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Final Al Schmidt Confirmation Voting Meeting Scheduled for June 26
June 23, 2023

Final Al Schmidt Confirmation Voting Meeting Scheduled for June 26

PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) will convene a voting meeting to consider the confirmation of Al Schmidt as Secretary of the Commonwealth.  [Read More]

Dush Confirms More than $8.5 Million in Impact Fees Distributed  to 25th District Communities
June 21, 2023

Dush Confirms More than $8.5 Million in Impact Fees Distributed to 25th District Communities

The Impact Fee on unconventional natural gas wells will deliver more than $8.5 million to communities in and adjacent to the 25th Senatorial District this year, according to Sen. Cris Dush (R-25).  [Read More]

Second Al Schmidt Confirmation Hearing, Legislative Voting Meeting Postponed
June 20, 2023

Second Al Schmidt Confirmation Hearing, Legislative Voting Meeting Postponed

Due to ongoing negotiations regarding the release of data with PA Department of State attorneys, PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) announced that today’s second public confirmation hearing for Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has been postponed and will be rescheduled.  [Read More]

Chairman Dush to Convene Next Al Schmidt Confirmation Hearing
June 20, 2023

Chairman Dush to Convene Next Al Schmidt Confirmation Hearing

Beginning today at 11:30 a.m., PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) will convene the second public confirmation hearing for Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt.  [Read More]

Second Amendment Caucus Chairs Dush and Major Announce Speakers Lineup for June 12, State Capitol Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally
June 8, 2023

Second Amendment Caucus Chairs Dush and Major Announce Speakers Lineup for June 12, State Capitol Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally

On Monday, June 12, starting at 11 a.m. on the front steps of the state Capitol, Pennsylvania Senate and House Second Amendment Caucus Chairs Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Abby Major (R-60), along with many other pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers, will join together with law-abiding firearm owners from across the commonwealth for the 2023 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally.  [Read More]

PA Senators Team Up to Shield Sexually Exploited Children, Human Trafficking Victims from Traumatizing Third Party ID Requirements
June 1, 2023

PA Senators Team Up to Shield Sexually Exploited Children, Human Trafficking Victims from Traumatizing Third Party ID Requirements

Continuing efforts to combat human trafficking throughout the Commonwealth, PA Senators Cris Dush (R-25), Maria Collett (D-12) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) have officially introduced legislation that would remove the third-party control requirement to ensure that minors who are human trafficking victims have full access to appropriate services and support.  [Read More]

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