The gridlock in Harrisburg came to Pittsburgh for a night

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Caption: Speaker of the House Mark Rozzi on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Simmons Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Oakland. Photo Credit: John Colombo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.


(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/01/25/mark-rozzi-pa-house-speaker-listening-tour-pittsburgh-cmu/stories/202301250101

Subhead: The state House Speaker Mark Rozzi kicked off his cross-state 'listening tour' with a stop at Carnegie Mellon University.

With the state Capitol at a total standstill, Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi traded Harrisburg for Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

The Berks County Democrat kicked off his cross-state “listening tour” with an evening stop at Carnegie Mellon University, a day after he adjourned the House until Feb. 27. That move, which followed weeks of uncertainty over who would control the lower chamber, effectively froze the entire General Assembly until Allegheny County voters cast ballots in three House races next month — special elections widely expected to seal a razor-thin Democratic majority.

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More than 80 people turned out for the session on Wednesday [Jan. 25, 2023] at Carnegie Mellon. After the session, Mr. Rozzi told reporters he’s willing to recall the House sooner than Feb. 27 if lawmakers reach compromises on House rules and the statute of limitations. He called it “disgusting and shameless” to couple the child sexual abuse issue with a voter ID proposal.

“If it gets on the ballot, it’s going to be on the ballot by itself, not with these other constitutional amendments,” Mr. Rozzi said of the window for litigation. A longtime advocate for the idea, he has told of being raped by a Catholic priest when he was 13.

Residents who came to the event encouraged more bipartisan cooperation and making the legislative process more transparent.

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