Nov. 17, 2015 /
![House Insurance Committee to Consider CHIP Transfer in State Government]()
WHAT: The House Insurance Committee, led by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) will consider legislation regarding the move of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to be part of the Department of Human Services. Currently, the program is administered by the state Insurance Department.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Baker Urges Wolf to Reconsider Position on Allowing Syrian Refugees in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG - Rep Matt Baker (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement concerning the placement of Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![White Bill to Protect Police IDs Passes House]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) to protect police officers and their families when the officer is involved in a discharge of their firearm or other use of force has passed the House.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Metcalfe, Lawmakers Urge Wolf to Put Commonwealth’s Security First by Refusing Syrian Refugees]()
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and 100 other state lawmakers sent the following letter to Gov. Tom Wolf today to express their collective public safety concerns regarding the governor’s decision to work with the Obama administration to resettle Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania following the Paris terrorist attacks.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Heffley to Introduce Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – To help save lives, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), along with Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), Rep. Kurt Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland), Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) and Rep. Stephen Kinsey (D-Philadelphia), today introduced a package of opioid-related bills. Each bill was in response to the recommendations of the report of the Task Force and Advisory Committee on Opioid Prescription Drug Proliferation.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Rapp’s Early Childhood Vision Care Education Act Passes House Unanimously for Second Straight Time]()
HARRISBURG—Sponsored by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Forest/McKean), legislation directing the Pennsylvania Department of Health to establish the Early Childhood Vision Care Education Program (House Bill 484) was once again unanimously approved by the state House today.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Toohil Urges Wolf to Reverse Decision on Syrian Refugees]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today issued the following statement in regard to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent announcement that Syrian refugees would continue to be welcomed into Pennsylvania.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Brown Focuses on Addressing Opioid Abuse in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – State Representative Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) joined several of her House colleagues Tuesday at a press conference in Harrisburg to introduce a package of bills to continue the fight against opioid abuse in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Judiciary Committee Moves Legislation to Bring Pennsylvania into Compliance with Federal Sex Trafficking Law]()
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) moved legislation to bring Pennsylvania into compliance with the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act today during the Judiciary Committee’s scheduled weekly voting meeting.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![House Advances Gingrich Bill to Help Problem Gamblers]()
HARRISBURG – Today the House unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon), which would provide the court with an additional sentencing provision when certain individuals are convicted of trespassing at casinos.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Metzgar and Reese Respond to Gov. Wolf’s Announcement on Syrian Refugees in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG- Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement concerning the placement of Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Topper and Metzgar Respond to Gov. Wolf’s Announcement on Syrian Refugees in Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG- Reps. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton/Franklin) and Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement concerning the placement of Syrian refugees in Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Marsico Strongly Opposed to Governor’s Decision to Allow Syrian Refugees into Pennsylvania]()
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) issued the following statement in regard to the governor’s recent decision to welcome Syrian refugees into Pennsylvania:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Rapp Legislation Designating Lt. Col. Michael McLaughlin/AMVETS Post 113 Memorial Bridge Clears PA House Unanimously]()
HARRISBURG —Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today that House Bill 1579, which would rename the Route 62 Bridge in Tionesta, Forest County, as the Lt. Col. Michael McLaughlin/AMVETS Post 113 Memorial Bridge, has passed the Pennsylvania House unanimously.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Accepting Syrian Refugees Poor Judgement, Warner Says]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) issued the following statement, directed to President Barack Obama, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto:
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Maloney Calls on Governor to Stop Syrian Refugee Policy, Urges Pennsylvanians to do the Same]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement that he will offer the state of Pennsylvania as a free haven to scores of Syrian refugees.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Benninghoff Legislation to Protect Juror Privacy Gains Committee Support]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced today that his legislation to protect the privacy of jurors passed the House Judiciary Committee with unanimous, bi-partisan support.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Lancaster County Legislators Respond to Syrian Refugee Crisis and Potential Terrorist Threats]()
HARRISBURG – In response to Governor Wolf’s announcement yesterday that Pennsylvania would continue to accept and host Syrian refugees, Lancaster County legislators wrote the Governor to confirm that the refugees being relocated to the Commonwealth have no ties to extremist groups and that they have not engaged or aided in terroristic activities.
Nov. 17, 2015 /
![Petri Resolution to Caution Wolf, Obama on Accepting Syrian Refugees]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks) announced today that he will sponsor a resolution calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to reject the placement of Syrian refugees in the Commonwealth until the federal government establishes increased security procedures to sufficiently screen the refugees.
Nov. 16, 2015 /
![Opioid Advisory Committee to Introduce Legislation]()
WHAT: State Reps. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), Kurt Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland), John Maher (R-Allegheny/Washington), Dan Moul (R-Adams) and Stephen Kinsey (D-Philadelphia) will discuss a package of bills that address the recommendations of the report of the Task Force and Advisory Committee on Opioid Prescription Drug Proliferation.