MarchOnHarrisburg, a grassroots activist group, disrupted the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon speech demanding action on gift ban legislation.
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First Stever apologized for the interruption and then proceeded to press Benninghoff for a vote on gift ban legislation, which his grassroots organization has been lobbying for over the past four years.which makes it illegal for lawmakers to accept a gift from a lobbyist, won House State Government Committee approval last March but has yet to be brought up for a vote by the full chamber.
Stever continued talking as PennLive columnist John Baer, who was serving as moderator, told him that Benninghoff would be asked that question later in the event. That didn’t stop Stever. Benninghoff said to Stever, “Sir, right now, we are trying to make sure people are safe in our country, safe in our state …” before being interrupted by him again.
over the past few years hurt the chances of the gift ban bill getting a vote. Benninghoff said, “those types of things are not helpful obviously.”
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