Budget Hearing Q&A: DEP
March 04, 2020
During the budget hearing with the Department of Environmental Protection, I expressed my frustration that PA farmers are not getting the credit they deserve for implementing costly measures to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Penn College/Thaddeus Stevens College/Community Colleges
March 03, 2020
During a #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @PennCollege, @thaddeusstevens and @NorthamptonComm, I questioned which programs have been eliminated based on a lack of demand from both students and employers.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Conservation & Natural Resources
March 03, 2020
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @DCNRnews Secretary Cindy Dunn, I discussed recreational ATV riding in state parks & forests that include municipalities that don’t permit ATVs, state park attendance & the spotted lanternfly.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: State-Related Universities
March 03, 2020
I commended the leaders of the state-related universities for successful efforts to help students graduate in four-years. At a #PASenate #PABudget hearing, I also asked about efforts to promote entrepreneurship.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Penn State Ag Research & Ag Extension (Part 2)
March 02, 2020
At a #PASenate #PABudget hearing on Penn State’s @agsciences & @psuextension, I asked about the Master Gardener Program
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Penn State Ag Research & Ag Extension (Part 1)
March 02, 2020
During a #PASenate #PABudget hearing on Penn State’s @agsciences & @psuextension, I asked what is being done to provide mental health first aid in PA counties and the status of 4H Programs
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Penn School of Veterinary Medicine (Part 2)
March 02, 2020
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @pennvet, I asked about the costs of drug testing for race horses and prevention of African Swine Fever.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Penn School of Veterinary Medicine (Part 1)
March 02, 2020
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @pennvet, I asked about the benefits from the state’s investment in the school, the percentage of graduates who stay in Pennsylvania and the student loan debt they incur, and the abuse of opiates provided by veterinarians.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Agriculture (Part 2)
March 02, 2020
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PAAgriculture, I asked about projects supported by state grants and biosecurity initiatives.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Agriculture (Part 1)
March 02, 2020
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PAAgriculture, I asked about the Governor’s proposed transfers from the Race Horse Development Trust fund, the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program, efforts to support dairy farms.
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