Stories tagged: "House Republicans"


State Reps. Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) and Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) during a hearing regarding the Fairness Act (H.B. 300) at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, April 24, 2023. (Photo: Sean Kitchen).
PA House Dems Advance Bill Protecting LGBTQ Pennsylvanians From Discrimination

The Fairness Act, which Democrats have been trying to advance for more than two decades, cleared a major hurdle Monday. A vote before the full House is expected Wednesday.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
GOP Plans Could Include Deep Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act

House Republicans want to apply deep cuts to everything from health insurance to food assistance benefits, an effort that would plunge millions more Americans into extreme poverty.  

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, presides over a session of the House of Representatives Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pa. House Passes Child Sex Abuse Bills That the GOP-Controlled Senate May Not Even Consider

After years of delays and administrative mistakes, legislation giving victims of childhood sexual abuse legal recourse against their abusers passed the House Friday. The measure, championed by House Speaker Mark Rozzi, now heads to the Senate where it faces pushback from Republicans.

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mark Rozzi is photographed at the speaker's podium, Jan. 3, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. When lawmakers convened to take oaths of office and pick a speaker, a deadlock was broken only when all seven members of GOP leadership and nine other Republicans joined all Democrats to elect Rep. Mark Rozzi, of the Reading area, as House speaker. Rozzi promised to act as an independent, saying he would caucus with neither party. (AP Photo/Matt Smith, file)
The People Have Spoken: House Speaker Mark Rozzi to Introduce New House Rules Based on Constituent Feedback

When the state House reconvenes next week, Speaker Mark Rozzi plans to introduce new operating rules addressing constitutional amendments and more.

Rep. Joanna McClinton (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Rep. Joanna McClinton Has Made History in Harrisburg, and Hopes to Use Her Experience to Lead a New Group of Lawmakers Into the Future

Rep. Joanna McClinton has risen through the ranks of the Democratic party to take on a leadership role in getting the legislative priorities of her party passed.

Legislators of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives stand before they are sworn-in, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The ceremony marks the convening of the 2023-2024 legislative session of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Smith)
Democrats Gain Majority in State House After Sweeping 3 Seats in Allegheny County Special Elections

Democrats have officially taken over the majority in the state House after winning all three Allegheny County seats Tuesday, which means the future of abortion rights and elections in the commonwealth looks brighter than it has in recent memory.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
MAGA Republicans Plan to Hold the Economy Hostage to Cut Social Security and Medicare

The debt ceiling is a numerical limit, set by Congress, on how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. Increasing the debt ceiling is a routine congressional task, but Republicans want to hold it hostage to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare, even though failing to raise the limit would cause massive economic devastation.