Dec. 11, 2023 /
![Brown Introduces Legislation to Assist Small Businesses]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence) has introduced legislation to expand start-up fee exemptions to more small businesses in the Commonwealth.
Dec. 11, 2023 /
![D’Orsie Unveils Educational Choice Legislation for PA Students]()
HARRISBURG – To give Pennsylvania youngsters and their parents the true opportunity for educational freedom, Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-York) was joined by advocates to unveil legislation to create the Student Freedom Account Program.
Dec. 11, 2023 /
![House Republican Leaders to Answer Pennsylvanians’ Questions During Livestream]()
WHO: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Republican Whip Tim O’Neal (R-Washington), House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York), and House Republican Caucus Secretary Martina White (R-Philadelphia).
Dec. 11, 2023 /
![Dunbar to Wrap Up 14-Year Legislative Career, Will Not Seek Re-Election]()
HARRISBURG – Having served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011, House Republican Caucus Chairman Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland) today announced he will not seek re-election to an eighth term.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![D’Orsie to Unveil Educational Choice Legislation in Pennsylvania]()
WHAT: Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-York) will discuss his legislation to give students and their parents greater educational choice by creating the Student Freedom Account Program.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![House Republicans to Discuss Upcoming Legislative Package to Combat Antisemitism in Education]()
WHO: Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny), Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) and other House Republican members.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![Stalled Budget Process Cuts Off Critical Funding for Community Colleges and Animal Health Diagnostics, Zimmerman Says]()
HARRISBURG - Today, Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster/Berks) announced that the stalled state budget process is having detrimental effects on vital sectors of our economy, including community colleges and animal health diagnostics.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![Mackenzie Addresses Governor Regarding Voting Machine Failures in Northampton County]()
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY -- In a letter addressed to Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) expressed deep concerns regarding voting machine failures during the municipal elections on Nov. 7 in Northampton County.
Dec. 07, 2023 /
![Heffley Says ‘No More Excuses’ for PA House Democrats in 2024]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) issued the following statement regarding Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton’s recent explanation for the low number of session days for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2024:
Dec. 07, 2023 /
![It’s Time for Educational Choice in Pennsylvania]()
If the adoption of universal educational choice was based solely on public support, we’d have it here in Pennsylvania. A comfortable majority of voters, and an even more lopsided majority of parents of school-age kids, support every form of educational choice here in the Commonwealth, from tax credit scholarships all the way up to universal choice.
Dec. 07, 2023 /
![Families Convey Positive Impacts of Educational Improvement, Opportunity Scholarship Programs]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Funding our Children’s Future” to raise awareness of the positive impacts of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs, and how they meet the needs of families and students across the entire income spectrum.
Dec. 06, 2023 /
![Families Convey Positive Impacts of Educational Improvement, Opportunity Scholarship Programs]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Funding our Children’s Future” to raise awareness of the positive impacts of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs, and how they meet the needs of families and students across the entire income spectrum.
Dec. 05, 2023 /
![Democrats Continue Pattern of Not Holding Session, Roae Says]()
HARRISBURG — In response to the announcement of the House session schedule for the first six months of 2024, Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie), Republican chairman of the House State Government Committee, issued the following statement:
Dec. 05, 2023 /
![Grove Issues Financial Brief for November 2023]()
HARRISBURG – House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) announced the release of the monthly House Republican Appropriations Financial Brief for November 2023.
Dec. 04, 2023 /
![Cabell National Provider Identification Bill Could Increase Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Conviction Rate]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry proudly announced arrests and convictions for “over $800,000 dollars in Medicaid fraud.” Henry further touted a “staunch commitment to hold accountable those who steal from Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents.”
Nov. 30, 2023 / Press Release
![Kutz Calls for Swift Passage of Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation]()
A bill that would create licensure requirements for massage parlors and bodywork facilities in Pennsylvania has garnered bipartisan support.
Nov. 28, 2023 /
![Flick Looks Forward to Participating in House Government Oversight Committee to Help Uncover and Prevent Corruption, Fraud and Negligence]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) looks forward to participating in upcoming House Government Oversight Committee meetings to assess how local and state systems can best serve the people of Pennsylvania and prevent corruption, negligence and fraud.
Nov. 28, 2023 /
![D’Orsie Bill to Increase Penalty for Corruption of Minor Charges]()
HARRISBURG – Using a position of power to exploit the trust of a child is a serious crime that should come with serious consequences. That is why Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) introduced legislation to increase the grading of the corruption of a minor charge when the crime was perpetrated by someone in a position of authority.
Nov. 22, 2023 /
![Cook Calls on Shapiro to Explain RGGI Appeal to Pennsylvanians]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R- Greene/Washington) released the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s decision to appeal the Commonwealth Court decision that would have ended the job-killing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state energy tax program that proposes to increase utility costs in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 21, 2023 /
![Grove: Shapiro Embraces $600 million RGGI Tax]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) expressed outrage and disappointment with Governor Shapiro’s decision to appeal the Commonwealth Court decision to halt the tax-raising and job-killing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).