Apr. 11, 2024 /
![Mercuri Unveils Tax Rebate Legislation to Return Surplus Money to Taxpayers]()
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) unveiled legislation aimed at returning taxpayer surplus money back to the rightful hand of the taxpayer.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Republican Higher Education Plan Provides Details, Focus Missing from Governor’s Proposal, Cutler Says]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday that Grow PA, the higher education plan put forward by Republicans in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, provides the details and focus missing from the governor’s proposal made earlier this year.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Cabell, Luzerne County Republican Delegation Sign Voter ID Discharge Petition]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne), along with the rest of the Luzerne County Republican delegation, comprising of Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), said Wednesday that they have signed the House discharge petition to get a voter ID constitutional amendment out of committee and before the full House of Representatives for a vote in the near future.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Topper, Republicans Unveil Viable Reform Bills to Make Higher Education More Accessible, Affordable, Accountable]()
HARRISBURG – Following the introduction of a series of bills to revamp and improve how state government funds higher education in Pennsylvania, Republican Chairman of the House Education Committee Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), released the following statement:
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Watro’s Bill Would Give Tax Break to National Guard Members]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) plans to soon introduce legislation in the House of Representatives that would exempt income derived from an individual’s service in the Pennsylvania National Guard from the Commonwealth’s Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Schlegel Resolution on Retinal Blindness Focuses on Local Student]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Schlegel (R-Lebanon) is sponsoring House Resolution 349, which designates April 2024 as Retinal Blindness Awareness Month in recognition of a Lebanon County woman who has been battling the disease most of her life.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Mackenzie Opposes Bill Allowing Immigrants in the Country Illegally to Obtain Driver’s Licenses]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would allow an immigrant in the country illegally to obtain a driver’s license. House Bill 769 is currently under committee review.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Back to Basics: House Republican Appropriations Committee Offers Reform Bills Following Budget Hearings]()
HARRISBURG – Members of the House Appropriations Committee joined House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) to discuss a bill package called “Back to Basics.” These bills aim to assist state government in performing its basic and essential tasks.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Keefer: Now is the Time for Zero-Based Budgeting in PA]()
HARRISBURG – With a governor who has seen the positive use of zero-based budgeting, now is the perfect time to implement the budgeting practice in Harrisburg, said Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg).
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Schmitt Bill to Hold Shepherds of Taxpayer Dollars Accountable]()
HARRISBURG – Senior citizens across the Commonwealth rely on their local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for various services, yet 13% of the state’s 52 AAAs are not meeting state requirements. To ensure the public knows the status of their local AAA, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona) will soon introduce a bill to require the Department of Aging to display a non-compliant AAA list and corrective action plans on its website.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![Mako Introduces Legislation to Bring Accountability to Department of Corrections]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced he is introducing legislation to bring accountability to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) as part of a “Back to Basics” government reform package.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
![House GOP Policy Committee Hosts First in Series of Hearings on Job-Creating Tax Reform]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia), and other lawmakers will host the first hearing in a series titled “Job-Creating Tax Reform” to discuss ways to foster economic growth through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 09, 2024 /
![White, Policy Committee Host Hearing Combatting Biden’s Blockade of Liquified Natural Gas Exports]()
HARRISBURG — In response to the Biden Administration’s blockade of liquified natural gas (LNG), Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing and press conference to discuss the growing demand for LNG and the negative implications of halting new exportation.
Apr. 09, 2024 /
![Washington County Delegation Calls on Shapiro to Help Save the Washington Health System]()
HARRISBURG – Many members of the Washington County legislative delegation led by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today called on Gov. Josh Shapiro to take a stand and work with the Pennsylvania attorney general to finalize the merger of Washington Health System (WHS) and UPMC.
Apr. 08, 2024 /
![Kerwin’s Gold Star Family Memorial Bill Passes PA House, Cutler Announces]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) announced Wednesday legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) to permit the Department of General Services to construct a memorial monument on state Capitol grounds recognizing Gold Star Families has passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Apr. 08, 2024 /
![Legislators Call for Governor to Get to Work to Protect Access to Local Health Care]()
WHAT: Several members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly will call on Gov. Josh Shapiro to work to ensure local health care access for residents of Washington and Greene counties.
Apr. 08, 2024 /
![Back to Basics: House Republican Appropriations Committee Offers Reform Bills Following Budget Hearings]()
WHAT: Republican House Appropriations Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) will host a press conference to unveil “Back to Basics” government reform bills. This legislative package is based on observations and feedback from agencies during the 2024 budget hearings. Other confirmed speakers include state Reps. Dawn Keefer (R-York), Ann Flood (R-Northampton), and Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks).
Apr. 08, 2024 /
![Seeking Justice: Warner Bill Takes Aim at Child Torture]()
HARRISBURG – Citing an increase in cases involving the torture of a child, including one in Fayette County earlier this year, Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) has introduced legislation establishing the offense of child torture in the Commonwealth.
Apr. 05, 2024 /
![Brown, Struzzi, Smith Pen Letter to PIAA to Level the Playing Field in High School Sports Broadcasting]()
HARRISBURG – Following years of inaction by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to fix a broken broadcasting policy, Reps. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence), Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) and Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) have sent a formal letter to PIAA demanding change.
Apr. 05, 2024 /
![House GOP Policy Committee Hosts Hearing on Biden’s Blockade of LNG Exports]()
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Fueling Pennsylvanian’s Future: Liquid Natural Gas” to discuss the negative impacts of the arbitrary pause on LNG exports and why the world is a better place with Pennsylvania energy. A press conference on this topic will take place immediately following the hearing.