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Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus May 2 May 2, 3, 9, 2019 MEMBERS OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE Rep. Mike Sturla Rep. Margo Davidson Rep. Stephen Kinsey Chairman Vice Chair Vice Chair Rep. Ryan A. Bizzarro Rep. Tina Davis Rep. Mark Longietti POLICY RECAP Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair A Summary of House Democratic Policy Committee Meetings Rep. Kevin Boyle Rep. Jason Dawkins Rep. Steve McCarter Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Rep. Frank Burns Rep. Marty Flynn Rep. Peter Schweyer Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE Rep. Mary Jo Daley Rep. Ed Gainey BLACK CAUCUS Vice Chair Vice Chair MAY 2 | PITTSBURGH Rep. Matthew Bradford Rep. Jordan Harris Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca CLEAN sLATE Rep. Timothy Briggs Rep. Carol Hill-Evans Rep. Christopher M. Rabb Rep. Donna Bullock Rep. Joe Hohenstein Rep. Adam Ravenstahl Requested by Rep. Ed Gainey, Rep. Danilo Burgos Rep. Kristine Howard Rep. Harry A. Readshaw the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone Rep. Sara Innamorato Rep. James R. Roebuck Jr. Caucus (PLBC) and the House Rep. Morgan Cephas Rep. Mary Isaacson Rep. Mark Rozzi Democratic Policy Committee Rep. Joseph Ciresi Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell Rep. Christopher Sainato held a joint hearing at Community Rep. Carolyn Comitta Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta Rep. Ben Sanchez Empowerment Association on Rep. Scott Conklin Rep. Patty Kim Rep. Christina Sappey clean slate issues. Members, Rep. Austin Davis Rep. William C. Kortz Rep. Mike Schlossberg Rep. Daniel Deasy Rep. Bridget Kosierowski Rep. Melissa Shusterman including PLBC Chair Stephen Rep. Pamela A. DeLissio Rep. Leanne Krueger Rep. Brian K. Sims Kinsey, heard testimony from Rep. David M. Delloso Rep. Summer Lee Rep. Pam Snyder PA Department of Corrections Rep. Tony Deluca Rep. Maureen E. Madden Rep. Jared G. Solomon Secretary John Wetzel, Rep. Frank Dermody Rep. Steve Malagari Rep. Wendy Ullman Greater Pittsburgh Chamber Rep. Maria P. Donatucci Rep. Brandon Markosek Rep. Greg Vitali of Commence President Matt Rep. Michael Driscoll Rep. Rob Matzie Rep. Perry Warren Smith, local advocates and former Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler Rep. Joanna E. McClinton Rep. Joe Webster Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald Rep. Jeanne McNeill Rep. Jake Wheatley inmates on how the clean slate Rep. Dan B. Frankel Rep. Robert E. Merski Rep. Dan Williams law helps empower citizens who Rep. Robert L. Freeman Rep. Dan Miller Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood have not reoffended. Rep. Neal P. Goodman Rep. Kyle Mullins Rep. Michael Zabel Rep. Liz Hanbidge Rep. Ed Neilson Rep. Patrick J. Harkins Rep. Jennifer O’Mara ABOUT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC POLICY COMMITTEE PLAN4PA Rep. Mike Sturla is chairman of the House Democratic Policy House Democrats have a Committee. The Policy Committee holds public hearings and Plan4PA, a new way forward that meetings across the state, and serves as the catalyst to enacting puts people first withgood jobs, major policy initiatives put forth by members of the House affordable health care, quality Democratic Caucus. You can find details about upcoming schools and a fair economy. hearings, hearing testimony from previous hearings and Chairman Sturla’s Policy Point of the Day by visiting www.pahouse.com/PolicyCommittee. A BIPARTISAN MEETING WITH THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE MAY 9 | LaNCASTER Thaddeus Stevens College REP. TONY DELUCA of Technology AND REP. DAN FRANKEL The House Democratic and Republican Policy MAY 3 | PITTSBURGH Committees held a joint tour and meeting WHAT DRIVES PHARMACEUTICAL at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to discuss workforce development and COSTS? good jobs. Held in Chairman Mike Sturla’s Rep. Tony DeLuca and Rep. Dan Frankel legislative district at the request of Republican hosted a public roundtable discussion on Policy Chair Donna Oberlander, this meeting pharmaceutical cost drivers at the Comfort produced a bipartisan agreement that students Inn Conference Center. DeLuca and Frankel deserve more awareness of all educational requested the meeting as Democratic paths for successful careers. Chairman of the House Insurance and Health Committees respectively to bring stakeholders and legislative colleagues from across the state to identify what makes prescription drugs so expensive. Improving patient access to medicines was also a highlight of the discussion. @padempolicy A BIPARTISAN MEETING WITH THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE MAY 9 | LaNCASTER Thaddeus Stevens College REP. TONY DELUCA of Technology AND REP. DAN FRANKEL The House Democratic and Republican Policy MAY 3 | PITTSBURGH Committees held a joint tour and meeting WHAT DRIVES PHARMACEUTICAL at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to discuss workforce development and COSTS? good jobs. Held in Chairman Mike Sturla’s Rep. Tony DeLuca and Rep. Dan Frankel legislative district at the request of Republican hosted a public roundtable discussion on Policy Chair Donna Oberlander, this meeting pharmaceutical cost drivers at the Comfort produced a bipartisan agreement that students Inn Conference Center. DeLuca and Frankel deserve more awareness of all educational requested the meeting as Democratic paths for successful careers. Chairman of the House Insurance and Health Committees respectively to bring stakeholders and legislative colleagues from across the state to identify what makes prescription drugs so expensive. Improving patient access to medicines was also a highlight of the discussion. @padempolicy May 2, 3, 9, 2019 MEMBERS OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE Rep. Mike Sturla Rep. Margo Davidson Rep. Stephen Kinsey Chairman Vice Chair Vice Chair Rep. Ryan A. Bizzarro Rep. Tina Davis Rep. Mark Longietti POLICY RECAP Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair A Summary of House Democratic Policy Committee Meetings Rep. Kevin Boyle Rep. Jason Dawkins Rep. Steve McCarter Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Rep. Frank Burns Rep. Marty Flynn Rep. Peter Schweyer Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE Rep. Mary Jo Daley Rep. Ed Gainey BLACK CAUCUS Vice Chair Vice Chair MAY 2 | PITTSBURGH Rep. Matthew Bradford Rep. Jordan Harris Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca CLEAN sLATE Rep. Timothy Briggs Rep. Carol Hill-Evans Rep. Christopher M. Rabb Rep. Donna Bullock Rep. Joe Hohenstein Rep. Adam Ravenstahl Requested by Rep. Ed Gainey, Rep. Danilo Burgos Rep. Kristine Howard Rep. Harry A. Readshaw the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone Rep. Sara Innamorato Rep. James R. Roebuck Jr. Caucus (PLBC) and the House Rep. Morgan Cephas Rep. Mary Isaacson Rep. Mark Rozzi Democratic Policy Committee Rep. Joseph Ciresi Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell Rep. Christopher Sainato held a joint hearing at Community Rep. Carolyn Comitta Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta Rep. Ben Sanchez Empowerment Association on Rep. Scott Conklin Rep. Patty Kim Rep. Christina Sappey clean slate issues. Members, Rep. Austin Davis Rep. William C. Kortz Rep. Mike Schlossberg Rep. Daniel Deasy Rep. Bridget Kosierowski Rep. Melissa Shusterman including PLBC Chair Stephen Rep. Pamela A. DeLissio Rep. Leanne Krueger Rep. Brian K. Sims Kinsey, heard testimony from Rep. David M. Delloso Rep. Summer Lee Rep. Pam Snyder PA Department of Corrections Rep. Tony Deluca Rep. Maureen E. Madden Rep. Jared G. Solomon Secretary John Wetzel, Rep. Frank Dermody Rep. Steve Malagari Rep. Wendy Ullman Greater Pittsburgh Chamber Rep. Maria P. Donatucci Rep. Brandon Markosek Rep. Greg Vitali of Commence President Matt Rep. Michael Driscoll Rep. Rob Matzie Rep. Perry Warren Smith, local advocates and former Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler Rep. Joanna E. McClinton Rep. Joe Webster Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald Rep. Jeanne McNeill Rep. Jake Wheatley inmates on how the clean slate Rep. Dan B. Frankel Rep. Robert E. Merski Rep. Dan Williams law helps empower citizens who Rep. Robert L. Freeman Rep. Dan Miller Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood have not reoffended. Rep. Neal P. Goodman Rep. Kyle Mullins Rep. Michael Zabel Rep. Liz Hanbidge Rep. Ed Neilson Rep. Patrick J. Harkins Rep. Jennifer O’Mara ABOUT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC POLICY COMMITTEE PLAN4PA Rep. Mike Sturla is chairman of the House Democratic Policy House Democrats have a Committee. The Policy Committee holds public hearings and Plan4PA, a new way forward that meetings across the state, and serves as the catalyst to enacting puts people first withgood jobs, major policy initiatives put forth by members of the House affordable health care, quality Democratic Caucus. You can find details about upcoming schools and a fair economy. hearings, hearing testimony from previous hearings and Chairman Sturla’s Policy Point of the Day by visiting www.pahouse.com/PolicyCommittee..
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