Oct. 05, 2023 /
![D’Orsie: House Democrats Continue Games and Gimmicks while Pennsylvanians still wait for Finalized Budget]()
HARRISBURG – As House Democrats continue to push through late night budgetary bills following months of inactivity, Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) issued the following statement:
Oct. 05, 2023 /
![Rapp Advocates for Rural Patients at House Health Hearing]()
WARREN — The House Health Subcommittee on Health Facilities held a public hearing this week on hospital consolidation and closures.
Oct. 05, 2023 /
![Heffley: Democrats Keep Pushing Aggressive Spend Agenda at the Expense of Pennsylvania Families]()
HARRISBURG – On the heels of a non-negotiated Tax Code bill passing the House earlier this week, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) issued the following statement regarding the bill, which doubles as a spending wish list for House Democrats:
Oct. 05, 2023 /
![House Republicans to Discuss House Democrats’ Election Code Sneak Attack & Failed Process]()
WHO: House Republican Leadership, Members discuss sneak attack.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![Cooper, Kinsey Bill Boosts School Dual Enrollment Programs]()
HARRISBURG – Today, legislation sponsored by Reps. Stephen Kinsey (D-Philadelphia) and Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) to improve the funding mechanism for dual enrollment programs was approved by the House.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![Mercuri to Help Chair Hearings on School Funding, Educational Tax Credit Programs, Charter Schools]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) will join members of the House Appropriations and Education committees for two hearings examining aspects of education in the Commonwealth. He is serving as designee for the House Education Committee chairman.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![Gaydos: Tax Code Bill Still Needs a Lot of Work]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today issued the following statement in response to the House hurriedly pushing through a non-negotiable Tax Code Bill:
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![Democrats’ Code Bill Path Not How to Lead, Republicans Say]()
HARRISBURG – Members of the House Republican Caucus on Wednesday held a press conference telling Pennsylvanians that the path being taken by House Democrats on omnibus code bills is not the responsible way to lead and govern Pennsylvania.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![Lawrence Calls Out Partisan Vote Approving “Punitive and Aggressive” Tax Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – In a late-night vote along party lines, legislation to create new tax incentives for medical marijuana operations and Hollywood movie studios passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week. The bill contained a number of additional controversial provisions, including a complete rewrite of Pennsylvania’s business tax code, creating what some observers called one of the most punitive and aggressive tax proposals in the nation.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![House Republicans to Discuss House Democrats’ Massive Spending & Code Bill Logrolling]()
WHO: House Republican Leadership, Members.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
![Fink on Primary Election Date Change: ‘It’s Too Late!’]()
HARRISBURG – Citing timelines and staffing conflicts, state Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) today opposed committee efforts to shift the date of Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election. Both bills addressing the issue passed on predominately party line votes and now go to the full House for consideration.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – A bill that addresses the removal of duplicative utility poles was unanimously voted out of committee today, says the sponsor of the bill, freshman Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne).
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![Cutler: Tax Code Bill is Another Missed Opportunity]()
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Tuesday the Democrats’ self-created Tax Code bill is emblematic of repeated missed opportunities stemming from House Democrats’ leadership of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![Democrat Tax Code Bill Creates False Policy Choices, Kail Says]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Democrats rammed through a fast-tracked, non-negotiated Tax Code bill Tuesday that Rep. Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) said creates false policy choices and could have been better crafted had Democrats seriously engaged with Republicans in creating the legislation.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![O’Neal: Democrat Tax-and-Spend Code Bill a Special Interest Smorgasbord]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Democrats unveiled their non-negotiated tax-and-spend Tax Code bill that represents a special interest smorgasbord which will only increase costs on Pennsylvanians.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![Klunk/Warner Bill to Hold State-Related Universities Accountable for Use of Tax Dollars Advances]()
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) that would make the Commonwealth’s four state-related universities subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law. The lawmakers issued the following statement after the vote:
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![Stehr Appointed to Committee Leadership Position]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) was appointed by Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) as Republican Subcommittee Chair on Programs and Benefits under the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee for the remainder of the 2023-24 Legislative Session of the General Assembly.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![House Committee Approves Mako Bill to Help End Shortage of Barber Instructors]()
HARRISBURG – The House Professional Licensure Committee today reported out legislation sponsored by Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) to address the lack of barber-teachers in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
![Jones, Gleim: Minors Should Not be Exposed to Obscene Material!]()
WHAT: A group of state policymakers will come together to provide a tool to help protect children from sexually explicit material and highlight some of the books known to be in school libraries. The public is welcome to attend.
Oct. 02, 2023 /
![Bill Creating More Consistency, Flexibility for Boroughs Passes House, Says James]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced his bill, which would create consistent guidelines in the Borough Code, overwhelmingly passed the House.