Pa Press Club luncheon at the Harrisburg Hilton with special guest Mike Turzai, Speaker of the House.

Karen Langley, capitol reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette moderated Monday's event.

Opening remarks.

The vision of the republican caucus in the Pa House.

Pensions, Jobs, and a phony severance tax.

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Questions from the audience.

Candidates for president.

Is Donald Trump a republican.

A strategy of running out the clock for a budget override.

He's running an ad campaign in the middle of budget discussions. It is both tawdry and unprofessional.

Who do you support for the republican nomination for president.

Rick Santorum.

Would you stand in the way of a task force driven medical cannabis bill.

All these legalized growers out there.

A question of House GOP reserves.

Reserves are for budget breakdowns. We would get a line of credit to maintain operations.

Why doesn't Pennsylvania move up the primary date.

I do think moving up the primary makes sense.