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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has saved lives, protected people, and grown our economy here in Montgomery County. Last week, I voted to make sure your health care is between you and your doctor – and nobody else.

The three bills in our Protecting Your Care package, which passed the House and is now in the Senate, make sure you’re covered.

• The Health Insurance Protections Against Limitations Act makes sure your lifetime coverage actually lasts a lifetime – insurance companies can’t simply decide your illness or injury is too expensive and refuse to cover any more care.

• The Health Insurance for Young Adults Act allows young adults just starting their careers without access to insurance to stay on their parents’ plans until age 26. With one in six young adults having a chronic condition and any young adult being susceptible to illness or injury, this will make a real difference.

• The Health Insurance Access Protection Act makes sure an insurance company cannot cancel your coverage or send your rates skyrocketing for a pre-existing condition.

• The Health Insurance Preventive Services Coverage Act keeps you healthy today and allows screening for health care issues that could arise tomorrow.

There are a half-million Pennsylvanians who finally have affordable health insurance via the ACA and our Pennie exchange. I’m proud to fight for them and their families – and our economy with health care jobs that can’t be outsourced.

On Wednesday, I was invited to participate in a press event along with fellow Representatives and the Family Care Coalition, that supports HB 200 - The Family Care Act. This legislation puts Pennsylvania families and small businesses first. This important legislation will help put money back into the pockets of hard-working Pennsylvanians so they can care for themselves and their families following the birth of a child or when serious illness strikes, all while also ensuring that small businesses that cannot afford to offer this benefit can do so.

No family should have to choose between their job and their family’s well-being. This legislation provides real solutions to real-life situations.

This program works through modest payroll contributions to support the program, which would be administered by the PA Department of Labor and Industry. This bill offers flexibility to employers to use private insurers if their benefits meet or exceed state standards. Benefits will be calculated on a graduated scale (using a percentage of the statewide average weekly wage) to ensure the program is accessible to all workers. This will enable workers to utilize the fund when they need it, retain their jobs, and return to work - rather than go on unemployment or state-subsidized programs.

Paid Leave is a WIN for Pennsylvania families.

Starting April 1st, 2025, Pennsylvania will begin to charge electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) owners a yearly Road User Charge (RUC) fee. This fee is required by Act 85 of 2024 (later amended by Act 149 of 2024), which was passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Shapiro. 

The new law creates a fair way for all drivers to help maintain Pennsylvania’s transportation network, ensuring that EV and PHEV owners who pay no or very little gas tax are also contributing to Pennsylvania’s Motor License Fund for highway and bridge maintenance. Registrants driving a gas-powered car already contribute to the maintenance of Pennsylvania’s road and bridge network through gas taxes.

Vehicle owners who have a new registration for an EV or PHEV issued on or after April 1st, 2025, will be subject to the RUC. Owners or registrants renewing their vehicle registration that expires after May 2025 for an EV or PHEV will also be subject to the RUC. The Department of Transportation will send an RUC coupon to the owner or registrant for the payment of the RUC for the initial/renewal registration. The owner/registrant in return will mail the RUC coupon to the Department of Transportation with a check or money order made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

Initially, the RUC will be paid separately from a customer’s vehicle registration payment. Failure to pay the RUC within 30 days of the enrollment date established by PennDOT will result in a prohibition on renewal of the EV or PHEV's registration.

Starting in July 2026, EV and PHEV owners can opt for a monthly payment plan or continue to pay the one-time flat fee.

For more information click here:

 Road User Charge | Driver and Vehicle Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Consul General Till Knorn, German Consulate General, New York, addressed the PA House on Tuesday. It was an honor to hear him speak. We are thankful for the relationship we hold with Germany and have plans to grow it even stronger in the future.

Consulate General Knorn has been the German Consul General in New York since August of 2024.

Abington Township was awarded a Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery grant from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support long-term recovery efforts for federally designated disaster areas impacted by Hurricane Ida in 2021.

Abington Township received $650,000 in funding for 2 projects - $300,000 for a stormwater pipe and stormwater inlet structures installation project and $350,000 for home rehabilitation projects in the township.

Manor College in Abington Township received a Schools-to-Work Program grant through the PA Department of Labor & Industry totaling $140,196.00. This will assist them in launching a pre-apprenticeship program focused on health care and early childhood education for students from several area high schools. It will prepare students for registered apprenticeships, continuing education internships, and employment opportunities through partnerships with MontcoWorks and ApprenticeshipPHL.

On Tuesday, May 20, Abington Township and Borough of Rockledge residents will vote on a $285 million investment plan to build a new Middle School. Visit One ASD, One Future for more information.

Join District leaders at Abington Middle School on Thursday, April 3rd, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for an opportunity to take a tour and explore information about the proposed plan to build a new Middle School. They will also be available to answer questions.

Abington School District is committed to sharing information to help district residents make an informed vote when they cast their ballot on the referendum on May 20th.

In preparation for the May 7th, 2025, REAL ID enforcement deadline, PennDOT is offering a special dedicated time at the following driver’s license centers in our area to help Pennsylvanians get their REAL ID.

Learn more about REAL ID documentation requirements and download a printable document checklist on PennDOT’s REAL ID Document Check page.

I attended a presentation at the Upper Moreland Library that provided affordable housing updates for Bucks and Montgomery Country. The presentation was given by the Bucks-Mont Collaborative- a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering information, resource sharing, and collaborative action that produces results impacting health and human service issues in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Through the collaborative, they are creating plans and developing solutions to help with the ever-growing affordable housing crisis.

The presentation was very informative, and I am grateful for the hard work of those at the Bucks-Mont Collaborative.