House Democrats want to level the playing field and rebuild the Middle Class. Right now, giant corporations are using Republicans in Harrisburg to rig the system so they can pay less while you pay more. That's not fair and we're fighting to fix it.

Retirement Security

• Give every working Pennsylvanian a safe and easy way to save for a secure retirement. H.B. 465 would provide private sector employees without access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan the opportunity to save for retirement through automatic payroll deduction.

• Promote financial security and dignity for every Pennsylvanian when they reach old age. A bill is being drafted to establish a task force to study, assess, and report on the factors that affect Pennsylvanians’ ability to save for a financially secure retirement.

Level the playing field

• Pass a fair, bipartisan severance tax like every other natural gas producing state has.
   
• Reduce property taxes for homeowners by requiring corporations that are now getting a free ride to pay property taxes. This bill would allow leases or other agreements that are subject to the Oil and Gas Lease Act to be applicable to local real estate taxes and give municipalities the ability to bring down property tax rates for everyone.

• End big-business tax credits that don't help working people and small businesses.
   
• Everyone should pay their fair share; eliminate tax loopholes and tax avoidance for big corporations. The Plan4PA inlcudes legislation that would reduce the Corporate Net Income Tax rate and enact combined reporting, a necessary stop in closing the "Delaware loophole."