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Mid-Atlantic Lawmakers Unite to Address Regional Energy Crisis

Mid-Atlantic Lawmakers Unite to Address Regional Energy Crisis

November 5, 2025

HARRISBURG – Lawmakers from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia came together last Tuesday for the first-ever, multi-state policy hearing focused on restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region. The hearing, hosted by the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee and chaired by Rep. David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), brought together legislators and energy policy experts to highlight the urgent need for coordinated, commonsense reforms.

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Policy Committee, Mihalek to Host Hearing on Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

August 22, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Child Care Challenges and Solutions” to discuss the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and how we can modernize regulations and staff eligibility requirements so that child care businesses can thrive and working parents can access reliable, affordable child care.

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Policy Hearing to Tackle Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

July 29, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Vice Chairman Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Child Care Challenges and Solutions” to discuss modernizing regulations and staff eligibility requirements so that child care businesses can thrive and working parents can access reliable, affordable child care.

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Policy Hearing to Tackle Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

July 25, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Vice Chairman Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Child Care Challenges and Solutions” to discuss modernizing regulations and staff eligibility requirements so that child care businesses can thrive and working parents can access reliable, affordable child care.

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Policy Committee Hearing Exposes How Pennsylvania’s Burdensome Child Care Regulations Are Failing Families, Businesses

June 20, 2025

DANVILLE—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) hosted a hearing, “Over-Regulation in Child Care,” to address the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and the desperate need to better align Pennsylvania’s regulatory environment to meet the industry’s needs and help parents.

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Policy Committee to Host Hearing on the Over-Regulation of Child Care in PA

June 18, 2025

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Over-Regulation in Child Care” to discuss the obstacles the child care industry faces in Pennsylvania and how we can better align our regulatory environment to meet the industry’s needs and help parents.

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