**MEDIA ADVISORY** Stefano and Garrity to Mark Veterans Day at Two Events in the 32nd District
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity will mark Veterans Day and promote Treasury’s initiative to reunite military decorations and memorabilia with the veterans who earned them on with two events on Thursday, Nov. 11. Watch Live [Read More]
Stefano Votes to Protect Second Amendment Rights
The Senate voted today to reinforce Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional right to bear arms while continuing to safely protect our communities by preventing municipalities from bypassing state law prohibiting them from regulating firearms and ensuring those legally allowed to own a gun can carry it openly or concealed, without needing a permit, according to Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) who supported the effort. [Read More]
Stefano and Senate Committee Pass Bills Supporting Veterans
In honor of the brave Americans who defended our country and the approaching holiday celebrating their sacrifices, Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) held a committee meeting to consider three bills to benefit veterans. [Read More]
Senate Passes Stefano Bill Giving All Honorably Discharged Veterans Career Preference
The Senate unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) that would clarify the Veterans Preference Law to include veterans who served honorably but were discharged with a disability before completing their initial obligation. [Read More]
Senate and House Joined to Announce Planned Advancement of Bills Benefitting Veterans
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), as chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, and Senator Devlin Robinson (R-37) partnered with their colleagues in the House of Representatives at a news conference on Monday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m., at Soldiers’ Grove, Main Capitol Complex, and highlighted legislation to benefit Pennsylvania’s veterans. [Read More]
Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Can’t Afford Wolf’s Unilateral Decision to Join RGGI
There is a train blazing down the tracks headed straight for your wallet. Gov. Tom Wolf set this train – known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – in motion, full speed ahead. [Read More]
Media Advisory – Senators Stefano & Muth to Host Female Veterans Roundtable on Nov. 1
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Sen. Katie Muth (D-44), chairs of the Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, are hosting a Roundtable Discussion with female veterans about their military experience on Monday, Nov. 1, from 1-3 p.m. at Fort Indiantown Gap, Building #8-63 (Counter Drug Classroom), located on Trooper Street in Annville (Lebanon County). [Read More]
Senate Committee Passes Stefano Bill to Lower License Plate Fee for Veterans
Legislation drafted by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), who serves as chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Preparedness Committee, that would reduce the license plate fee for veterans was passed unanimously by the Senate Transportation Committee. [Read More]
Senate Votes to Disapprove Pennsylvania Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Seeking to assert the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s role regarding the Commonwealth entering into multi-state compacts and levying taxes, the state Senate today (October 27) voted to disapprove a regulation by the state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), according to Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32). [Read More]
Stefano Honored as Champion of Small Businesses
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) was recognized by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) as a Guardian of Small Business for his impeccable voting record in support of key small business issues during the 2019-20 legislative session. [Read More]
Stefano Leads Senate Committee in Conversation About Veterans Services
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, held a public hearing on the services Pennsylvania provides to its nearly 800,000 veterans. [Read More]
**MEDIA ADVISORY** Stefano to Host Hearing about Veterans Issues on Oct. 25
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, is hosting a hearing about services in Pennsylvania for veterans on Monday, Oct. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building, Main Capitol Complex. [Read More]