March 10, 2023
Public Hearing on the Issue of Veterans Suicide
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 10 a.m. | Chambersburg VFW, S. 4th Street, Chambersburg, PA [Read More]
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March 7, 2023
Meeting to consider SB 433, SB 508 and SR 59
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 9 a.m. | Hearing Room 1, NOB [Read More]
March 1, 2023
Senate Committee Subpoenas Norfolk Southern CEO Following Bipartisan Vote on Mastriano Proposal
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]
March 1, 2023
Mastriano, Senate Committee to Subpoena Norfolk Southern CEO to Testify about East Palestine Train Wreck
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]
February 28, 2023
Mastriano Applauds Opening of PA Health Clinic for Residents Affected by Norfolk Southern Train Wreck
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]
February 27, 2023
Meeting to consider SB 162, SB 446 and SB 447; and motions to authorize the issuance of subpoenas
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee | Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8-EA [Read More]
February 21, 2023
Mastriano Provides Clean Water to Residents Impacted by East Palestine Train Derailment
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]
February 17, 2023
Mastriano to Host Senate Hearing Thursday Looking Into East Palestine Train Derailment’s Impact on Local Residents and the Emergency Response
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]
February 9, 2023
Mastriano Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Farmland from Overdevelopment and Foreign Takeover
Senator Doug Mastriano (PA-33) officially introduced legislation, SB 288, to expand Pennsylvania’s successful Agriculture Conservation Easement Purchase Program. [Read More]
January 19, 2023
So Long, Gov. Wolf
During the past few weeks, publications across the commonwealth have chosen to view with rose-colored glasses the past eight years of Gov. Tom Wolf’s tenure in Pennsylvania. [Read More]