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November 9, 2009 – Together Rep. Eugene DePasquale and I held a press conference to recognize November as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month in Pennsylvania.  We were joined by Rick and Ashley Mantheiy, a York couple whose two sons have hydrocephalus, Ashley’s parents, Mary and Larry Homsher. (4 photos)
 

November 8, 2009 – The Dallastown American Legion Post 605 invited me to serve as the keynote speaker at their Veterans Day Memorial Service.  Pictured here with me are Barry L. Lauer, 1st Vice Commander and George Fleagle, Commander.
 

October 19, 2009 - Margaret Howells of New Freedom, accompanied by her parents, placed 3rd in her division in PennDOT’s School Bus Safety Poster Contest and was recognized at the awards ceremony held in the Capitol.

October 19, 2009 - PennDOT held its annual School Bus Safety Poster Contest awards ceremony at the Capitol, at which Angel Miller of Glen Rock placed 1st in her division. Rep. Ron Miller and I presented her with citations from the House and the Senate.

September 30, 2009 – Several of my fellow Senators joined me at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition held at the PA Farm Show Complex. Pictured with the winner of the six-horse hitch draft horse competition are: Senator Ted Erickson, Senator Elder Vogel, Senator Pat Browne, Senator Kim Ward, Senator John Eichelberger, Senator Dominic Pileggi, Senator Mike Waugh, Senator Stewart Greenleaf, and Acting Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding.
 

August 2, 2009 – Along with other York County elected officials, I participated in the Harley Davidson "Save Our Plant" Rally sponsored by Fox 43. This event was organized in response to the potential move by Harley Davidson of production currently based in Springettsbury Township, York County to a location outside of Pennsylvania. (7 photos)
 

June 25, 2009 – Rabbi Jeffrey Astrachan from Temple Beth Israel in York served as the guest chaplain in the Senate by providing the opening prayer for Session.
 

June 15, 2009 – Together with Senators Rich Alloway and Jake Corman, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I sponsored a meeting for members of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce to learn more about the current state budget proposals, including Senate-passed SB 850. 

June 4, 2009 - My staff and I conducted an open house for our newly located satellite office in Hanover.  Shown here with me are: intern Maggie Stauffer, student shadow Dan McLaughlin, and Hanover staff member Barb Metzler.

June 2, 2009 – Maggie Stauffer of Red Lion and a sophomore at Ursinus College is working as a summer intern in my York district office.

June 2, 2009 – York Country Day School Senior, Dan McLaughlin, shadowed my staff and me for three weeks as part of his senior project required for graduation.

March 31, 2009 - The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Governor's proposed 2009-2010 budget for the Department of Agriculture.

March 16, 2009 – The Sterner Family of Hanover visited the Senate where I presented them with a citation recognizing their unique scouting achievement.  All four sisters earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts.

 

March 12, 2009 – The Senate Education Committee held a public hearing at Lincoln Charter School in York to gather information on  issues surrounding charter schools in Pennsylvania – their achievements, the laws governing them, and ways to improve the current laws and funding mechanisms of charter schools.  

 

February 23, 2009 – During the Senate Budget Hearing with Secretary of the Budget Mary Soderberg and Acting Secretary of Revenue Steven Stetler, I questioned the Governor’s proposal to use a large portion of the state’s Rainy Day Fund to balance this year’s budget.

February 4, 2009 – Following the Governor’s Budget Address in a joint legislative session I spoke with several media outlets to provide my thoughts on his $28.9 billion budget proposal.  Click here to listen to or view my comments:

January 26, 2009 – 2009/10 Senate Republican Leadership Photo

2009-2010 Senate Republican Leadership Team – Top left to right, Majority Caucus Chairman Mike Waugh (R-28), Majority Caucus Administrator Pat Browne (R-16), Majority Policy Committee Chairman John Pippy (R-37), Majority Caucus Secretary Bob Robbins (R-50), and  Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman (R-34). Bottom left to right, Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9), President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), and Majority Whip Jane Clare Orie (R-40)

January 28, 2009 – Pastor Mitch Hescox from Grace United Methodist Church in New Freedom, shown here with his wife, served as the Guest Chaplain for the Senate by providing the opening prayer for Session.

For the third year in a row I participated in the "Celebrity" Milking Contest at the Farm Show.  My team, led by former Representative Art Hershey (third from left), included James Creedon, Secretary of the Department of General Services; Matt Barcaro from WGAL News 8; and Dave Dawson from the new indoor football team, the Harrisburg Stampede.  (5 photos)

January 15, 2009  - Together with Secretary of Agriculture, Dennis Wolff and Attorney General Tom Corbett and many others, I participated in the "Celebrity" Team Penning Competition at the 93rd Annual Farm Show.  (2 photos)

January 15, 2009 - Secretary Wolff stopped by the Equine Barn to join me for an interview for my monthly television show, The Mike Waugh Report.  (3 photos)

January 15, 2009 - Senator Mike Brubaker, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee was on hand at the Farm Show's public officials' luncheon, which provides an opportunity for fellow legislators and other elected officials to come together and discuss agricultural issues facing their communities.

January 15, 2009 – Following the public officials’ luncheon, Senator Lisa Baker, Chair of the Senate Veterans Affair and Emergency Preparedness Committee and newly elected Senator Lloyd Smucker (York and Lancaster Counties) stopped by the Equine Barn to meet my percheron draft horses.

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