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Chairman Metcalfe, ERE Committee Vote for Rejection of DEP’s Business Suffocating Air Quality Fees]()
HARRISBURG — House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) convened a voting meeting today to adopt a letter (excerpted below) directing the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) to reject Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Regulation 7-536:
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Committee Moves Topper Bill to Increase Pennsylvanian’s Access to Health Care]()
HARRISBURG – To ensure Pennsylvanians have access to quality health care, the House Professional Licensure Committee approved legislation by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) to fully join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, allowing practitioners to use telemedicine to treat patients in all member states.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Gregory Criticizes Governor’s Comments about Legal Proceedings]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) issued a statement Tuesday on a U.S. District Court ruling that found Gov. Tom Wolf’s business shutdowns unconstitutional as well as the governor’s response to the judge’s findings.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Klunk Letter Seeks Answers to Wolf Administration Response to Unemployment Compensation]()
HARRISBURG – Since March, Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation System has been plagued with problems, leaving millions of workers without benefits as they need to feed their families and keep a roof over their heads.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Bonner Applauds Historic Court Ruling Declaring Wolf-Levine COVID-19 Dictates Unconstitutional]()
GROVE CITY – As one of the plaintiffs in the case of County of Butler v. Wolf, Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) issued the following statement on Monday’s historic U.S. District Court ruling that Gov. Tom Wolf’s and Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s COVID-19 congregate gathering, stay-at-home and business shutdown restrictions are unconstitutional.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Chairman Metcalfe, ERE Committee Vote for Rejection of DEP’s Business Suffocating Air Quality Fees]()
HARRISBURG — House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) convened a voting meeting today to adopt a letter (excerpted below) directing the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) to reject Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Regulation 7-536:
Sep. 14, 2020 /
![York House Republicans Respond to Judge Ruling Wolf Orders Unconstitutional]()
HARRISBURG – In response to a federal judge ruling that Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 restrictions are unconstitutional, the York County House Republican Delegation, which includes House Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) and Reps. Mike Jones (R-York Township), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Seth Grove (R-Dover), Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) and Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), issued the following statement:
Sep. 14, 2020 /
![ERE Chairman Metcalfe Calls on DEP Secretary to Cancel Blatantly Partisan RGGI Virtual Voting Meeting]()
CRANBERRY – House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) sent the following letter to PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell urging the cancellation of tomorrow’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voting meeting to consider the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).