5/14/08 – Senate Education Committee – public hearing on Graduation Requirements

4/20/08 - Senator Lisa Baker, chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, joins Pennsylvania Adjutant General Jessica Wright during the signing of the National Guard Family Covenant.

4/9/08 - Transportation Committee hearing on Public-Private Partnerships
- running time - 2 hours 4 minutes

4/1/08 - During Senate Session, Senator Bob Robbins remarks on the life of former Governor Raymond Shafer, who died on December 12, 2006.

3/31/08 - Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25) comments on Senate Appropriations Committee approval of Senate Bill 9, legislation that would prohibit illegal aliens who are living in Pennsylvania from receiving public benefits.

3/17/08 - Senate Judiciary Committee public hearing on Senate Bill 1250, the proposed Marriage Amendment.
- Hearing - 3 hours 16 minutes

3/11/08 - Game & Fisheries Committee hearing on the PA Game Commission report and deer management issues.
- Part 1 - 1 hour 18 minutes
- Part 2 - 39 minutes

3/10/08 - Senator Ted Erickson (R-26) criticizes the Rendell Administration’s approach to budget negotiations during Senate floor debate.

3/10/08 - Committee of Conference public hearing on Senate Bill 246, Pennsylvania's proposed smoking ban.
- Part 1 - 1 hour 30 minutes
- Part 2 - 1 hour 34 minutes
- Sen. Greenleaf

2/21/08 - At a Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing, State Senator John Eichelberger tells D.E.P. Secretary Kathleen McGinty that Governor Rendell should recognize the impact of the state’s Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy on taxpayers.

2/21/08 - At a Senate Republican Policy Committee public hearing, State Senator Pat Vance warns D.E.P. Secretary Kathleen McGinty that the state’s Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy is putting a financial strain on municipalities.

2/21/08 - Senate Policy Committee Hearing
  Part 2  Part 3

2/14/08 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi delivers remarks at the governor’s signing ceremony of Senate Bill 1, legislation to rewrite and strengthen Pennsylvania’s Open Records Law.

2/4/08 - Addressing the Senate on Monday, Public Health and Welfare Committee Chairman Ted Erickson (R-26) broke down the numbers of Pennsylvanians without health insurance and outlined an approach to increase access to coverage.
On Tuesday, Sen. Jake Corman (R-34) explained the $6.3 billion Pennsylvania spends to provide health insurance to those without it, and the need to reduce health care costs.
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Corman

2/4/08 - Sen. Joe Scarnati responds to Governor Rendell’s budget briefing.


2/4/08 - Senator Jane Orie speaks at the American Heart Association’s annual “Go Red” day at the state Capitol.

1/30/08 - Banking and Insurance Committee Hearing on proposed Blues Merger

1/29/08 - At a State Capitol news conference, Senator Rob Wonderling discusses the importance of the bioscience industry to Pennsylvania.

1/16/08 - Senator Scarnati discusses efforts to fund Pennsylvania's transportation needs.

1/2/08 - Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati calls for fiscal restraint in 2008.

1/1/08 - Senator Joe Scarnati is sworn in to serve his second term as President Pro Tempore.
Sen. Scarnati Floor Remarks
Sen. Scarnati
Sen. Pileggi