Senator Dush

Our governor claims he’s tired of losing out to our neighboring states, but he is the one making us lose.

State government controls the means to not only power future technology and job-creating employers, but also to provide “feedstock” for high demand products such as life-saving medical supplies and surgical equipment, highway asphalt, car seats and dashboards, cell phones, laptops, lipstick and so many others.

However, governors Wolf and Shapiro have denied access to both energy independence and unprecedented economic prosperity by placing a moratorium on safe, non-evasive drilling for natural gas under our state parks and forests.

Earlier this month, an extraordinary technological advancement led to a new world record of a 5.2 mile, lateral (horizontal) natural gas well drilled in neighboring West Virginia!

https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/longest-lateral-in-us-drilled-into-marcellus-shale-by-expand-energy/

For Pennsylvania, this means an existing well pad located a quarter of a mile outside our state parks and forests could be used to access natural gas several thousand feet below the surface and generate unprecedented revenue for the entire Commonwealth without disturbing the natural landscape, flora or fauna.

Lifting this senseless, job-killing drilling moratorium would deliver a more predictable, reliable and lucrative boost to Pennsylvania’s economy. Far exceeding any of the governor’s doubled-down, unrealistic revenue schemes which revolve around the improbable legalization of recreational marijuana and imposing additional tax increases on skill games.

With the Shell cracker plant near Pittsburgh already creating numerous expansion opportunities for manufacturers, the increasing demand from AI on our electrical grid, and the governor’s appetite for rampant deficit spending, the time has come to “Drill Baby Drill!” in our state parks and forests.

https://pennbizreport.com/news/30898-states-natural-gas-impact-fee-generates-164-5m-in-2024-say-pa-regulators/

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Congratulations once again to Team ZOE International for cycling 3,000 miles and finishing in 1st place in the 8-man division of Race Across America 2025!

This video features a complete recap of our trip to Rouzerville, PA, on Friday, June 20, where we officially welcomed, cheered on and prayed for Team Zoe as they raced through the Keystone State on their way to the finish line on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

As you will see in my onsite interviews with ZOE International Eastern Regional Director Brad Ortenzi and several of the cyclists—for Team ZOE—the race was never just about racking up miles or finishing first. It was about the mission.

Every pedal mattered in helping raise awareness and support for children trapped in human trafficking.

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