Gabler, Sankey Ask Governor to Sign Budget Bill, Keep Schools Open

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – State Reps. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) today joined the majority of their colleagues in voting for and asking Gov. Tom Wolf to sign key budget-related legislation into law for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Today, the State House approved and sent to the governor’s desk House Bill 1801, House Bill 1327 and a series of state-related university appropriation bills, which would restore the Dec. 29 cuts made by the governor to the currently enacted budget.

York County House Republicans Vote to Restore Wolf's $3 billion Education Cut, Ensure Schools Stay Open

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Members of the York County House Republican delegation today joined the majority of their colleagues in sending to Gov. Tom Wolf a key piece of budget-related legislation for the 2015-16 fiscal year. House Bill 1801, which passed with bipartisan support, restores the Dec. 29 cuts made by the governor via line-item veto before he signed the current budget into law. The bill increases basic education funding and restores support for agriculture – Pennsylvania’s No. 1 industry – and correctional facilities across the state.

Supplemental Budget Would Restore Wolf Cuts, Keep Schools Open, Gingrich Says

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) voted tonight to approve a supplemental funding package that would restore about $6 billion in state funding that was vetoed by Gov. Tom Wolf in the 2015-16 state budget. House Bill 1801 passed on concurrence in the House tonight and is on its way to the governor’s desk.

James Votes for Budget Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Buter) today in Harrisburg voted for a budget bill approved by the state House that would finish the Commonwealth’s 2015-16 spending plan by releasing funding for schools, agriculture programs and other state services. James issued the following statement after the vote:

Cox Votes for Budget Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) today issued the following statement after voting for a bill that would finish the state’s 2015-16 budget by providing supplemental money for state programs and services:

Rapp Votes to Send Wolf Fully-Funded, Zero Tax Increase State Budget for the Fourth Time

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) issued the following statement regarding today’s House vote to advance a supplemental spending plan (House Bill 1801) to close out the 2015-16 state budget without tax increases and restore funding to agriculture, local schools, hospitals, state prisons and universities that were line-item vetoed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Dec. 29.

Lancaster GOP House Delegation Votes to Restore Education, Corrections and Ag Funding

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – The Lancaster Republican delegation to the state House of Representatives today joined a strong bipartisan majority of their colleagues to pass House Bill 1801 by a vote of 128-63, a supplemental spending bill that would appropriate an additional $6.05 billion for the 2015-16 fiscal year to fully fund the remaining components of the state budget that remain unfunded following several line-item vetoes by Gov. Tom Wolf on Dec. 29.

House Passes Spending Bill to Close Out 2015-16 Budget, Says Reed

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Voting to keep Pennsylvania schools open, House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) today joined a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in passing a $30.031 billion supplemental spending bill to complete the 2015-16 state budget. House Bill 1801 now heads to Gov. Tom Wolf for his consideration.

Metzgar Votes to Restore Agriculture Funding and Keep Schools Open

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today voted to support House Bill 1801, legislation that restores $6 billion in cuts to schools, corrections, agriculture and other programs made by Gov. Tom Wolf when he line-item vetoed House Bill 1460 in December. House Bill 1801 restores funding to agriculture, education and more, all without increasing taxes.

Brown Votes to Finish the 2015-16 State Budget

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – As Pennsylvania’s schools, hospitals, child advocacy centers and agriculture programs continue to be among those in most urgent need of state funding, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) voted in favor of another budget plan to complete the 2015-16 state budget on Wednesday.

Causer Votes to Keep Schools, Ag Programs Running in PA

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) today voted to bring the 2015-16 state budget to a close by restoring funding for schools, higher education institutions, hospitals, agriculture programs and more. The funding was vetoed from the budget by Gov. Tom Wolf late last year.

Culver Supports Completing PA’s 2015-16 State Budget

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – In an effort to complete the 2015-16 state budget on Wednesday, Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) voted in favor of a budget plan that would reverse many of the vetoes that the governor made last year. This was the House of Representatives’ fourth attempt to implement a complete state budget.

Nesbit Votes to Restore Ag, Education Cuts

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – To keep schools open, agriculture programs operating and health care available to rural residents, Rep. Tedd Nesbit (R-Mercer/Butler) today voted in support of legislation to restore many of the budget line items cut by the governor in December.