Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Toohil Requests Deadline Extension for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program]()
HARRISBURG – Citing concern that many older residents will fail to meet the Dec. 31 deadline to apply for relief through Pennsylvania’s 2019 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today requested a one-month extension to submit applications to the Department of Revenue.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Mercuri to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 28th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – On Oct. 29, the governor signed legislation sponsored by Rep. David Maloney Sr. (R-Berks) to fly the POW/MIA flag over all state-owned buildings and properties. The state has had two months to prepare to enact this law, yet the State Capitol remains void of the flag’s presence. Maloney today issued the following statement:
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Mizgorski to take oath of office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 30th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Kerwin to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 125th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
![Silvis to Take Oath of Office Jan. 5]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Silvis (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) will take the oath of office as state representative in the 55th Legislative District.
Dec. 29, 2020 /
![James Reappointed to Serve on House Appropriations Committee]()
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) has again been named a member of the House Appropriations Committee by House Republican Leadership. The upcoming fiscal year will be his fifth serving in that capacity.
Dec. 29, 2020 /
![Hershey Named to Appropriations Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Hershey (R-Mifflin/Juniata/Franklin) has been named to the House Appropriations Committee as he begins his second term as a lawmaker.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf. These findings are in addition to prior concerns regarding actions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Secretary, and others impacting the conduct of the election.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
![Ecker Named to House Appropriations Committee]()
HARRISBURG – As Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) is poised to take the oath of office to begin his second term, he was appointed to a seat on the House Appropriations Committee.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
![Klunk Named Deputy Whip for Upcoming 2021-22 Session]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) has been appointed to serve as a deputy whip in the 2021-22 Legislative Session, which begins in January, by House Majority Whip, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion/Forest).
Dec. 23, 2020 /
![Leader Benninghoff Responds to Gov. Wolf’s Business Assistance Announcement]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced he intends to make funding available for small businesses and restaurants impacted by his shutdown orders and ongoing economic restrictions.
Dec. 23, 2020 /
![Diamond Joins Lawmakers Asking Pence to Consider Election Irregularities in Pennsylvania, Reject Pennsylvania’s Electors]()
Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), recently appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board and a member of the House State Government Committee, signed onto a letter to Vice President Michael R. Pence asking him to consider the alarming amount of election irregularities and fraudulent activity in the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania in advance of the qualification of electors and tabulation of Electoral College votes by Congress.
Dec. 22, 2020 /
![Mackenzie Named House Republican Deputy Whip]()
HARRISBURG - House Majority Whip, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion/Forest), has named Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks) to serve as a deputy whip in the 2021-22 Legislative Session, which begins in January.
Dec. 22, 2020 /
![Mercuri Calls for Reprieve from Christmas Shutdown]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) today sent a letter imploring Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider his Christmas shutdown order and calling on Attorney General Josh Shapiro not to enforce the order while it’s still in effect.
Dec. 22, 2020 /
![Puskaric to Introduce Legislation to End Voter Fraud in PA]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny/Washington) will be introducing three bills to address the critical need to reform our election process. The legislation will be dealing with auditing the voter’s roles, abolishing the “no-excuse” mail-in vote and to make Election Day (primary and general) a statewide holiday.
Dec. 18, 2020 /
![Bucks Delegation Backs Legislation to Restore Hospitality Industry]()
HARRISBURG—The Bucks County Republican House Delegation has co-sponsored legislation crafted by Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Chalfont) to create a new grant program to relieve Pennsylvania’s hospitality industry of the burdens precipitated by the governor’s latest restrictions.
Dec. 18, 2020 /
![Gleim Named to House Majority GOP Whip Team]()
HARRISBURG – House Majority Whip, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion/Forest), has named Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) to serve as a deputy whip in the 2021-22 Legislative Session, which begins in January.
Dec. 18, 2020 /
![Cox Worries Labor and Industry Focus on COVID-19 Enforcement Could Harm Unemployed Workers and Their Families]()
HARRISBURG – With thousands of unemployed Pennsylvanians still waiting for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to process their unemployment compensation claims, House Labor and Industry Committee Chairman Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) this week was dismayed to learn some department staff are focused on enforcing COVID-19 restrictions on employers rather than helping unemployed workers.
Dec. 17, 2020 /
![Polinchock Introduces Legislation to Save Hospitality Industry with Grant Program]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) today introduced legislation to provide a new grant program to relieve Pennsylvania’s hospitality industry of the burdens precipitated by the governor’s latest restrictions.