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PRSRT STD

U.S.POSTAGE

PAID

HARRISBURG, PA

PERMIT NO. 432

Gordo DgrSTATE REPR ESEN TATIVEServing the 99th LegiSLative DiStrict

W s qu o 2011-12 lsl ssso bdus d busy lsl d o ll ssso ud wy,i w o k s oppouy o upd you bou w sppd hsbu d w s xpd o obo d o y.

t mou o poss w md hous s y supdd, w 150 blls pssd s sx mos ossso. go. tom cob s sd 75 blls o lw, ludPWatch, lwsu bus om d umploymompso om. Mu o w w udk ood-om poposls o pod md l o sooldss, om ou wl sysm, b dous sydus mkd s b sls d llow zs ss oom spd omo.

a mpo ws pssd by hous bu s sllw S o would los loopols PsylsMs Lw llow ou-o-s d omlss sx odso od s w s pol. i m opul S

Dear Neighbor,

Youre Invited to My Open House

i Spmb, i opd doos o my w o om Mou Sps hol. W mod loo o o o bmo ssbl o publ, w ol o o s ss o umb o zs.

O tusdy, O. 27, i wll os Op hous w loo. ts s you oppouy o ou ly, m my s ddsuss w m you pos o ou ds d ou commowl.

Thrdy, Ot. 279 .m. to 4:30 p.m.

Su 301, 390 es M S. epNo RSVP is necessary to attend, and light refreshments will be available.

t Mou Sps hol s lsd o nol rs o hso Pls. tody, ou sussul publ-p p-sp, s popy ss s ol po o lzo o dowow ep.

i look owd o s you my Op hous d ou o s you 99 Ds.

wll ddss s ssu bo d o y.ao poposl mus b pssd by d o y would

uoz popul volu F compy d voluambul S g pom bo xps o D. 31. i mo-sposo lslo o ou s sussul pomd o bll o s ol lbl ud om$25 mllo o $40 mllo. t pom s suppod by sm pods, o xpy dolls.

as you d s o s wsl, pls do o s oo m you y qusos. i s b, d ouso b, my oo o x ds w zs o Lscouy, wom i umbly ps.

Yous Publ S,

godo r. DlS rps, 99 Ds

i wll ou o pod sds xll osu ss, ludsss w:

PennDOT paperwork. Birth certicate and death certicate applications. State maps and publications. Programs for senior citizens. Legislative inquiries. Contacting state agencies and departments on behalf of citizens.My of hor w rm Mody throgh Frdy, 9 .m. to 4:30 p.m.

Yo ott th of by tpho t (717) 733-4002.

Fall 2011

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RpDgr.om

PennsYlvanias BuDGeT:a Plan FOR nOw anD FOR The FuTuRe

O Ju 30, go. tom cob sd w budo lw o 2011-12 sl y. i w o k soppouy o pod you w s bou s budd o dspl som o mys suoud ou com-mowls w spd pl. Follow s bk-dow o w ws ludd o lmd om s bud-

d ow wll mp ou dly ls.sPenDinG: Psyl lwmks ld oll

gl Fud spd o $27.15 bllo s bud,w pss $1 bllo duo om ls y.W bl spd w ususbl u-d pous dmso, so 2011-12 buds ou mp o sz s om.

Taxes:t w bud wll o ly o y w osd s xs. rs xs ws opodu s poss bus xs sf job o,w w dsply d o os oom oy.

lOss OF sTiMulus FunDs: Du o oom dowu, dl om bl-los o dolls d o ss. My lslos wds moy o b usd oly o o-m xpduso o suu mpoms. Fom go. ed r-dll dd llo som o ud s m, bu lso poud bllos o dolls o publ duo.

eDucaTiOn:W w sussul s o-os qus o duo ud; ow, Psyl- dd o sous o omps o loss o $1.1 bllo dl d o duo. Du ls bud yl, lwmks uod sool dsso o bom l o dl moy d ud mo llo s x ud o o-m xpdus.i ddo o so som publ duo moy,w lso w bl o s ud o du-o bo oos l poposl.

PROPeRTY Taxes: i o o po popyxpys, Spl Ssso a 1 o 2006 ws mdd

s p o bud m. t w poso wlllm umb o xpos by w sool dss s popy xs bo s-s fo-y dx wou sk o ppol. W p-ously 10 xpos xsd, ow oly m.t lslo lso pls sdds o mxpos so y o lo ubbsmp oml-s uomlly ppod by Dpm o edu-o. ts s jus s sp ou o o oulPsyls publ sool ud sysm.

welFaRe:O o b spos s bud ws o o lly dl o ou-o-ool wl- spd. W w bl o du ooswl qus by $400 mllo, sd poo os moy sd o duo poms. Som o os-s msus lud pob b sop-

p by wl ppls, b mm o spl llows pom d mplmoo iom elbly vo Sysm. W wll lsob du s y wl p wo s d loy du oo ps ys.

sO-calleD suRPlus: Fo s m slys, Psyls u ollos ully x-dd xpos. ts l us w $785 mllobl o 2010-11 sl y. Som lwmks,ll s bl suplus, wd o us s $785mllo. Uouly, Psyl s mo $50bllo uudd lbls w w o od.

ts lud $4 bllo owd o dl o-m o umploym ompso sss, l-mos $30 bllo dd o ppoply ud publpsos, d ly $13 bllo lo-m db. topu mml ms:

785,000,000($785 mllo)- 50,000,000,000 ($50 bllo)- 49,215,000,000

Negative $49.2 billion is not a surplus!

lOOkinG aheaD: O o ou ols w s bud- ws o mp ou ssbl spd pl o sy, d lso o look d o Psyls uu.

ts bud s bou susbly ow d o ys oom. Fsl sposbly s w moo. W w y ud wy, w ow xm wys ou sml s om d o ou o ou ppl o mploys. ts bud lys oudwok o u o pospy, d i m poudo b p o .

iMPacT OF exPiRinG FeDeRal FunDs:

10.9 %

FY 10-11 General Fund Spending

FY10-11 ARRA Stimulus Funds

Basic Education: $1.1 Billion

Higher Education: $91 Million

Corrections: $173 Million

Public Welfare: $1.8 Billion

Total: $3.1 Billion

Correctons

$1.87 billion

7%

All Other

$2.69 billion

10%

Debt Service

$1.04 billion

4% PreK-12 Educaton

$9.34 billion

34%

Public Welfare

$10.56 billion

39%

Higher

Educaton

$1.65 billion

6%

General SpendinG: $27.15 Billion

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lawsuiT aBuseReFORM is viTal TO

JOB cReaTiOn

ts summ, go. tom cob sd olw mpo lwsu bus om msuw uozd F S a.

t F S a would old dd l lwsu lly sposbl oly o s o s o dms. ts ms d-d s oud o 10 p s sposbly o juy, dd wouldpay only 10 percent of the jury award. Before them o lw, dd w mmllbly lm ould b od o py up o100 p o dms o mo -sposbl ps dd o bly o py.

Wl F S a s sp o-wd o lwsu bus om, mo ds ob do o l up Psyls ospbll jus sysm, w mploys d-d s mjo obsl o op sop Kyso S.

i o o u o dsps civil justice system, I have introduced House Bill304, w would p mou o m byw pl ould l lwsu o odms o juy o oom loss o 15 ysom d o dly o podu o do omplo o modos o podu.

t lslo would o pply o suos w obl w wy s pl o podu uss pysl llss dd o pp bo 15 ys pu-ss s xposu o .

Popl ds o b jusly ompsd y jud by d podu; ow, ssobl o lm mou o m o wlms b md s muus.

House Bill 304 is currently awaiting the con-sdo o hous Judy comm.

t hous s wokd dlly o om ps d poms w Dpm o Publ Wl (DPW), d o blls w pu os sp, ou o ou wl oms ow lw. My o poposls md los loopols w poms llow popl o us b-

s o uspd puss o o-oll o bs.Psyls wl bud pss ly 40 p o ol spd

d s ls xpdu o s uds. t DPW bud w lm- o ps ys, d oom dowu s sd umb o popl u o om o lp o mk ds m.

to mk ms wos, DPW s b usd ps o loosly d- o ps d sdds o p ud d bus o xpy-uddpoms. t pous dmso d puo o us moolos you ys d uoz w qusobl b pplos wsubmd. ts ulu s ld o mllos o dolls dd udullms.

Du o x o ud ou w dpm, i u-thored House Bill 1483, which would require the auditor general to oversee a

ompl ud xmo o DPW. t ud would lud spoo ps d pols o dpm d ow y po-l o ud, lo w ommdos o s b mdo s s d d ud d msodu.

t sps w ldy k o ool ou wl bud p-oml, d i bl omb os poposls w ompsxmo o dpms ps wll mk o mo dooml dpm.

House Bill 1483 is awaiting the consideration of the House Health Commit-. i s d suppo om bo rpubl d Dmo mmbso hous.

ROOTinG OuT welFaRe FRauD

as hous Mjoy Poly

comms Job cotm m, i odud s summ o sudyPsyls uloy -om d s mp ojob o. i w w o popl bk o wok, w musddss os o m-ploys. gom o jobs, bu om ou-s p so o s .

t tx rom cod o 1971 s Psyls lw uly x olld by commowl. t osposos o x s, x ds d y bw.

t tx rom cod s b mdd my ms o lx s d w poms. i odud lsloo md lw , s m o ps ou Psyls i- tx.

t commowl s o o oly ss o sll mposs yp o x ( dl om s s ow so).Wl s dos o x sd bwspouss, dos ly 4.5 p ply o ld - popy. Sbls xd 12 p, d ll o-s subj o 15 p x. t s o upp o low

sold o x, m y doll pso s ssubj o xo.My House Bill 1614, which has bipartisan support, would

dully du x o oy o o u-l would b omplly lmd y 2015.

FiGhTinG FOR YOu in haRRisBuRGas os, i bl om ll lls ds o b lmd o s o uos. W suppo s o

uos w w xs w sml om d llow p so o ow d sud. i odud ollow blls bus i bl y wll o oly mpo Psyl om, bu y lso wll upos mp o you s z o s commowl.

i you y qusos bou poposls summzd o s p, l o o my of (717) 733-4002.

culy, i tx pss 3 p o ou o-l u ollos. i bl w ou o loss os x ou u om oms d fs.

i odud lslo bus Psyls sould o pss o popy o s wou o-m pu ou d o s s. t x s spllys o os o ulul popy, wo o ld bu s sppd. i m w w y o mou m ommuy, s x s oy o ou psools.

t lslo s uly w o by hous F- comm. Sml msus b ppod hous ys ps bu md ou

lsl poss. i m opul s wll b sssodu w w lly lm so-lld d x.go. tom cob s xpssd suppo o lmo o i tx ps, d i bl w lslo o s dsk, wll s .

PhasinG OuT The inheRiTance Tax

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RpDgr.om gdg@pogop.om

new PennwaTch law willallOw ciTizens TO insPecT

GOveRnMenT sPenDinG tks o w s lw, Psyl zs wll soo

ss o publ i dbs o s spd.a 18 o 2011 sblss ol, sbl dbs

o ll s om xpdus, kow s PsylWb aoubly, tspy d co hub, o

PWatch. ts wll lp sow xpys o Psyl w ommd o opss, spy doubly s om.

By the end of 2012, PennWATCH must provide the followingomo d ud o o xpdu pdo commowl y o o y om dl o suds:

The name and address of the agency or other entity receiv- ud.

The amount of the funding action or expenditure. The agency initiating the funding action or expenditure. The appropriation from which the funding action or expen-du s pd.

The funding source. A counter to show the number of visitors to the site.i ddo, wbs mus sow d o mo

ll dl d s u d d dposd S tsuy du pous mo. PWatch muslso lud lk o ys wbs, w lbl.

i ys 2013 d 2014, ddol dld omobou s xpdus wll b lbl o s.

O ully opol, PWatch wbs wll ls lls om xpdus w commowl,d publ s s o os.

ts lslo ws suppod umously by bo

hous d S d sd by go. tom cob l Ju.i o-sposod lslo d m ld o s o o houss l s om om msus d.

BRinGinG naTuRal GasTO a FillinG sTaTiOn

neaR YOuPsyl ss op pok o ul s xds

y oud ol lds o Mddl es. tsol w us o pow ou s s xps, pollus e d mu o s mpod om o os. toloy xss o u moo ls us ul s,

d i bl mooss would b om os o mkul s ls d ul sos ssbl.

I have introduced House Bill 1087 to create the Naturalgs codo tx cd, w would o x ds ow d xs ul sos us ompssd u-l s ul oloy d mk ssbl o publ. to b lbl o d, ul sowould d o b lod w wo mls o lblodo, w would lud mjo wys, su s i-s 76 d is 83.

nul s bu ls us lss ooso dw o s, l mssos d moy f. Ulk ol-bldd ul, ul sdos o mp ood ps oy so o d ps ms py.

t ul s b xd om MllusSl pss oppouy o Psyl o jobs, podu ou ow y d du pollu-o. t ll s o us o lp publ ss dss s l-bu ul.

t Ud Ss s ldy wold ld uls poduo, d Psyl ould bom o othe highest producing states. I believe House Bill 1087wll pu Psyl o u d o y poly o.

t lslo, w s suppod by bo rpubld Dmo ollus, s uly w o-sdo o hous F comm.

haRRisBuRG OFFice: 211 Ryan Oce Building / PO Box 202099 / Harrisburg, PA 17120-2099Po: (717) 787-3531 Fx: (717) 705-1986

DisTRicT OFFice: 390 East Main Street, Suite 301 / Ephrata, PA 17522Po: (717) 733-4002

DiD YOu knOw? In 2010, the U.S. imported 4.25 billion barrels of foreign oil. The cost of importing oil totals $337 billion, or $1,091 for each person in America. Converting just one heavy-duty waste truck from diesel to natural gas oers the

emissions reduction equivalent o taking 325 cars of the road. At of the end of 2010, only 24 natural gas refueling stations were operational in

Pennsylvania. Because natural gas is cleaner than gasoline, engines can last for up to 500,000 miles.

This spring, I unveiled my House Bill 1087 at the Statecpol s p o Mllus Woks pk, wpomos l y ow.

S ul s poduo mpd up Psyl, i wokd w my ollus o ss os o us dusy o pomo job o d l y pols.