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Senator Scott Martin
@SenatorMartinPA
Official X page of State Senator Scott Martin who represents PA's 13th Senatorial District & serves as Chairman of the PA Senate Appropriations Committee.
Joined January 2017
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    Let’s be crystal clear about what transpired over the past several weeks. We negotiated and reached an agreement with Governor Shapiro. 1/5
    "In the end, Senate Republicans did not close the deal with their House counterparts, rather than closing a deal that was within reach, with House Democrats." - @GovernorShapiro
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    Replying to @SenatorMartinPA
    Governor Shapiro failed to deliver on his promise to support PASS scholarships to help some of the most vulnerable kids in the Commonwealth. Trust matters in Harrisburg, so the governor abusing our good faith will certainly impact our ability to negotiate going forward. 5/5
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    He failed spectacularly, and then gutted our agreement. He took the first escape hatch he could find to avoid taking the blame for his failure to lead. It is unconscionable that the governor backed out of our negotiated agreement. 4/5
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    It is possible to take this public health threat seriously and still believe that the governor’s inconsistent restrictions go too far. His new restrictions will throw more people into a deeply flawed unemployment system that has been unable to handle capacity.
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    Yesterday I had the honor of introducing to the PA Senate my newest intern, @Luke_Emge! A @ManheimTownship graduate, Lukas is currently a Pre-Med student at @Harvard and Quarterback with @HarvardFootball and has been a huge help w/assisting the needs of the people of the 13th!
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    (1/8) #Breaking: Lancaster County joins ten other central Pennsylvania counties with announcement to move forward to “yellow phase” on May 15, 2020, with or without the Governor’s approval.
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    He understood House Democrats were not serious parties to budget negotiations as their demands kept going higher each time, with their last demand being $750 million above our agreed-to spend number. 2/5
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    Replying to @SenatorMartinPA
    The Governor informed the House Majority Leader that he and his team would negotiate directly with Senate Republicans to get the final deal. Governor Shapiro’s responsibility was to get House Democrats on board with the deal he negotiated. 3/5
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    ❓❓❓How long do we wait in a child’s development for a school to better itself? We need the new Pennsylvania Awards for Student Success scholarship program to help families TODAY. #SchoolChoice
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    🦅FLY EAGLES FLY🦅 The Capitol is lit up green in honor of our NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles as they prepare for the big game tomorrow! #eagles #nfl #flyeaglesfly #football #philadelphiaeagles
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    🏈🏆PSU Football Head Coach @coachjfranklin and I used to face off on the gridiron when he was the QB at East Stroudsburg and I was a DT at Millersville. Today, we came together at the State Capitol to celebrate his program’s historic Rose Bowl victory in January!🌹
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    This afternoon, Governor Wolf vetoed House Bill 2787. Since this legislation passed both chambers with overwhelming bipartisan support, it’s important that the General Assembly begin the veto override process as soon as possible.
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    “Far too many residents of [PA] are questioning the validity of their votes or have doubt that the process was conducted fairly, securely and produced accurate results. We must act to ensure integrity is restored to voting through this bipartisan effort.”
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    Today we celebrated the creation of 100 girls wrestling programs in PA – the milestone necessary for the sport to be sanctioned by the PIAA statewide. Thanks to all the advocates who fought to make this dream a reality! #girlswrestling #SanctionPA @PA_GirlsWrestle @USAWrestling