Sep. 09, 2021 /
![Republican Leaders Request More Detailed COVID-19 Data from Wolf Administration]()
HARRISBURG – The Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania General Assembly—President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Juniata/Huntingdon), Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin)—wrote a letter joined by Senate Health and Human Services Chairman Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Erie/Mercer/Warren) and House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) to Gov. Tom Wolf and Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam seeking more specific COVID-19 data from the Wolf administration.
Sep. 09, 2021 /
![University of Pittsburgh to Undergo Review of Fetal Tissue Research, Mihalek Announces]()
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh has retained a firm to conduct an independent review of the school’s fetal tissue research practices to ensure total compliance with state and federal guidelines, Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) announced today.
Sep. 02, 2021 /
![Warner Issues Statement Following Committee Vote to Reject Job-Crushing Regulations]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), a member of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, today joined a majority of his colleagues in approving a joint resolution opposing regulations advanced by Gov. Tom Wolf that would force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). He issued the following statement:
Sep. 02, 2021 /
![Governor’s New Mask Mandate Based on Fake Events, Area Lawmakers Say]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster), Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) and Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) today expressed deep concern that the legal pillars Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Alison Beam used at their Tuesday press conference to institute a new statewide mask mandate for K-12 students are based on demonstrable untruths.
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Struzzi Frustrated, Angered By Approval of RGGI Proposal by Independent Commission]()
HARRISBURG – Wednesday’s decision by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) to advance Gov. Tom Wolf’s effort to enroll Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is, according to state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana), yet another deaf ear turned to the residents of Indiana County.
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Metcalfe, ERE Committee Stand Ready to Reject Wolf’s Job-Killing RGGI Scheme, Following ‘Independent’ Commission’s Rubberstamping]()
HARRISBURG — House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee (ERE) Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) has confirmed that he is moving forward with Thursday’s previously scheduled voting meeting to advance a concurrent resolution to once again disapprove and reject Gov. Tom Wolf’s rogue executive actions to enter Pennsylvania into the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Gaydos Reacts to Governor’s New Student Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Gov. Tom Wolf to implement a statewide mask mandate for all students, staff and faculty in K-12 schools, early learning and child care centers.
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Bucks County House Republican Delegation Responds to Governor’s Actions]()
HARRISBURG: The Bucks County House Republican Caucus, comprised of Reps. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne), Wendi Thomas (R-Richboro), Meghan Schroeder (R-Warminster), Todd Polinchock (R-Warrington), Shelby Labs (R-Doylestown), KC Tomlinson (R-Bensalem), and Craig Staats (R-Quakertown), issued the following statement on Gov. Wolf’s mask mandate for all Pennsylvania schools:
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Flood Calls Governor’s New Student Mask Mandate an Executive Overreach]()
WIND GAP – Rep. Ann Flood (R-Northampton) today in Wind Gap issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf yesterday announced his plans to implement a statewide mask mandate for students in kindergarten through the 12th grade:
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Dowling Issues Statement on Wolf’s Latest Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the announcement by Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Alison Beam that all students, staff and faculty in K-12 schools, early learning and child care centers.
Sep. 01, 2021 /
![Reversing Course Takes Away Decision-Making Power at the Local Level, Says Mercuri]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) released the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement of a mask mandate for K-12 students and day-care centers:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) made the following statement on the school and day care mask mandate issued by the Wolf administration today:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Ortitay Reacts to Governor’s School Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to the governor’s school and day care mask mandate:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Heffley Dismayed by Wolf Mask Mandate]()
WEISSPORT – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s statewide mask mandate for Pennsylvania school students:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Gleim Says Wolf Flip-Flops with New Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Carlisle) joins House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) responding to the school and day care mask mandate issued by the Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration today with the following statement:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Jozwiak: The Power to Mandate Masks Belongs in the Hands of Our School Districts]()
HARRISBURG – Following the administration’s universal mask mandate announcement for all Pennsylvania K-12 schools, Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) provided the below statement voicing his immense frustration with this new order.
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Wolf is Wrong on Statewide Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) issued the following statement Tuesday in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest mandate to require all students, faculty and staff in K-12 schools and child care centers to wear masks.
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Irvin Issues Statement on Governor’s Mask Mandate Announcement]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement on the school and day care mask mandate issued by the Wolf administration today:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Rader Issues Statement on Wolf Mask Mandate]()
EFFORT – Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s statewide mask mandate for Pennsylvania school students:
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Warner: Wolf Subverts Democracy with School Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) issued the following statement in response to the mandate issued by Gov. Tom Wolf and his secretary of Health to require all students, faculty and staff to wear masks in school starting next week.