Sep. 29, 2020 /
![House Moves Grove Bill to Improve Health Care Outcomes and Save Taxpayer Money]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) sets hefty, yet achievable, goals of saving taxpayers $150 million over next few fiscal years through targeted savings for the Medicaid outcome-based program, all while improving health care outcomes. It was approved by the House Health Committee today.
Sep. 29, 2020 /
![Helping small businesses, families isn’t ‘meaningless,’ Gov. Wolf]()
Pennsylvanians have rightly asked for bipartisanship in its government’s response to COVID-19 and the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in particular, has delivered.
Sep. 28, 2020 /
![Grove Seeks Answers on COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths]()
HARRISBURG – Seeking answers to Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of allowing patients who tested positive to COVID-19 to be allowed to return to long-term care facilities, many of which were hotbeds of the virus, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) filed a Right-to-Know (RTK) request with Wolf’s Department of Health.
Sep. 28, 2020 /
![House to Hold Ceremonial Session in Downtown Harrisburg]()
WHAT: The House will convene for session at Grace United Methodist Church as part of 200th anniversary celebrations for the church. In 1897, the House held session in the same church after a fire burned the previous Capitol building.
Sep. 28, 2020 /
![House Judiciary Committee to Hold Voting Meeting Sept. 29, Says Kauffman]()
WHAT: The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), will hold a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
Sep. 25, 2020 /
![James Calls on Wolf to Consider RGGI Impacts on Pennsylvanians]()
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2025, which would have required the support of the General Assembly before Pennsylvania could enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) or any similar multi-state compact:
Sep. 25, 2020 /
![Office of Open Records Orders Wolf Administration to Answer Ryan Inquiry on Phased Re-Opening Plan That Disenfranchised Lebanon County Businesses, Workers]()
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records granted an appeal to Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), after a Right-to-Know request he filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, seeking justification for delaying the re-opening of Lebanon County businesses, was denied.
Sep. 24, 2020 /
![Struzzi Responds to Governor’s Veto of RGGI Bill]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2025, which would have required legislative approval before Pennsylvania could enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) or any similar multi-state compact.
Sep. 24, 2020 /
![Grove to Wolf, Levine: ‘We Want the Truth’]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records today ruled Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine cannot use the Disease Prevention and Control Act as a shield from honoring a Right-to-Know request for information on decisions they’ve made during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee and author of Act 77 of 2020, issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement:
Sep. 24, 2020 /
![Metcalfe Confirms Locked and Loaded Lineup for 2020 Rally to Protect Your Right to Bear Arms]()
WHAT: State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and many other pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers will join together with gun owners from across the Commonwealth for this year’s Rally to Protect Your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Sep. 24, 2020 /
![Manufacturing Tax Credit Shows Promise as it Promotes Investments in PA Economy, Say Kaufer, Causer]()
KINGSTON – As Pennsylvania’s economy is slowly recovering and additional economic solutions are being sought, the House and Senate Majority Policy committees, along with Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), held a joint hearing and met with area industrial and union leaders to discuss the economic impact and benefits of the Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit.
Sep. 24, 2020 /
![Gaydos Demands Answers, Receives Nothing - Lawmaker files Right-to-Know inquiry about COVID Alert PA contact tracing app]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today expressed dismay that the Pennsylvania Department of Health has still not answered her Right-to-Know request filed on Aug. 18 asking for information about the COVID Alert PA contact tracing app.
Sep. 24, 2020 /
![Brooks Upset: House Democrats Block Bill Allowing Families to Attend Sporting Events]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bob Brooks (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) voiced his extreme displeasure as House Democrats voted to uphold Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of a bill that would have allowed Pennsylvania’s local school districts to make decisions regarding fall sports and activities.
Sep. 24, 2020 / Press Release
![Manufacturing Tax Credit Shows Promise as it Promotes Investments in PA Economy, Say Kaufer, Causer]()
KINGSTON – As Pennsylvania’s economy is slowly recovering and additional economic solutions are being sought, the House and Senate Majority Policy committees, along with Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), held a joint hearing and met with area industrial and union leaders to discuss the economic impact and benefits of the Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit.
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![Reese Shocked by Lawmakers Who Placed Partisan Politics Over Students, Families]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) issued the following statement today after an effort to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of his legislation to support parents and students failed by a vote of 130-71.
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![PA House Majority Leader Comments on PIAA Sports Bill Veto Override Vote]()
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives failed to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2787, legislation that would ensure decisions about school sports and spectators can be made at the local level.
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![Toohil Reacts to Failed Override of Wolf’s Veto of School Sports Control Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today voted to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2787, legislation that would ensure decisions about school sports and activities, including policies regarding spectators, are made at the local level. However, the override attempt did not garner the required two-thirds majority for passage.
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![Irvin Voices Disappointment in Lack of Support for PA Families, Students]()
HARRISBURG – The House today came back into session to attempt an override of the governor’s veto of legislation to allow local school districts to make the decision of whether to hold school sports and activities and how many spectators can be in attendance, said Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin). The chamber also voted on legislation to relax restrictions on the state’s bars and restaurants implemented by the governor.
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![Simmons Disappointed House Was Unable to Lift Governor’s Restrictions on High School Sports and Activities]()
HARRISBURG – After the state House today in Harrisburg fell short in its effort to override the governor’s veto of legislation that would have empowered local school districts to establish health and safety guidelines for school sports and extracurricular activities, Rep. Justin Simmons (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton), who voted for the override, issued the following statement:
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![Jozwiak and Colleagues Fall Short in Effort to Override Governor’s Veto Regulating School Sport Participation]()
HARRISBURG – After the state House today fell short in its effort to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have empowered local officials to determine policies and procedures for students to participate in and families to attend school sports and extracurricular activities, state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks), who voted for the override, issued the following statement: