Last week, the House was in session. I was happy to vote “yes” on raising the minimum wage. The minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour for far too long, while other states have raised their wages to keep pace with rising costs.
The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. It’s well past time for Pennsylvanians to earn a living wage!
In addition to the minimum wage vote last week, we welcomed two new representatives to the PA House: Rep. Jen Mazzocco from Allegheny County and Rep. Ana Tiburcio from Lehigh County. We now have the most women lawmakers in the history of the state House!
We also supported our veterans by expanding property tax relief for disabled veterans (HB 1257) and enhancing trauma-informed care for those who have experienced military sexual trauma (HB 2024).
We protected consumers by requiring insurers to inform homeowner’s insurance buyers when policies don’t cover flood loss (HB 1718).
We also improved railroad safety by prohibiting trains from blocking crossings in ways that delay emergency responders, limiting train length, increasing the number of workers and the use of safety monitoring systems, and strengthening oversight of hazardous materials transported (HB 1191).