May. 06, 2025
HARRISBURG — Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) today voiced his outrage for the way the House Democrats this week have been ramming at the last-minute major legislation through House committees.
“The House Democrats are stealing democracy,” Roae said. “They are operating under the ‘we need to pass it first to find out what’s in it later’ method of quickly bringing up large, complex bills for committee votes. Democracy is at risk when elected representatives have to vote on bills before the public even has a chance to offer its input.”
On Sunday, May 4, in the late afternoon, the House Democrats called a non-voting session day to introduce a 173-page bill, which was then voted on less than 24 hours later by the House Health Committee. On Monday, May 5, a 98-page bill sponsored by a House Democrat was introduced and then 20 hours later members of the House State Government Committee were asked to vote on it.
“The first bill would legalize adult recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania,” Roae said. “Even the cannabis industry is opposed to the way
House Bill 1200 would implement this change. But instead of allowing input on the language, the House Democrats pushed it through. The second bill,
House Bill 1396, makes major changes to our election code without allowing our counties, which oversee elections, to provide feedback. This does not instill confidence in the election process.”
The 6th Legislative District includes the city of Meadville; Beaver, Conneaut, East Fairfield, East Fallowfield, East Mead, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North Shenango, Pine, Randolph, Sadsbury, South Shenango, Spring, Summerhill, Summit, Union, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Mead and West Shenango townships; and Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville and Springboro boroughs in Crawford County and Conneaut, Elk Creek and Springfield townships and Albion and Cranesville boroughs in Erie County.
Representative Brad Roae
6th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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