Sep. 14, 2020 /
![Stephens to Present Check to Horsham Water & Sewer to Reimburse Customers for PFAS Cleanup Surcharges]()
WHAT: Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), chairman of the Military Installation Remediation and Infrastructure Authority (MIRIA), will present a check to Horsham Water & Sewer to reimburse customers who paid surcharges for cleaning PFAS from their drinking water.
Sep. 04, 2020 /
![Stephens Announces First MIRIA PFAS Grants Awarded - Funds to be used to reimburse water customers]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced the first grants approved under the Military Installation Remediation and Infrastructure Authority (MIRIA) to reimburse water utility customers for surcharges used to fund water remediation projects.
Aug. 18, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) announced that yesterday Montgomery County began using the new testing platform he recommended and participants received results in a little over 12 hours.
Aug. 18, 2020 /
![Stephens Announces Grant for Horsham Water and Sewer]()
HARRISBURG-- Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved a grant to the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority through the PA Small Water and H2O Programs.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
![Stephens Thanks Businesses Who Have Filed to Keep State Taxes Local to Assist in Clean Water Efforts]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that 39 of 112 eligible businesses and organizations have filed to have the Department of Revenue divert their state taxes to the Military Installation Remediation and Infrastructure Authority (MIRIA) to fund water remediation projects.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
![Stephens to Meet with State Health Officials to Discuss Faster COVID-19 Test Results For PA]()
HARRISBURG – After significantly reducing the time it takes for Montgomery County residents to receive their COVID-19 test results, Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has said the state should follow suit and has asked Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for a virtual meeting with her staff to discuss how the state can speed up test results. That meeting is Monday, Aug. 10.
Jul. 30, 2020 /
![Stephens’ Efforts Bring Faster COVID-19 Testing to Montgomery County]()
HARRISBURG— Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that Mako-Medical has agreed to provide COVID-19 test results to Montgomery County within 36 hours. Currently results are taking up to 14 days.
Jul. 21, 2020 /
![Stephens Working With Physician Group to Bring COVID Testing Lab, Faster Response Time to Montgomery County]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that he has been working with The Physicians Integrated Network (TPIN), an organization of 750 physician specialists serving 1.6 million patients in the Delaware Valley, to bring a COVID-19 testing lab to our area.
Jul. 09, 2020 /
![COVID-19 Could Lead to More Gun-Related Suicides Unless We Act]()
Fear and confusion have invaded the American psyche over the last three months as a historic disease has attacked our population. When empty store shelves greeted many shoppers, we wondered if there would be enough food. As the death toll rose above 100,000, we worried who may be next. As the economy shuddered, businesses shuttered, and jobs disappeared, many pinched pennies to afford the next meal or stay in their home.
Jun. 17, 2020 /
![Stephens Announces CARES Funds For Local Schools To Address COVID-19]()
HARRISBURG- Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has announced that the four school districts with the 151stDistrict are eligible to receive funds from federal CARES money to offset costs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun. 12, 2020 /
![Stephens, Kaufer to Introduce Bill to Create Grant Program to for Restaurants Devastated by Coronavirus Pandemic]()
HARRISBURG—Reps. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) and Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) today announced they will introduce legislation to help restauranteurs who have been financially hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun. 11, 2020 /
![Stephens Bill to Publish COVID-19 Statistics for All Long-Term Care Facilities Passes House]()
HARRISBURG--Legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to require the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) publish statistics on COVID-19 infection rates in Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities has passed the House.
Jun. 03, 2020 /
![Statement on Racial Inequities in Response to George Floyd’s Death]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) released the following statement on the death of George Floyd:
May. 20, 2020 /
![Southeast House Republican Delegation Members Call on Wolf to Allow Curbside Pickup for All Retailers]()
HARRISBURG – After weeks of working to safely and responsibly reopen businesses across the southeast and allow employees to once again start earning a paycheck, members of the Southeast House Republican Delegation are asking the governor to allow retail operators to offer curbside pickup for their customers.
May. 19, 2020 /
![Stephens’ Bill to Extend School Property Tax Deadlines Passes Finance Committee]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation introduced by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) with Reps. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Pike/Monroe) and Steven R. Malagari (D-Montgomery) to extend the tax filing deadlines for Pennsylvanians who pay school property taxes has unanimously passed the House Finance Committee.
May. 19, 2020 /
![New PFAS Remediation Authority Receives Grant Applications for Clean Water]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), chairman of the Military Installation Remediation and Infrastructure Authority (MIRIA), announced today that five grant applications have been received from local water providers seeking funds to reimburse water customers for the cost of cleaning PFAS from local water, to install filters on water systems and to connect customers with contaminated private wells to clean water systems.
May. 12, 2020 /
![Stephens to Introduce Legislation to Test All Long-Term Care Residents, Workers for COVID-19]()
HARISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) will introduce legislation requiring the Pennsylvania Department of Health to ensure all employees and residents in Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities are tested for COVID-19.
May. 05, 2020 /
![Stephens Calls for Expanded Testing for COVID-19]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has called on Gov. Tom Wolf to expand statewide testing for COVID-19.
Apr. 20, 2020 /
![Stephens, Brown and Malagari to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Extending School Property Tax Deadlines]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) will introduce legislation to extend the taxfiling deadlines for Pennsylvanians who pay school property taxes. The bill is co-sponsored by Reps. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Pike/Monroe) and Steven R. Malagari (D-Montgomery).
Apr. 17, 2020 /
![Stephens Asks Levine to Expand Testing to All Long-Term Care Workers, Residents]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has written to the Pennsylvania secretary of Health asking the state to expand testing for COVID-19 to all workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Stephens will also introduce legislation to require the release of data on COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities to give families the best information to protect their loved ones.