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Struzzi, Policy Committee Host Policy Hearing on Rural Health Care Challenges and Solutions in Indiana County

January 16, 2026

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana), and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Overcoming Challenges in Rural Health Care” to examine how Indiana County is responding to the unique challenges facing rural health care. The hearing will focus on workforce shortages, access to care, affordability, and long-term sustainability in rural communities.

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Mid-Atlantic Lawmakers Unite to Address Regional Energy Crisis

Mid-Atlantic Lawmakers Unite to Address Regional Energy Crisis

November 5, 2025

HARRISBURG – Lawmakers from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia came together last Tuesday for the first-ever, multi-state policy hearing focused on restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region. The hearing, hosted by the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee and chaired by Rep. David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), brought together legislators and energy policy experts to highlight the urgent need for coordinated, commonsense reforms.

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Kephart, House Policy Committee Visit Walmart Distribution Center in Woodland

Kephart, House Policy Committee Visit Walmart Distribution Center in Woodland

September 23, 2025

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Dallas Kephart (R-Cambria/Clearfield) hosted the House Republican Policy Committee last week in Clearfield County. The committee had the opportunity to tour Walmart’s state-of-the-art distribution center in Woodland. What makes this facility unique is that it has been largely converted into an automated facility using advanced robotics.

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Policy Committee, Mihalek to Host Hearing on Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

August 22, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Child Care Challenges and Solutions” to discuss the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and how we can modernize regulations and staff eligibility requirements so that child care businesses can thrive and working parents can access reliable, affordable child care.

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Policy Hearing to Tackle Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

July 29, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Vice Chairman Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Child Care Challenges and Solutions” to discuss modernizing regulations and staff eligibility requirements so that child care businesses can thrive and working parents can access reliable, affordable child care.

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Policy Hearing to Tackle Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

July 25, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Vice Chairman Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Child Care Challenges and Solutions” to discuss modernizing regulations and staff eligibility requirements so that child care businesses can thrive and working parents can access reliable, affordable child care.

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Policy Committee Hearing Exposes How Pennsylvania’s Burdensome Child Care Regulations Are Failing Families, Businesses

June 20, 2025

DANVILLE—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) hosted a hearing, “Over-Regulation in Child Care,” to address the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and the desperate need to better align Pennsylvania’s regulatory environment to meet the industry’s needs and help parents.

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Policy Committee to Host Hearing on the Over-Regulation of Child Care in PA

June 18, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Over-Regulation in Child Care” to discuss the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and how we can better align our regulatory environment to meet the industry’s needs and help parents.

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Policy Committee Hosts Hearing on Reining in Regulations

June 13, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers will address the more than 166,000 regulations stifling Pennsylvania, the 12th most regulated state, at a hearing titled “Reining in Regulations to Unleash Pennsylvania’s Potential.”

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