Governor Wolf Should Sign the Budget, Says Metzgar

12/23/2015

Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today issued the following statement after the Pennsylvania Senate passed House Bill 1460, containing a state budget that adds increased funding for public schools and avoids a tax increase that cannot be afforded by working taxpayers:

“I am pleased the Senate agreed to send this responsible, taxpayer-friendly budget to the governor’s desk to provide an immediate end to this budget impasse before Christmas.  This is a responsible budget bill that generously funds vital government services without the need for massive taxes on the income and purchases of hard-working Pennsylvanians.

“House Bill 1460 provides historic investments in our education system and full and immediate funding for social services that have been devastated by the governor’s unprecedented full budget veto earlier this year.

“Now Gov. Tom Wolf must decide whether he wants to inflict further pain on schools and social services in our state by vetoing this bill, or whether he stands with all Pennsylvanians who are ready to move forward in a positive direction. I am calling on the governor to sign this bill before he causes unnecessary school closures and wreaks further havoc on vulnerable Pennsylvanians.”

Representative Carl Walker Metzgar
69th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives