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Rep. Kathy Rapp was among more than a dozen speakers at a press conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers (PIPP) at the Drake Well Museum in Titusville. The event was designed to send a message to Harrisburg that regulations geared toward large-scale unconventional wells are not only unnecessary for shallow well drillers but also may result in the downfall of the industry.
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Rep. Rapp and state Sen. Scott Hutchinson are surrounded by members of the John Gertsch Memorial Association Honor Guard Post 77 who participated in her Modern Day Military Veterans recognition ceremony which honored local United States military veterans who served from the Persian Gulf War through the present day including the ongoing War Against Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. Rapp presented Modern Day military veterans or surviving family members with citations and medals in appreciation for their dedicated service to the Commonwealth and the nation. Here she is pictured with local veteran Chip Wenzel and his wife Sue. The keynote address for Rep. Rapp’s Modern Day Military Veterans recognition ceremony was delivered by U.S. Army Sergeant Andrew Waugaman (Ret.) whose more than 10 years of military service as a vehicle mechanic included being stationed in Iraq during 2009. He is currently a science teacher at the Tidioute Charter School. Rep. Rapp and state Sen. Scott Hutchinson are pictured with cadets from the Warren County Civil Air Patrol who participated in her Modern Day Military Veterans recognition ceremony which honored local United States military veterans who served from the Persian Gulf War through the present day including the ongoing War Against Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. Representative Rapp presented an official House citation marking the 50th Anniversary of the Kinzua Bridge State Park to Bendigo Complex State Park Manager Mitch Stickle and representatives from the Kinuza Bridge Foundation. A copy of the citation was also sealed into a time capsule for the next 50 years to be opened and read in the year 2063. Rep. Kathy Rapp speaks in support of independent oil producers at a press conference at the Drake Well Museum in Titusville. Hosted by the Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers, the event highlighted challenges threatening the future of this 150-year-old industry. Rep. Kathy Rapp was among more than a dozen speakers at a press conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers (PIPP) at the Drake Well Museum in Titusville. The event was designed to send a message to Harrisburg that regulations geared toward large-scale unconventional wells are not only unnecessary for shallow well drillers but also may result in the downfall of the industry. Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren), Lt. Governor Jim Cawley, and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Warren) stand under the portrait of Charles Warren Stone whose lifetime achievements of public service, which included representing the people of Warren County as a state representative, state senator, lt. governor and U.S. congressman were officially recognized by resolutions adopted in both the state House and Senate this week. On May 22, Rep. Rapp participated in a legislative tour of SCI Forest State Penitentiary in Marienville. Part of the tour included a presentation and demonstration from the PA Department of Corrections Drug Interdiction Unit and dog handlers. The handlers demonstrated the types of searches used such as an area search for drugs and a search of a person for contraband. Representative Rapp once again joined together with dozens of pro-Second Amendment lawmakers and hundreds of Pennsylvania gun owners on the state Capitol steps for PA Second Amendment Action Day. Representative Rapp and Senator Scott Hutchinson pose next to a very life-like wildlife display by local taxidermist Jason Morrison of Buckhaven Wildlife Art at the 2013 Warren Outdoor Expo. Rep. Rapp has once again been recognized as a Guardian of Small Business by the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) for her outstanding voting record on key pro-business legislation during the 2011-12 legislation session. This is her fourth consecutive Guardian of Small Business award since first taking office in January 2005. Facilities Manager Julia McCRay recently gave Representative Rapp a personal tour of the Forest County Visitor Center’s new local artisan gallery. Representative Rapp visits one of her favorite locations along Tionesta Creek. Representative Rapp shot the first basket to open the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament/Warren County Burgerfest held at Betts Park. Representative Rapp posed next to a very life-like bear display by local outdoor sports enthusiast Tom Carlson at the Warren Outdoor Expo. Representative Rapp welcomed Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley and Representative Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) to the 2012 Polar Bear Plunge. Rep. Kathy Rapp met with Erin Connelly (center right), the new Allegheny National Forest supervisor, at her Warren office with Reps. Scott Hutchinson (far left) and Matt Gabler (far right). Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Forest/McKean) attended Gov. Tom Corbett’s official bill signing of House Bill 755 on Jan. 24. This new law amends the County Code to makes it easier for county veterans’ affairs directors to attend annual statewide association meetings and stay up to date on the latest veterans programs. Rapp originally introduced this legislation in 2006 thanks to Warren County Veterans Affairs Director Edgar Burris bringing this issue to her attention. On the 2012 anniversary of Roe versus Wade, Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Forest/McKean) hosted a state Capitol press conference to build momentum for passage of her Women’s Right-to-Know Act. Already receiving bipartisan support from 113 legislative co-sponsors, House Bill 1077 would give every pregnant woman in Pennsylvania the right to choose whether or not to view an ultrasound of her unborn child within 24 hours of undergoing an abortion. Rep. Kathy Rapp co-chairs a House Finance Committee hearing regarding Marcellus Shale Impact Fee proposals at the Warren Holiday Inn.
 
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