Jul. 10, 2020 /
![Bucks House Delegation Demands Investigation into Failures of the Unemployment Compensation System]()
HARRISBURG- Republican House Members from Bucks County today issued a letter to House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) requesting the House Government Oversight Committee conduct an investigation into the failure of the Unemployment Compensation program.
Jun. 10, 2020 /
![Staats Votes to End Statewide Disaster Emergency]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) voted with the bipartisan majority in the House last evening on a resolution to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s statewide emergency declaration, which would enable Pennsylvania businesses and residents to go back to work.
Jun. 04, 2020 /
![Southeast Republican Legislators Urge Wolf to Allow Youth Sports to Resume]()
HARRISBURG - As Southeastern counties are now expected to be moving into the yellow phase, a bicameral group of Southeast legislators sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf urging the reopening of youth sports which are able to follow social distancing and safety guidelines.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Bucks County House Republicans Introduce Legislation to Give Counties Power to Safely Reopen]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne) has introduced House Bill 2541 to allow local county commissioners, in consultation with local health officials, to reopen businesses in counties during a health emergency if certain criteria are met.
May. 20, 2020 /
![Southeast House Republican Delegation Members Call on Wolf to Allow Curbside Pickup for All Retailers]()
HARRISBURG – After weeks of working to safely and responsibly reopen businesses across the southeast and allow employees to once again start earning a paycheck, members of the Southeast House Republican Delegation are asking the governor to allow retail operators to offer curbside pickup for their customers.
May. 04, 2020 /
![Bucks County Legislative Contingent Ask Governor to Change Metric for Bucks Reopening]()
HARRISBURG—A bicameral group of Bucks County legislators submitted a letter in support of the Bucks County Commissioners’ bipartisan effort to ask Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Rachel Levine to consider nursing home cases of COVD-19 separate when weighing whether to reopen Bucks County.
Apr. 09, 2020 /
![Staats Lauds Termination of Mining Contract at East Rockhill Quarry]()
HARRISBURG - Nearly two years ago, Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) sent letters to Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) expressing concern about public health following the discovery of asbestos in the East Rockhill Quarry in East Rockhill Township, Bucks County. At issue was the release of airborne fibrous asbestos from mining and rock crushing activity that threatened the health and safety of nearby school students and residents.
Mar. 23, 2020 /
![Emergency Loans Now Available to Small Business Impacted by Coronavirus Mitigation, Staats Says]()
HARRISBURG – Small businesses impacted by the spread of coronavirus and subsequent efforts to contain it may now apply for 0% interest loans from the Commonwealth, Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today.
Mar. 16, 2020 /
![Staats Temporarily Restricts Walk-In Service to District Office]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) issued the following statement today regarding action he is taking in response to COVID-19 to minimize risks to public health and safety:
Mar. 13, 2020 /
![Bipartisan Bucks County House Delegation Working Together to Address Coronavirus]()
HARRISBURG- The State Representatives from Bucks County have come together to release the following joint statement regarding the Coronavirus:
Mar. 12, 2020 /
![Staats Says SEPTA Key Card Event Cancelled]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today that the SEPTA Key Card event scheduled for March 20 at his Quakertown office has been cancelled due to health concerns arising from COVID-19 and the threat to older citizens.
Jan. 24, 2020 /
![Bucks Volunteer Fire Companies, Ambulance Services to Receive State Grants, Says Staats]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today that the Office of the State Fire Commissioner is awarding grants to fire, ambulance and rescue squads statewide, including several in Bucks County.
Nov. 19, 2019 /
![Staats Bill to Honor Sellersville Veterans Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Late Monday, the House unanimously approved my legislation to designate a bridge in Sellersville to the many from our community who have served in our nation’s armed forces.
Nov. 14, 2019 /
![Quakertown, Sellersville to Receive Recreation Grants, Staats Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today that Quakertown and Sellersville boroughs will receive more than $370,000 in state recreation and conservation grants for improvements to local parks.
Nov. 01, 2019 /
![Governor Signs Staats Bill to Overhaul Career and Technical Education, Promote Workforce Development]()
HARRISBURG – This week, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which represents the most significant reform of Pennsylvania’s career and technical (CTE) education laws in more than 30 years.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
![House Liquor Control Committee Advances Staats Bill to Free Up Old Hotel Licenses]()
HARRISBURG – By a unanimous vote, the House Liquor Control Committee today approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which would permit owners of old hotel licenses to convert them to restaurant liquor licenses.
Sep. 26, 2019 /
![Staats Bill to Overhaul Career and Technical Education Headed to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which represents the most significant reform of Pennsylvania’s career and technical (CTE) education laws in more than 30 years, passed a major hurdle today and is now on its way to becoming law.
Aug. 12, 2019 /
![Portion of Bucks Road to be Named in Honor of Hometown Hero]()
WHAT: A group of area lawmakers will hold a ceremony to dedicate a portion of PA Route 563 in Bucks County in honor of a World War II machine gunner from Bucks County, who was killed in action.
Jul. 18, 2019 /
![House Liquor Control Committee Hearing to Explore Conversion of Old Hotel Licenses]()
WHAT: The House Liquor Control Committee will hold a public hearing in Philadelphia regarding legislation to permit owners of old hotel licenses to convert them to restaurant liquor licenses. House Bill 1617 would give owners of hotel licenses, issued prior to 1949, a window during which they could apply to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to convert them to restaurant licenses. The move would give the licensees greater flexibility in the transferability of the licenses.
Jun. 28, 2019 /
![House Amends Staats Legislation to Include Bipartisan Career, Technical Education Bills]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) that would save students time and money by providing them with access to information regarding the transfer policies of educational institutions was amended today to include a bipartisan package of career and technical education (CTE) bills to help prepare high school and college students for the jobs awaiting them.