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E-news Updates – November 26, 2025
In this Update: Standing Up for Taxpayers Happy Thanksgiving! PA Tradition: Statewide Firearms Deer Season Begins Nov. 29 Shop Local on Small Business Saturday Save the Date – Trees for Troops on Saturday, December 6th Standing Up for Taxpayers After many months of intense negotiations, PA Senate Republicans were able to conclude the 2025-26 state […] [Read More]
All Pennsylvanians Deserve a Robust Transportation Network
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement today highlighting Senate Republicansโ support for a strong and robust transportation network across all regions of Pennsylvania: [Read More]
E-news Updates – November 22, 2025
Is this Update: Employers, Trade Unions and Lawmakers: New Permitting Reforms, Stopping RGGI Will Boost PA Economy Veterans Breakfast in Punxsutawney Face the State Video Armstrong County Memorial Bridge Dedication KDKA Radio Interview AI and Children: Legislation to Keep Kids Safe New Law Will Preserve Prescription Access for Seniors Bill to Ensure Disabled Veterans Receive […] [Read More]
Employers, Trade Unions and Legislative Leaders: New Permitting Reforms, Stopping RGGI Will Boost PAโs Economy
Senate and House Republican leaders, along with energy industry stakeholders including trade unions and business organizations, today highlighted many positive impacts the significant new reforms to Pennsylvaniaโs permitting process and getting Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will have on our stateโs economy in the months and years ahead. [Read More]
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HARRISBURG โ Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement today highlighting Senate Republicansโ support for a strong and robust transportation network across all regions of Pennsylvania:
โIn August, Senate Republicans passed substantial funding for transportation investments, using existing, and unused taxpayer dollars, coming from the Public Transportation Trust Fund (PTTF). There is value in supporting both road projects and transit, and we took a significant step to unleash those dollars to help all 67 counties across Pennsylvania. At that time, our commonsense solution was rejected by Democrats and Governor Shapiro in an effort to score cheap political points.
โWe have been consistent in recognizing the value of transit while making it clear investments by taxpayers need to include reasonable accountability measures. State taxpayers already invest more than $1.5 billion every year for mass transit programs statewide and until our members exposed the massive $2.4 billion in unused funds sitting in the PTTF, those resources remained in the couch cushions of the PennDOT bureaucracy. It was not until our transparency efforts shed light on the massive fund balance that the Governorโs hand was forced to finally make these resources available for their intended use. I am glad the Governor continues to take our advice and use existing resources to support public transit. Itโs unfortunate that just one year ago, he took $153 million of funding from critical infrastructure projects to fund transit, neglecting the needs of those who use our roadways every single day.โ
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Senate and House Republican leaders, along with energy industry stakeholders including trade unions and business organizations, came together to highlight many positive impacts the significant new reforms to Pennsylvaniaโs permitting process and getting Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will have on our stateโs economy in the months and years ahead.
Participating in RGGI, a multi-state electricity tax Gov. Wolf attempted to implement via an illegal regulation and which Gov. Shapiro pursued through the courts, would have increased electricity rates for families and businesses, eliminated energy and manufacturing jobs, forced Pennsylvania power plants to close and created serious threats to grid reliability.
Pennsylvaniaโs permitting process has been a deterrent to businesses moving to or expanding in Pennsylvania, costing our state countless jobs. The new law cuts red tape, establishes clear timelines for permit reviews and creates a real-time online tracking system. In addition, key permits will be deemed approved if a state agency moves too slowly.
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It was great to talk with Colin Dunlap from @kdkaradio about the excitement of economic growth and new jobs from the revitalization of the Homer City Generating Station.
You can listen to this short interview here ๐๐ป
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As part of the 2025-26 State Budget agreement, the illegal regulation mandating Pennsylvaniaโs participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) โ a multi-state pact that would have added more than a billion dollars in new #electricity taxes on Pennsylvania families and job creators โ was ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐!
Preventing #Pennsylvania from entering RGGI and stopping this tax protects consumers from dealing with even more severe consequences, including the closure of Pennsylvania power plants, job losses, and the threat of rolling #blackouts in the years ahead.
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The closing of the 2025-26 state budget process marks a new beginning for this commonwealth, filled with economic growth and opportunity. This budget moves, monumentally, to increase the promise of Pennsylvania. This is a pro-family and pro-job creator plan, and we have protected taxpayers by making sure the Rainy Day Fund stays intact.
Above all, we have removed the anvil of the RGGI electricity tax, which has been hanging over the heads of every consumer of electricity in this commonwealth. This budget is a product of divided government, and while it may have taken more time than any of us would have preferred, we have brought a divided government together to move our commonwealth forward.
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During Senate Session this week, I had the distinct pleasure of introducing a fine young man from my district.
Carson Granado is a 7th grade student at the Western PA School for the Deaf and is from the Apollo area. Carson likes his school, enjoys math, and aspires to be an aerospace engineer.
It was wonderful to meet Carson, his classmates, and teachers during their time at the Capitol. I greatly appreciate you all taking the time to travel to Harrisburg!
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I was honored to serve as a keynote speaker during at the Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Asphalt Material Applicators (PAAMA) held in Harrisburg.
We discussed budgetary issues as well as the importance of maintaining Pennsylvaniaโs road #infastructure network and other #economic issues impacting our Commonwealth.
It was a pleasure to spend time with this great group which included constituent, Andy Firment. My thanks to Andy, and to Rex Eberly, PAAMA Executive Director, for inviting me.
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Gov. Shapiro is focused on visiting other states when PA still needs a budget. Itโs time to end the Shapiro Shutdown.
All it takes is one day and one vote for House Democrats and the Governor to join us to enact the budget passed by the Senate last week.
For the second time, @pasenategop approved a 2025-26 state budget that respects #taxpayers and protects the financial stability of our commonwealth while ensuring that #counties, #school districts, and other state government partners receive needed funding.
