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.

Pickett Supports New Effort to Restore Education, Ag Funding

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Citing the urgent need to fund schools, agriculture programs, rural hospitals and child advocacy centers, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) voted today to send another budget to the governor to fill in the state funding he vetoed in December – all without an increase in any broad-based tax.

Rader Votes to Support Medical Marijuana

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) issued the following statement after the House voted overwhelmingly to pass Senate Bill 3, which would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill would create an experimental regulatory board which would oversee the dispensing of a medicinal strain of cannabis.

Mentzer, Greiner Comment on Passage of Medical Cannabis Legislation

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG- Today, State Reps. Steve Mentzer (R-Lititz) and Keith Greiner (R-Upper Leacock) opposed the amended version of Senate Bill 3 in the House of Representatives. The legislation would allow for the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of several debilitating illnesses. The measure passed in the House of Representatives and now goes to the Senate for concurrence.

Masser Supports Medical Marijuana Bill in State House

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Kurt A. Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland) joined the majority of his House colleagues in voting in favor of Senate Bill 3, which as amended, would allow physicians to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with certain qualifying illnesses.

Christiana: Suffering Children Need Access to Medical Cannabis

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG — Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver/Washington) today voted in favor of legislation (Senate Bill 3) that would permit the use of medical cannabis in Pennsylvania in a controlled fashion. As a concerned parent, he released the following statement explaining his support for the long-debated issue:

House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill, Says Reed

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) today joined an overwhelming majority of his colleagues in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in supporting legislation to permit the controlled use of medical marijuana/cannabis in the Commonwealth. The House approved an amended version of Senate Bill 3 by a vote of 149-43. The bill now heads back to the Senate for concurrence.

Chairman Adolph Corrects Record on PHEAA Funding

Mar. 16, 2016 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. William F. Adolph, chairman of the board of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), issued the following statement on the funding for grants for students contained in House Bill 1801: