It was Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York) who sponsored the Heartbeat abortion bill last year in the PA Senate. He is one of a growing number of pro-life lawmakers in Harrisburg that are saying it’s time to bring up some more bills in January to try to preserve
Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) thinks the time is right to bring forth more pro-life legislation in Harrisburg. He was thinking about the better-than-expected showing in this election for Republican candidates in the House and Senate. “We gained three new members so we have a larg
PCC APPLAUDS PA SENATE FOR PASSING TELEMEDICINE BILL IN SAFE FORM HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference today applauded the PA Senate passage of Senate Bill 857–Telemedicine– in a form that retains current protections against dangerous drugs identified
PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 16, 2020 Contact: Al Gnoza 717-585-1548 PCC THANKS STATE SENATORS WHO CALL FOR HALT OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S ABORTION SERVICES DURING ELECTIVE PROCEDURE BAN HAR
PCC CRITICIZES PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOR PROVIDING ABORTION SERVICES DURING ELECTIVE PROCEDURE BAN HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference today criticized Planned Parenthood for continuing to provide abortion services, despite the fact that Governor Wolf has issued an o
The PA Catholic Conference has been keeping its eye on the budget hearings in Harrisburg, which have been going on for a couple of weeks now. The different departments in the Wolf Administration are going before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to explain– and many
When Governor Wolf delivered his budget address at the Capitol, he only shared the highlights, the proverbial tip of the iceberg. There’s just not enough time to go line by line and explain everything that he or any other governor is asking for. There was one item in particular that w
It was just a few hours before the state House would vote on a package of bills to combat human trafficking. A large group of representatives, most of them Republican, took to the steps of the lobby in the Ryan building at the Capitol to show their support for the legislation.
Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) is an attorney, so it makes perfect sense for him to be involved in crafting legislation that impacts the judicial system in Pennsylvania. In fact, he has indeed authored a measure that would change the way certain judges are selected, from the current p