Jan. 21, 2021 /
I began my role as chairman of the State Government Committee at a pivotal time in your state’s, and our nation’s, history. Never before has our election process been questioned to the extent we have seen these past few months. As chairman, my first major role was to organize a series of hearings aimed at regaining the voter’s trust in our elections and fixing problems within the system.
Jan. 21, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Bradford/Tioga/Potter) joined fellow members of the House State Government Committee at the state Capitol Thursday for the first in a series of hearings about the state’s election laws and procedures.
Jan. 21, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) issued this statement following his participation in the House State Government Committee’s first hearing on the state’s election laws:
Jan. 20, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Greg Rothman (R-Mechanicsburg), Barb Gleim (R-Carlisle), Sheryl Delozier (R-Lower Allen), Torren Ecker (R-Mount Holly Springs) and Sen. Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) will volunteer at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to pack boxes for those in need of food assistance in central Pennsylvania in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Jan. 20, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Greg Rothman (R-Mechanicsburg), Barb Gleim (R-Carlisle), Sheryl Delozier (R-Lower Allen), Torren Ecker (R-Mount Holly Springs) and Sen. Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) will volunteer at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to pack boxes for those in need of food assistance in central Pennsylvania in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Jan. 20, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Greg Rothman (R-Mechanicsburg), Barb Gleim (R-Carlisle), Sheryl Delozier (R-Lower Allen), Torren Ecker (R-Mount Holly Springs) and Sen. Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) will volunteer at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to pack boxes for those in need of food assistance in central Pennsylvania in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Jan. 20, 2021 /
BELLE VERNON – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Bud Cook’s (R-Washington/Fayette) offices will begin operating on an appointment-only schedule. Walk-ins will not be permitted in either district office until further notice.
Jan. 20, 2021 /
WHAT: Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions Jonathan Marks will provide testimony before the House State Government Committee in regard to Pennsylvania’s election laws and the 2020 election.
Jan. 20, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) is taking steps to expand paid sick leave to essential workers excluded by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Jan. 20, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) has been fighting for a fair, accountable and transparent Local Share Account (LSA) process since March 2017.
Jan. 19, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) will serve on the House Ethics Committee for the 2021-22 Legislation Session.
Jan. 19, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and House Appropriations Committee Majority Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf Tuesday asking for a briefing for the House leadership team on Pennsylvania’s plan to deploy the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jan. 17, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement on the passing of State Sen. Dave Arnold (R-Lebanon/Dauphin/York):
Jan. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – School districts in the 122nd and 124th Legislative Districts will share more than $35.2 million in federal funding as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act recently passed by Congress, according to Reps. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill).
Jan. 15, 2021 /
By Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Northampton/Montgomery)
Jan. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - House leaders have named Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union) to four committees for the 2021-22 Legislative Session, including Aging and Older Adult Services, Labor and Industry, Finance, and Local Government.
Jan. 15, 2021 /
OAKMONT – Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) issued the following statement regarding her call on Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Health Secretary Rachel Levine to work with school officials so students can learn in-person without continual changes that force them to attend school remotely:
Jan. 15, 2021 /
High school seniors interested in receiving financial assistance to help pay for college can now apply for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Scholarship. Each year the program awards a four-year scholarship to two students preparing for post-secondary education. The scholarship is privately funded by individual and corporate
donors; no tax or other public funds are used.
Jan. 14, 2021 /
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) will be offering veterans affairs outreach hours in his district office at 3220 State Route 257 in Seneca on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An accredited field service officer from the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania will be available to assist veterans by appointment with a variety of issues.
Jan. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) has been named to four standing committees within the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. They are the Commerce, Game and Fisheries, Human Services, and Urban Affairs committees.