Working to keep prescription costs down: holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable
Drug price spikes, at the hands of PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) is something I've been very vocal about since being in office.
Drug price spikes, at the hands of PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) is something I've been very vocal about since being in office.
Over the past 40 days, my office has identified more than $70,000 in unclaimed property belonging to constituents and businesses — including nonprofits in the 47th District.
I recently joined more than 80 of my fellow House members in submitting formal comments to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) calling for the withdrawal of the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s proposed rewrite of regulations that govern communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the Commonwealth.
HARRISBURG - Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) today announced over $1.3 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants have been approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support infrastructure improvements, public safety projects and work-force training across the 47th District.
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) today called on the Shapiro administration to withdraw proposed regulations reminiscent of COVID lockdown-era government policy that would infringe upon constitutional norms and civil liberties.
HARRISBURG - Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) today announced plans to introduce legislation establishing a dedicated offense within Pennsylvania’s Crimes Code to hold adults accountable when they exploit positions of authority and trust to groom minors in their care.
Last week, the House majority passed a bill that would allow convicted felony murderers serving life without parole to become eligible for release. I VOTED NO.
HARRISBURG – York County’s House Republican lawmakers today issued a joint statement in response to the passage of the 2026-27 state budget. The lawmakers include Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Mike Jones (R-York Township), Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester), Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion), Marc Anderson (R-Dillsburg), and George H. Margetas (R-West Manchester).
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) announced today that his bill to establish the State Seal of Biliteracy is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Senate unanimously.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) is pleased to announce four projects serving the communities of the 47th Legislative District will be receiving Local Share Account (LSA) grant dollars that support community improvement and public interest projects.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) today is pleased to announce more than $100,000 was awarded to local fire companies through the Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program.
HARRISBURG – Citing egregious overspending, York County House Republican lawmakers today issued a joint statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2026-27 budget address. The lawmakers include Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Mike Jones (R-York Township), Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester), Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) and Marc Anderson (R-Dillsburg).
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) is pleased to announce that four projects in the 47th Legislative District will be receiving money from the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund and the Small Water and Sewer Program.
HARRISBURG – Continuing their advocacy for fairness in women’s sports, York County Republican lawmakers are inviting people to join the “Defending Our Daughters” campaign to show support for the Commonwealth’s female athletes.

HARRISBURG – The “Dads Defending Daughters” legislators are expanding their efforts to protect women’s sports by launching a community support campaign.
HARRISBURG – Six projects in the 47th Legislative District will be receiving nearly $1.1 million in state grant funding, according to Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester).
HARRISBURG – The “Dads Defending Daughters” group of legislators issued the following statement after majority Democrats on the House Education Committee again avoided a vote to protect women’s sports.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement after casting his “no” vote on the overall Fiscal Year 2025-26 General Appropriations budget bill.
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers, many of whom are also dads, are calling on House Democrats and Gov. Josh Shapiro to do the right thing and act now to protect the rights of all the Commonwealth’s daughters to compete on a level playing field.
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