Sep. 10, 2020 /
![COVID-19 Challenges to Health Care, Social Service Sectors Focus of PA House Majority Policy Committee Hearing]()
BREINIGSVILLE – Continued access to personal protective equipment (PPE), threats of frivolous lawsuits and skyrocketing expenses are among the most significant concerns facing health care and social service providers as they try to find a path forward through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep. 10, 2020 /
![House Committee Finds COVID-19 Hospitalizations are Down in Bucks, But Impact on Business is Still Severe]()
BENSALEM— During a hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee hosted by Rep. K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bensalem), Dr. David Damsker,?director for the?Bucks County Health Department, announced that while the number of new COVID-19 infections have increased slightly increased, hospitalizations are down.
Sep. 10, 2020 /
![PA House Majority Leader Benninghoff: House Will Hold Veto Override Vote on House Bill 2787 ‘as Soon as We Have the Chance’]()
HARRISBURG – Following House Bill 2787’s veto-proof bipartisan passage through the Senate on Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf pledged to veto the bill that would put into law that decisions about starting school sports and allowing spectators are to be made at the local level.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![Senate Passes Struzzi Bill to Ensure Legislative Consideration for RGGI]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that the Senate has passed his House Bill 2025, which would require legislative authorization before Pennsylvania could impose a carbon tax on employers engaged in electric generation, manufacturing or other industries operating in the Commonwealth, or enter into any multi-state program, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), that would impose such a tax. The bill passed with a vote of 33-17.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![Struzzi Appointed to PENNVEST Board of Directors]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced his appointment by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for the remainder of the 2019-20 Legislative Session. The appointment comes at the recommendation of Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), who vacated the seat when she was appointed majority whip for the House Republican Caucus.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![Reese Bill to Ensure Local Control on School Sports, Activity Decisions Heads to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) today praised Senate passage of his bill to ensure decisions about school sports and activities, including policies regarding spectators, are made at the local level. The measure now heads to the governor’s desk, and Reese is encouraging the governor to sign it.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![House Committee Advances Boback September 11th Remembrance Day Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee has unanimously passed legislation authored by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would recognize Sept. 11 of each year as September 11th Remembrance Day.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![Causer-Dunbar Bill to Boost Rural Broadband Access Advances in Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), prime sponsors of a bill to boost broadband internet service in the state’s most rural communities, today praised the bill’s unanimous passage by members of the Senate Communications and Technology Committee.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![Majority Policy Committee to Discuss COVID-19 Impact, Economic Recovery for Health Care and Social Assistance Services]()
WHAT: Members of the PA House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will meet to discuss COVID-19 impacts on health care and social assistance services in the Commonwealth, and their economic recovery efforts.
Sep. 09, 2020 /
![Restaurant Owners, Workers Need Clarity, Vision – Not More Mandates, Owlett Says]()
HARRISBURG – While Gov. Tom Wolf imposes more seemingly random mandates on the state’s bar and restaurant industry, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) has introduced legislation to give these struggling business owners and their employees some vision and clear expectations to get through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep. 08, 2020 /
![House Majority Policy Committee to Hear from Business Owners on COVID-19 Impact]()
WHAT: The House Majority Policy Committee will take testimony from southeast region business owners on the impact of COVID-19 and the continued lockdowns on the local economy.
Sep. 03, 2020 /
![Toohil Again Requests Child-Related COVID-19 Case Data from PA Department of Health]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to better protect the health and safety of Pennsylvania’s children and educators during the current COVID-19 crisis, Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today, for a second time, requested a more detailed reporting of cases involving young people from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There has been no response to her initial letter, which was sent on Aug. 19.
Sep. 03, 2020 /
![Sept. 7 to be Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 984 sponsored by Reps. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), Keith Gillespie (R-York), Pat Harkins (R-Erie) and Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) declaring Sept. 7 as Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 03, 2020 /
![Moul Election Reform Bill Headed to the Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Today, the House voted 112 to 90 to advance an election reform bill, sponsored by Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams), which would address the timelines and handling of mail-in ballots and help ensure the integrity of Pennsylvania’s elections.
Sep. 03, 2020 /
![Dush, Borowicz Vote to Terminate Wolf’s Emergency Declaration and Reopen Pennsylvania’s Economy]()
Hyper-partisan Democrats kill veto override, ensure continuation of Wolf’s tyranny
Sep. 03, 2020 /
![Metzgar Votes to Give Control to Schools, Allow Spectators at Athletic Events]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today announced that the House of Representatives has passed House Bill 2787, which would give the authority to make decisions regarding school athletic events to each individual school entity. Schools would determine whether or not to hold athletic and extracurricular events, and whether or not to allow spectators at said events.
Sep. 03, 2020 /
![Quinn Encouraged by New Youth Sports Policy]()
Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s reversal in policy concerning youth athletics following a House vote.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
![Gaydos Disappointed in Failed Attempt to Override Wolf’s COVID-19 Disaster Emergency]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today expressed disappointment following the failure of the House to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 Disaster Emergency veto, on the 180th day following issuance of his original declaration. The representative issued a statement after today’s vote on House Resolution 836, which needed to pass by a two-thirds majority required by the Constitution.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
![House Approves Topper, Reese Bills Protecting Families’, School Districts’ Education Decisions]()
Protecting the right of Pennsylvania families and school districts to choose what is best for students, the House today approved two pieces of legislation by Reps. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) and Mike Reese (R-Somerset/Westmoreland). House Bills 2787 and 2788 ensure that local districts, parents and students are the ultimate decision makers when it comes to a child’s education and participation in extracurricular activities.
Sep. 02, 2020 /
![Struzzi Resolutions to Provide Guidelines for CBD, Kratom Passed by Committee]()
State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that the House Health Committee has passed two resolutions he authored. House Resolution 459 would request guidelines for the commercial sale of CBD products from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). House Resolution 460 would request guidance and appropriate protocol from the FDA for the safe use of Kratom.