Today I joined my Chester County legislative colleagues in West Chester for a press conference on our fight to provide adequate funding for SEPTA. My House colleagues and I have voted FOUR times to properly fund SEPTA and roads and bridges – without raising taxes. We continue to wait on the Senate to come back to Harrisburg to put a transportation funding bill to a vote.

Safety, security, cleanliness, fare evasion – these challenges were all cited recently by Senate Republicans as pre-conditions to fund transit. Yesterday, in a bipartisan 16-10 vote – including my Yes vote - the House Transportation Committee approved an omnibus transportation bill that included – without reservation or amendment – these provisions Senate Republicans have publicly demanded. The bill also delivers vital funding to keep SEPTA moving, along with road and bridge project funding. I will continue to work hard to deliver adequate SEPTA funding in the state budget.

You can view the entire press conference here.

Contact the Senate and tell them to “fund mass transit”.

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You can also call these Senators in SE PA and urge them to tell Senate Leadership to bring the Senate back to Harrisburg to vote on funding mass transit:

Sen. Frank Farry – (215) 638-1784

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick – (215) 541-2388

Sen. Joe Picozzi – (215) 281-2539

Sincerely,

Rep. Melissa Shusterman

157th Legislative District

Pennsylvania State Capitol

114 Irvis Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-7524

District Office

42 E. Lancaster Ave., Unit A
Paoli, PA 19301
(484) 200-8260