Archive of posts for July, 2009:
Mark Scolforo for The Associated Press:
A Republican budget proposal was defeated Thursday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after about six hours of debate that gave no sign of an imminent compromise.
The 103-95 vote was not a surprise — Democrats control the chamber by five seats and two Republicans are serving in Iraq. The result suggested the Democrats’ own plan probably will pass when it is called up on Friday.
Via Capitol Recap Newsletter’s Mike Howells (www.mypls.com):
Rep. Josh Shapiro (D-Montgomery) met with representatives of Pennsylvania’s biotech industry today, in the latest of his series of meetings on healthcare reform. Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz also took part in the meeting via conference call.
Via Capitol Recap Newsletter’s Zak Rosenberg (www.mypls.com):
Representative Josh Shapiro (D-Philadelphia) held his latest health care round-table discussion today with labor leaders, as part of an ongoing series for the White House Team of State Legislators for Health Reform. Meeting to discuss the implications of a public health care plan, labor leaders expressed their opinions and concerns with President Obama’s proposed public health care plan.
Brad Bumsted at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes about the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s $200 million surplus:
Rep. Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Legislative Audit Commission, said an audit a year ago produced the $200 million figure.
Shapiro contends it all should be given back to the taxpayers. “I do not believe we should ask Pennsylvanians to pay more in broad-based taxes until we eliminate government waste and excess and the legislative surplus,” said Shapiro.
Via Capitol Recap Newsletter’s Mike Howells (www.mypls.com):
Continuing in his duties as a member of the White House Team of State Legislators for Health Reform, Rep. Josh Shapiro (D-Montgomery) met today with various mental health stakeholders in Pennsylvania. Among them was DPW Secretary Estelle Richman, who took time to join the discussion.
Rep. Shapiro said that in his initial talks with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathy Sebelius and other members of the administration, it became clear there is a desire to take states’ best practices regarding mental health and mental retardation (MH/MR) and apply it to the federal level.
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