Gov. Wolf Acknowledges Veterans, Families on Veterans Day

Gov. Tom Wolf recognized Pennsylvania’s more than 800,000 veterans and their families, whose service can never be fully repaid, on Veterans Day.

“We owe an inexpressible debt to Pennsylvania’s distinguished veterans and their families. They are the strength of our nation and commonwealth,” said Gov. Wolf. “Their service has allowed us to prosper and live in freedom, and for that, on behalf of all Pennsylvanians, I extend my deepest gratitude this Veterans Day.”

Gov. Wolf and first lady Frances Wolf shared their thanks to Pennsylvania’s veterans in a video message.

For additional information, see a copy of the news release here. 

PA Legislative Session 

The House met for legislative session and considered bills on smoke alarms, the ABC-MAP program and an extension of regular reporting on the status of COVID testing state laboratories. 

The House and Senate are scheduled to return to session the week of December 13. 
 

2021 House Session Schedule:
December 13, 14, 15

2021 Senate Session Schedule:
December 13, 14, 15

2022 House Session Schedule:
January 4 (non-voting), 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26
February 7, 8, 9
March 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
April 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27
May 23, 24, 25
June 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21
October 24, 25, 26
November 14, 15, 16

Rep. Thom Welby (D-Lackawanna) was sworn in to represent House District 113, vacated by now Sen. Marty Flynn. 

For more information on the PA Legislature, see the Legislature's website.

Wolf Administration / Legislature: 

• Department of Environmental Protection: Recycling Fund and Solid Waste Advisory Committee Joint Meeting
• Department of Human Services: Supplemental Payments to Qualifying Hospitals
• Department of Labor and Industry: Minimum Wage
• PennDOT: State Transportation Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting
• Patient Safety Authority: Virtual Public Meeting

News & Views from Around the State: 

• ABC27: Lancaster seeing sharp rise in COVID hospitalizations ahead of holiday season 
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved lives 
• WNEP: Geisinger launches expansion of hospital in Luzerne County

State Resources: 

• Sign up for AlertPA, a text notification system for health, weather and other important alerts like COVID-19 updates from commonwealth agencies. 
• Commonwealth of PA Updates
• PA DOH Updates
• Gov. Wolf Life-sustaining Business Order (issued 3/19)
• PA DCED COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program administered by PIDA to provide critical working capital financing to PA small businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak

Federal Resources: 

• Department of Homeland Security CISA Essential Business Memo and Guidelines (issued 3/19)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security CISA INSIGHTS Risk Management for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• CDC Resources including video, fact sheets, posters, tools and resources available for use and distribution