08/24/2010
With the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Board of Commissioners scheduled to convene on Wednesday to follow up on issues not addressed in its meeting last week, New Jersey Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco (R-Gloucester and Camden) and Pennsylvania Representative Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) said a primary topic for discussion should be the proposed toll and fare increase which both legislators oppose.
08/18/2010
New Jersey Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco (R-Gloucester and Camden) and Pennsylvania Representative Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) have taken the first steps in reforming the Delaware River Port Authority’s (DRPA) by sponsoring bi-state legislation to change the agency’s federal charter.
08/11/2010
Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) issued the following statement and called for the Delaware River Port Authority’s (DRPA) board to take action against John Matheussen, the chief executive officer of the DRPA.
08/06/2010
Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) and New Jersey Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco
(R-Gloucester and Camden) today said new rules proposed by DRPA Chairman John Estey, which would make comprehensive changes in the way the agency operates, should be swiftly enacted. DiCicco and Vereb also reiterated their call for a federal probe of the bi-state authority.
07/30/2010
As a result of recent allegations over the misuse of public funds by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) and New Jersey State Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco Jr. (R-Gloucester) today called on the agency to refrain from implementing proposed toll hikes, scheduled to take place next July, until a full accounting of its funds is completed.
07/29/2010
Pennsylvania is no stranger to public corruption. Whether for personal or political gain, the Commonwealth’s history of public corruption dates back to the 1800s. In the past four decades alone, there have been numerous scandals involving ghost employees, job selling, sexual offenses, cover-ups and kickbacks for lucrative state contracts – otherwise known as “pay-to-play.” Bonusgate, the Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” scandal, and the licensing of casino owners with criminal backgrounds provide the latest examples of government bodies that have allegedly demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to appropriately police themselves.
07/26/2010
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) and New Jersey State Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco Jr. (R-Gloucester) today sent letters to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie regarding the alleged misuse of an EZ Pass transponder by Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Public Safety Director Michael Joyce.
07/26/2010
In the wake of a series of scandals involving elected officials throughout the Commonwealth, a bipartisan group of state legislators is spearheading legislative efforts to create a Public Integrity Commission (PIC).
07/03/2010
Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) issued the following statement following the passage of House Bill 2289, the economic development RACP legislation. Under this borrowing legislation, the state’s debt limit was increased and an additional $600 million was borrowed. Gov. Ed Rendell has complete discretion over how half of that money is spent on economic development projects. It was recently announced that the governor has designated $10 million of those funds to go toward the “Arlen Specter Library Project Center Allocation” at Philadelphia University.
06/30/2010
Following the passage of House Bill 2279, the 2010-11 general appropriations bill, Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) issued the following statement:
06/15/2010
Rep. Mike Vereb’s (R-Montgomery) Fourth Annual Family Fun Day will take place on Friday, June 18, at the Collegeville Pit Stop.
05/25/2010
Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) encourages residents of the 150th Legislative District to attend his Government Reform Forum on Tuesday evening, June 1, at Ursinus College.
04/29/2010
As casinos around the state are preparing for the expansion into table games, one licensee still can’t get its act together enough to open a facility, according to Republican House Gaming Oversight Chairman Rep. Curt Schroder (R-Chester County) and committee member Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery County). The legislators support today’s action by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and announced intentions of the board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel, to begin the process of revoking the Foxwoods license.
04/19/2010
Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) will hold his annual Shredder Event on Saturday, April 24, at the West Norriton Township Building.
04/15/2010
In reaction to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s ruling against transferring the balance of the MCare fund to the General Fund to balance the 2009-10 state budget, Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery) released the following statement: