Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal to spend $34.1 billion during the 2019-20 fiscal year:
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Following the governor’s budget address today in Harrisburg, Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) issued this statement regarding the $34.15 billion plan:
Feb. 05, 2019 /
WHAT: An informational hearing to identify how a significant state minimum wage hike would affect not only minimum wage workers, but also other workers and consumers in the larger economy.
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Following the budget address that Gov. Tom Wolf delivered today to a joint session of the General Assembly, Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) released this statement:
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) today convened an informational meeting, before the governor’s annual budget address, focusing on the “State of the State.”
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) this week had a meeting, at his request, with a representative from the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-York), chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee, and Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton). The meeting was to discuss the recent announcement by the Game Commission to drastically reduce the deer population in the region as a method to deal with the increasing amount of cases of chronic wasting disease.
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – A resolution sponsored by Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) that designates the week of Feb. 16-23, 2019, as “FFA Week” in Pennsylvania was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives today.
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) said today that the governor’s budget address had a positive message, but more work still needs to be done.
Feb. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) said today that the governor’s budget address had a positive message, but more work still needs to be done.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
Watch it live! A live web stream of this press conference can be viewed at PAHouseGOP.com or PASenateGOP.com starting approximately five minutes after the governor’s budget address ends (the address will also be available live on the website).
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – In an effort to better honor and show respect for all of the state’s fallen veterans, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) has co-sponsored legislation with Rep. Timothy O’Neal (R-Washington) that would require better upkeep of the graves of Pennsylvania veterans across all of Pennsylvania. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives today by unanimous vote.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – For the second legislative session in a row, the House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield) that would allow consumers to synchronize the refiling of their prescriptions.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that would help bolster the proper upkeep of grave decorations for all honorably discharged veterans in second-class counties.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Consumer Affairs Committee unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) that would allow for greater tracking by law enforcement of stolen jewelry and other items containing precious metals, as well as fight the opioid epidemic as the sales often fund the purchase of illegal drugs.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Consumer Affairs Committee unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) that would allow for greater tracking by law enforcement of stolen jewelry and other items containing precious metals, as well as fight the opioid epidemic as the sales often fund the purchase of illegal drugs.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tedd Nesbit (R-Butler/Mercer) stood with the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society today calling on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to save our health care.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
ABBOTTSTOWN – As he begins his first term in public office, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) will be kicking off the first of three community outreach events on Feb. 13 at his district office in Abbottstown. Below is the schedule for the events:
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – To introduce his staff and the state services they can provide, Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will be hosting open houses at his district offices in February.
Feb. 04, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – In an effort to promote transparency, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today introduced legislation to require full disclosure of contractual terms, known as project labor agreements (PLAs), on construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars.
Feb. 01, 2019 /
HARRISBURG - Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) released the following statement applauding Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s investigation into the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) which resulted in 161 criminal charges.