08/25/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) will conduct a Town Hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Center Township VFW, Post 1821, in Aliquippa. Residents of the 15th Legislative District are invited to attend the town hall meeting.
08/06/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) is seeking veterans or their family members who reside in the 15th Legislative District to participate in a veterans’ recognition breakfast in September.
06/16/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) issued the following statement in reaction to the New Jersey Senate’s recent approval of the Transparency in Government Act which would give its residents online access to most government expenditures.
06/14/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) is seeking co-sponsors for legislation he will soon introduce aimed at strengthening Pennsylvania’s litter and waste laws.
06/09/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver), in an effort to reduce current and future expenditures by the Commonwealth, is seeking cosponsors for legislation he will soon introduce calling for the sale of the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg. Proceeds from such sale would go into Pennsylvania’s general fund.
05/26/2010
In what was a spirited debate on the House floor this past Tuesday, Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) stood in opposition to legislation proposed by House Democrats, House Bills 2399 and 2401, that would funnel hundreds of thousands of additional tax- payer dollars into programs. Christiana’s opposition stems from Pennsylvania’s history of spending money on these types of programs with little, if any, positive results.
05/25/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver), in response to a recent report by a statewide grand jury that investigated the Bonusgate scandal, issued the following statement:
05/05/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) is scheduled to conduct two area town hall meetings next week. Residents from the 15th Legislative District are encouraged to attend these meetings where community issues and legislative matters, such as the state budget, will be discussed.
05/04/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver), in response to today’s address by the governor to the General Assembly regarding transportation funding issues facing Pennsylvania, issued the following statement:
04/22/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) wants to remind residents that he will be hosting a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building.
04/21/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) today attended a press conference where House Republican Whip Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) unveiled legislation to privatize the wholesale and retail operations of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (LCB).
04/20/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver), in response to today’s announcement that the Beaver Area School District is seeking to merge with a neighboring school district, issued the following statement:
04/15/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) issued the following statement in response to today’s decision by a Pennsylvania court ordering the state to transfer $800 million from its general fund back into the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCare) account.
04/07/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) today issued the following statement regarding the governor’s decision to call a special session of the General Assembly to address the transportation funding shortfall in light of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rejecting the application by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to toll Interstate 80:
03/23/2010
Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) issued the following statement today in response to the passage of the state’s general spending budget for 2010-11 by the House: