Audio Clips

Soundbite ONLY. Pennsylvania's new budget makes what lawmakers are calling an unprecedented investment in education that will help struggling school districts rely less on property taxes to make ends meet. Features Rep. John Siptroth (D-Monroe/Pike). Soundbite runs 17 seconds. - 7/8/2008

Full Story. Pennsylvania's new budget makes what lawmakers are calling an unprecedented investment in education that will help struggling school districts rely less on property taxes to make ends meet. Features Rep. John Siptroth (D-Monroe/Pike). Story runs 1 minute 5 seconds. - 7/8/2008

BITE ONLY. With the 2008-09 state budget agreement at hand, Rep. John Siptroth of Monroe County talks about Pennsylvania's new education funding formula. Runs 17 seconds. - 6/30/2008

Rep. John Siptroth of Monroe and Pike counties talks about legislation aimed at creating both a Pennsylvania Housing Trust Fund and a mortgage foreclosure rescue program. Run time 15 sec. - 6/18/2008

Soundbite ONLY. Last December, the state Board of Education released the findings of the "costing-out" study that provided a Pennsylvania per-student dollar target for achieving adequate funding levels in each school district. The House Education Committee approved a measure to address the funding gap by implementing Gov. Rendell's proposal to increase the state share of education funding by $2.6 billion over the next six years. Rep. John Siptroth, D-Monroe and Pike, comments. Bite runs 25 seconds. - 6/4/2008

Video Clips

Rep. Siptroth testifies before the House Appropriations Committee regarding budget funding for important programs in his district. - 3/20/2008

Rep. Siptroth discusses the 2007-08 state budget agreement. - 7/10/2007