Reps. Ryan, Diamond Call Foul on PA Health Secretary’s Claims

Sep. 01, 2021 /

HARRISBURG -Republican state lawmakers Frank Ryan and Russ Diamond, both of Lebanon County, are calling out Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of Health for inaccurate comments she made concerning the Annville-Cleona football team and COVID-19. They issued the following statement:

Diamond Announces PennVest Grant for Natural Gas Service Expansion in Lebanon County

Apr. 21, 2021 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) today announced that the Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation has been approved to receive Pipeline Investment funds totaling $1,124,182 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for the extension of natural gas service to Boose Quality Castings in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.

PA Lawmakers: Numbers Don’t Add Up, Certification of Presidential Results Premature and In Error

Dec. 28, 2020 /

PA Lawmakers: Numbers Don’t Add Up, Certification of Presidential Results Premature and In Error

HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf. These findings are in addition to prior concerns regarding actions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Secretary, and others impacting the conduct of the election.

Diamond Joins Lawmakers Asking Pence to Consider Election Irregularities in Pennsylvania, Reject Pennsylvania’s Electors

Dec. 23, 2020 /

Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), recently appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board and a member of the House State Government Committee, signed onto a letter to Vice President Michael R. Pence asking him to consider the alarming amount of election irregularities and fraudulent activity in the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania in advance of the qualification of electors and tabulation of Electoral College votes by Congress.

State Government Committee to Discuss Election

Nov. 20, 2020 /

WHAT: After Dominion Voting Systems backed out of attending a fact-finding hearing of the State Government Committee, acting Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) will hold a press conference with members of the committee to discuss the election.

State Lawmakers Call for Legislative-Led Election Audit

Nov. 10, 2020 /

HARRISBURG - State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) joined a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers today in calling for investigatory hearings and a legislative-led audit of the 2020 General Election, and demanding that election results not be certified until a comprehensive audit is completed. The members of the General Assembly delivered the following statement:

Diamond Pledges to Fight for Accurate and Constitutional Election Outcome

Nov. 04, 2020 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), recently appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board, is committed to working to review every aspect of the 2020 General Election to ensure the Commonwealth has a more certain process in the future in which voters can have confidence.

Diamond Responds to Governor Wolf

Jul. 30, 2020 /

HARRISBURG - Representative Russ Diamond today issued the following response to a statement issued earlier by Gov. Tom Wolf:

Diamond Appointed by Speaker to Election Law Advisory Board

Jul. 08, 2020 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has been appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to serve as one of 23 members on the Election Law Advisory Board within the Join State Government Commission. The board was established as a component of Act 12 of 2020, which modernized the Commonwealth’s electoral system.

Public Announcement: In-Person Lebanon County Tax-Aide Program Suspended

Jun. 30, 2020 /

(Lebanon, PA) – AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax preparation and assistance service is suspending in-person tax preparation services in all Pennsylvania sites including Lebanon County. As the coronavirus pandemic evolves, AARP Foundation and its community partners has determined that the Tax-Aide program can NOT open any of its in-person sites for the remainder of the tax season, which has been extended to July 15. The health and safety of program volunteers and taxpayers remains AARP Foundation’s top priority, and this decision about re-opening was made with that in mind.

Diamond Resolution Urges Immediate Levine Removal or Resignation

May. 19, 2020 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced House Resolution 879, which urges the immediate removal or resignation of Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine in response to the horrific results of the department’s COVID-19 policy in regard to nursing homes and other facilities where Levine has direct oversight. As of May 15, 2,991 of Pennsylvania's 4,342 COVID-19 deaths, or 68.8%, occurred in such facilities.

Diamond, Klunk, Ecker Sponsor Bill to Open Local Garden Centers

Apr. 24, 2020 /

HARRISBURG - Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced House Bill 2429, which would grant a waiver to the governor's COVID-19 Business Closure Order to all lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores that can adhere to the social distancing practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effectively opening them up for in-person operations.