Dear Neighbors,

To those who celebrate, I hope you all had a fantastic Easter and Passover!

In this week’s e-newsletter is information on upcoming events, how I am fighting PECO proposed rate hikes, and important bills we have passed in Harrisburg.

As always, if you need anything, feel free to give my office a call at 215-323-6997 or reply to this email!

Sincerely,

Brian

At a time when working families are already struggling to afford groceries, rent, and everyday essentials, PECO has proposed steep increases to electric and natural gas rates — raising electric bills by 12.5% and gas bills by 11.4%. I am strongly opposed to this rate hike.

My fellow Bucks County democratic state representatives and I are strongly opposed to this increase, and we have put together a petition to stop this ridiculous proposal.

Please sign on using the link below or by going to my website!

Make your voice heard on PECO's proposed rate increases.

You can also file a formal complaint against PECO using the second link!

https://www.puc.pa.gov/complaints/ 

A lot has happened in Harrisburg over the last two weeks! Notably, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed the following bills – which I strongly supported:

• Family Care Act: would create a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. I was proud to be a co-sponsor on this bill.

• Minimum Wage Increase: would raise the minimum wage gradually to $15/hr over the next three years.

• AI Data Center Safeguards: there are many components of this bill, but in short: it puts up safeguards for AI data centers to ensure they contribute new clean energy, don’t strain the grid, and help fund energy assistance programs, while holding them to strict oversight and reliability standards.

I am calling on my colleagues in the State Senate to do the right thing by passing these bills and sending them to the Governor’s desk!

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! Hope you all had a day filled with joy, hope, prayer, and some chocolate too!

(The picture of me and the Easter Bunny is from Iyland’s Easter Egg Scramble!)

Last week, I had the honor of attending and speaking at Warrington Township's Vietnam Veterans Ceremony. These men are heroes, and though we can never repay them for their selfless service to our nation, events like this are important because they show that our gratitude for these patriots is everlasting.

Thank you to the Warrington Township Veterans Committee for putting this together, and to all who served in Vietnam, thank you for your service!

The much-dreaded tax season has begun! Though our office cannot help with preparing income taxes, we will be at the Warminster Tax Collector’s Office every Wednesday in April from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. to answer questions about state-related services and issues.

We also provide state tax documents, so if you need them feel free to come into the office and pick them up! We are located at 1410 W. Street Rd in Warminster, and our hours of operation are M-F 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please RSVP here: Link

Need assistance with replacing a damaged or hard-to-read license plate? Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to noon my office will be hosting a License Plate Replacement Event at Warminster Community Park. We hope to see your there!

To make our office’s constituent services as accessible as possible, I have established remote office hours at local township buildings throughout our legislative district.

We will be at the following locations from 10 a.m. to noon on the days indicated:

• New Britain Township Building: Second Wednesday of every month; next is April 8.
• Ivyland Borough: Second Tuesday of every month; next is April 14.
• Warminster Library: Third Wednesday of every month; next is April 15.
• Warrington Township Building: Third Tuesday every month; next is April 21.
• Warminster Heights: First Friday of every month; next is May 1.
• Warminster Township Building: First Tuesday of every month; next is May 5.

To help focus on specific needs, my staff and I have established specialty hours when outside experts come in to guide our residents. An appointment is required for these hours. Please call 215-323-6997 to schedule.

• Advance Care Planning: First Wednesday of every month; next is May 6.
• Veterans Services: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the second Monday of every month; next session is April 13

District Office

1410A West Street Rd.
Warminster, PA 18974

(215) 323-6997

Pennsylvania State Capitol

104-B East Wing

Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 772-1983