Facing an uncertain economic future and working to address the devastating impact of COVID-19, the Senate today (May 28) set a course for recovery by approving a $25.8 billion interim budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21 as well as a plan to direct $2.6 billion in federal CARES funding to organizations that were most severely impacted by the virus, including $40 million to help farmers and address food insecurity issues, according to Senator Elder Vogel, (R-47).   [Read More]

Legislation passed by the Senate today (May 12) will provide vital funding to nursing homes, personal care facilities and other senior citizens’ programs impacted by COVID-19 and allow them to continue providing essential services for the state’s most vulnerable population, according to Senator Elder Vogel, who supported the measure.   [Read More]

In an act centered in political ideology, Governor Wolf today blocked access to life-saving medicine to millions of Pennsylvanians with his purely partisan veto of a bill authorizing the use of telemedicine in Pennsylvania, said Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and Senator Elder Vogel (R-47).   [Read More]

In order to protect Pennsylvania’s food supply chain, Senators Scott Martin (R-13), Ryan P. Aument (R-36), Elder Vogel (R-47) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) will introduce a bill to allow garden centers to reopen if they can adhere to social distancing and mitigation measures established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).   [Read More]

As Pennsylvania continue to cope with the impact of COVID-19, the Senate today (April 21) gave final approval to a bill introduced by Senator Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) that promotes telemedicine as a way to overcome barriers to quality patient care created by distance and reduce the costs of those services. Listen     [Read More]

Self-employed individuals, contractors and others impacted by COVID-19 closures who are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation (UC) can now file for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), according to Senator Elder Vogel.   [Read More]