Oct. 25, 2022 /
![Lawmakers Demand ID Verification and Proper Handling of Absentee, Mail-in Ballots]()
HARRISBURG – With Election Day looming, Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) were joined by more than a dozen of their House colleagues in sending a letter to acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman today, insisting that she immediately issue a directive to county election officials on the proper handling of absentee and mail-in ballots.
Jul. 11, 2022 /
![Jozwiak on State Budget: Prioritizes Safety, Uses Taxpayer Dollars Responsibly, No Tax Increases]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) today issued the following statement in response to the House approving a $42.8 billion Fiscal Year 2022-23 state budget on Thursday:
Apr. 25, 2022 /
![Jozwiak’s Bill to Protect Municipal Recreation Programs Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak’s (R-Berks) bill to protect municipal recreation programs and the vital opportunities they provide to our Commonwealth’s children and their parents has been approved by the House Children and Youth Committee.
Apr. 22, 2022 /
![Jozwiak Announces Grant Funding for New Health Center]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry J. Jozwiak (R-Berks) announced today that St. Luke's Hospital was awarded a $1 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant for the construction of a new medical office building in Leesport.
Feb. 09, 2022 /
![Jozwiak: Our Tax-and-Spend Governor Touts Massive $43.7 Billion Spending Plan]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) discusses the negative impact the proposed democratic spending plan will have on the Commonwealth following the governor’s budget address.
Jan. 27, 2022 /
![Jozwiak Applauds Joint Passage of Bill Focused on Directly Assisting PA Hospitals and Health Care Workers]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) voices his support of House Bill 253, which was jointly passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the governor this week, that will directly provide assistance to Pennsylvania hospitals and health care workers.
Jan. 11, 2022 /
![House Passes Jozwiak’s Bill Aimed at Providing More Efficient Delivery of Diagnostic Imaging Results for Patients]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) announced today that the House unanimously approved his bill to address the efficiency and timeliness at which patients would receive their diagnostic imaging results from their health care provider.
Jan. 05, 2022 /
![Jozwiak Announces Over $260,000 in Recreational Development Grants Awarded to Fleetwood Borough and Tulpehocken Township]()
READING – Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) announced that Fleetwood Borough and Tulpehocken Township will be awarded more than $260,000 in Community Conservation Partnership Program grants administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for local recreational development projects.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
![Jefferson Township Operating Engineers Local 542 JATC Awarded $745,000 in State Grant Funding, Say Jozwiak, Argall]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill) announced today that the Jefferson Township Operating Engineers Local 542 JATC were awarded $745,000 in funding provided by Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), which will be used to make renovations to their training facility.
Oct. 28, 2021 /
![Delozier, Jozwiak, Rigby, Kauffman Urge Responsible Prison Time]()
HARRISBURG – Following the release of cop-killer Russell “Maroon” Shoatz ordered by a Philadelphia Common Pleas judge, Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland), Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) and Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) announced today they will be introducing legislation to limit the law that gives judges discretion in granting early release to murderers and other serious violent offenders.
Aug. 31, 2021 /
![Jozwiak: The Power to Mandate Masks Belongs in the Hands of Our School Districts]()
HARRISBURG – Following the administration’s universal mask mandate announcement for all Pennsylvania K-12 schools, Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) provided the below statement voicing his immense frustration with this new order.
Jun. 25, 2021 /
![Jozwiak Votes for State Budget with No New or Increased Taxes]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) today in Harrisburg voted for the state budget bill approved by the House that would fund the core functions of government without raising taxes or increasing any fees while also setting money aside in the Commonwealth’s version of a family savings account.
Jun. 22, 2021 /
![Jozwiak Votes for Election Reform Bill Approved by House]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today in Harrisburg approved legislation co-sponsored by state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) that would make it easier for eligible voters to participate in Pennsylvania elections while cracking down on election fraud, all in an effort to improve public trust in the outcomes of the Commonwealth’s election process.
Feb. 03, 2021 /
![Jozwiak Offers His Priorities Following Governor’s Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – Following the governor’s budget address today in Harrisburg, where he proposed increasing the state income tax paid by small businesses and working Pennsylvanians by 46% without dedicating any of the new revenue to property tax reductions or elimination, state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) offered the following statement:
Jan. 05, 2021 /
![Jozwiak Takes Oath to Serve Another Two-year Term and Outlines Legislative Priorities]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) today in Harrisburg was sworn in to serve a new, two-year term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He issued the following statement outlining his legislative priorities for the new session:
Dec. 10, 2020 /
READING – Pennsylvania state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks), who serves the 5th Legislative District covering part of Berks County, today announced he tested positive for COVID-19.
Oct. 14, 2020 /
![Jozwiak to Unveil Sign FRIDAY Naming Local Road After Fallen Police Officer]()
WHAT: A ceremony to unveil a new sign designating a 4-mile stretch of state Route 183 in front of the Reading Regional Airport in Berks County as the Trooper Wayne C. Ebert Memorial Highway. Ebert was killed on June 7, 1978, while directing traffic at the Reading air show. While performing his duties on Route 183, Ebert was struck and killed by a pickup truck.
Sep. 23, 2020 /
![Jozwiak and Colleagues Fall Short in Effort to Override Governor’s Veto Regulating School Sport Participation]()
HARRISBURG – After the state House today fell short in its effort to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have empowered local officials to determine policies and procedures for students to participate in and families to attend school sports and extracurricular activities, state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks), who voted for the override, issued the following statement:
Jul. 22, 2020 /
![Jozwiak Announces $3.5 Million Investment in Fleetwood Borough Water System]()
HARRISBURG –State Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks)announced thePennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Board of Directors today at a virtual meeting approved a $3.5 million low-interest loan to help Fleetwood Borough improve its municipal water system.
Jun. 24, 2020 /
![Jozwiak Supports ‘Protect and Serve Initiative’ Approved by House]()
HARRISBURG – In the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd and the international protests calling for criminal justice improvements, former law enforcement officer and current state Rep. Barry Jozwiak (R-Berks) today in Harrisburg voted for two bills approved by the House in a bipartisan Protect and Serve Initiative aimed at reforming police practices and strengthening their partnerships with the communities they serve.