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Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Sen. Katie Muth (D-44), chairs of the Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, are hosting a Roundtable Discussion with female veterans about their military experience on Monday, Nov. 1, from 1-3 p.m. at Fort Indiantown Gap, Building #8-63 (Counter Drug Classroom), located on Trooper Street in Annville (Lebanon County). [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, held a public hearing on the services Pennsylvania provides to its nearly 800,000 veterans. [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, is hosting a hearing about services in Pennsylvania for veterans on Monday, Oct. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building, Main Capitol Complex. [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, hosted a public hearing on legislation to allow counties to create countywide public safety authorities for firefighting and/or emergency medical services (EMS). [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, is hosting a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Department, 905 Fireman’s Lane, Connellsville. [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), along with Sen. Katie Muth (D-44), Rep. Karen Boback (R-117), and Rep. Chris Sainato (D-9) – the chairs of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees – highlighted the incredible work done for the benefit of veterans. | Video of Sen. Stefano’s remarks | Video of full press conference | Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Return on Investment [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), along with Sen. Katie Muth (D-44), Rep. Karen Boback (R-117), and Rep. Chris Sainato (D-9) – the chairs of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committees – will hold a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the East Wing Rotunda of the State Capitol to highlight the free services Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) provide to Pennsylvania veterans. [Read More]

Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee heard from fire chiefs, firefighters and other stakeholders about how to improve recruitment and retention of the next generation of volunteer firefighters locally and across Pennsylvania. [Read More]

The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced the nomination of Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler to serve as the adjutant general of the Pennsylvania Department of Military & Veterans Affairs and the nomination of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Cason to be promoted to Maj. Gen. in the Pennsylvania National Guard, according to Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), committee chairman. [Read More]

Yesterday, the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced the nominations of three Pennsylvania National Guard officers nominated for promotion, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), committee chairman. [Read More]