SWIFTWATER — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. on Sunday said it is a great responsibility to take care of the environment and our communities.
Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, held an environmental roundtable in Swiftwater with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and state and local elected officials and stakeholders.
“Our roundtable was an important step in unleashing energy dominance and eliminating the rain tax in PA-08,” Bresnahan said. “I want to thank Administrator Zeldin for visiting Pennsylvania and to all at the local, state and federal levels who recognize the importance of these issues.”
Zeldin thanked Bresnahan for welcoming him to the 8th Congressional District and allowing him the opportunity to speak with constituents to hear first-hand about their priorities.
“EPA is determined to work to bring clean air, land, and water to all Americans,” Zeldin said.
Rep. Bresnahan, Administrator Zeldin, and roundtable participants discussed the importance of prioritizing energy dominance in the U.S. and ways that can be done in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District.
Rep. Bresnahan and local leaders also expressed concerns with the rain tax — an unfunded federal mandate for the Chesapeake Bay — and the Delaware River Basin Commission’s ban on fracking and energy development.
In addition to Rep. Bresnahan and Administrator Zeldin, roundtable participants included State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township; Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-Monroe Township; Rep. Brenda Pugh, R-Dallas Township; Rep. Jon Fritz, Rep. Tarah Probst, Rep. Jamie Walsh, R-Ross Township; Wayne County Commissioner Brian Smith; Wayne County Landowners Association leaders Tom Shepstone and Curt Coccodrilli; Penn’s Northeast President John Augustine; Northeast PA Building Trades President Warren Faust; Pennsylvania Utility Commission Commissioner Ralph Yanora; LiUNA Business Manager Tony Seiwell; and Kriger Construction General Manager James Marzolino.