Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Cook: Governor’s Budget Proposal Unaffordable, Irresponsible]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion budget proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year:
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Irvin Issues Statement on Governor’s Spending Spree of a State Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Franklin/Huntingdon) today issued the following statement following the governor’s 2024-25 state budget proposal before the General Assembly that seeks to spend $48.34 billion, which is an 8.4% increase in state dollars over the current fiscal year budget:
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Staats Concerned About Spending Increases in Proposed Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) issued the following statement today on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion proposed budget, which would increase state spending by 8.4%, or $3.7 billion, over the current fiscal year:
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Shapiro Budget Would Lead to Tax Increases, Roae Says]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget proposal:
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Tax Increases Would Result from Shapiro Fantasy Budget, O’Neal Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s over $48 billion fiscal year 2024-25 budget:
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Much Work on the Budget Lies Ahead, Says Watro]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne) attended a joint session of the General Assembly today during which Gov. Josh Shapiro presented his state budget proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Feb. 05, 2024 /
![Pennsylvania House Republican Leaders to Provide Response to Budget Address]()
WHO: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Republican Whip Tim O’Neal (R-Washington), House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York), House Republican Policy Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), other caucus leaders and members.
Feb. 05, 2024 /
![Cutler Forms Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Task Force to Guide AI Legislative Policy]()
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Monday he has formed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunity Task Force comprised of House Republican lawmakers who will engage with experts and stakeholders to inform future legislative policy decisions relating to artificial intelligence, including the human-centric ethical development of this emerging technology, along with appropriate safeguards.
Feb. 05, 2024 /
![D’Orsie to Introduce Bill to Give Child Labor Victims Restitution]()
HARRISBURG – Victims of child labor law violations receive nothing from fines collected by the Department of Labor and Industry for the offense. To fix this injustice, Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) will introduce legislation to direct money paid through fines to go to the victims.
Feb. 01, 2024 /
![Grove Asks Attorney General to Investigate Records Deletion]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) recently sent a letter to State Attorney General Michelle Henry requesting a review of the recent IT failure affecting the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and State Employee Retirement System (SERS).
Feb. 01, 2024 /
![Causer to Host EMS Task Force Meeting]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) announced he will convene a meeting of the EMS Task Force on Thursday, Feb. 15, starting at 6 p.m. at the McKean County Department of Emergency Services.
Jan. 31, 2024 /
![Navigating the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI)]()
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Navigating the Future of AI” to increase our understanding of how artificial intelligence technology works in our everyday lives and to discuss how to ensure the responsible use and advancement of the evolving technology.
Jan. 31, 2024 /
![Hogan, Tomlinson, Farry to Host Press Conference on DNA Technology]()
WHAT: Reps. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) and KC Tomlinson (R-Bucks), along with Sen. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), will speak on legislation that expands the number of DNA samples in the criminal justice system by requiring the collection of DNA samples from persons arrested for serious violent or sexual crimes. These samples will be no different, practically speaking, than the established process of taking an arrestee’s fingerprints.
Jan. 31, 2024 /
![Cabell, Dozens of Other House Republicans Send Letters to Governor, Attorney General Urging Support for Texas in Fighting Illegal Immigration]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) today sent letters to Gov. Josh Shapiro and Attorney General Michelle Henry, cosigned by more than 40 other Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, urging them to take all available steps to support and aid Texas’s Operation Lone Star - Texas’ ongoing efforts to secure the southern border in the wake of federal obstruction of their efforts.
Jan. 29, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Freshman House of Representatives member, Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland), celebrated the enactment of legislation she co-prime sponsored at a bill-signing ceremony today with Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Jan. 29, 2024 /
![Rapp, Klunk Respond to PA Supreme Court Opinion on Medicaid Abortion Coverage Case]()
HARRISBURG — Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court to determine whether the prohibition on taxpayer-funded abortions is unconstitutional.
Jan. 29, 2024 /
![Cutler: Supreme Court Oversteps Authority in Abortion Ruling]()
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Allegheny County Reproductive Health Center v. PA Department of Human Services:
Jan. 29, 2024 /
![Owlett Bill Would Boost Safety at State Prisons, Surrounding Communities]()
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the need to ensure state prisons are sufficiently staffed and fully secured, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) has introduced legislation that would allow non-residents of the Commonwealth to serve as corrections officers at the facilities.
Jan. 26, 2024 /
![Jozwiak Announces Retirement]()
BERKS COUNTY – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) announced his intention to retire at the end of his current term this coming December. This action caps a remarkable career of public service spanning nearly a half century.
Jan. 26, 2024 /
![Ortitay Comments on Biden’s Liquefied Natural Gas Pause]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response President Joe Biden pausing approval of pending applications for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports due to environmental concerns: