Senate Majority Policy Committee

Monday, August 11, 2025 | 1 p.m.

Valley View High School Auditorium, 1 Columbus Drive, Archbald, PA

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Agenda

1:00 p.m.        Welcome and Opening Remarks

                        Senator David G. Argall, Chair
                        Senate Majority Policy Committee

                        Senator Rosemary Brown, Chair
                        Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee 

1:05 p.m.        Economic Development

                        Merle Madrid, Sr. Manager – Testimony
                        AWS Public Policy, Amazon

                        John L. Augustine III, President & CEO – Testimony
                        Penn’s Northeast

                        Abby Smith, President & CEO – Testimony
                        Team Pennsylvania

                        Neal Lesher, Director of Government Affairs – Testimony
                        Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry

1:50 p.m.        Energy and Water Resources                       

                        Christine M. Martin, President – Testimony
                        PPL Electric Utilities

                        Jonathan Lutz, Pennsylvania Associate Director – Testimony
                        American Petroleum Institute

                        Andrew D. Dehoff, P.E., Executive Director – Testimony
                        Susquehanna River Basin Commission

                        Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E., Executive Director – Testimony
                        Delaware River Basin Commission

                        Patrick Henderson, V.P. of Government Affairs & Communications – Testimony
                        Marcellus Shale Coalition

                        Tony Nokovich, P.E., V.P. of Engineering – Testimony
                        Pennsylvania American Water

2:35 p.m.        Local Impact

                        Robert F. Durkin, President – Testimony
                        Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce

                        Holly M. Fishel, Policy & Research Director – Testimony
                        Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors

                        Esch McCombie, Co-Chair – Testimony
                        McNees Real Estate Group

                        Kristopher J. Gazsi, Assistant Director & Counsel – Testimony
                        Pennsylvania Local Government Commission

                        Martin A. Toth, Associate Counsel
                        Pennsylvania Local Government Commission

                        John Yudichak, President – Testimony
                        Luzerne County Community College

3:20 p.m.        Construction and Workforce

                        Tony Seiwell, International Representative
                        Laborers’ International Union of America    

                        G. David Sload, President & CEO – Testimony, Supporting Document
                        ABC Keystone Chapter

                        George Hayden, President
                        Hayden Power Group

4:05 p.m.        Closing Remarks and Adjournment

 

Additional Submitted Remarks

Todd Eachus, President, Broadband Communications Association of PA – Testimony

Ramez Ziadeh, Executive Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Testimony

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development – Testimony