Dr. Rick Saccone was elected four times to the PA House of Representatives and ran for Congress in 2018. Before that he spent a career in the USAF as a Counterintelligence Officer and Special Agent, conducting felony criminal, fraud and counterintelligence investigations and operations worldwide. Dr. Saccone spent most of his career assigned overseas,…
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Health is no longer conducting weekly televised news conferences to update the spread of COVID-19. State Reps. Tommy Sankey (R-Hastings) and Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) are now calling on the state’s Department of Labor and Industry to begin a similar practice by regularly addressing the Commonwealth’s economic “health” in a…
Harrisburg – “I would like to thank my friend Speaker Turzai for his many years of dutiful service to the 28th House District and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” said Lawrence Tabas, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. “His five plus years as Speaker have been some of the most productive the Pennsylvania Legislature has…
Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced House Bill 2429, which would grant a waiver to the governor’s COVID-19 Business Closure Order to all lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores that can adhere to the social distancing practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effectively opening them…
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 19, that there are 1,215 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 32,284. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
The department also announced that electronic and probable-cause deaths are now being reported, causing a…
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Lawrence Tabas issued the following statement on Governor Wolf’s plan to reopen PA’s economy:
“Governor’s Wolf’s announcement of a so-called “plan” to reopen Pennsylvania’s economy falls short of the sensible solutions offered by the State Legislature in SB 613 and SB 327. There is no timeline, no start date,…
HARRISBURG – The state Senate approved two bills today that would provide some much-needed clarity and common sense to the process of deciding which businesses can safely operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20).
Governor Wolf ordered the closure of all businesses not deemed “life-sustaining” on March 16 in response to…
Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas issued the following statement urging Governor Wolf to sign legislation (SB 613 and SB 327) which would start to safely re-opening Pennsylvania’s economy:
“The Pennsylvania Legislature is taking a bold lead on measures to safely re-open businesses which closed on the unilateral order of Governor Wolf. On March 16, offering…
“Our state and its economy are dependent on these small businesses thriving and providing services to our communities. They have shut down their businesses in an effort to protect our community. It is time that we get them the funds they desperately need so they can make ends meet until it’s safe to reopen their…
This decision to let out prisoners – especially while Pennsylvania citizens are adhering to a stay-at-home order – is irresponsible.