Feb. 19, 2020 /
![Thomas, Schroeder to Host Hearing on Elder Abuse]()
WHAT: Reps. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) will host a hearing of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee on elder abuse.
Feb. 14, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—The House Mental Health Caucus hosted a bipartisan panel of legislators from Philadelphia and the suburbs headed by Reps. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) to find solutions to the crisis of suicide among school students.
Feb. 11, 2020 /
![Thomas, Kenyatta to Host Bipartisan Hearing on Mental Health Services in Schools]()
WHAT: Reps. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) will host a hearing of the Mental Health Caucus on mental health services in our schools.
Jan. 30, 2020 /
![Thomas to Host Hearing on Mental Health Services in Schools]()
HARRISBURG— Building on what she learned at the Safe Schools seminar in January, Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will host a hearing about how schools can better identify and treat kids with mental health needs.
Jan. 22, 2020 /
![Thomas Backs Bills to Fight Human Trafficking]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) joined her colleagues in passing a package of legislation to combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania, including a companion bill to Thomas’s “Buyer Beware” bill to increase the penalties for anyone convicted of soliciting a victim of human trafficking.
Jan. 13, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) today joined a bipartisan group of legislators to unveil a package of bills to fight fraud within Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Program, also called Medicaid.
Jan. 08, 2020 /
![Thomas to Host Unveiling of Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center Report on School Violence]()
WHAT: Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will host a presentation by the U.S. Secret Service for local educators, law enforcement, and first responders on the newest Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) report “Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence.”
Jan. 06, 2020 /
![Thomas to Host Unveiling of Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center Report on School Violence]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will host a presentation by the U.S. Secret Service for local educators, law enforcement, and EMS to update community officials on the newest Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) report on targeted school violence in the United States. This will be the region’s first presentation of NTAC’s new study “Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence.”
Dec. 11, 2019 /
![Thomas Announces Grant for Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) today announced that Pennsylvania Department of Education has awarded a grant to the Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22.
Nov. 21, 2019 /
![Thomas Bill to Protect PACE and PACENET Benefits Goes to the Governor]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation introduced by Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) to prevent seniors from losing their PACE and PACENET benefits due to an increase in the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) has passed the Senate.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Thomas Urges Residents to Attend Bridge Commission Meeting to Discuss Equality for E-ZPass Users]()
HARRISBURG-- Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) is urging residents concerned about the inequity of tolling by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) to attend the group’s Oct. 28 meeting and express their concerns over the commission allowing discounts for NJ E-ZPass system users and not those using PA E-ZPass transponders.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
![Southeast House Members to Back Bills to Aid Volunteer First Responders]()
HARRISBURG—Lawmakers from Southeast Pennsylvania announced that they will support legislation to aid the state’s emergency responders, including those in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties.
Oct. 18, 2019 /
![Thomas, Tomlinson Secure Grant for Northampton Library]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks) announced today that they helped secure a $225,000 Keystone Grant from the Department of Education to fund repairs and upgrades to the Free Library of Northampton Township, 25 Upper Holland Road in Richboro.
Sep. 30, 2019 / Press Release
![Bucks, Montco House Lawmakers Lead on Clean Water Bill]()
HARRISBURG—A unified group of Republican House members from Montgomery and Bucks counties led the effort to pass legislation by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to address ongoing public water and environmental remediation costs from PFAS contamination, and to ensure area residents have clean drinking water.
Sep. 17, 2019 /
![Thomas, Tomlinson Take the Lead in Securing $212,500 State Grant for Northampton Township]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Sen. Robert Tomlinson (R-Bucks) announced today that they have secured a $212,500 grant from the state-offered Watershed Restoration Protection Program for Northampton Township to repair an existing detention basin.
Sep. 09, 2019 /
![Thomas to Host Shredder Event Sept. 28]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will host a free community shredding event to give residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal paperwork.
Sep. 05, 2019 /
![Thomas to Host Kids Fest at St. Martin of Tours]()
HARRISBURG--Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) is inviting families from across the 178th District to join her for a day of fun and information. Her first Kids Fest will feature free food, games, and other activities. It will also gather together representatives from the community, county and state agencies to showcase programs and services available for children and families.
Aug. 01, 2019 /
![Thomas, Tomlinson Acquire $1 Million Grant for Police Headquarters]()
HARRISBURG—At the request of Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks), the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) has awarded a $1 million grant to Northampton Township to fund its new police headquarters.
Jul. 29, 2019 /
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HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) delivered petitions from her on-line campaign to demand the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) give motorists who use the PA E-ZPass system the same discounts as those who use the NJ E-ZPass transponders.
Jul. 12, 2019 /
![Thomas Creates Online Petition to Demand Commuter Discounts for PA E-ZPass Equipped Vehicles Using Scudder Falls Bridge]()
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) has created an online petition on her website to formally request the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) reduce tolls for Pennsylvania residents who use the PA E-ZPass system when crossing the Scudder Falls Bridge.