December 23, 2021

By: Elaine, HKC treasurer/archivist-December 23, 2021

On Monday, December 13, we met with Senator DiSanto's Chief of Staff, Mr. Chuck Erdman. During this meeting, Mr. Erdman gave us his thoughts on our plan for introducing a companion bill to the Senate. A companion bill would be similar to the bill we currently have in the House. It would be introduced and voted on in the Senate. He recommended to us that we should have one of our local Senators introduce a companion bill. Additionally, Mr. Erdman told us how many votes a bill will need to receive from the chambers: Twenty-six from the Senate, one hundred and two from the House, and one from the governor. We were glad to know Senator DiSanto would be willing to cosponsor our companion bill once it reaches the Senate.

Over the past week, we meet with a Ms. Samantha Bambino, a journalist for the Lower Bucks Times newspaper. We are honored to have been interviewed with such an amazing journalist and thankful for Ms. Bambino's interest in learning more about our group.

Teachers from both Newtown Middle School and Council Rock North have shown their support by posing with postcards. Look out for more in the coming weeks!

In early January, we plan to meet with a Senator from a nearby district to discuss possibly introducing our companion bill. We wish everyone a happy holiday and a wonderful new year!