Jun
16
2020
June 16, 2020
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a sense of unity and hope that our state and our country could confront this crisis head-on and come out stronger in the end. [Read More]
Jan
21
2020
January 21, 2020
Throughout my first five years in office – four as a state Representative and one as a state Senator – one thing is as consistent as Punxsutawney Phil coming out of his slumber in Gobbler’s Knob on February 2: there are always budget gimmicks and games played in Harrisburg. [Read More]
Nov
19
2019
November 19, 2019
Following Governor Wolf’s unilateral decision in 2018 to decertify the state’s current voting machines, the legislature had significant concerns about the implementation of this costly unfunded mandate. [Read More]
Sep
17
2019
September 17, 2019
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. [Read More]
Jul
12
2019
July 12, 2019
In April of 2018, Governor Wolf said his administration would move to decertify all existing voting machines following the 2019 election and force counties to purchase new machines in advance of the 2020 Presidential Election. [Read More]
May
06
2019
May 06, 2019
A few weeks ago, I stood with fellow legislators, local and state business leaders and employee advocates to push for a series of regulatory reforms that will truly help provide the platform for our commonwealth’s economic growth, retain workers, attract new talent and provide a brighter future to all Pennsylvanians. [Read More]
Feb
19
2019
February 19, 2019
Governor Tom Wolf’s $34.146 billion state budget plan would grow state spending by nearly 3 percent over last year’s total, marking an increase of nearly a billion dollars in new spending. Unfortunately, even that total doesn’t show taxpayers the entire picture. [Read More]
Jan
20
2019
January 20, 2019
Human trafficking is society’s hidden dark secret that happens, sometimes in plain sight. [Read More]