01/20/2012
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, announced today that the Pennsylvania Veterans Law Clinic will again provide free assistance to veterans in preparing their state and federal personal income tax returns.
01/12/2012
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, led two public meetings in Harrisburg Tuesday to discuss the complex issues involved in the closure of three Sunoco and ConocoPhillips oil refineries in southeastern Pennsylvania.
01/09/2012
WHAT: Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will lead a public hearing to examine the safety issues involved in the scheduled closure of the Sunoco and ConocoPhillips facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania.
12/15/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) announced today an executive order by Gov. Tom Corbett directing state government agencies to seek Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises (SDVBE) and Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises (VBE) to compete for state government contracts.
11/09/2011
ASTON – With Veterans Day approaching, Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) is reminding veterans who served on active duty during the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War that a monetary bonus is still available from the state for those who have not yet applied.
11/01/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) announced today that Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now accepting applications for cash grants and crisis grants.
10/25/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, joined the Disabled American Veterans Association (DAV) Department of Pennsylvania today to dedicate 14 new vans the association will use to transport veterans to medical appointments at Veterans Administration (VA) facilities throughout the Commonwealth.
10/21/2011
WHAT: Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will speak at the annual Disabled American Veterans Association (DAV) “Van Drive Off” ceremony, during which eight new vans will be dedicated to assist in the transportation of veterans to medical appointments.
10/20/2011
HARRISBURG – A day after the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee approved Rep. Stephen E. Barrar’s (R-Chester/Delaware) legislation to reauthorize, increase and expand the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program (VFCVASGP), the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) released a positive report of the program, calling for an increase in total funding for the grants.
10/18/2011
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), today unanimously approved legislation authored by Barrar to reauthorize the popular Volunteer Fire Company, Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program (VFCVASGP) through June 30, 2016. The bill was amended in committee to increase the total program funding and to include municipal fire organizations.
10/14/2011
WHAT: Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) has called a meeting of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, of which he is majority chairman, for the purpose of considering two bills. Legislation up for consideration includes Barrar’s House Bill 955, which would reauthorize the Pennsylvania Fire and EMS grant program and Rep. Doug Reichley’s (R-Berks/Lehigh) House Bill 1758, which would increase state active duty National Guard pay.
10/04/2011
Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) announced today that volunteer fire companies, rescue organizations and ambulance services have more time to apply for the 2011 Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program (VFCVASGP) now that the deadline has been extended to Nov. 4.
09/27/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Monroe/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, today hosted a joint hearing of the committees to examine Pennsylvania’s disaster response during and after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
09/26/2011
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (PA NENA) has named Reps. Joe Hackett (R-Delaware) and Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) as Legislators of the Year for 2011.
09/23/2011
WHAT: Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will co-host with Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Monroe/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, a joint hearing of the committees to examine the feasibility of establishing a state disaster assistance program.