Apr. 07, 2021 /
![Ryan Bill for Bipartisan Study to Ensure PA Solvency Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – By a vote of 113-88, the House today advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) that would establish a bipartisan Keystone Solvency Operating Study (SOS) Commission to help improve the Commonwealth’s financial standing and outlook.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
![Ryan Bill Would Provide a Clearer Picture of PAs Financial Status]()
HARRISBURG - Today, the House approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) that would give Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) dynamic scoring capability, which would enable it to produce more informative and impactful calculations to help state lawmakers make more informed decisions concerning the Commonwealth’s financial future.
Feb. 03, 2021 /
![Wolf Budget Ignores Financial Forecast, Ryan Says]()
HARRISBURG ? Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) said Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 budget plan ignores the significance of the Independent Fiscal Office’s (IFO) five-year revenue projections, the state’s risks to growth and proposes to “cure” Pennsylvania’s $2 billion structural deficit with a 46% Personal Income Tax hike on working Pennsylvanians. Despite claims that certain income would be excluded from taxation, the governor’s proposal ignores economic reality and the trends of higher costs related to the needs of seniors, the impact of the pandemic on our citizens, and devastation created by excessive shutdown orders.
Jan. 22, 2021 /
![Ryan Questions Top Election Official About Election Processes]()
HARRISBURG ? The House State Government Committee held the first of 14 planned public hearings on election integrity this week at the state Capitol. The intent of the hearings is not to relitigate the 2020 election, but to enable the committee to take a closer look at election laws, processes and procedures to determine what legislative action may be necessary.
Jan. 17, 2021 /
![Ryan Offers Prayers, Comfort to Family of Sen. Dave Arnold]()
HARRISBURG - Upon learning of Lebanon County Sen. Dave Arnold’s passing today after losing his battle with brain cancer, Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) issued the following statement:
Jan. 12, 2021 /
![Ryan Reappointed to Four Key House Committees]()
HARRISBURG -House Republican leaders have announced committee assignments for the 2021-22 Legislative Session, reappointing Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) to the Aging and Older Adult Services, Finance, State Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees.
Jan. 05, 2021 /
![Ryan Sworn in to Third Term in PA House]()
HARRISBURG - Today, Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) took the oath of office and officially began his third term as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf. These findings are in addition to prior concerns regarding actions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Secretary, and others impacting the conduct of the election.
Dec. 11, 2020 /
![Ryan Analysis of PA Election Irregularities Cited in Texas Case Before U.S. Supreme Court]()
HARRISBURG - On Thursday, Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) joined 69 other members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly in filing an amicus curiae or friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in the Texas case challenging the administration of the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania and three other states.
Dec. 08, 2020 /
![In Memory of Maxwell, Ryan Bill to Fight Child Abuse]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) will sponsor legislation next month aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect like that which killed 12-year-old Maxwell Schollenberger of Annville.
Oct. 30, 2020 /
![Wolf Administration Appeals Order to Comply with Ryan Request for Data Used to Delay Lebanon County Re-Opening]()
HARRISBURG - Last month, the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) ordered the Wolf Administration to comply with a Right-to-Know (RTK) request, filed by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), which seeks justification for the administration’s delay in re-opening Lebanon County businesses, action Ryan said caused unnecessary hardship on the business owners and their employees.
Oct. 16, 2020 /
![Wolf Signs Ryan Bill to Freeze Pay for Government Officials]()
HARRISBURG – Today, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) that will freeze Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) for state government officials beginning Dec. 1, 2020, through Nov. 30, 2021.
Oct. 14, 2020 /
![Impeachment of Justice David N. Wecht]()
Recently, I filed articles of impeachment against a sitting justice on the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is not a path I take lightly or delight in. In fact, it saddens me.
Sep. 25, 2020 /
![Office of Open Records Orders Wolf Administration to Answer Ryan Inquiry on Phased Re-Opening Plan That Disenfranchised Lebanon County Businesses, Workers]()
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records granted an appeal to Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), after a Right-to-Know request he filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, seeking justification for delaying the re-opening of Lebanon County businesses, was denied.
Sep. 21, 2020 /
![Ryan Pay Freeze Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) to freeze Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) for state government officials through 2021 received unanimous approval today in the state Senate. House Bill 2487 is now on its way to the governor’s desk.
Sep. 18, 2020 /
![Wolf Administration Ignores Questions, Grove and Ryan Demand Answers]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Seth Grove (R-York) and Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) are calling on Gov. Tom Wolf’s Office of Administration to answer questions it failed to respond to when previously asked.
Aug. 28, 2020 /
![Is Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus Policy Putting Seniors at Risk?]()
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent letters to Gov. Tom Wolf and the governors of New York, New Jersey and Michigan, requesting data regarding COVID-19 and nursing homes.
Aug. 26, 2020 /
![Lebanon School District to Receive Aid for Disadvantaged Students]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) announced today that Lebanon High School will receive about $142,000 in additional Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for historically disadvantaged students.
Aug. 21, 2020 /
![Area Schools Receive $117,000 to Assist Students with Special Needs]()
HARRISBURG – Schools and education agencies statewide are receiving about $20 million in additional funding to provide education services for students with disabilities negatively impacted by COVID-19 mitigation efforts and who may face additional challenges through the new academic year.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
![Ryan, Grove Letter Seeks Answers on State Employees Working Remotely]()
HARRISBURG – With most state agency’s office still closed in response to COVID-19, Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Seth Grove (R- York) sent to the Office of Administration a letter requesting information in regard to residents having trouble contacting employees about core government services.