Reps. Stephens, Schroeder and Polinchock to Host PFAS Roundtable and Tour of Willow Grove Naval Base with the House Policy Committee

Sep. 14, 2021 /

WHAT: Reps. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) and Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) will host the House Republican Policy Committee for a roundtable discussion on the economic development potential of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, the need for continued PFAS removal, and the benefits of Act 101. Members will take a SEPTA bus tour of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base and visit a local well. Members of the media will be allowed on the tour, but photos are restricted.

Suspended COVID-19 Restrictions Affect Our Aging Community

Sep. 14, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Lehigh/Berks), chairman of the House Aging and Older Adults Services Committee, held a public hearing today discussing the suspension of regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, as it relates to the treatment and residency of older adults in Pennsylvania.

PA House Health Committee to Consider Regulatory Review Act Challenge to School Mask Mandate

Sep. 13, 2021 /

WHAT: PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a voting meeting to adopt a letter requesting a determination from the Commonwealth Joint Committee on Documents on whether the acting Health secretary’s K-12 schools and child care centers indoor masking mandate is subject to the regulatory process and the Regulatory Review Act.

McClinton, Muth, Toohil Introduce Bipartisan Legislation for a Statewide Tracking System for Sexual Assault Evidence

Sep. 10, 2021 / Press Release

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) is joining House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) and state Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) in introducing legislation to establish a statewide tracking system for sexual assault evidence administered jointly by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Department of Health.

Republican Leaders Request More Detailed COVID-19 Data from Wolf Administration

Sep. 09, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – The Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania General Assembly—President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Juniata/Huntingdon), Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin)—wrote a letter joined by Senate Health and Human Services Chairman Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Erie/Mercer/Warren) and House Health Committee Chairman Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) to Gov. Tom Wolf and Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam seeking more specific COVID-19 data from the Wolf administration.

Boback Holds Joint Veterans Service Officer Day at the Capitol

Sep. 07, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, announces Veterans Service Officer Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in coordination with the House and Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees.

Vets Affairs Committees Press Conference to Highlight Veterans Service Officer Day

Sep. 07, 2021 /

WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, in coordination with the House and Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees, will be holding a press conference to highlight the free services Veterans Service Officers provide to Pennsylvania veterans.

Warner Issues Statement Following Committee Vote to Reject Job-Crushing Regulations

Sep. 02, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), a member of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, today joined a majority of his colleagues in approving a joint resolution opposing regulations advanced by Gov. Tom Wolf that would force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). He issued the following statement:

Governor’s New Mask Mandate Based on Fake Events, Area Lawmakers Say

Sep. 02, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Reps. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster), Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) and Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) today expressed deep concern that the legal pillars Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Alison Beam used at their Tuesday press conference to institute a new statewide mask mandate for K-12 students are based on demonstrable untruths.

Metcalfe, ERE Committee Stand Ready to Reject Wolf’s Job-Killing RGGI Scheme, Following ‘Independent’ Commission’s Rubberstamping

Sep. 01, 2021 /

HARRISBURG — House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee (ERE) Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) has confirmed that he is moving forward with Thursday’s previously scheduled voting meeting to advance a concurrent resolution to once again disapprove and reject Gov. Tom Wolf’s rogue executive actions to enter Pennsylvania into the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Gaydos Reacts to Governor’s New Student Mask Mandate

Sep. 01, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Gov. Tom Wolf to implement a statewide mask mandate for all students, staff and faculty in K-12 schools, early learning and child care centers.

Bucks County House Republican Delegation Responds to Governor’s Actions

Sep. 01, 2021 /

HARRISBURG: The Bucks County House Republican Caucus, comprised of Reps. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne), Wendi Thomas (R-Richboro), Meghan Schroeder (R-Warminster), Todd Polinchock (R-Warrington), Shelby Labs (R-Doylestown), KC Tomlinson (R-Bensalem), and Craig Staats (R-Quakertown), issued the following statement on Gov. Wolf’s mask mandate for all Pennsylvania schools:

Dowling Issues Statement on Wolf’s Latest Mask Mandate

Sep. 01, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the announcement by Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Alison Beam that all students, staff and faculty in K-12 schools, early learning and child care centers.