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Rob Mercuri: “Any governor who wanted to declare a state emergency would…”

Featuring: Rob Mercuri, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 17

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Rob Mercuri PA State House District 28 Interview Sept 6 2022 prproj

Published | Video Starts at 04:37

… the legislature, I co sponsored it, and then we put it to a vote in the election in 2021, and it passed overwhelmingly. And what the measure stated was that Any governor who wanted to declare a state emergency would need to get renewal authority from the elected representatives after 21 days. And the reason that I think that's a common sense measure is that it does balance the power of the executive with the elected legislature. (04:37–04:48)

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Asserts that a new rule requires governors to seek legislative approval every 21 days for emergency declarations.

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