Rep. Josh Shapiro (D-Montgomery) met with representatives of Pennsylvania’s biotech industry today, in the latest of his series of meetings on healthcare reform. Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz also took part in the meeting via conference call. Among the concerns of the biotech industry is the proposed seven year exclusivity period that President Obama appears to favor. They say it is not long enough and are advocating a 12-year period. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
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Posted by Mike | Tags: Asthma, biotech, Fumo | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Game and Fisheries committee met today to perform some house keeping and vote on one bill, House Bill 1859. The committee unanimously voted to reconsider the final vote from 07/09/09 to HB 97 as amended. The committee then voted unanimously to reconsider the vote that sent HB 97 as amended from the committee to the House floor. Next the committee moved on to consider HB 1859, which is identical to HB 97 as amended. The committee voted to suspend the rules in order to vote on HB 1859 with one negative vote from Representative Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster). Finally the committee unanimously voted to report HB 1859 as committed. Check the Capitol Tool Box later for more information. Posted by intern | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Finance, House Game & Fisheries | Comments are closed | Share:
To make it even easier to read PLS Capitol Bureau Chief Alex Roarty’s coverage of state politics, you can now find his articles right here on the FYI by PLS blog – free – under the category News and Views. You can subscribe directly to the news and views category RSS feed by clicking here: http://www.fyibypls.com/category/news-and-views/feed/, and receive automatic updates whenever a new story is posted. Users can also view stories by clicking on the News and Views link on mypls.com. As an additional bonus, News and Views articles will now be a part of the Eye Opener, delivered to your mailbox every morning. The House Judiciary Committee met this morning to consider four bills — HB 55, SB 112, SB 73, and SB 387–all of which were reported as committed. Representatives Drucker, Kula, Manderino, Waters, and White voted against HB 55 due to concerns relating to the mandatory minimum and questions were raised about the inclusion of all structures over 100 years old. Look for the complete story in the Capitol Toolbox later this morning. Posted by Kim | Tags: After School Programs, arson | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Intergovernmental Affairs, House Judiciary | Comments are closed | Share:
GERLACH ANNOUNCES GUBERNATORIAL RUN According to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, survivor of several epic election battles in the Philadelphia suburbs, will give up his hard-won seat to run next year for governor of Pennsylvania. After laying the groundwork for six months, Gerlach, 54, announced yesterday that he would enter what could become a crowded GOP primary field, also including state Attorney General Tom Corbett and former federal prosecutor Pat Meehan. For a chance to be governor, Gerlach will surrender a position he struggled mightily to gain and hold in four elections since 2002 – battles in which he raised almost $10 million and fought off big advances being made by Democrats across the suburbs of cities in the Northeast. In the process, he gained a reputation for tenacity. Click here to read the Philadelphia Inquirer article. PILEGGI: HOUSE D BUDGET PLAN NOT SERIOUS Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) told PLS in an interview Tuesday that yesterday’s new House Democratic spending plan is a “charade†that “just doesn’t make sense.†“I don’t think that proposal deserves serious detailed commentary,†Senator Pileggi said. “It’s very unlikely Continue reading Eye Opener – July 15, 2009 Posted by Matt | Category: Eye Opener | Comments are closed | Share:
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