Kutz, Policy Committee to Host Hearing on Making Pennsylvania More Affordable

August 31, 2026

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-Cumberland), and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Closing the GAP: Making Pennsylvania More Affordable” to examine the Pennsylvania Growth and Affordability Plan (GAP), a legislative package focused on lowering costs for families and making Pennsylvania a more competitive place to live, work, and do business.

WHO: Testifiers will include Neal Lesher, vice president, government affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry; Shelby Linton-Keddie, senior director, government, regulatory policy, and external affairs, PPL Electric Utilities; and Matt Madden, operating principal, Keller Williams of Central PA.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Silver Spring Township Municipal Building, 8 Flowers Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

LIVESTREAM: Barring any technical difficulties, the hearing will be streamed online at policycommittee.com.

Media contact: Nancy Nilson, nnilson@pahousegop.com