Senate Majority Policy Committee
Monday, August 11, 2025 | 1 p.m.
Valley View High School Auditorium, 1 Columbus Drive, Archbald, PA
Agenda
1:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Rosemary Brown, Chair
Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
1:05 p.m. Economic Development
Merle Madrid, Sr. Manager – Testimony
AWS Public Policy, Amazon
John L. Augustine III, President & CEO – Testimony
Penn’s Northeast
Abby Smith, President & CEO – Testimony
Team Pennsylvania
Neal Lesher, Director of Government Affairs – Testimony
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry
1:50 p.m. Energy and Water Resources
Christine M. Martin, President – Testimony
PPL Electric Utilities
Jonathan Lutz, Pennsylvania Associate Director – Testimony
American Petroleum Institute
Andrew D. Dehoff, P.E., Executive Director – Testimony
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E., Executive Director – Testimony
Delaware River Basin Commission
Patrick Henderson, V.P. of Government Affairs & Communications – Testimony
Marcellus Shale Coalition
Tony Nokovich, P.E., V.P. of Engineering – Testimony
Pennsylvania American Water
2:35 p.m. Local Impact
Robert F. Durkin, President – Testimony
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Holly M. Fishel, Policy & Research Director – Testimony
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Esch McCombie, Co-Chair – Testimony
McNees Real Estate Group
Kristopher J. Gazsi, Assistant Director & Counsel – Testimony
Pennsylvania Local Government Commission
Martin A. Toth, Associate Counsel
Pennsylvania Local Government Commission
John Yudichak, President – Testimony
Luzerne County Community College
3:20 p.m. Construction and Workforce
Tony Seiwell, International Representative
Laborers’ International Union of America
G. David Sload, President & CEO – Testimony, Supporting Document
ABC Keystone Chapter
George Hayden, President
Hayden Power Group
4:05 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Additional Submitted Remarks
Todd Eachus, President, Broadband Communications Association of PA – Testimony
Ramez Ziadeh, Executive Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Testimony
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development – Testimony