08/26/2010
Rep. Sam Smith (R-Jefferson, Indiana, Armstrong) today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded nearly $2 million in state grant funding to assist in the cleanup of three local abandoned mine sites. The projects are located in Montgomery Township in Indiana County and Washington and Perry townships in Jefferson County.
08/23/2010
House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) expressed some concern at the transportation funding proposal put forth by the Rendell Administration today. They unveiled their plan to raise $1 billion in taxes and fees to address the revenue shortfall created by the federal tolling rejection. Smith released the following statement:
07/08/2010
Following the governor’s signature of the state budget earlier this week, Rep. Sam Smith (R-Jefferson) said today that he voted “no” on two budget-related bills that provide for new capital projects and increased state borrowing to pay for them.
06/30/2010
Saying that the state budget spends $1 billion less than originally proposed, House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson) issued the following statement relative to the final spending plan.
05/25/2010
The state House today approved a legislative package (House Bills 2394, 2399, 2401) on party-line votes that will do little to create jobs while putting the state further into debt, House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) said.
05/05/2010
Facing the potential of a billion dollar-plus deficit and another budget impasse, House Republicans have taken up the challenge of identifying revenue sources to balance the budget without the need for additional taxes, House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) announced today.
04/15/2010
Responding to today’s Commonwealth Court decisions ordering the state to transfer $808 million from the General Fund back into accounts that help community hospitals and physicians pay their malpractice premiums, House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson) issued the following statement:
04/06/2010
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) today expressed some relief at the decision by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to deny the third application to toll Interstate 80 (I-80). The application was submitted by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) as authorized by Act 44 of 2007. Smith voted against the proposal.
03/23/2010
House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) today expressed concerns regarding the governor’s budget proposal (House Bill 2279) which passed the House today. The $29 billion budget increases spending by more than $1 billon while current revenues are $500 million less than anticipated.
03/23/2010
Rep. Sam Smith (R-Jefferson) said today that he supports efforts at the state level that would allow Pennsylvania to reject the health care legislation passed last night by the U.S. Congress.
03/03/2010
It’s been no secret that residents of Jefferson, Armstrong and Indiana counties are opposed to tolling Interstate 80. On Tuesday evening, nearly 400 households tuned into a live telephone town hall meeting, hosted by Rep. Sam Smith, to express their views on this and other state issues.
02/09/2010
House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) today expressed concerns regarding Governor Ed Rendell’s 2010-11 state budget proposal. The governor’s $29 billion budget, which increases spending and taxes by more than $1 billon, is more than the state can afford in today’s economy.
01/28/2010
Rep. Sam Smith (R-Jefferson) believes a bill passed this week in the state House banning hand-held cell phone use and texting while driving does not adequately address the wide range of driver distractions that can lead to vehicular accidents.
01/26/2010
The members of the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus today elected William Adolph (R-Delaware County) as Republican Appropriations Chairman for the rest of the 2009-2010 legislative session.
01/14/2010
The bids are in, and five companies offered to pay $128 million to drill and extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale field lying underneath Pennsylvania, House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) said today.