10/8/08 - Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks), chairman of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, makes remarks on HB 2220, legislation that is intended to lower energy costs and promote energy efficiency and conservation.

10/8/08 - Senate State Government Committee hearing on lobbyist disclosure regulations
- Part 1 (running time 1 hour, 7 minutes)
- Part 2 (running time 2 minutes)

10/6/08 – Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to question state Budget Secretary Mary Soderberg about the impact of the current economic situation on Pennsylvania’s spending plans and revenue projections.

10/6/08 - The Senate State Government Committee is briefed by Terry Mutchler, Executive Director for the new Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, on the status of implementing the new Open Records Law, which takes effect January 1, 2009.

9/4/08 - Presenters discuss biofuels in relationship to a cleaner Chesapeake Bay, biofuel's role in improving national and energy security, and the role the Chesapeake Bay Region can play in the development of biofuels.
Session 1 - Part 1 (running time 1 hr, 32 min)
Session 1 - Part 2 (running time 2 min)
Session 2 (running time 59 min)
Session 3 (running time 1 hr, 17 min)

8/6/08 – At a Capitol news conference, members of the Legislature called for the convening of a Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention.
- News Conference
- Sen. Piccola
- Sen. Folmer

7/4/08 - Senator Rob Wonderling (R-24) comments on the new state law he authored that helps modernize Pennsylvania’s conservation districts.

6/26/08 - Sen. Ted Erickson (R-Delaware) discusses HealthNET PA, the Senate Republican comprehensive health care package designed to improve health care access and affordability by building on approaches that are working and doing it in a fiscally responsible way.

6/25/08 - Senator Mike Folmer (R-48) testifies before the Senate Communications & Technology Committee in support of his bill, which would preclude the Commonwealth from having to comply with the federal Real I.D. mandate.

6/25/08 – Senate Communications & Technology Committee hearing on the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005
- (running time 2 hours, 5 minutes)
- (running time 2 hours, 5 minutes)

6/24/08 - Senate Republicans Reject State Employee Furlough Threat - At a news conference in the Capitol Rotunda, Senate and House members called on the Governor to stop holding state workers hostage in order to get his initiatives through the Legislature.
- Sen. Piccola
- Sen. Vance
- Sen. Folmer
- Sen. Rhoades

6/18/08 - Banking & Insurance Committee - Hearing on SB 1137 (MCARE) 
- Part 1 (running time 1 hour, 12 minutes)
- Part 2 (running time 44 minutes)

6/16/08 - Senate Republicans comment on Senate passage of a $96 million tax stimulus package for job creators and low-income working Pennsylvanians.
- Sen. Browne
- Sen. Corman
- Sen. Eichelberger
- Sen. Regola
- Sen. Scarnati
- Sen. Vance
- Sen. Wonderling

6/13/08 – After 15 years of championing the legislation to ban smoking in Pennsylvania, Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) joined health advocates, cancer fighting organizations and a packed audience at the Ambler Theatre at a bill signing ceremony for the Clean Indoor Air Act, which the senator sponsored.  The legislation makes Pennsylvania the 33rd state to enact a comprehensive smoking ban that prohibits smoking in most public places and workplaces. 
- Signing of SB 246
- Sen. Greenleaf's Remarks

6/10/08 - Senate Republicans announced a comprehensive health care package designed to improve health care access and affordability by building on approaches that are working and doing it in a fiscally responsible way.
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Corman
- Sen. D. White
- Sen. Wonderling
- Sen. Eichelberger
- Sen. Folmer
- Sen. Pileggi
- News Conference

6/10/08 - Hearing on Administration's Furlough Position & Piccola Bill.
- Part 1 (running time 1 hour, 19 min)
- Part 2 (running time 53 min)

6/3/08 - Banking & Insurance Committee – Hearing on the MCARE Abatement
- Hearing (running time 1 hour, 55 minutes)
- Part 1
- Part 2

6/2/08 - State Senator Rob Wonderling (R-24) addresses the need to improve Pennsylvania’s aging infrastructure at State Capitol news conference.

5/14/08 – Senate Education Committee – public hearing on Graduation Requirements

4/20/08 - Senator Lisa Baker, chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, joins Pennsylvania Adjutant General Jessica Wright during the signing of the National Guard Family Covenant.

4/9/08 - Transportation Committee hearing on Public-Private Partnerships
- running time - 2 hours 4 minutes

4/1/08 - During Senate Session, Senator Bob Robbins remarks on the life of former Governor Raymond Shafer, who died on December 12, 2006.

3/31/08 - Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25) comments on Senate Appropriations Committee approval of Senate Bill 9, legislation that would prohibit illegal aliens who are living in Pennsylvania from receiving public benefits.

3/17/08 - Senate Judiciary Committee public hearing on Senate Bill 1250, the proposed Marriage Amendment.
- Hearing - 3 hours 16 minutes

3/11/08 - Game & Fisheries Committee hearing on the PA Game Commission report and deer management issues.
- Part 1 - 1 hour 18 minutes
- Part 2 - 39 minutes

3/10/08 - Senator Ted Erickson (R-26) criticizes the Rendell Administration’s approach to budget negotiations during Senate floor debate.

3/10/08 - Committee of Conference public hearing on Senate Bill 246, Pennsylvania's proposed smoking ban.
- Part 1 - 1 hour 30 minutes
- Part 2 - 1 hour 34 minutes
- Sen. Greenleaf

2/21/08 - At a Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing, State Senator John Eichelberger tells D.E.P. Secretary Kathleen McGinty that Governor Rendell should recognize the impact of the state’s Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy on taxpayers.

2/21/08 - At a Senate Republican Policy Committee public hearing, State Senator Pat Vance warns D.E.P. Secretary Kathleen McGinty that the state’s Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy is putting a financial strain on municipalities.

2/21/08 - Senate Policy Committee Hearing
  Part 2  Part 3

2/14/08 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi delivers remarks at the governor’s signing ceremony of Senate Bill 1, legislation to rewrite and strengthen Pennsylvania’s Open Records Law.

2/4/08 - Addressing the Senate on Monday, Public Health and Welfare Committee Chairman Ted Erickson (R-26) broke down the numbers of Pennsylvanians without health insurance and outlined an approach to increase access to coverage.
On Tuesday, Sen. Jake Corman (R-34) explained the $6.3 billion Pennsylvania spends to provide health insurance to those without it, and the need to reduce health care costs.
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Corman

2/4/08 - Sen. Joe Scarnati responds to Governor Rendell’s budget briefing.


2/4/08 - Senator Jane Orie speaks at the American Heart Association’s annual “Go Red” day at the state Capitol.

1/30/08 - Banking and Insurance Committee Hearing on proposed Blues Merger

1/29/08 - At a State Capitol news conference, Senator Rob Wonderling discusses the importance of the bioscience industry to Pennsylvania.

1/16/08 - Senator Scarnati discusses efforts to fund Pennsylvania's transportation needs.

1/2/08 - Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati calls for fiscal restraint in 2008.

1/1/08 - Senator Joe Scarnati is sworn in to serve his second term as President Pro Tempore.
Sen. Scarnati Floor Remarks
Sen. Scarnati
Sen. Pileggi