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October 5, 2020 — (Harrisburg, PA) The following statement can be attributed to David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association: “U.S. Senator Pat Toomey is one of America’s greatest champions of economic freedom and pro-growth public policy. Since his election to the U.S. House from Allentown in 1998, Pat has led ...

Act 66: Economic Impact AnalysisPA House Majority Policy Committee Meeting Joint House/Senate Policy Hearing September 24, 2020 – 10:30 a.m. The Friedman Jewish Community Center613 S.J. Strauss LaneKingston, PA Carl A. MarraraVice President of Government Affairs Good afternoon Chairman Causer, Chairman Argall, and members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate Majority Policy Committees. I am ...

PMA says business community has “lost confidence” in Eugene DePasquale over delayed report,political ties to ally he is supposed to be investigating September 15, 2020 – (Harrisburg, PA) The following remarks were made today at the Frederick W. Anton III Center by David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association: On March ...

September 3, 2020 – (Harrisburg, PA) The following is attributed to David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association: “For anyone who cares about helping unemployed or underemployed Pennsylvanians achieve the dignity of a family-sustaining job, mass-commercialization of recreational marijuana would be a major setback. It is wrong to jeopardize the future ...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Curt [email protected] Liability Protections Necessary for Smart RestartBusiness and Health Care Organizations Say Legislature Must Take Action to Ensure Full Recovery (Harrisburg, PA – May 28, 2020) Health care providers should be able to deliver care and Pennsylvanians should be able to reopen the economy without fear of getting sued. Today, ...

TO: Keith J. Salador, Esq., Executive Director, Citizens Advisory CouncilFROM: Carl A. Marrara, Vice President of Government AffairsRE: Comments in Opposition of RGGI Proposal It is the position of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a flawed proposal and is not sound public policy for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ...

The following quote can be attributed to David N. Taylor, President & CEO: “Senator Toomey’s ‘PA Starts Up Safely’ plan provides the immediate structure, support, and guidance necessary to allow our commonwealth to get back to business. There’s no need to arbitrarily wait until May 8, as more than half of the commonwealth’s counties show ...

The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) is the nonprofit, statewide trade organization representing the manufacturing sector, 570,000 employees on plant floors, millions of additional jobs in supporting industries, and more than $93 billion in gross state product in Pennsylvania’s public policy process. We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) as ...

The following can be attributed to David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association in response to Governor Wolf’s executive order, dated April 8, 2020, allowing for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with Commonwealth agencies to “commandeer… personal protective equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other medical resources located within the Commonwealth of ...

Harrisburg, PA – On April 4 Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin announced the creation of the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Call to Action Portal, which will mobilize manufacturers that are producing COVID-19-related products and supplies or can pivot to producing COVID-19-related supplies. “As we work to protect public health and safety and ...