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Mastriano to Host Senate Hearing Thursday Looking Into East Palestine Train Derailment’s Impact on Local Residents and the Emergency Response
February 17, 2023

Mastriano to Host Senate Hearing Thursday Looking Into East Palestine Train Derailment’s Impact on Local Residents and the Emergency Response

Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will host a hearing Thursday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m., at the Community College of Beaver County, located at 1 Campus Drive in Monaca, to gather testimony about the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the Pennsylvania border.  [Read More]

Mastriano and Senate Committee Pass Legislation to help Veterans
January 11, 2023

Mastriano and Senate Committee Pass Legislation to help Veterans

In the first meeting of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee since Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) was appointed to serve as chairman, he and other members of the committee voted on Tuesday to advance two bills to benefit veterans and recognize strategic allies abroad.   [Read More]

Mastriano Appointed Chairman of Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
January 6, 2023

Mastriano Appointed Chairman of Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee

State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today announced he has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) to serve as chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee for the 2023-24 legislative session.  [Read More]

HARRY BEAL: FIRST NAVY SEAL REMEMBERED
March 16, 2021

HARRY BEAL: FIRST NAVY SEAL REMEMBERED

This week, Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) and Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) introduced and spoke on a condolence resolution that they offered on behalf of First Class Petty Officer Harry Milton Beal (USN, Retired).  [Read More]

Stefano: Teacher Vaccinations Should Return More Students to Classrooms
March 3, 2021

Stefano: Teacher Vaccinations Should Return More Students to Classrooms

Pennsylvania teachers are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations under an expansion of the Commonwealth's immunization plan in order to return more students to classrooms for in-person instruction, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32).    [Read More]

STEFANO – Committee Approves Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Legislative Vote on Extended Disaster Declarations. Moving it Closer to Voter Consideration
January 22, 2021

STEFANO – Committee Approves Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Legislative Vote on Extended Disaster Declarations. Moving it Closer to Voter Consideration

Today, Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) made good on his promise as Chairman of the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee to promptly act on legislation to limit the length of future emergency disaster declarations unless the General Assembly approves an extension.  [Read More]

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