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 PA State Representative Seth Grove spoke to the York-East Rotary Club on June 9, 2020. The 196th Legislative District encompasses part of York County consisting of the Townships of Dover, Jackson, North Codorus, Paradise and West Manchester and the Boroughs of Dover, New Salem and Spring Grove. The Representative stated that the House moved a package of bills to ensure taxpayer dollars are used to fund the priorities of Pennsylvanians are not being used fraudulently or misspent. The House Human Services Committee also approved House bills. Fire and EMS companies in which York County received nearly $800,000 through the Fire Company Grant and Emergency Medical Service Grant programs during fiscal year 2019-20. The House of Representatives approved a responsible, short-term $25.8 billion budget that runs through November. In response, the Republican House delegation from York and Adams counties including Seth Grove (R-Dover) stated that state government was also obviously hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the response to it. At this point, it is nearly impossible to predict expenditures and revenues for an entire year. It is in the best interest of all Pennsylvanians that we take the approach of creating two budgets this year. |