Budget Hearing Q&A: Budget Secretary/Dept. of Revenue
Posted on: March 7, 2024
Senator Ryan Aument questions Budget Secretary Uri Monson and Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Governor’s Budget Office and the Department of Revenue.
Budget Hearing Q&A: Dept. of Education (Part 2)
Posted on: February 28, 2024
Senator Ryan Aument questions Secretary Khalid Mumin during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Education.
Budget Hearing Q&A: Dept. of Education (Part 1)
Posted on: February 28, 2024
Senator Ryan Aument questions Secretary Khalid Mumin during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Education.
Aument Honors 20th Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Sen. Majority Whip Ryan Aument (R-36), along with his colleagues and fellow veterans, Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), and Doug Mastriano (R-33), introduced a resolution honoring the 20th anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Senate Republicans Elect Leadership Team for New Legislative Session
Posted on: November 15, 2022
Senate Republicans today elected their leadership team for the 2023-24 legislative session.
Funding for Lancaster Training Center to Improve Public Safety Services in Local Communities, Aument Says
Posted on: October 11, 2022
State Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36) joined Chief Jack Brommer from Columbia Borough, members of the Lancaster County Chiefs of Police Association, and representatives from local media outlets for a tour of the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center following news that the facility received $550,000 in COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act Pandemic Response Grant funds to make necessary upgrades to improve the delivery of public safety services to the community.
Martin, Aument Bills to Limit Sexual Content in PA Schools Pass Senate
Posted on: June 29, 2022
Two bills sponsored by Sens. Scott Martin (R-13) and Ryan Aument (R-36) intended to increase transparency and empower parents by addressing discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation in Pennsylvania schools were passed by the Senate earlier today.
Martin, Aument Bills to Limit Sexual Content in PA Schools Pass Senate Education Committee
Posted on: June 21, 2022
Two bills sponsored by Sens. Scott Martin (R-13) and Ryan Aument (R-36) intended to address discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation in Pennsylvania schools advanced out of the Senate Education Committee today.
Op-Ed: Defunding the Police Won’t Protect Our Communities
Posted on: May 10, 2022
Driven by spikes in aggravated assaults and homicides, Pennsylvania has the highest violent crime rate of any state in the Northeast, which climbed 27.1% from 2019 to 2020, according to FBI data. No other state reported a greater year-over-year increase in violence for that same period.
Senate Republicans’ Statewide Hearing Series on Combatting Rising Crime Continues in Lancaster County with a Focus on Human Trafficking
Posted on: May 2, 2022
The Senate Majority Policy Committee today held the second in a series of hearings on crime and public safety, gathering at the East Hempfield Township Building in Lancaster County to get input from local police chiefs, prosecutors, human trafficking victim advocates, and key community groups.
Op-Ed: Politicizing the Teacher Shortage is Wrong & It Only Hurts Our Children
Posted on: April 6, 2022
Pennsylvania has a teacher shortage. If we do nothing, our children will suffer consequences like overcrowded classrooms, impersonal instruction, less access to courses and programs they’re offered now, and less time to help our most vulnerable students, resulting in more students being left behind. I have a bill that will help get more teachers into PA classrooms, but some have misinterpreted or been intentionally dishonest about the plain language of the bill and the intent behind its introduction.
Aument Bill to Clean Up Voter Registration Records Advances
Posted on: April 6, 2022
The Senate State Government Committee today advanced a proposal sponsored by State Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36) that will help to reconcile any errors, duplicate files, or irregularities within Pennsylvania’s voter registration records and institute policies to ensure the accuracy of voter registration records moving forward.
Statement: ‘Wolf’s Budget is Recklessly Balanced on Biden’s Inflationary Policies’
Posted on: February 8, 2022
Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36) released the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s final budget address, made before the General Assembly today:
Senate Committee Reviews Small Business Assistance Package
Posted on: January 26, 2022
Chaired by State Senator John Yudichak (I-14), the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee received testimony today from economic experts and entrepreneurs on a proposed Small Business Assistance Package.
Senate advances legislation to prioritize state’s information technology efforts, strengthen cybersecurity
Posted on: January 19, 2022
Legislation that would create the new “Office of Information Technology” and require cybersecurity best practices across state agencies received the approval of the Senate of Pennsylvania today, according to Senators Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster), who sponsored the measure.
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Bipartisan SNAP Fraud Prevention Measure Sent to Governor
Posted on: October 16, 2018
Today the House approved a bipartisan proposal that would help prevent trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and sent it to the Governor to be signed into law, according to the bill’s sponsors, Senators Ryan P. Aument (R-36) and Judy Schwank (D-11).
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Aument Inspector General Legislation to Become Law
Posted on: July 11, 2017
Senator Ryan Aument (R-36) received notification from the Governor’s Office that Governor Wolf intends to sign Senate Bill 527 into law.
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