FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
State Rep. Mike Sturla D-Lancaster Chairman, Democratic Policy Committee www.pahouse.com/sturla	State Rep. Dante Santoni D-Berks Democratic Chairman, Liquor Control www.pahouse.com/santoni

MEDIA ADVISORY

Democratic Policy Committee to hold public hearing

on privatization of state liquor stores Thursday in Harrisburg

HARRISBURG, April 12 – House Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, announced today that the committee will hold a public hearing on the issue of privatization of state liquor stores from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in Room 418 Main Capitol Building.

State Rep. Dante Santoni, D-Berks, Democratic chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee, will co-chair the hearing. The current hearing agenda is:

• 10 a.m. – Welcome and opening remarks
• 10:10 a.m. – Joe Conti, CEO, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
• 10:50 a.m. – Panel one:

Ø Matthew Brouillette, president, Commonwealth Foundation

Ø Leonard Gilroy, director of government reform, Reason Foundation

• 11:40 a.m. – Panel two from the United Food and Commercial Workers:

Ø Wendell Young, president, UFCW 1776

Ø Tony Helfer, president, UFCW 23

• 12:10 p.m. – Panel three from the Independent State Store Union:

Ø David Wanamaker, president

Ø Neil Cashman, government relations

Ø Jeremy Phillips, store manager, State College

• 12:40 p.m. – Panel four:

Ø Stephen Herzenberg, executive director, Keystone Research Center

Ø David Bender, executive director, Compass Mark

• 1:20 p.m.—Closing remarks

The hearing is open to the public and media coverage is invited.