Apr. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Seeking reliable data information, Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) sent a letter to the Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania asking for information and updates about how many of the state’s 37,000 hospital beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.
Apr. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – As with any informed decision-making process, reliable and current data is essential for the public and legislature as Pennsylvania transitions to a path of recovery. In an attempt to access this important data, Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) sent the Secretary of Health the attached letter today.
Apr. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) has introduced legislation that would designate Sept. 27 of each year as “First Responders Day” in Pennsylvania to honor the men and women on the front lines who sacrifice so much to protect the lives and property of others.
Apr. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Returning to founding principles of the United States and Pennsylvania, legislation introduced by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) and approved by the House State Government Committee to require state agencies to answers questions posed by the public, including members of the media.
Apr. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG - State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) knew there had to be another way to give Pennsylvania businesses a choice of whether or not to reopen following Gov. Tom Wolf’s vetoed Senate Bill 613.
Apr. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) to potentially provide up to $40 million in financial assistance to Pennsylvania’s dedicated fire and emergency medical service companies was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday.
Apr. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) today announced that the House of Representatives voted to pass House Bill 2392, legislation she authored along with esteemed colleague Rep. Frank Ryan of Lebanon County.
Apr. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—The House today passed legislation by Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), House Bill 2412, to require the secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development to issue a waiver to the COVID-19 Business Closure Order to allow all real estate-related activities that can adhere to social distancing practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Apr. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing response has put an enormous strain on Pennsylvanians and state government. To help ensure Pennsylvania and its residents come out stronger than they were before the pandemic, the House approved House Bill 2419 by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) to form a bipartisan COVID-19 cost and recovery task force.
Apr. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The House today approved legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that would require review of all Commonwealth debt obligations and identify refinancing options in a report to the General Assembly.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation passed earlier today would facilitate rapid COVID-19 testing for Chester County’s health care workers and first responders. Introduced by Rep. John Lawrence (R-West Grove), House Bill 2455 gives Chester County the green light to implement Coronavirus antibody testing that complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today wrote a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf, urging him to consider restructuring his plan to reopen Pennsylvania. The letter comes in response to Wolf’s plan to reopen the Commonwealth on a regional basis, rather than a county basis as he did when he closed them.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses to close as per Gov. Tom Wolf’s Business Closure Order, with animal grooming services one of those businesses that has been forced to shut its doors until further notice.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), today advanced bills that would support the food supply chain and allow two important agriculture-related businesses to reopen safely during the COVID-19 emergency.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, joined by members of the Allegheny County House delegation, sent the attached letter to Dr. Rachel Levine, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, requesting she allow hospitals and health systems in the Allegheny County area to reopen to allow for the treatment of COVID-19 patients as well as the pre-planned, medically necessary surgeries that are currently being prevented.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that the House Government Oversight Committee will investigate the Wolf administration’s system for allowing some businesses to stay open while others were denied waivers.
Apr. 27, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) announced today that new funding assistance for community development and affordable housing activities to address the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been awarded to Grove City Borough and Pine Township in Mercer County.
Apr. 24, 2020 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced House Bill 2429, which would grant a waiver to the governor's COVID-19 Business Closure Order to all lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores that can adhere to the social distancing practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effectively opening them up for in-person operations.
Apr. 24, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – There are a lot of questions arising from Gov. Tom Wolf’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of which is the business closures and the waiver system to allow certain businesses to remain operational. To seek answers to these questions, Wolf suggested the House Government Oversight Committee be tasked with investigating the closures and the non-standard waiver process, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the committee, announced today.
Apr. 23, 2020 /
ALTOONA – In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to slowly reopen Pennsylvania, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) issued the following statement: