00:09 - SENATOR PAT STEFANO SOMERSET

00:11 - COUNTIES PART OF YOUR

00:12 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. WHAT DO

00:14 - YOU SUPPOSE SETS IT APART FROM

00:16 - OTHER PARTS

00:16 - OF PENNSYLVANIA. A SOMERSET

00:18 - COUNTY BEING IN SOUTHWESTERN

00:20 - PENNSYLVANIA. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL

00:22 - PLACE TO LIVE. IT'S HIGHER IN

00:24 - THE MOUNTAINS, LOTS OF

00:25 - OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ONE OF

00:27 - THE EXCITING POINTS. I WANT TO

00:29 - SHARE WITH

00:29 - YOU IS DURING THE PANDEMIC

00:31 - ACTUALLY LIVED IN HIDDEN VALLEY

00:33 - RESORT ON THE EDGE OF SOMERSET

00:35 - COUNTY ON THE WESTERN EDGE.

00:36 - IN THE FASCINATING PART WAYS

00:38 - WITH ALL THE SCHOOLS BEING SHUT

00:39 - DOWN THE PEOPLE FROM

00:40 - PITTSBURGH, WE'RE MOVING BACK

00:41 - UP AND HIDDEN VALLEY BUYING ALL

00:43 - THE HOMES BECAUSE THEY WANTED

00:44 - THE OUTDOOR FRESH AIR.

00:48 - ACCESS

00:49 - FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO

00:50 - ONLINE AND DO THEIR SCORE.

00:51 - SO IT'S AMAZING TO SEE ALL

00:52 - THESE PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE

00:53 - AREA COME TO SOMERSET COUNTY

00:54 - BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT

00:56 - SO BEAUTIFUL, HOW WOULD YOU

00:57 - SUMMARIZE YOUR LEGISLATIVE

00:59 - PRIORITIES SINCE HE TOOK

01:00 - OFFICE. WELL I CAME FROM THE

01:03 - BUSINESS WORLD. AND I CAME

01:05 - IN 2015 AND MY LEGISLATIVE

01:08 - PRIORITIES ALWAYS

01:09 - HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET

01:10 - GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY SO

01:12 - BUSINESS CAN DEVELOP IN GIRL.

01:15 - SOMERSET COUNTY IS A

01:16 - PRIME EXAMPLE, WHERE WE HAVE

01:18 - AGRICULTURE NUMBER ONE

01:19 - INDUSTRY. TOURS AND RIGHT

01:20 - UNDERNEATH THAT WILL MAKE SURE

01:22 - THAT THE BARRIERS OUT OF THEIR

01:23 - WAY SO THEY CAN DO THE BEST JOB

01:24 - THEY POSSIBLY CAN

01:26 - WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE

01:27 - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THEIR

01:28 - GOALS ARE THE SAME AS MINE CAN

01:29 - YOU EXPLAIN SOME OF THOSE

01:31 - BARRIERS THAT MIGHT GET IN THE

01:32 - WAY OF A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

01:33 - WE CALL THAT RED TAPE.

01:35 - AND PENNSYLVANIA'S WELL KNOWN

01:37 - FOR THAT ONE THE BATTLES WE

01:39 - ALWAYS HAVE YOU KNOW WITH THE

01:40 - DEPARTMENT OF OUR

01:41 - MENTAL PROTECTION. THEY'VE BEEN

01:43 - A LITTLE SLOW IN RESPONDING TO

01:46 - THE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE

01:47 - MADE. IF THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT

01:49 - OR BUILDING EXPANSION.

01:53 - YES, WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR

01:54 - ENVIRONMENT ABSOLUTELY. BUT WE

01:56 - ARE I ALWAYS FELT WE NEED TO BE

01:58 - MEASURING THE

01:58 - OUTPUT OUTCOME AND MAKE SURE

02:01 - THERE'S NO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

02:02 - BUT THEY'RE OVER REGULATING ON

02:03 - THE PERMANENT SIDES AND NOTHING

02:05 - REALLY GETS STARTED THIS REALLY

02:06 - SLOWING DOWN DEVELOPMENT.

02:08 - SO WHEN PEOPLE IN SOMERSET

02:09 - COUNTY CONTACT YOUR OFFICE WHAT

02:11 - DOMINATES THEIR CONCERNS.

02:15 - ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS IN

02:16 - SOMERSET COUNTY. NOT ONLY

02:19 - OUTSIDE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

02:20 - IS BROADBAND EXPANSION.

02:23 - SOMERSET COUNTY BEING A RURAL

02:24 - COUNTY THAT IT IS BASS'S BEAUTY

02:27 - BUT ALSO WE HAVE THEN

02:29 - A 5 NOW ESPECIALLY FROM THE PAN

02:32 - DEMICK

02:33 - THAT OUR BROADBAND DOESN'T

02:36 - REACH AS FAR AS IT SHOULD.

02:38 - HOW CAN YOU WORK FROM HOME AND

02:39 - GO TO SCHOOL FROM HOME.

02:41 - IF YOU CAN'T CONNECT TO THE

02:42 - INTERNET. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING

02:43 - VERY HARD. NOW THE COUNTY IS

02:45 - WORKING WITH THE SOUTHERN

02:46 - ALLEGHENIES PLANNING AND

02:47 - DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL COMMISSION

02:49 - TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND

02:51 - BROADBAND USING CARPET DOLLARS

02:54 - IN CARE DOLLARS. SO THEY THAT'S

02:56 - PRIORITY. NUMBER ONE RIGHT NOW.

02:57 - WHAT ABOUT TELECOM HOW INVOLVED

03:01 - ARE THEY AND HOW

03:02 - MUCH INCENTIVE.

03:03 - DO THEY HAVE TO EXPAND

03:04 - BROADBAND IN A RURAL AREA LIKE

03:06 - YOUR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.

03:07 - THEY ALL HAVE INTEREST.

03:09 - THERE'S WIRELESS COMPONENTS

03:11 - THAT HAVE INTEREST.

03:13 - FIBER COMPONENTS HAVE INTEREST

03:16 - THEY ALL DO, BUT THEY'RE ALL

03:17 - COMPETING AND ONE OF THE

03:19 - TALKING ABOUT

03:19 - RED TAPE. WE'RE WORKING HARD IN

03:22 - LEGISLATURE TRYING TO UPDATE

03:23 - OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS

03:25 - BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR COPPER.

03:27 - COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, WE'RE

03:29 - STILL HAVING TO MAINTAIN A 100%

03:31 - OF THEIR NETWORK.

03:32 - WHEN VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE LAND

03:34 - LINES TO THEIR HOMES. THE

03:35 - STATES THAT'S NOT HOW THEY

03:36 - COMMUNICATE. WE'VE GOT UPDATE

03:38 - OUR RULES REGULATIONS TO A

03:39 - MATCH. CAPITAL INVESTMENT WHERE

03:42 - IT'S NEEDED.

03:43 - PENNSYLVANIANS LIKE TO KEEP

03:44 - TRACK OF THEIR LEGISLATIVE

03:45 - EXPENSES JUST HOW MUCH

03:47 - LAWMAKERS ARE SPENDING.

03:49 - IN THEIR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS,

03:51 - I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A NEW

03:52 - SYSTEM IN EFFECT THAT HAS TO DO

03:54 - WITH POSTING

03:56 - EXPENSES FOR THE PUBLIC AND

03:59 - THAT JUST ONE OF THE EXPENSES

04:00 - THAT YOU'RE REPORTING AND AND

04:02 - HOW IS IT AVAILABLE TO THE

04:03 - PUBLIC.

04:04 - THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A

04:05 - PUBLIC WEBSITE

04:08 - THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS

04:09 - BELIEVED IN

04:10 - GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.

04:12 - AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE

04:13 - MY EXPENSES AVAILABLE ONLINE

04:15 - WHICH HAS SOME TECHNOLOGICAL

04:16 - ISSUES TRYING TO GET THOSE

04:17 - ONLINE WILL NOW IT'S GOING TO

04:19 - BE DONE. LEGISLATIVE WIDE THE

04:22 - WHOLE LEGISLATURE WILL BE HURT.

04:23 - PUTTING OUR LEAST THE SENATE

04:25 - WILL BE PUMPED BY PUTTING THEIR

04:26 - EXPENSES ONLINE GLAD

04:29 - THE SHOW WHERE PEOPLE'S HARD

04:31 - EARNED TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING

04:32 - SPENT WILL IT INCLUDE ALL OF

04:34 - YOUR EXPENSES IT WILL INCLUDE

04:35 - ALL THE MAJOR EXPENSES OF OUT

04:37 - OF A TRAVEL LODGING.

04:41 - OFFICE EXPENSES

04:43 - RANT THOSE

04:44 - TYPICAL OF THE WHERE THE MONEY

04:45 - TYPICALLY GOES YES NOW BEFORE

04:47 - THIS SYSTEM WAS PUT IN PLACE IF

04:49 - I WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY

04:50 - YOUR OFFICE WAS SPENDING.

04:52 - HOW HARD WOULD I HAVE TO DIG

04:54 - BEFORE THIS NEW SYSTEM IS PUT

04:55 - IN PLACE IT WAS A LITTLE MORE

04:57 - DIFFICULT USUALLY WHAT I DO

04:59 - RIGHT TO KNOW REQUEST AND TO

05:00 - THE

05:04 - CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND GET

05:05 - THAT COMING INFORMATION

05:07 - OR I WOULD PROVIDE A LOT OF

05:08 - TIMES I WOULD PROVIDE IF

05:10 - SOMEONE IS ASKING I WANT TO

05:11 - BE TRANSPARENT. NOW OF COURSE

05:13 - YOU REMEMBER THE SENATE AND YOU

05:14 - SAID EVERYONE IN THE SENATE

05:15 - WILL BE REQUIRED TO POST THEIR

05:17 - EXPENSES. BUT WHAT ABOUT A

05:18 - SIMILAR PLAN FOR THE

05:20 - PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE AND THEIR

05:21 - BODY IS FAR LARGER THAN YOURS.

05:23 - I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE LEAD BY

05:25 - EXAMPLE. I THINK ONCE YOU'VE

05:26 - OPENED THAT DOOR IT'S PRETTY

05:28 - HARD TO SAY NO YOU'RE NOT GOING

05:29 - TO BE TRANSPARENT.

05:31 - LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE

05:33 - WORK YOU'VE DONE ON COMMITTEES

05:34 - AND YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE

05:36 - APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, WHICH

05:37 - OF COURSE IS INFLUENTIAL

05:39 - AND TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE

05:40 - THINGS YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON

05:41 - THEIR PARTICULARLY IN THE

05:43 - CONTEXT OF THE PANDEMIC ON

05:45 - APPROPRIATIONS YEAH ON THE

05:47 - APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE I LOVE

05:48 - TO BE PART OF THE PROCESSES

05:50 - WERE DEVELOPING. BUDGETS IN

05:53 - TALKING ABOUT WHAT OUR REVENUE

05:55 - FOR

05:56 - THE MONTHS WHAT HOW BUSINESSES

05:58 - EXPANDING

05:59 - OR CONTRACTING. THEN WE GET

06:01 - INTO OF COURSE THE PANDEMIC WE

06:03 - ARE ALL KIND OF PANICKED ABOUT

06:05 - WHAT WILL OUR REVENUES BE

06:07 - AND FORTUNATELY THINGS HAVE

06:08 - WORKED OUT FOR THE POSITIVE

06:09 - THERE'S A LOT OF FEDERAL DOLLAR

06:10 - INFUSION AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE AS

06:12 - PART OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE

06:14 - ABLE TO SET THAT MONEY ASIDE IN

06:16 - NEWS THAT TO FILL IN THE HOLES

06:17 - THAT WE HAVE

06:18 - IS THERE ANY WAY TO KNOW AT

06:19 - THIS POINT THOUGH WHAT YOU'LL

06:21 - BE WORKING ON IN THE NEAR

06:22 - FUTURE AS FAR AS NEXT YEAR'S

06:23 - BUDGET IS CONCERNED IS THAT

06:25 - SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AT THIS

06:26 - EARLY PHASE. IT'S A LITTLE TOO

06:28 - EARLY TO FOLLOW THAT, BUT WE DO

06:30 - WATCH WHERE ARE PROJECTED

06:32 - REVENUE SHOULD BE AND WHERE THE

06:34 - ACTUAL REVENUE

06:35 - IS AND RIGHT NOW THOSE ARE

06:36 - TRACKING EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT

06:38 - THEM ARE LITTLE HIGHER WHICH IS

06:39 - GOOD NEWS FOR OUR ECONOMY AS WE

06:41 - STILL STRUGGLE THROUGH

06:42 - THIS PANDEMIC YOU'RE THE CHAIR

06:44 - OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS

06:45 - COMMITTEE, SO TELL ME ABOUT

06:47 - SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'VE BEEN

06:48 - WORKING ON THERE AND SOME A

06:50 - NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS GLADLY

06:53 - THE FIRST BILL THAT CAME

06:55 - THROUGH MY COMMITTEE, WHENEVER

06:57 - I WOULD BECAME CHAIRMAN WAS

06:59 - CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION TO

07:01 - END OUR DECLARATION OF

07:03 - EMERGENCY OR CHANGE IT. IF YOU

07:05 - RECALL THAT HAD TO PASS.

07:07 - 2 SESSIONS I BECAME CHAIRMAN IN

07:10 - JANUARY OF THIS SESSION WE ARE

07:12 - ABLE TO RUN THEY HAVE SOME VERY

07:13 - FIRST BILL IRAN. THAT WAY IT

07:15 - WAS ABLE TO BE ON THE MAY

07:17 - PRIMARY BALLOT AS A REFERENDUM

07:19 - AND WE ALL KNOW HOW

07:21 - PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC VOTED.

07:24 - I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO

07:25 - BE PART OF THAT PROCESS THAT

07:27 - WAS PUT TOGETHER BY OUR

07:28 - MAJORITY LEADER SENATOR WARD.

07:32 - AND FOR THE COMMITTEE IS MY

07:33 - FIRST VOTE SAUCE EXCITED.

07:35 - SO WHAT DO VETERANS NEED FROM

07:38 - SUCH AS YOURSELF. ALL VETERANS

07:41 - NEED CONNECTED. AND THAT'S ONE

07:43 - OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN HAVING

07:44 - MEETINGS ABOUT IS MAKE SURE

07:45 - THEY

07:45 - ARE CONNECTED TO THE RESOURCES

07:48 - THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM

07:49 - WHETHER IT BE FEDERAL RESOURCES

07:50 - STATE RESOURCES OR COUNTY

07:52 - RESOURCES. SO WE'RE ALWAYS

07:53 - WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT

07:54 - AGENCIES.

07:55 - I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR

07:56 - COUNTY VETERAN AFFAIRS

07:57 - COORDINATORS WE'RE WORKING WITH

07:59 - VETERAN

08:00 - SERVICE OFFICERS AND WORKING

08:02 - WITH THE DIFFERENT VETERANS

08:03 - GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY

08:04 - ARE CONNECTED TO IN GETTING

08:05 - THE. RESOURCES THEY NEED AND

08:09 - THEY WERE DEFENDING

08:10 - OUR COUNTRY. THEY SHOULD BE

08:12 - ABLE TO

08:13 - EASILY CONNECT.

08:15 - THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT

08:16 - TRANSPORTATION ANYTHING THAT

08:18 - YOU CAN REPORT THAT WOULD

08:20 - PLEASE THE CONSTITUENTS IN

08:22 - SOMERSET COUNTY.

08:23 - WELL.

08:24 - WE WERE SO EXCITED WHEN WE

08:25 - ARE WORKING WITH THE SECRETARY

08:26 - OF TRANSPORTATION BE ABLE TO

08:28 - GET THE FINAL SECTION OF TO 19

08:30 - THEY CAN NEXT

08:32 - TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF

08:33 - SOMERSET COUNTY

08:34 - INTO MARYLAND. TAKE THE NEXT 68

08:37 - ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO

08:37 - JOHNSTOWN AND WE WERE ABLE TO

08:39 - GET THAT PROJECT ON THE TEMP

08:41 - AND FIND THAT PLANNING AND

08:44 - DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SECTION

08:45 - WHICH WE SHOULD HEAR ABOUT A

08:47 - CONTRACTOR, THIS BEING

08:50 - WINNING THE CONTRACT FAIR

08:51 - HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT

08:53 - SEVERAL WEEKS.

08:54 - GERRYMANDERING IS ANOTHER

08:55 - THING IN THE HEADLINES. A LOT

08:56 - RECENTLY DID EXPECT TO BE

08:57 - DEALING WITH THAT IN

08:58 - THE FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION

09:01 - AND IF NOT THAT MORE DO YOU

09:02 - EXPECT TO BE WORKING ON.

09:04 - WELL, YES REDISTRICTING AS A

09:06 - TOP OF EVERYONE

09:07 - RIGHT NOW. AND WE'RE CONCERNED

09:09 - ABOUT WHERE ALL THE LINES WILL

09:11 - BE DRAWN BUT I HAVE TO SAY THE

09:13 - 32ND DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE

09:14 - MOST CONTIGUOUS DISTRICTS THAT

09:15 - I'M AWARE OF FOR HIM ALL OF

09:17 - SOMERSET COUNTY ALL OF FAYETTE

09:19 - COUNTY AND PARTS

09:20 - OF WESTMORELAND SO HOPEFULLY

09:22 - THINGS WORK OUT IT WILL BE FALL

09:24 - CONTINUOUS BLOCK

09:27 - THAT'S NOT AIR A MAN DURING

09:28 - THAT'S TRYING TO KEEP

09:30 - A SOLID AREA PARK OR REPRESENT

09:32 - THIS PEOPLE THAT DISTRICT.

09:34 - WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK IS IN

09:35 - STORE FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE

09:37 - SESSION COMING UP. WELL WE

09:39 - HAVE 5. WE HAVE SOME KEY ISSUES

09:41 - TO WORK ON.

09:43 - THE FIRST ONE OF COURSE IS

09:44 - WORKING ON REDISTRICTING THAT'S

09:46 - GOING

09:46 - TO BE TAKING THE OXYGEN OUT OF

09:48 - THE ROOM FOR A WHILE. BUT WE

09:50 - HAVE TO WORK ON SOME

09:51 - TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. YOU

09:53 - FIRST SEE THE GOVERNOR HAD AS

09:55 - COMMISSION AND WE HAVE TO TALK

09:56 - ABOUT

09:57 - THOSE ISSUES. YET REVIEW THE

09:59 - SIGNIFICANT SAID THAT THE PANEL

10:00 - HE WANTS TO PUT TOGETHER ON

10:02 - TRANSPORTATION POINT WHAT THEIR

10:04 - YEAH WELL THEY ARE THEY'RE

10:05 - TALKING ABOUT CHANGING HOW WE

10:06 - COLLECT TOUGHER FIND OUR

10:09 - INFRASTRUCTURE.

10:10 - THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM, OUR

10:11 - GAS REVENUES, GAS TAX REVENUES

10:14 - WILL THE HIGHEST IN THE AREA,

10:16 - NOT THE COUNTRY. IS GENERATING

10:18 - LESS REVENUE EVERY YEAR.

10:20 - OUR CARS MORE EFFICIENT WE ALSO

10:22 - HAVE MORE VEHICLES THAT ARE

10:23 - CHOOSING GASOLINE OR DIESEL.

10:27 - SO HOW DO WE ANALYZE HOW DO WE

10:29 - MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT

10:31 - HIS COMMISSION CAME UP WITH

10:32 - SOME IDEAS ARE VERY UNPOPULAR.

10:35 - BUT THE LEGISLATURE WAS

10:36 - NOT INVOLVED. SO NOW WE NEED TO

10:38 - GET THE LEGISLATURE INVOLVED

10:40 - THE COMMITTEE INVOLVED THE

10:41 - TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND

10:43 - THEN THE END OF BANTER BACK AND

10:44 - FORTH WHAT IS THE

10:45 - BEST WAY. SO WHAT DOES REVIEW

10:47 - PLEASE WHAT THE GOVERNOR WOULD

10:48 - LIKE TO DO AND WHY ARE OPPOSED

10:50 - TO IT I'VE GOT THAT

10:52 - DIRECTLY OPPOSED BUT IN THE WAY

10:53 - THAT IT IS SAYS SCOTT NOT GOING

10:55 - TO WORK FOR HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

10:57 - HOW TO MAKE ARREST A MAN

10:58 - WORKING FOR TALKING ABOUT MILES

11:00 - DRIVEN RIGHT MILES DRIVEN

11:03 - CENTS A MILE TAX I BELIEVE IS

11:06 - WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

11:07 - WELL IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN

11:08 - THAT AVENUE YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE

11:09 - SURE YOUR GAS TAX IS GONE.

11:11 - YOU CAN'T THAT'S DOUBLE

11:12 - TAXATION SO IS THE PLAN IS WHAT

11:14 - ARE THE BASICS THAT WORK FOR

11:16 - THE AVERAGE MOTORIST WITH A LOT

11:17 - OF MILES THEY'VE DRIVEN THE AIR

11:19 - AND THEN PAY A BILL BASED ON

11:21 - THAT THE IMPASSE COULD BE A

11:22 - PLAN THEY DIDN'T COME UP WITH A

11:24 - PLAN. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED

11:26 - TO WORK RIGHT IF THAT WAS A

11:28 - POPULAR IDEA. I

11:29 - DON'T KNOW I'M ALL FOR

11:31 - ELIMINATING THE GAS TAX THAT WE

11:33 - NEED A DIFFERENT METHOD.

11:34 - THE AVERAGE DRIVER

11:36 - PAYS ABOUT 350 TO $380 A YEAR

11:39 - IN TAXES WE CAN'T FIX TOO MANY

11:40 - BRIDGES

11:41 - WITH THAT. BUT WE'VE GOT TO

11:42 - FIND A MODEL THOUGH THAT WE CAN

11:44 - CAPTURE ANYBODY IS STRIVING FOR

11:45 - THE STATE AS WELL SO THERE'S

11:46 - LOTS OF

11:47 - CHALLENGES THERE AND TO WHAT

11:48 - DEGREE WITH THE FEDERAL

11:50 - GOVERNMENT HELP OUT WITH THESE

11:51 - CHALLENGES THAT'S THE KEY

11:53 - QUESTION. THE STATE HAVING BEEN

11:55 - INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS

11:57 - SINCE 199 THERE'S A LOT OF

11:58 - TALK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN

11:59 - WASHINGTON OF COURSE,

12:00 - SO I WOULD EXPECT IT TO HAVE

12:02 - WELL SOME INKLING AS TO WHAT

12:03 - THEY'RE GOING TO DO WE SHOULD

12:04 - KNOW SOON AS IT MOVES OUT OF

12:06 - THE HOUSE. HOPEFULLY IT DEPENDS

12:08 - ON HOW IT'S GOING TO CHANGE I

12:09 - DON'T LIKE

12:10 - TO QUOTE, AND CAN CITE

12:12 - DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BILL

12:13 - THAT MAY CHANGE SO I'M HOLDING

12:15 - MY BREATH THAT WILL ENABLE

12:16 - THESE PORTIONS OF THAT TO THE

12:18 - FINISH TO 193 SOMERSET COUNTY

12:20 - AND THEN FIND WAYS TO REPAIR

12:22 - OUR ROADS

12:23 - AND BRIDGES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW

12:24 - BELIEVE 18% OF THE FUNDING

12:26 - THROUGH PENNDOT HAD TO BE

12:28 - REALLOCATED TO INTERSTATES THIS

12:30 - PAST YEAR.

12:32 - BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH

12:33 - FEDERAL FUNDING TO COVER THE

12:34 - INTERSTATE THREATS. SO YOU TOOK

12:36 - OFFICE BACK IN 2015 S SO

12:38 - WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE IS THE

12:40 - LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

12:42 - THAT'S BENEFITED.

12:43 - YOUR DISTRICT THE MOST SO

12:45 - FAR. THAT IS A

12:47 - TOUGH QUESTION. LEGISLATIVE

12:49 - ACCOMPLISHMENT. YEAH, WELL,

12:50 - WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITES ANY WAY

12:53 - MAYBE A CONSTITUENT WOULD COME

12:54 - UP TO YOU AND SAY THIS IS GOOD

12:56 - WHAT

12:56 - WITH YOU PEOPLE IN

12:57 - THE SENATE GOT ONE LAST PIECE

13:00 - IS THAT JUST GOT SIGNED INTO

13:01 - LAW AS WANT TO QUOTE NOW IT IS

13:04 - AMENDMENT TO THE

13:05 - SUNSHINE LAW. IT IS TAX 65

13:08 - WHERE NOW AND THE GOVERNMENT

13:09 - ORGANIZATION WHETHER IT'S A

13:11 - SCHOOL BOARD

13:12 - LOCAL MUNICIPALITY HAS TO

13:14 - PUBLISH THEIR AGENDA LEAST 24

13:16 - HOURS IN ADVANCE. THAT'S ONE OF

13:18 - MY FAVORITES BECAUSE

13:19 - I TOLD YOU ABOUT BEING WITH ONE

13:21 - OF

13:21 - THE TRANSPARENT AND HAVE

13:23 - GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.

13:24 - THIS IS OPENING UP TRANSPARENCY

13:26 - TO

13:26 - MAKE SURE AS PEOPLE BECOME MORE

13:28 - ENGAGED IN WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT

13:29 - IS DOING WHICH THEY

13:30 - SHOULD BE. THIS GIVES THEM THE

13:32 - AVENUE TO KNOW WHAT DO I NEED

13:34 - TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IS THIS

13:36 - THE SUBJECT THEY'RE GOING TO

13:36 - VOTE ON SOMETHING I WANT MY

13:38 - INPUT INTO THIS OPEN THAT UP A

13:40 - LITTLE BIT.

13:41 - LAST QUESTION SENATOR WHAT'S

13:42 - YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THIS

13:44 - JOB.

13:45 - MY FAVORITE PART IS.

13:47 - GETTING TO MEET AND TALK TO

13:48 - PEOPLE AND SOLVING PROBLEMS.

13:50 - I LOVE THE SOLVE PEOPLE'S

13:52 - PROBLEMS MAKE SURE BUSINESSES

13:53 - ARE EXPANDING PEOPLE ARE HAPPY

13:55 - THINGS ARE MOVING WELL

13:57 - GOVERNMENT IS OUT OF THEIR WAY.

14:00 - ALL RIGHT THE OPPOSITE OF THAT

14:01 - IS GOVERNMENT IT'S IN

14:02 - EVERYBODY'S WAY SO THAT'S

14:04 - THE DOWNSIDE. SENATOR PAT STUFF

14:06 - FROM SOMERSET COUNTY, THANKS

14:08 - VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

14:10 - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING

14:11 - ME.