Senate Majority Policy Committee

Friday, August 14, 2026 | 9 a.m.

Center for Education, Business and Arts
115 N. Main Street, Shenandoah PA

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Agenda

9:00 a.m.         Welcome and Opening Remarks

Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee

Senator Gene Yaw, Chair
Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee

9:10 a.m.         Panel One

Jaret Gibbons, Executive Director – Testimony
ARIPPA

Alexander Brush, General Manager – Testimony
Gilberton Power Co. & Schuylkill Energy Resources Inc. 

Jason E. Kelso, General Counsel – Testimony
Reading Anthracite Company

Dave Williams – Testimony
Rausch Creek, LLC

10:05 a.m.       Panel Two

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

Duane Feagley, Executive Director 
PA Anthracite Council

Shelby Linton-Keddie, Sr. Director of Government, Regulatory & External Affairs – Testimony
PPL Electric Utilities

Dan Weaver, President & Executive Director – Testimony, Executive Summary, Why Customer-Generation Matters Now
PA Independent Oil & Gas Association

11:00 a.m.       Panel Three

Nathan Benefield, Chief Policy Officer – Testimony
Commonwealth Foundation

Neal Lesher, Vice President of Government Affairs – Testimony       
PA Chamber of Business & Industry

Robert S. Carl, Jr., President & CEO – Testimony
Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Debbie Jennings, Senior Policy Manager – Testimony
National Taxpayers Union Foundation

12:00 p.m.       Closing Remarks and Adjournment