Business owners and leaders met with lawmakers in Lancaster on Wednesday to express concerns about the shortage of workers in Pennsylvania and try to find solutions. An absolute crisis, said Gene Barr, the president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Yes, we have a crisis, said Tom Baldrige, the president and CEO of the Lancaster Chamber.Business leaders talked with members of a state Senate committee about the economic impact of the worker shortage. Disrupting supply chains, stoking price inflation and in some cases, forcing businesses to close their doors, Sen. John Yudichak (I-14) said.Some business owners point to the extra federal unemployment benefits as a cause. We cannot find workers, and I personally believe that we are competing with the federal government, said Mark Sauder, of Sauder s Eggs.One committee member pushed back. It s not that Pennsylvanians are lazy, nor that they ll receive more money with unemployment compensation, Sen. Am