Sonney to Co-Host Hearing with Appropriations Committee on PASSHE Report

Feb. 08, 2021 /

WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the House Appropriations Committee on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) report pursuant to Act 50 of 2020 and the system’s implementation plan for improvement of operations.

Owlett Applauds Passage of Bills to Support PA Farmers

Feb. 05, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – The state House passed two important bills this week that will help support the state’s agriculture industry by removing barriers to agritourism and ensuring dairy farmers can transport their milk in inclement weather, said Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter).

Williams Supports COVID-19 Relief Legislation

Feb. 05, 2021 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) today voted in support of legislation to offer small businesses, school entities and Pennsylvanian tenants COVID-19 relief:

Heffley Supports COVID-19 Relief Package

Feb. 05, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Recognizing the extreme challenges faced by small businesses, educational institutions and Pennsylvania families as a result of the ongoing pandemic, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today joined his House colleagues in unanimously approving a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package.

House, Senate Republican Leaders Oppose Job-Killing Energy Compact

Feb. 04, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representative Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Huntingdon/Juniata), and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) sent a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) before it gives consideration to Environmental Quality Board (EQB) regulations that would enter Pennsylvania into this job-killing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

House Appropriations Committee Votes to Expand Small Business COVID-19 Relief

Feb. 04, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee amended Senate Bill 109 to include additional COVID-19 relief for small businesses. The legislation, which appropriates $197 million in educational grants, $570 million for rental and utility assistance, and $145 million for grants to the restaurant and hospitality industry, was amended to exempt income received from the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from taxation under the state’s Personal Income Tax (PIT).

Struzzi on Governor’s Budget Proposal: ‘We Can Do Better’

Feb. 04, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) issued the following statement on the heels of Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal, which calls for an increase in the Personal Income Tax (PIT) and continued pursuit of a severance tax as part of a more than $40 billion spending plan:

Wheeland Disappointed in Wolf Budget Proposal Including New Taxes

Feb. 04, 2021 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming) on Thursday issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal that seeks to raise taxes on working families and the natural gas industry while lowering the Corporate Net Income Tax.

Legislative Audit Advisory Commission Accepts Audit of General Assembly’s 2020 Finances - Audit report available to public online

Feb. 04, 2021 /

HARRISBURG – The bicameral, bipartisan Legislative Audit Advisory Commission (LAAC), chaired by PA House Republican Caucus Chairman Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), today voted unanimously to accept the audit report of the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s finances for the 2020 fiscal year as conducted by an independent certified public accounting firm.