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For Immediate Release
February 15, 2010
Senators Pileggi, Mellow Name Members to Cost Study Commission;
First Meeting on Feb. 19
HARRISBURG – Senator Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) and Senate Democratic Leader Robert Mellow (D-22) announced today the names of members appointed to the Government Management and Cost Study
Commission created by
Senate Resolution 161.
The leaders also announced that the commission's first
meeting will take place on Friday, February 19, at 11 a.m. in Hearing Room
#1 of the North Office Building in Harrisburg.
"We are in a time of unprecedented pressure on state
revenues," said Senator Pileggi. "Never before has the need for a commission
like this been more clear. I look forward to the commission's work and
recommendations.'
"I am hopeful this cross-section of Pennsylvanians
representing a variety of professional backgrounds and leadership roles will
bring a wide range of insights to the table," said Senator Mellow. "Any and
all ideas which have the potential to bring about a more efficient and
cost-effective state government are welcome, and I look forward to hearing
the commission's recommendations."
Senator David Argall, the prime sponsor of SR 161 and
one of Senator Pileggi's appointments to the commission, said, "In these
difficult economic times for Pennsylvania families, the bipartisan goal of
this temporary commission is clear: to find new savings in state government
operations, large and small, and avoid the need for future tax increases."
Senator Pileggi's other appointments to the commission
include:
- Robert Bittenbender of Mechanicsburg, former Budget
Secretary under Governors Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker and Dick Thornburgh, and
former executive director of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
- Joseph A. Galli Sr. of Chester Springs, former
superintendent of Upper Darby School District.
- Mike Kolchin of Tannersville, former Associate Dean for
Graduate Studies and Professor of Management at Lehigh University’s College
of Business and Economics.
- Kelly Lewis of Harrisburg, President and CEO of
TechQuest Pennsylvania and a former member of the state House of
Representatives.
Senator Mellow's appointments to the commission
include:
- Patrick J. Eiding of Philadelphia, President of the
Philadelphia AFL-CIO Council since 2002 and former Business Manager and
Financial Secretary of the Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 14.
- James D. Chiafullo of Presto, a director with the law
firm Cohen & Grigsby in Pittsburgh who focuses on the areas of corporate,
securities, commercial and real estate law.
- John Zawarski of Easton, a licensed real estate broker
with Nic Zawarski & Sons Realty in Bethlehem.
CONTACTS:
Erik Arneson (Sen. Pileggi), 717-787-4712,
earneson@pasen.gov
Lisa Scullin (Sen. Mellow), 717-787-6481,
lscullin@pasenate.com
Nick Troutman (Sen. Argall), 717-787-2637,
ntroutman@pasen.gov
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