Turzai Update on Reopening PA
Jun. 01, 2020 / Embed
In this week's video update, “Reopening Pennsylvania, Safely, Compassionately, Urgently,” Speaker Mike Turzai addresses:
Critical legislative action taken last week,
- Efforts to safely reopen all Pennsylvania's businesses,
- Passage of a stabilizing state budget which…
Fully funds schools to ensure they can and will open next year for students.
Funds the Senior Protection Act and directs funding for long term care and nursing homes.
- The process of how the Legislature has dealt with a positive COVID case.
It's Beyond Time to Reopen PA Business
May. 28, 2020 / Embed
From the beginning of this process, Gov. Tom Wolf’s business shutdown order has been arbitrary, frustrating, and destructive to family-owned small businesses that have been cornerstones in communities across our state. Since this process began, the voices of Pennsylvanians have been loud and clear. They want the opportunity to operate safely under our current circumstances, just as Gov. Wolf has allowed so many businesses to do. This resolution does just that. PA House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler makes a measured and balanced argument during House debate on House Resolution 836 to reopen PA business.
5-month Stabilizing Budget Helps PA During Uncertain Times
May. 26, 2020 / Embed
Rep. Stan Saylor, chairman of the PA House Appropriations Committee, explains the rationale for passing a spending bill for the 2020-21 state budget which covers the first 5 months of the new fiscal year. HB 2387 now moves to the PA Senate for consideration.
Reopening PA - The Speaker's Weekly Update
May. 25, 2020 / Embed
My latest update:
- #MemorialDay,
- ensuring our youth can safely get back to playing sports,
- PA's nursing home travesty and the Senior Protection Act,
- Gov. Wolf's many vetoes,
- schools reopening in the fall.
House Vote to Overturn Veto and Put Pennsylanians Back to Work Falls Short
May. 20, 2020 / Embed
Gov. Wolf has shown time and again, he is not listening to the voices of Pennsylvanians whose livelihoods are being destroyed by this pandemic response. This bill would have allowed a variety of businesses to safely reopen in the same way national retailers, government offices and countless other businesses approved by this administration are currently working. Instead, these Pennsylvanians, and the families who depend on their income, will continue to suffer.”
The Startling Statistics About COVID in PA's Nursing Homes
May. 18, 2020 / Embed
Speaker Mike Turzai shares a video update about the two crises that Pennsylvanians are facing: COVID and the rush to prevent economic collapse. The video also includes the terribly disheartening statistics shared about the COVID casualties in PA's nursing homes.
They're Only Asking for the Same Opportunity
May. 14, 2020 / Embed
House Bill 2388, passed by the House with bipartisan support, would allow several sectors of the state’s economy to resume under current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
“Our state is facing an unemployment crisis like we have never seen in our lifetimes, and hope we never see again,” House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said. “Our employers and business owners recognize we’ve all made changes to our daily lives to flatten the curve and protect ourselves and loved ones from COVID-19. They have only asked for the same opportunity to change their businesses as well.”
After an amendment in the Senate, House Bill 2388 would allow the following industries to resume in Pennsylvania:
• Vehicle dealers.
• Manufacturing operations.
• Lawn and garden centers.
• Salons and barber shops.
• Messenger services.
• Animal groomers.
Getting Many PA Industries Safely Back to Work
May. 14, 2020 / Embed
During House debate, Rep. Natalie Mihalek explains her bill to help several industries in PA to safely re-open.
Protecting Residents in PA’s Nursing Home Facilities
May. 11, 2020 / Embed
Seeking to protect seniors and other individuals living in Pennsylvania’s nursing home facilities, personal care homes and assisted living residences, Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is proposing legislation that would establish a framework to help these facilities keep loved ones safe.
We Must Protect the Most Vulerable
May. 11, 2020 / Embed
Speaker of the PA House Mike Turzai urges the protection of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable populations as we combat COVID-19, while he provides insight into some data finally received from the state Department of Health. The Speaker further discusses action to safely, compassionately, and urgently re-open the state’s economy by allowing businesses to reopen (if they choose to) and getting people back to their jobs and provide for their families.