HARRISBURG – State Sen. John N. Wozniak wrote Wednesday to Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati urging a change in Senate rules to limit the distribution of religious texts to first-term Senators.
“There are times when adherence to tradition is simply being stubborn and insensitive to the people we serve,” Wozniak said. “There is difficult work to be done and these controversies and distractions are not needed.”
Wozniak sent the letter in response to public outcry over news reports that lawmakers had spent in excess of $12,000 on religious texts, one for each term in office.
He said he’s asking the Senate’s chief presiding officer to consider a change in the Senate rules to end the practice as a way of recognizing the difficulties faced by many Pennsylvanians.
“In these trying financial times, I believe it would be prudent,” Wozniak wrote.