JOINT HEARING
Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
AND Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 10:00 a.m.
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1
Agenda
Public hearing on the economic impacts of RGGI
Schedule
Opening Remarks (10:00 am)
Sen. Gene Yaw, Chair, Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Sen. John Yudichak, Chair, Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair, Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Minority Chair, Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
Independent Fiscal Office Matthew Knittel, Director (10:15am-10:45am) Testimony
Economic Development (10:45 am-11:30 am)
Kevin Sunday, Director, Government Affairs, PA Chamber of Business & Industry – Testimony
Melissa Morgan, Assistant State Director, National Federation of Independent Business – Testimony
Carl Marrara – Vice President, Government Affairs, PA Manufacturers Association – Testimony
Brett Vassey – President & CEO, Virginia Manufacturers Association – Testimony
Labor (11:30 am-12:15 pm)
Kris Anderson, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Third District – Testimony
Martin Williams, National Coordinator of State Legislative Affairs; International Brotherhood of Boilermakers – Testimony
Shawn Steffee, Business Agent, Boilermakers Local 154 – Testimony
Education (12:15 pm-12:45 pm)
Professor Daniel Mallinson – Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Administration, School of Public Affairs, Penn State-Harrisburg (Zoom)
Dr. William M. Shobe, Director, Center for Economic & Policy Studies, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service; Adjunct Professor of Economics; University of Virginia – Testimony
Closing Remarks & Adjournment.
Sen. Gene Yaw, Chair, Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.
Sen. John Yudichak, Chair, Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee.
Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair, Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.
Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Minority Chair, Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee.
Additional Written Testimony
Department of Environmental Protection – Testimony
Herr’s – Testimony
Ohio River Valley Institute – Testimony
The Pennsylvania State University-Dr. Seth Blumsack Testimony