State Legislators, PA Farm Bureau to Push For Upgrade to Statewide Internet

WHAT: State Reps. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Pam Snyder (D- Greene/Fayette/Washington), and Martin Causer (Cameron/McKean/Potter), will partner with representatives from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau to emphasize the need to bring high-speed internet in the Commonwealth into the 21st century.

Phillips-Hill and Snyder will update progress on the groundbreaking four-bill package of legislation they have co-authored. Causer, majority chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, will discuss the need for sufficient broadband service in the agriculture community, as well as unserved and underserved areas of the Commonwealth.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 17, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Media Center, State Capitol, Harrisburg.

LIVE WEBSTREAMING: The news conference will be streamed through each of the legislators’ websites.

Media contact: Scott Little, 717.260.6137, slittle@pahousegop.com