Jul. 06, 2023 /
![State Misses Opportunity to Advance Literacy, Ortitay Says]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today expressed disappointment that legislation he authored to advance early literacy for Pennsylvania’s children failed to be included in the 2023-24 state budget.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
![Stehr Votes ‘No’ to Irresponsible House Democrat 2023-24 State Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) issued the following statement after voting “no” to the fiscally irresponsible House Democrat 2023-24 state budget.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
![Shapiro’s Lifeline About Face Disastrous for PA Kids]()
HARRISBURG – Kids trapped in failing schools will no longer have the chance to escape, thanks to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s broken Lifeline Scholarship promise, said Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester). The governor, after repeatedly making a promise to kids stuck in the bottom 15% of failing schools, flip-flopped, vowing now to line-item veto the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success scholarship program in the budget approved by House Democrats.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
![Fink Voices Disappointment: Lifeline Scholarships Stricken from State Budget]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) yesterday voted against a $45.55 billion state budget proposal and voiced her disappointment that Gov. Josh Shapiro failed to deliver on his campaign promise to help students in failing school districts.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
![Bernstine Says Shapiro Holding Kids Hostage in Failing Schools, Votes ‘No’ to State Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) issued the following statement after voting “no” to an irresponsible 2023-24 state budget.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
![Owlett Votes ‘No’ on Budget, Calls Out Shapiro for Turning His Back on Kids in Failing Schools]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) issued the following statement after the state House approved a 2023-24 state budget despite his negative vote.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
![Cutler: House Democrats Put Political Convenience Over Students]()
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday that the move by Pennsylvania’s House Democrats to approve a General Appropriations bill that would have a lifeline scholarship program line-item vetoed is the result of choosing political convenience over students.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
![Mihalek: Budget Not Perfect, But Neither is the Process]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) issued the below statement following the passage of legislation to finalize the 2023-24 budget:
Jul. 05, 2023 /
![Cook Says State Budget Spends Too Much]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) issued the following statement after voting against passage of a $45.5 billion state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year:
Jul. 05, 2023 /
![New State Budget Irresponsible, Roae Says]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) issued the following statement in response to the $45.55 billion Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget that the House passed this evening:
Jul. 05, 2023 /
![Wentling Says More Than $1 Billion in Federal Funding Going Toward Expanding High-Speed Internet Across PA]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced the Commonwealth is getting more than $1.16 billion in federal funding to expand broadband access to underserved areas. The funding is coming through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (authority) will administer the funding.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
![Gleim Joins Colleagues in Appeal of Act 77 to the State Courts]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) joins colleagues in continued pursuit of an appeal to strike down the entirety of Act 77 of 2019 based on provisions that deem part of the law in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
![Grimm Krupa Slams House Democrats as Budget Deadline Nears]()
MCCLELLANDTOWN – Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) issued this statement following the dismissal of lawmakers from Harrisburg without the passing of a state budget:
Jun. 30, 2023 /
![Rapp Disappointed in Lack of Budget Deal as Deadline Looms]()
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, issued this statement following the dismissal of lawmakers from Harrisburg without the passing of a state budget:
Jun. 30, 2023 /
![House Republicans to Discuss Budget Impasse]()
WHEN: Friday, June 30, 2023, at 5 p.m., or upon House recess.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
![State-Related Universities Must Be Accountable for How They Spend Taxpayer Dollars, Say Klunk, Warner]()
HARRISBURG – Citing the hundreds of millions in taxpayer funding sent to Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities each year, Reps. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) and Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) have introduced legislation to make the universities subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
![Wentling Backs Bills Supporting Pennsylvania’s Small Business Owners]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) has cosponsored nine separate pieces of legislation earmarked by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) to help Pennsylvania’s small businesses. In addition, Wentling is the prime sponsor of two more bills aimed to aid Pennsylvania employers. They address some of the biggest challenges facing small businesses, which includes covering startup costs and cutting excessive red tape.
Jun. 29, 2023 /
![Rapp Votes Against Bill Penalizing Hospitals Over Nurse Staffing Mandates]()
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, opposed a bill enforcing strict nurse staffing ratios on hospitals in the Commonwealth. She issued this statement following the vote:
Jun. 28, 2023 /
![Davanzo Proposal is a Win for American Manufacturers]()
HARRISBURG- An amendment authored by Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) to require the use of American-made products in solar energy projects at Pennsylvania schools was included in legislation that passed the House today. House Bill 1032 creates the Pennsylvania Solar for Schools Grant Program, which will provide financial assistance to schools to fund solar energy projects.
Jun. 28, 2023 /
![Mehaffie’s Patient Safety Act Gains House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved legislation authored by Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) to establish safe patient limits under the care of individual nurses in Pennsylvania hospitals. House Bill 106 would be known as the Patient Safety Act.