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.
Jan. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – At the request of Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler, state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) has accepted an appointment to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. Struzzi served in a similar capacity last term following the resignation of Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), who vacated the seat to become majority whip for the House Republican Caucus, and recommended him to fill the vacancy.
Jan. 14, 2021 /
For more than a century, Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) has been an anchor in our community, providing an array of health care services to generations of families across the region. Going to our local hospital means we may know some of the doctors, nurses and others on staff. And it means our loved ones are close by and more likely able to visit.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Oil Creek Titusville Lines Inc. received a $140,000 grant for rail freight improvements, said Reps. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) and Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest). The grant will improve operations by extending a passing siding by 1,000 feet.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) has been appointed as the first woman chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee by Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) for the 2021-22 session. Boback was recently sworn into her eighth term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG ¬– Believing state government should operate in the most efficient manner possible, the House State Government Committee approved a series of bills during its first meeting of the 2021-22 session today, Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican leaders have announced committee assignments for the 2021-22 Legislative Session, naming Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-Chester/Montgomery) to his second consecutive term as chairman of the House Transportation Committee. Hennessey was also reappointed to the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, a committee he has served on for many years and previously chaired.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Working to prevent waste, fraud and abuse within the state’s Medicaid system, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) is pleased to report his reform bill received unanimous approval Wednesday by the House State Government Committee.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) was appointed to four House committees for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. His committee assignments are Aging and Older Adult Services, Game and Fisheries, Gaming Oversight, and Labor and Industry.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria), Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) and Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) are applauding more than $31 million in statewide railroad improvements that are being funded by the Pennsylvania Transportation Commission.
Jan. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria), Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) and Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) are applauding more than $31 million in statewide railroad improvements that are being funded by the Pennsylvania Transportation Commission.
Jan. 12, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) has announced his assignment to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Game and Fisheries, Gaming Oversight and Liquor Control committees for the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Jan. 12, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) announced that Pennsylvania businesses and residents affected by Tropical Storm Isaias on Aug. 4, 2020, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Jan. 12, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today announced that he has been reappointed to serve on the House Appropriations, Tourism and Recreational Development and Transportation committees for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. He was also named for the first time as a member of the Urban Affairs Committee. Heffley was sworn into office for another term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Jan. 5.
Jan. 12, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) has been assigned to four committees and the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) board of directors for his fourth term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jan. 12, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Hershey (R-Mifflin/Juniata/Franklin) has been named to five committees for his second term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.