The Senate this week unanimously passed legislation introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) that would exempt 100% of disabled veterans’ benefit payment from income calculations for any commonwealth program or benefit. [Read More]
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Monday, March 20, 2023 | 10 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8E-B [Read More]
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 10 a.m. | Chambersburg VFW, S. 4th Street, Chambersburg, PA [Read More]
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 9 a.m. | Hearing Room 1, NOB [Read More]
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee this morning in Harrisburg approved with bipartisan support a measure introduced by Chairman Doug Mastriano (R-33) to subpoena Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to appear before the committee in a hearing on Wednesday, March 8. The final vote was 9-1 in favor of issuing the subpoena. [Read More]
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will convene a meeting for members of the committee to vote to subpoena Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and force him to testify at a future hearing about the company’s response to the Feb. 3 train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, its decision to ignite dangerous chemicals from several of the railcars on Feb. 5, and the ways these actions negatively affected the health and safety of nearby Pennsylvania residents. [Read More]
State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) hosted a Senate committee hearing last week in Monaca, Beaver County, to hear from residents impacted by the Norfolk Southern train wreck. Less than a week after learning at the hearing that local families need a health clinic to serve Pennsylvania residents, Mastriano asked the administration to commit to deploying a clinic to the area, replete with toxicologists and other specialists to provide free and immediate help to the residents. In response, the administration announced Monday that the PA Department of Health finally has plans to open a clinic today. [Read More]
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8-EA [Read More]
Over Presidents Day weekend, Sen. Doug Mastriano (PA-33) visited the areas affected by the East Palestine Train derailment and subsequent chemical fire. [Read More]
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will host a hearing Thursday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m., at the Community College of Beaver County, located at 1 Campus Drive in Monaca, to gather testimony about the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the Pennsylvania border. [Read More]
