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Senator Tom Killion (R-Chester & Delaware), Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland & York), Representative Chris Quinn (R-Delaware), and Representative Steve Barrar (R-Chester & Delaware) will host a Roundtable Discussion regarding the issue of Veterans Suicide on Thursday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m. at the Concord Township Municipal Building.  [Read More]

State Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland & York), State Senator Lisa Baker (R- Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming), U.S. Representative Dan Meuser (R-Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Lebanon, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland & Schuylkill) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike & Wayne) will host a Roundtable Discussion regarding the issue of Veterans Suicide on Thursday, August 29 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center.  [Read More]

Today, the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously approved legislation that would provide higher education benefits to the spouse and/or children of a Pennsylvania National Guard member who commits to serve another six years, according to Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland & York), Chairman of the Committee. [Read More]

Today the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee approved four measures, according to Senator Mike Regan, Chairman of the Committee. [Read More]

The Senate Resolution 6 Commission will meet at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, November 28th, in Room 60 of the East Wing Rotunda of the State Capitol to vote on its Final Report, according to Senator Randy Vulakovich and Representative Steve Barrar, who serve as Co-Chairmen of the Commission.   [Read More]

Today the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services, chaired by Senator Randy Vulakovich and Senator Lisa Baker, respectively, held a Joint Hearing on Veterans Homes and Living Independently for the Elderly - or LIFE - Program. [Read More]

On Wednesday (September 19th), the Senate Resolution 6 Commission voted on 92 Recommendations to the General Assembly to help avert a crisis in the delivery of Fire & EMS services in Pennsylvania. [Read More]

On Monday, September 24th, The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee will hold a joint informational meeting with the House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee about the certification of fire equipment distributors, according to Chairman Randy Vulakovich. [Read More]

On Tuesday, the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee held a hearing in the Borough of Millvale (Allegheny County) to discuss Flooding & Landslides. [Read More]

The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee and the House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee will hold a joint public hearing at the State Fire Academy, 1150 Riverside Drive, Lewistown, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, to receive an update on the progress of the Resolution 6 Commission, according to committee chairmen Senator Randy Vulakovich and Representative Steve Barrar. [Read More]