Pennsylvania Made – Discussing Ways to Propel Our Manufacturing Opportunities
Friday, Jan. 27
South Park Community Center
Brownsville, PA 15129
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press release
Testifiers:
Norm Candelore, Vice President of Vendor Relations, Sarris Candies
Yemi Akinkugbe, Chief Excellence Officer, CNX Resources Corporation
Mark Shelleby, Treasurer, Vista Metals, Inc.
Christopher J. Masciantonio, General Manager, State Government Affairs, United States Steel Corporation
Constitutional Amendments – Why We Care
Monday, Jan. 23
Room 140, Main Capitol
Harrisburg
Agenda/Testimony
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testifiers
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Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair/Huntingdon) |
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Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State |
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Madeline Malisa, senior fellow for the Foundation for Government Accountability |
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David Taylor, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association |
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Grant Gulibon, environmental specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau |
It Stops Here: Taking Action to Protect Pennsylvania from Increasing Crime
Tuesday, Oct. 18
VFW Post 6493,
Warminster
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
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Matt Weintraub, District Attorney, Bucks County |
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David Schwartz, Owner, The Comic Collection, Feasterville |
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Bill McVey, Safety Director, Bensalem Police Department |
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Dan Friel, Chief of Police, Warrington Township |
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Michael Moore, Sergeant, Cheltenham Township Police Department |
Sounding the Alarm: Pennsylvania’s EMS Crisis
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Grove City Municipal Building, Grove City
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release (pending)
Testimony
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Douglas Dick, EMS chief, Superior Ambulance Service |
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John Libonati, coroner, Mercer County |
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Frank Jannetti, public safety director, Mercer County |
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John Chlpka, council president, Jackson Center Borough |
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Dr. David Tupponce, president, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Grove City |
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Aaron Rhone, bureau director, Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of EMS |
Activist Supreme Court Strikes Again: How the PA Supreme Court’s Medical Malpractice Rule Change Will Impact Patients and Health Care
Monday, September 12
House Majority Caucus Room, State Capitol, Harrisburg
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
Submitted Testimony
Modernizing PA Law to Create Jobs, Encourage Development: Updating Pennsylvania law to allow breweries to expand their operations.
Wednesday, September 7
Wallenpaupack Brewing, Hawley, PA
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
Support for our Hometown Heroes: Recruiting, Training and Retaining Emergency Responders
Wednesday, August 31
Westmoreland County Community College Public Safety Training Center, 65 Public Safety Drive, Smithton
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
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Mike Stangroom, director of operations, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services |
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John Christner, chief of police, Rostraver Township |
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Ronald Zona, chief, Westmoreland County Detective Bureau |
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Brian Sokol, president, Rostraver Central Fire Company |
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Cory Snyder, firefighter, Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department |
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Donald Thoma, assistant chief, Hempfield Fire Department |
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John Storey, deputy fire chief, Hempfield Fire Department |
Pennsylvania’s Next Economic Opportunity: Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Jobs of the Future
Tuesday, August 30
Western Pennsylvania Operating Engineers, 250 Operators Way, New Alexandria
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
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Rich DiClaudio, President and CEO, The Energy Innovation Center Institute |
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Chris Masciantonio, Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, United States Steel Corporation |
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Chris Masciantonio, Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, United States Steel Corporation - Supplemental |
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Matt Mangum, Business Opportunity Manager, Carbon Capture and Storage, Shell |
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Bill Roland, Director of Government Affairs, Peoples Natural Gas |
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Chris Petrone, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66 |
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Greg Vogt, Secretary/Treasurer, Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Council, IBEW Local 5 |
Barriers to Starting and Growing a Business in Today’s Economy
Thursday, August 25
Empire Beauty School Auditorium, 396 Pottsville St. Clair Highway, Pottsville
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
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Dave Crouse, Owner, 3Cs Family Restaurant |
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Mike Hammer, Senior Director of Operations, Industrial Hydro |
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Julie E. Masser Ballay, CFO/Vice President, Sterman Masser Potato Farms |
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John Powers, CEO, Ash/Tec Inc. |
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Savas Logothetides, Owner, Wheel Restaurant and Charlie’s Pizza and Subs |
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Larry Padora, Owner, Padora’s Italian Bakery |
Inflation and Agriculture: The Rising Cost of Food
Wednesday, August 24
West Earl Township Municipal Building, 157 W. Metzler Road, Brownstown
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
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Bill Beam, President and Owner of Beam Farms Inc. Elverson, PA |
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Chris Pierce, President of Heritage Poultry Management Services Annville, PA |
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Danny Good, Owner of Good Transport Services, Inc Columbia, PA |
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Doug Taylor, Founder and CEO of Taylor Chip Cookies Mount Joy, PA |
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Heather Lewis, owner of a family farm Mount Joy, PA |
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Mike Smucker, President of Smucker’s Meats Mount Joy, PA |
Public Hearing: Mining for the Future: Jobs, Supply Chains and National Security.
Pennsylvania’s Emerging Critical Mineral and Rare Earth Element Industry
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Hintz Family Alumni Center, Penn State University, State College
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
Public Hearing: Driving Investment and Creating Growth: The Long-term Solution to Rising Costs
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
House Majority Caucus Room, 140 Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Testimony
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Joe Bishop-Henchman, executive vice president and adjunct scholar, National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF), CATO Institute |
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Tim Vermeer, senior state tax policy analyst, The Tax Foundation |
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Alex Halper, director of government affairs, PA Chamber of Business and Industry |
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David N. Taylor, president and CEO, Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association |
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Warren Hudak, president, Hudak and Company, Camp Hill |
Submitted Testimony
Public Hearing: The Impact of Inflation on Working People and Their Families
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
House Majority Caucus Room, 140 Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
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Daren Bakst, senior research fellow, The Heritage Foundation |
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Kyle Kotzmoyer, director of State Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau |
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Rebecca Oyler, president and CEO, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association |
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Patrick Henderson, director of Government Affairs, Marcellus Shale Coalition |
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Stephanie Catarino Wissman, executive director, American Petroleum Institute Pennsylvania |
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Terrance J. Fitzpatrick, president and CEO, Energy Association of Pennsylvania |
Submitted Testimony
Public Hearing: How Radical Liberal Policies Have Driven Inflation to Historic Highs
Thursday, June 9, 2022
House Majority Caucus Room, 140 Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Public Hearing: What Causes Inflation?
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
House Majority Caucus Room, 140 Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Agenda
Video
Written Testimony
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Dr. Shawn Ritenour, professor of economics, Grove City College |
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Christopher Hansford, director of state relations, CATO Institute |
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Carola Binder, associate professor of economics, Haverford College |
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Matthew Knittel, director, Independent Fiscal Office |
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Dr. Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody’s Analytics |
Public Hearing on Exploring Hardwood Forestry Issues in Pennsylvania
Wednesday, April 20, at 1:30 p.m.
The Red Fern Banquet and Conference Center
421 Old Kersey Road, Kersey
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Public Hearing on Cybersecurity
Monday, March 28, at 2 p.m.
State Capitol
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
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Michael Mattmiller, senior director of State Government Affairs, Microsoft
-- PowerPoint Presentation |
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Dr. Kimberlee Ann Brannock, senior security advisor, and Michael Howard, chief security advisor and head of security and analytics practice, Hewlett Packard |
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Zack Mahon, area manager, northeast and southeast, Cybersecurity Services North America, Motorola Solutions Inc. Peter Romness, cybersecurity principal, U.S. Public Sector CTO Office, Cisco |
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John D. Alwine, region director, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Unisys Public Sector |
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Omar Khawaja, vice president and chief information security officer, Highmark Health |
Submitted Testimony
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John MacMillan, Deputy Secretary for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, PA Office of Administration |
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MAJ Christine Pierce, PA National Guard Cyber Branch Chief, Lt. Col Thomas Love, Commander, PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs - PA National Guard Joint Cyber Capabilities |
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Joseph Harford, Ph.D., CSDS President and Founder, Reclamere Data Security Experts |
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Sean Morgan, Director, Cybersecurity Policy & Partnerships Palo Alto Networks |
Public Hearing on Rural Health Care Issues
Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 9:30 a.m.
Virtual
Agenda
Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
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Keara Klinepeter, acting PA secretary of Health. |
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Dr. Jill Owens, chief medical officer and vice president for quality, Upper Allegheny Health System. |
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Rick Allen, CEO, Warren General Hospital. |
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Janie Hilfiger, president, UPMC Cole and UPMC Wellsboro. |
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James Donnelly, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services, UPMC Hamot. |
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Dr. Nathaniel Graham, general surgeon, Surgical Associates of Bradford. |
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Anne Hardy, former director of emergency department and nursing administration, Bradford Regional Medical Center. |
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Sally Scrivo, EMT, president, Bradford Area Transport Service. |
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Charlotte Floravit, CEO, Lutheran Home at Kane. |
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Lisa Davis, director and associate outreach professor of health policy and administration, The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health at the Pennsylvania State University. |
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Janice Walters, chief operating officer, Pennsylvania Rural Health Model.
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Janice Walters, Power Point presentation |
Submitted Testimony: Kristie Bennardi, Keystone Rural Health Consortia; Chris Benson, Turtlepoint; Barbara Bowman, Smethport; Aris Gredzens, Bradford; Melinda Howard, Shinglehouse; Jeffrey L. Iseman, Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council (PA SILC); Barbara Paul, Ridgeway; Congressman Glenn Thompson.
Public Hearing: Investigating the Impacts of Preliminary State House Redistricting Maps
January 11, 2022
Held at Upper Allen Township Building,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County
Agenda
Hearing Video
Written Testimony
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Vincent DiFilippo, Cumberland County Commissioner |
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George Book, West Shore Chamber of Commerce |
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Alexandra Anastasio, Camp Hill |
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George Tyson, East Pennsboro Township Board of Commissioners |
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Cindi Ward, East Pennsboro School District |
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Louisa Gaughen, East Pennsboro Township |
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Donald McClure Jr., Millerstown, PA |
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Jeff Haste, retired Chairman, Dauphin County Board of Commissioners |
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Tom Pyne, Susquehanna Township Commissioner |
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Mary Gaiski, Dauphin County Planning Commission |
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Dan Daub, Tower City Mayor |
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John Rupp, Mechanicsburg Area School Board |
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Kenneth Martin, Upper Allen Township Board of Commissioners |
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Jayne Drake, Renaissance Mechanicsburg |
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Kyle L. Miller and Sara Agerton, Mechanicsburg Borough Council |
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Ed Black, Lower Allen Township Board of Commissioners |
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Elizabeth Gallo, Dillsburg |
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Nate Silcox, Hampden Township Commissioner |
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Michelle Nestor, Cumberland Valley School District |
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Bob Winegardner, Earl Township, PA |
Submitted testimony: Lemoyne Borough Council; Josh Nagy, Lower Allen Township Commissioner; Porter Township Board of Supervisors; Wormleysburg Borough Council
Public Hearing: Investigating the Impacts of Preliminary State House Redistricting Maps
January 4, 2022
Held at Town of McCandless Town Hall, Wexford, Allegheny County
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
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Charles Dizard, Commissioner, Harrison Township |
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Mike Krzeminski, Harrison Township |
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Alex DiClaudio, Oakmont |
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Joseph Hughes, Springdale |
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Sean Kertes, Chairman, Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners |
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Brian Eshbaugh, Treasurer, Lower Burrell |
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Steve Schlauch, Plum |
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Allan Bross, Supervisor, Moon Township |
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Jan Lewis, Franklin Park |
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Cindy Kirk, Allegheny County Councilwoman, McCandless Township |
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Jason Singer, Member of Council, McCandless Township |
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Elizabeth (Libby) Blackburn, Vice President, North Allegheny School Board, McCandless Township |
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Timothy Rogers, Township Manager, Shaler Township |
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William (Bill) Bretz, Township Supervisor, Hempfield Township |
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Dayne F. Dice, Esquire, Council President, Murrysville |
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Mac McKenna, Councilman, Murrysville |
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Michael Korns, Murrysville |
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Thomas Wubben, Murrysville |
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George Shannon, Mayor, Borough of Sewickley |
Maintaining Our Creeks and Streams to Prevent Flooding
Monday, Dec. 6
Held at Wellsboro Fire Company Annex, Wellsboro, Tioga County
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
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Erick Coolidge, commissioner, Tioga County |
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Daryl Miller, commissioner, Bradford County |
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David Cohick, director, Tioga County Emergency Services |
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Kevin Stephani, supervisor-elect, Columbia Township, Bradford County |
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Deven Martin, supervisor, Delmar Township, Tioga County |
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Clark Gee, former supervisor, Middlebury Township, Tioga County |
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Pamela Kania, acting director, Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
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Tim Schaeffer, executive director, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission |
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Erica Tomlinson, district manager, Tioga County Conservation District |
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Joe Quatrini, watershed specialist, Bradford County |
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Johnny Painter, Painterland Farms, Tioga County |
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Jim VanBlarcom, Sugar Branch Farms, Tioga County |
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Mike Lovegreen, Upper Stream Coalition, Bradford County |
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Dean Jackson, Mt. Glen Farm, Bradford County |
Submitted Testimony from more than two dozen residents and stakeholders.
Health Care Staffing Crisis
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Held at Penn State Health, Hershey
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Submitted Testimony
Economic Development in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Thursday, Nov. 4, at 9 a.m.
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites
81 Hadley Road, Greenville
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Roundtable discussion: Water Quality Around Willow Grove Naval Station
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Held at Horsham Township Community Center
Roundtable Video
Roundtable Discussion: Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center
Tuesday, Sept. 14
Held at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County
Roundtable Video
Property Tax Reform
Monday, Aug. 30
Hearing held at Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Submitted Testimony
Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy
Tuesday, Aug. 17
Hearing held at Pennsylvania College of Technology
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy
Wednesday, July 28
Hearing held at Chatham University Eden Hall, Gibsonia, Allegheny County
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy
Thursday, July 15
Hearing held at Inn at Lenape Heights, Ford City, Armstrong County
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Rebounding from COVID-19
Thursday, May 20
Hearing held at Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Impact of COVID-19 Regulatory Suspensions
Tuesday, April 27
Hearing held at Capitol
Agenda
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Submitted Testimony
Francis E. Walter Dam Reevaluation Study
Thursday, March 18
Hearing held virtually
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony from Live Testifiers
Additional Submitted Testimony
Rebuilding the Economy in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Hearing held at Indiana Township Town Hall, Pittsburgh
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
Wolf Budget: What Does it Really Mean for Small Business?
Wednesday, March 3
, 2021
Hearing held at Capitol
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
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Sam Denisco, PA Chamber of Business and Industry |
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Jim Fris, PJW Restaurant Group |
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Scott Rudich, Round Guys Brewing Company, Lansdale |
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Joe Aldcowski, Diaz Manufacturing, Montrose |
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Guy Berkebile, Guy Chemical Company Inc., Somerset |
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Carl Marrara, PA Manufacturers Association |
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John W. Bailey, Bailey Coach, Spring Grove |
Wolf Budget: What Does it Really Mean for Working Families?
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021
Hearing held at Capitol
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Written Testimony
COVID-19 Impacts on Health Care Innovation and Delivery
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020
Held virtually
Hearing Video
Impact of Manufacturing Tax Credits
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020
Hearing held in Kingston
Hearing Video
Wrap-Up Press Release
Health Care and Social Assistance Services Hearing
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Hearing held in Breinigsville, PA
- Hearing Video
- Wrap-Up Press Release
COVID19 & The Retail Industry Sector Hearing
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Hearing held in Bensalem, PA
- Hearing Video
- Wrap-Up Press Release
Role of Law Enforcement in Protecting Our Communities
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020
Held at Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA
- Hearing Video
- Wrap-Up Press Release
Wolf’s Extreme COVID-19 Restrictions on Pennsylvania’s Restaurants, Bars and Taverns
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Held at Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA
- Hearing Video
- Wrap-Up Press Release