Virtual Hearing: The COVID/Charter Crisis

(Feb 16, 2021)

Rep. Mary Isaacson - COVID/Charter Crisis Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: "A People’s Budget: The Environment"

(Feb 16, 2021)

Rep. Fiedler, the Subcommittee on Progressive Policies for Working People - Progressive Environment Budget Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: Powering PA

(Feb 16, 2021)

Powering PA: 21st Century Energy Jobs Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: Health & Safety in Public Transportation

(Feb 16, 2021)

Health & Safety in Public Transportation Read more

 

Vaccine hesitancy an issue in long-term care facilities in Pa.

(Feb 16, 2021)

“The nursing home crisis is now more urgent and deadly than it’s ever been,” Matt Yarnell, of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, testified Tuesday at a Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee hearing. Read more

 

COVID-19 in Long-Term Care

(Feb 16, 2021)

House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on COVID-19 in Long-Term Care facilities hosted by Rep. Joe Hohenstein. Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: Delaware River Basin

(Feb 15, 2021)

Protecting the Delaware River Basin Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: Racial & Gender Bias in the Court System

(Feb 15, 2021)

Racial & Gender Bias in the Court System Read more

 

Long-term care facility challenges amidst COVID-19 focus of House Democratic Policy Committee hearing Tuesday

(Feb 12, 2021)

Specifically, Chairman Ryan Bizzarro, Hohenstein and members of the Policy Committee look forward to learning more on the state Department of Health’s efforts to protect vulnerable populations and their caregivers. Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: Paraprofessionals

(Feb 11, 2021)

The House Democratic Policy Committee and state Rep. Mike Schlossberg will host a virtual hearing to discuss paraprofessionals . The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 18 at www.pahouse.com/policy and on the committee's Facebook page . The public and media are encouraged to tune in. Media questions may be submitted to policy@pahouse.net. Watch here: Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: National Infrastructure Bank

(Feb 11, 2021)

The House Democratic Policy Committee will host a virtual hearing to discuss the development of a national infrastructure bank. Representatives Ed Neilson, Eddie Pashinski, Mary Jo Daley, Joe Ciresi, Pam Snyder and Kyle Mullins will co-host the hearing. The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 17 at www.pahouse.com/policy and on the committee's Facebook page . The public and media are encouraged to tune in. Media questions may be submitted to policy@pahouse.net. Watch here: Read more

 

Virtual Hearing: COVID-19 in Long-Term Care

(Feb 11, 2021)

The House Democratic Policy Committee and state Rep. Joe Hohenstein will host a virtual hearing to discuss COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. The hearing will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 16 at www.pahouse.com/policy and on the committee's Facebook page . The public and media are encouraged to tune in. Media questions may be submitted to policy@pahouse.net. Watch here: Read more

 

Maternal Health Amidst COVID-19

(Feb 10, 2021)

Joint hearing with the Pa. Senate Democratic Policy Committee, House Democratic Policy Committee and Women's Health Caucus. Read more

 

Maternal Health Amidst COVID - Testimony

(Feb 10, 2021)

Hearing materials from the Joint Senate Policy Committee on Maternal Health Amidst COVID held on Feb. 10, 2021. Read more

 

House Democratic Policy Committee holds hearing about COVID vaccine rollout

(Feb 10, 2021)

Harrisburg, Pa. – On Monday, Pennsylvania's House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing regarding the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Commonwealth. In general, testifiers at the hearing agreed that supply shortages and scheduling limitations are the main sources of delays in vaccination efforts. Testifiers included representatives from CVS, Walgreens,... Read more

 

House Democratic Policy Committee holds hearing about COVID vaccine rollout

(Feb 10, 2021)

Harrisburg, Pa. – On Monday, Pennsylvania's House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing regarding the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Commonwealth. In general, testifiers at the hearing agreed that supply shortages and scheduling limitations are the main sources of delays in vaccination efforts. Read more

 

Vaccine shortage and technology demands highlight of House Democratic Policy Committee

(Feb 08, 2021)

HARRISBURG | Feb. 8 – General consensus among testifiers at today’s House Democratic Policy Committee highlights that vaccine supply and scheduling limitations are the primary source of delays in Pennsylvania vaccination efforts. “Pennsylvanians need a more streamlined approach to ensuring we can get people vaccinated and return to some semblance of normal,” Bizzarro explained. Those tasked with administering vaccines at the state and county levels, including pharmacies, reiterated that there are not enough vaccines being allocated to meet demand, especially with the recent expansion of the 1A group. County officials shared the strain they have experienced with dwindling employee complements expected to tackle the pandemic and other ongoing public health issues that remain. Keara Klinepeter, executive deputy secretary at the Pennsylvania Department of Health; Barry Niccolai, executive director of Centerville Clinics; and Vicky Kistler, director of health for the city of Allentown, provided deep insight into how the state and local governments are working to distribute the vaccines that Pennsylvania does receive. “I greatly appreciate the efforts at the state, local and business level to join forces and do everything in their power to secure vaccines from the federal government and efficiently distribute them,” Bizzarro said. Hospital system representatives, including Dr. Charles Barbera and Kathy Reeves, shared their concerns Read more

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

(Feb 08, 2021)

Testimony from the February 8, 2021 House Democratic Policy Committee hearing discussing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Read more

 

Pennsylvania’s vaccine rollout continues to raise questions, concerns for long-term care providers

(Feb 08, 2021)

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Concerned with the prioritization of the COVID-19 vaccine, Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) president and CEO, Zach Shamberg, testified before a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing today to address ongoing challenges facing long-term care providers now, and in the coming months. Read more

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

(Feb 08, 2021)

The House Democratic Policy Committee faced vaccine rollout challenges head-on with a hearing to discuss distribution. The meeting was held virtually from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 and can be viewed below or via the Policy Committee’s Facebook account --@padempolicy. Policy Committee Chairman Ryan Bizzarro and members aimed to learn more about current rollout procedures and how the state could improve distribution as vaccine supplies are allocated. The committee heard from testifiers providing perspective from nursing homes, hospitals, counties and rural communities. Read more