Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Ortitay Responds to Wolf’s $32.34 Billion Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Roae to Play Key Role Reviewing Governor’s Budget Address as Member of Appropriations Committee]()
MEADVILLE – State Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie), who serves on the House Appropriations Committee and will participate in several weeks of hearings to review Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal, today issued the following statement after the governor delivered his annual budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Heffley Looking Forward to Productive State Budget Process]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) issued the following statement as Gov. Tom Wolf kicked off the 2017-18 budget process with his proposal to the Legislature:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Bloom: It’s Beyond Time to Make Government Smaller]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland) issued the following statement today regarding the governor’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Kaufer Focused on Identifying Wasteful Spending Throughout 2017-18 Budget Cycle]()
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, the governor presented his budget proposal for Pennsylvania’s 2017-18 state budget. Following the joint session of the General Assembly, Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) outlined his budget priorities for the upcoming state spending plan:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Brown: Return on Taxpayer Investment in Government Spending and Streamlining Should be the Focuses in 2017-18 Budget]()
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) joined her House colleagues at a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to hear the governor’s budget proposal for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Brown issued the following statement about what she plans to focus on throughout this state budget process:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Governor’s Budget Proposal a Step in the Right Direction, Says Schemel]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) today joined his colleagues in listening to Gov. Tom Wolf present his 2017-18 budget proposal during a joint session of the House and Senate. He issued the following statement in reaction to the governor’s $32.3 billion spending plan.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Quigley Relieved Budget Address Prioritizes Cost-Savings]()
HARRISBURG – Following the budget address that Gov. Tom Wolf delivered today to a joint session of the General Assembly, Rep. Tom Quigley (R-Montgomery) released this statement:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Masser Expects the 2017-18 Budget Process to be More Effective than Years Past]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kurt A. Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland) and his legislative colleagues listened to the governor’s budget address for the 2017-18 fiscal year during a joint session of the General Assembly today at the Capitol. Masser made the following statement about his priorities for the upcoming year’s budget:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Charlton Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2017 budget address, which was presented today during a joint session of the House and Senate, Rep. Alex Charlton (R-Springfield) issued this statement:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Emrick Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf today issued his budget address for the 2017-18 fiscal year to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The governor’s proposed $32.34 billion spending plan includes no broad-based tax hikes increases and sends more money to our public schools for basic education funding, PreK Counts, special education and Head Start Assistance.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Lancaster County House GOP Delegation Responds to Governor’s Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Today, Gov. Tom Wolf addressed a joint session of the General Assembly on his administration’s 2017-18 budget proposal.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Speaker Turzai Congratulates DeVos on Her Senate Confirmation]()
HARRISBURG - Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today applauded the U.S. Senate as it voted to confirm school reform advocate Elisabeth “Betsy” DeVos as the United States Secretary of Education.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Emrick Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf today issued his budget address for the 2017-18 fiscal year to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The governor’s proposed $32.34 billion spending plan includes no broad-based tax hikes increases and sends more money to our public schools for basic education funding, PreK Counts, special education and Head Start Assistance.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Bernstine: Government Must Do Things Differently]()
HARRISBURG – Following the governor’s budget address, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) outlined his priorities for the 2017-18 state budget in the statement below:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Mako Looks for More Details on Governor’s Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $32.34 billion budget proposal:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Benninghoff Responds to Wolf’s Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $32.34 billion budget proposal, which includes a few consolidation and cost-saving measures, but also includes $1 billion in new taxes. Wolf’s budget would spend over $500 million more than the current year.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Dowling Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) today issued the following statement concerning the annual budget address by Gov. Tom Wolf to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly:
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Watson Expresses Concern for Children in New State Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks/144th) issued the following statement after the governor released his budget proposal for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
Feb. 07, 2017 /
![Irvin Offers Statement on Governor’s 2017-18 Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – Following the governor’s annual budget address, in which he outlined his ideas for the 2017-18 state budget, Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) issued these comments: