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E-news Updates – May 10, 2025
In this Update: Happy Motherโs Day! Senate Votes for the Save Womenโs Sports Act PASS Scholarships to Help Students in Failing Schools Receive Senate Support Bill Strengthening PAโs Sexual Offender Registry Approved by Senate PA Treasury Continues Working to Return Money to the People Happy Motherโs Day! Mothers are the backbone of our communities. Whether […] [Read More]
Senate Approves โSave Womenโs Sports Actโ to Protect Fairness in Female Athletics
The Senate took a bipartisan step to support biological women through fair competition in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by approving Senate Bill 9, the Save Womenโs Sports Act. The measure will ensure athletic teams designated for women are reserved for biological females in Pennsylvaniaโs Kโ12 and collegiate sports. [Read More]
Westmoreland County State Champions Recognition Day in the Pennsylvania Senate
Introducing Westmoreland County High School Sports Champions [Read More]
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Got to see the @Eaglesโ Lombardi trophies on the Senate floor today โ very impressive!
But donโt worry, I joined my fellow yinzer senators to remind everyone the @steelers still hold the record with SIX Super Bowl wins! ๐ค๐
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I was honored to welcome students from Hempfield Area High Schoolโs Project 18 to the PA Senate! ๐๐ป
For 50+ years, this one-of-a-kind civics program has empowered young leaders in Westmoreland County โ including my own chief of staff!
GO SPARTANS! ๐๐ค
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Right here in PA! ๐๐
May is National Beef Month and Westmorelandโs own Logan Family Farms was in Harrisburg yesterday cooking up burgers to celebrate. ๐ They even let me flip some!
Support your local farmers!
Yesterday we recognized Mammography May in the Senate โ because 1 in 8 women will face breast cancer and early detection saves lives.
With bipartisan support and Act 1 in place, thereโs no excuse to delay.
Schedule your mammogram.
For you.
For your family. ๐ฉท
๐ Westmoreland County showed up STRONG in the Senate today!
I was proud to recognize 90+ student-athletes from 5 championship teams โ including volleyball, bowling & swimming โ for their PIAA State titles.
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Congrats to these incredible champions & their coaches! ๐
โจPennsylvaniaโs future is bright with the talented leaders from the Leadership Pittsburgh XLI cohort.
I enjoyed talking with them today!
Great to speak with leaders from the ACCD and Philadelphia Chamber to discuss where our priorities align. We must keep cutting the CNIT, support the USS/Nippon merger, unleash PAโs energy potential and modernize infrastructure. The best thing government can do is get out of your way. #pabudget
๐ May is Mammography Month in Pennsylvania!
@pabreastcancer and I are teaming up to remind women: ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ.
I was honored to help cut the ribbon on the new Robert Barensfeld Center at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village โ a place thatโs been part of my life since childhood. Thanks to $2 million in state funding, Meadowcroft is now even better equipped to welcome students, families and history lovers from across PA!
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Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and blessed Easter filled with hope, renewal and the promise of new beginnings.
Yesterday I joined Rep. Kincaid at the Mid-Atlantic Mothersโ Milk Bank in Pittsburgh to learn about their life-saving work distributing donor milk to babies across Pennsylvania! ๐ผ
Thank you for the informative tour and your amazing efforts in our community! โค๏ธ
I was on my way home from picking up some cute little chicks yesterday and pulled up to my road only to see it was closed. Wind knocked down lines all over the place. Stranded with 6 little chickees that needed their heat lamp, food and water. ๏ฟผI drove to the office where the awesome team serving the 39th Senatorial District were ready and waiting to improvise in order to set up a temporary home for the chicks. So Iโm naming each chick after each of them - Dottie, Gina, Joann, Lois, Rachel and one will remain nameless. ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ
Thank you Mutual Aid Ambulance Service, Inc! Itโs an honor to partner with you. You all are awesome! ๐โค๏ธ
Fun afternoon at the Easter Bingo Humane Society of Westmoreland County fundraiser. If you dislike animals I may be afraid of you. ๐
My son, Tom, who is on the board and bought me a ticket, worked alongside other volunteers from start to finish. He is one of my sweet little puppies! ๐ถ
Thank you Thistle Nook Nature Play School for inviting me to read to your preschoolers this morning! ๐ฑ๐
I enjoyed meeting these little learners.
Today, we recognize the sacrifice and resilience of Gold Star Spouses โ those who have lost their loved ones in military service.
Pennsylvania stands with you, honoring the legacy of our fallen heroes.
We will never forget their sacrifice. ๐๐บ๐ธ
I met an amazing man yesterday at the @pittsburghpirates game, and it was my privilege and honor to shake hands with Marc Fogel.
He threw out the first pitch of the home opener. ๐ค๐
I had the wonderful opportunity this morning to speak at Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Agingโs Spring Networking Breakfast about legislation impacting older adults & those living with disabilities in PA. ๐งก
It was great welcoming students from Central Westmoreland CTC to the Capitol!
These future teachers โ Avi Gardner, McKenzie Thompson & Reese Yohnman โ are getting a head start in the Aspiring Educators program. ๐โ๏ธ
And we need more teachers! The Administrative Director of CWCTC, Jason Lucia, and Paige Ponsonby who is the Aspiring Educators teacher for CWCTC, accompanied the students.
CTEs play a vital role in preparing students to enter fields of employment that will help them achieve good paying secure jobs. ๐๐ผ
๐ More about the program here: bit.ly/4ckIZun
I attended two events today to recognize and honor our Vietnam Veterans. During his first term, President Trump signed into law the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, which established National Vietnam War Veterans Day. March 29 each year marks the day the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam was disestablished in 1975. Itโs an honor for me to be in a room full of men and women who served this nation. At VFW Post 33 Mr. Ed Mihalacki described in detail what it was like to be a soldier serving in Vietnam. He said it was either boredom or terror. He described getting sprayed by Agent Orange. The soldiers were told it wouldnโt effect them. The second program held at the Norwin Elks had a focus on Agent Orange. I had the opportunity to speak with people who had or still have cancer as a result. These men and women deserve our gratitude and thanks. When they arrived back in the US that wasnโt always the case. They deserve this day in their honor.
