House Passed Boback Bill Benefiting Veterans

Sep. 12, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – The House today unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) to exclude veterans’ compensation benefits from income calculations for Commonwealth programs.

Harper Issues Statement on Severance Tax Bill Action

Sep. 11, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) issued the following statement after the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to amend her bill that sought to implement a severance tax on natural gas drilling in the Commonwealth:

Christiana: Shale Tax Will Kill PA Jobs

Sep. 11, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – Surrounded by organizations representing Pennsylvania’s private sector workforce, Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington) today urged House and Senate leaders and Gov. Tom Wolf to take a job-killing shale tax off the table during final negotiations on the state budget revenue plan this week.

Christiana Urges General Assembly to Abandon Calls for Shale Tax

Sep. 11, 2017 /

WHAT: Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington) and organizations representing Pennsylvania’s business owners, workers and manufacturing industry will hold a press conference to urge Gov. Tom Wolf and House and Senate lawmakers to abandon calls for a Shale tax during final discussions on the state budget. Christiana will explain how a severance tax could negatively impact the petrochemical industry and thousands of manufacturing jobs.

House Leaders Confirm Passing of Rep. Dan McNeill

Sep. 08, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Democratic Leader Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) regret to confirm the passing of state Rep. Daniel McNeill (D-Lehigh), who died on Friday, Sept. 8. Turzai and Dermody issued this statement jointly:

DiGirolamo Unveils No-Borrowing State Budget Plan

Sep. 07, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – Citing the need to fully fund this year’s budget, Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) today unveiled his own budget proposal, which would provide recurring revenue to support the $32 billion budget plan passed in June without the need for borrowing.

DiGirolamo to Outline Budget Funding Alternative

Sep. 06, 2017 /

WHAT: Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) will discuss his proposal to fully fund the 2017-18 state budget. The current $32 billion spending plan requires approximately $2.2 billion in additional revenue to fill a shortfall from last year’s budget and fully fund the current fiscal year’s plan.

Republican Lawmakers Unveil Taxpayers’ Budget

Sep. 05, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – After seven weeks of diligent work to find an alternative to the Senate’s plan to raise taxes on every Pennsylvanian, a group of House Republicans released today the Taxpayers’ Budget to fund the 2017-18 budget without the need to borrow money or increase taxes.

Rothman Supports Taxpayers’ Budget

Sep. 05, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – Following a press conference today by a select group of Republican colleagues to unveil a plan to cover the approximately $2.2 billion funding gap in this year’s budget without the need to borrow money or raise taxes, Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) issued the following statement: