Senate Approves Budget/Comprehensive COVID-19 Funding Package
Legislation allocating a portion of Pennsylvania’s share of federal CARES funding for ventilator services received final approval today (May 28) and was sent to the Governor, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who was a Senate leader in pushing for increased funding of that vital service. [Read More]
Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Approves Five Bills
The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee approved five bills today (May 27), according to Committee Chairman Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49). [Read More]
Senator Laughlin: Unemployment Benefits Extended by 13 Weeks
Pennsylvanians who have an expired Unemployment Compensation claim or have exhausted their benefits under an existing claim can receive an additional 13 weeks of payments through the new Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, according to Senator Dan Laughlin. [Read More]
Laughlin Applauds COVID-19 Monitoring of Nursing Home Employees
Senator Dan Laughlin applauded the Department of Health’s announcement today regarding universal testing strategy for nursing home residents and staff. [Read More]
Bill to Preserve Access to Ventilator Services Earns Senate Approval
The Senate voted today to preserve access to ventilator and tracheostomy care for hundreds of patients in Pennsylvania, according to the bill’s sponsors, Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Dan Laughlin (R-49). [Read More]
PUA Applicants Can File Now for Benefits
Contractors, gig workers, self-employed individuals and other Pennsylvanians who applied for benefits through the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can file now for weekly benefits, according to Senator Dan Laughlin. [Read More]