Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – With no long-term state budget agreement between the governor and legislators within sight, state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) today in Harrisburg voted for an emergency state funding bill that would release money for students, senior citizens and Pennsylvanians in need.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) today voted in Harrisburg for an emergency state funding bill that was approved by the state House and would release money that has been bottled up since the governor vetoed a full spending plan more than two months ago.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – In another attempt to get state funding out to the agencies and organizations that need it to continue serving taxpayers, Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) today voted in favor of legislation providing emergency state funds through the end of October.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) joined his colleagues today in voting to release emergency state funding to human service agencies and schools. This bill would provide four months of state aid based on House Bill 1192’s levels, and would retroactively fund some state operations from July 1 through Oct. 31.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – With no overall state budget agreement within sight, Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) today in Harrisburg voted for an emergency state funding bill approved by the House that would release much-needed money for schools, emergency services and human service providers.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – In light of the ongoing state budget impasse, Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) this week joined his colleagues in the state House in passing a package of emergency state funding bills to help sustain critical human service programs and to keep the doors of many organizations which depend on state funding, including our schools, open.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – The state House today passed legislation to authorize emergency state funding that would support human services providers and recipients of student loans, while unlocking federal and state dollars designated for Pennsylvania’s public school districts. The party-line vote sends House Bill 224 and Senate Bills 1000 and 1001 to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk for his signature into law.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – To help struggling social services and school districts desperate for their state subsidies while budget negotiations continue, Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) along with a majority of her colleagues in the state House sent an emergency funding package to the governor’s desk.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) today cast an affirmative vote in support of a package of emergency state funding bills aimed at delivering critical funding to human service programs and schools while state budget negotiations continue.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Due to the continuing state budget impasse, the House and Senate approved emergency funding legislation to provide financial relief to human service providers and schools that rely on state aid to operate, said Rep. Julie Harhart (Lehigh/Northampton).
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) today voted in support of legislation to provide emergency state funding to human service providers and schools across the Commonwealth.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – With schools and human service agencies struggling due to the lack of a state budget, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) today voted in favor of providing them with emergency funding.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) joined with her Republicans colleagues today in advancing an emergency funding package to deliver critical funding for public education and vital human services that have been withheld due to Gov. Tom’s Wolf’s June 30 veto of the entire state budget.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – With human service programs and schools hitting a financial crisis point due to the continuing state budget impasse, Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) joined her Republican colleagues in the state House today in passing emergency state funding legislation to help these entities stay afloat.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) once again voted with his Republican colleagues today to restore funding for public education and vital human services that were denied funding by Gov. Tom Wolf’s June 30 veto of the entire state budget.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG- Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) voted to approve emergency funding for struggling social service agencies and schools. The legislation, Senate Bill 1000, includes state appropriations of over $11 billion and releases over $24 billion in federal funds. The appropriations would be applied retroactively to fund government operations from July 1 to October 31.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG- Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton/Franklin) voted today to approve emergency funding for struggling social service agencies and schools. The legislation, Senate Bill 1000, includes state appropriations of over $11 billion and releases over $24 billion of federal funds. The disbursements are applied retroactively to fund government operations from July 1 to October 31.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) today voted in favor of an emergency funding plan for social service agencies that provide critical assistance to victims of domestic violence, rape and child sexual abuse, as well as the elderly and school children. The prolonged budget impasse has interrupted the flow of funding to these agencies, which serve the state’s most vulnerable citizens.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – In an effort to help families and senior citizens receive important human services and to keep schools open, Rep. Tedd Nesbit (R-Mercer/Butler) today voted in favor of legislation to allow emergency funding to be sent to service providers and school districts.
Sep. 24, 2015 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Peifer (R-Pike/Wayne) today voted to release critical state funding to schools and human service agencies. The House passed an emergency funding bill that would allow state and federal dollars to flow to state operations that are in desperate need of funding.