Dec. 31, 2015 /
![Staats Frustrated by Gov. Wolf’s Manipulation of EITC]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) issued the following statement in response to letters sent by Gov. Tom Wolf last week to businesses notifying them that their applications to the educational tax credit programs have been conditionally approved even though the 2015-16 state budget has not yet been fully finalized.
Dec. 31, 2015 /
![Rader Reacts to Gov. Wolf’s Line-Item Veto]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf used the line-item veto on nearly $7 billion of the state budget sent to him by the Legislature last week. The governor’s actions on Tuesday did allow for the release of critical emergency funding to schools and human service agencies.
Dec. 30, 2015 /
![Pyle Issues Statement on Governor’s Line-Item Veto Press Conference]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeff Pyle (R- Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) today issued the following statement about Gov. Tom Wolf’s Capitol press conference on Tuesday where Wolf announced he will again use his veto pen – this time to slash more than $6 billion from the $30.3 billion 2015-16 state budget that had been sent to him via a bipartisan Senate vote in time for Christmas:
Dec. 30, 2015 /
![Planes, Trains and Automobiles…and Buses and Ships: PA Transportation Issues Featured on Harper’s January Legislative Report Program]()
HARRISBURG – Improvements to the state’s transportation infrastructure, the value of the state’s shipping ports and efforts to boost driver safety are featured on the January edition of Rep. Kate Harper’s (R-Montgomery) Legislative Report television show.
Dec. 30, 2015 /
![Harhart to Retire From State Legislature]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Lehigh/Northampton) has decided her 11th term in office, which will end with the 2015-16 session, will be her final one as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Dec. 30, 2015 /
![Saccone Responds to Wolf’s Line-Item Veto]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) today released the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf used the line-item veto on several previously agreed upon items, including education funding, in order to prolong the budget impasse at the expense of Pennsylvania taxpayers.
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Gov. Wolf Six Months Too Late to Release Funds, Says Lancaster House Republican Delegation]()
HARRISBURG – The Lancaster County Republican Delegation today expressed deep disappointment in Gov. Tom Wolf’s inability to accept compromise during his first year in elected office.
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Ward Reacts to Wolf Partial Budget Veto]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) released the following statement in reaction to Gov. Tom Wolf’s partial veto of House Bill 1460, the budget legislation passed last week by the General Assembly:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Helm Disappointed in Wolf’s Decision to Line-Item Veto Responsible Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin/Lebanon) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the General Assembly’s latest budget compromise:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Topper, Metzgar Respond to Governor’s Line-Item Veto]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton/Franklin) and Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the fiscally responsible compromise budget:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Heffley Reacts to Gov. Wolf’s Partial Budget Veto]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) released the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf used a line-item veto on House Bill 1460, the bipartisan budget passed by the Legislature last week.
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Staats Disappointed with Gov. Wolf’s Line-Item Veto]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) released the following statement today after Gov. Tom Wolf partially vetoed House Bill 1460, the budget sent to him by the Legislature last week.
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Tallman Issues Statement on Wolf Partial Budget Veto]()
HARRISBURG - State Rep. Will Tallman (R-Adams/Cumberland) released the following statement in reaction to Gov. Tom Wolf’s partial veto of House Bill 1460, the budget legislation passed last week by the General Assembly:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Toohil: Vital Education and Human Services Money is Being Released to Those Who Need it Most]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the General Assembly’s latest budget compromise:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Quigley Suggests Gov. Wolf Refocus His Priorities]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tom Quigley (R-Montgomery) implores Gov. Tom Wolf to refocus his priorities after he today elected to approve the same level of funding for many budget items that he vetoed six months ago. Many have suffered in the past half a year, and Quigley reminds Wolf that they should be the motivation – not how he can get more money out of the pockets of Pennsylvania residents.
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Gingrich Disappointed in Wolf’s Refusal to Sign a Sustainable Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the General Assembly’s latest budget compromise that was sent to him for consideration last week:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![James Responds to Gov. Wolf Line Item Veto]()
HARRISBURG- State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the fiscally responsible budget that was sent to his desk before the Christmas holiday:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Causer Responds to Partial Budget Veto]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to line-item veto portions of the 2015-16 state budget sent to him just before Christmas:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![McGinnis: Wolf Continues to Badger and Bully for More Spending]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. John McGinnis (R-Blair) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the General Assembly’s latest budget compromise that was sent to him for consideration last week:
Dec. 29, 2015 /
![Schemel: Budget Standoff Comes Down to Tax Increases]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s line-item veto of the General Assembly’s latest budget compromise that was sent to him for consideration last week: