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On Feb. 19, the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a State Legislative Update from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. The update will be provided by a panel including Gene Barr, president of the PA Chamber of Business & Industry, Greg Moreland, chief of staff, Senate District #48, Frank Ryan, representative PA Legislature 101st District, and Russ Diamond, PA Legislature 102nd District.
Each panelist will provide an overview and then will open for Q&A. This virtual event will focus on issues most affecting our business community. While the event is free and open to the public, registration is required by visiting https://bit.ly/2LjnPoi.
The historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins Tuesday in the U.S. Senate, and its outcome and consequences could reverberate for years throughout Pennsylvania.
The commonwealth has a prominent role in the impeachment: with Trump s base of support in Pennsylvania; the lawyer defending him; one of the lawyers presenting a case against him; two senators from Pennsylvania who will be among the jurors; and post-election divisions that continue to deepen throughout the state.
Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from the Philadelphia suburbs, is one of nine House impeachment managers who will argue that the 45th president incited a mob attack when he encouraged thousands of supporters to fight like hell.
The usual first order of business is to adopt rules of procedure.
In the past, this has meant ramming through (on the very first day) rules that strip rank-and-file members of almost all power to actually represent their constituents.
This year, why not adopt more fair rules? For instance, a rule that guarantees that bills with strong public, bipartisan support actually get a vote?
Contact your representatives in Harrisburg and tell them NOT to go along with the first-day power grab.
Bill van den Berg
SUSAN L. STOUT
Who decides what bills become laws in Pennsylvania? Is the voice of the people heard? Does every Representative have a fair say? On the first day of every Legislative Session, legislators vote to set the rules that answer these and other key questions.
Those who write the rules might consider such things as:Should a bill cosponsored by more than half of the members of the PA House of Representatives, representing both major parties, for example, automatically get a vote in Committee and then on the floor of the House?
Should a bill that passes the House or the Senate automatically get a vote in the other chamber?