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12/23/08 - Senator Jeff Piccola, the new chairman of the Senate Education
Committee, discusses the need for an efficient system of public education. 12/16/08 - Senator Ted Erickson (R-26) discusses his efforts to streamline the
permitting process of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 12/5/08 - State Senator Jake Corman (R-34) talks about his role as chairman of
the Senate Appropriations Committee and the tough decisions on state spending
that must be made. 11/21/08 - State Senator Don White (R-41) comments on a Senate Banking &
Insurance Committee recommendation that the Blues insurance merger be rejected. 11/7/08 - Senator John Rafferty (R-44) discusses municipal electric procurement
and an upcoming Senate Local Government Committee public hearing on the issue. 10/30/08 - State Senator Pat Vance (R-31) comments on her efforts to reauthorize
the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. 10/16/08 - Senator Ted Erickson (R-26) discusses Senate Republican efforts to
reach an agreement on a viable health care reform plan. 10/7/08 - State Senator Jeff Piccola (R-15) comments on the implementation of
Pennsylvania’s new Open Records Law, which goes into effect January 1st. 9/26/08 - Senator Rob Wonderling (R-24) discusses Senate passage of his bill
intended to protect online auctions from government red tape. 9/19/08 - State Senator Jane Earll (R-49) discusses a Senate Judiciary Committee
public hearing on her bills that would change the way Pennsylvania’s judges are
selected. 8/28/08 - Senator Mike Folmer (R-48) discusses a recent Senate Finance Committee
public hearing on his legislation that would address the cost of health care. 7/25/08 -State Senator Jane Orie (R-40) discusses gaming in Pennsylvania and the
status of a casino project in Pittsburgh. 7/16/08 - State Senator Jeff Piccola (R-15) discusses his call
for a special legislative session on government reform and ethical reform. 7/1/08 - Senator Pat Browne (R-16) comments on his legislation, now before the Governor, that would protect consumers from
questionable mortgage lending practices. 6/26/08 - Senator Jeff Piccola (R-15) discusses his legislation intended to establish a timeline for future state budgets. 6/12/08 - Senator Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) discusses HealthNET PA,
the Clean Indoor Air Act, H20 PA and other important issues. 5/28/08 - State Senator Rob Wonderling (R-24) discusses the merits of SB 1273, his legislation to
divest Pennsylvania’s state stores. 5/19/08 - State Senator Jane Earll (R-49) discusses her plan to modernize Pennsylvania’s water and
sewer infrastructure without raising taxes. 5/9/08 - State Senator Jane Earll (R-49) explains how the Task Force on Gaming Committee is working
to enhance and refine the process by which gaming licenses are granted in Pennsylvania. 5/5/08 - State Senator Mike Folmer (R-48) discusses legislation to address rising health care costs
and a recent Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing on the issue. 4/28/08 - State Senator Pat Browne (R-16) comments on his legislation that would help taxpayers
monitor state government spending via the Internet. 4/18/08 - State Senator Jeff Piccola (R-15) discusses issues raised by constituents at a recent
series of town meetings. 4/9/08 - State Senator Pat Vance (R-31) recaps a Senate Aging &
Youth Committee public hearing on providing balanced funding for
Pennsylvania’s long term care needs. 4/3/08 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) discusses
the recent theft of state-owned computers and his legislation that would
require state agencies to promptly alert affected individuals of a data breach. 3/19/08 - State Senator John Eichelberger (R-30) discusses Senate
Bill 1313, the Child Rapist and Sexual Predator Detection Act. 1/18/08 - Senator Pat Vance (R-31) discusses the financial impact
of implementing the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy. 1/11/08 - State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery)
discusses House/Senate conference committee efforts to reach a
compromise on statewide smoking ban legislation. 1/2/08 - State Senator Jane Earll, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Community, Economic and
Recreational Development discusses recent public hearings on Pennsylvania's business expansion and
workforce development programs.
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