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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Dawn Keefer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Sen. Dawn Keefer about Property Tax Elimination]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Craig Williams]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Craig Williams about Data Centers, Power Generation, and Local Control.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Martina White]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Martina White, Caucus Chairwoman and Representative for the 170th Legislative District.  How do we protect and defend women’s athletics when Democrats wish to avoid voting on the issue by employing semantic and legislative games?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Kevin Shivers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Kevin Shivers, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers. Discussion includes why independent and local banks need to be regulated differently than big national banks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Amanda Makki]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Amanda Makki, political and legal analyst, to discuss redistricting and gerrymandering; Also, law and order in Washington D.C. and cities across our country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Hillary Hickland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Texas State Rep. Hillary Hickland.  Discussion includes school choice, part-time vs full time legislatures, and redistricting.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Leah Flinchbaugh]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Leah Flinchbaugh, State Secretary for Future Farmers of America in Pennsylvania.  Why agriculture education is so important for the future of the industry in PA. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Olivia Krolczyk]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Olivia Krolczyk – Women’s sports advocate, and champion of free speech on our campuses.  How much of a problem has been caused by allowing biological men in women’s sports?  How are our academic institutions handling this?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… SWF Industrial’s Brandon Stanchock]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Brandon Stanchock, CEO of SWF Industrial – a metal fabrication company from York, PA.  Discussion centers on the challenges of building a strong manufacturing workforce in today’s economy and society.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Andrew Lewis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with former State Rep. and current Army Captain and President and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, Andrew Lewis. School Choice, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Policy Initiatives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Congressman Lloyd Smucker]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with US Congressman Lloyd Smucker – How should federal and state governments approach budgeting and spending?  What should be done about school funding?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Stephenie Scialabba and Robert Leadbeter]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Reps. Stephenie Scialabba and Robert Leadbeter, both members of the AI Task Force.  How do we approach the regulation of an industry that is constantly expanding in every direction?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Julie Wheeler]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with York County President Commissioner Julie Wheeler – Discussion centers on recent water quality testing that shows lower pollutant numbers than expected. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Guy Ciarrocchi]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Guy Ciarrocchi, Senior Fellow with the Commonwealth Foundation.  Discussion includes changes in news media and the importance of educational alternatives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Nick Freitas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Virginia Delegate and Social Media Personality Nick Freitas for a discussion on the influence of universities and the changing news media environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Myles Slade-Bowers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Myles Slade-Bowers, an education freedom and school choice advocate.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Paula Scanlan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Paula Scanlan, women’s sports advocate, and former swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania.

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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Tennessee Senator Jack Johnson]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jack Johnson, Majority Leader of the Tennessee Senate, to discuss school choice legislation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Jonathan Wolfson]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director for the Cicero Institute.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Jennie Dallas and LIBRE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jennie Dallas, Strategic Director for the LIBRE Initiative in PA.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… A Satirical Look at Legislation with Rep. Aaron Bernstine]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Aaron Bernstine – A tongue-in-cheek take on legislation proposed in the State House.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Rep. Marc Anderson Part 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Marc Anderson of York County – a former schoolteacher and administrator.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Rep. Marc Anderson]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Marc Anderson of York County – a former schoolteacher and administrator.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Rep. Dave Zimmerman]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Dave Zimmerman – Discussion includes sale of raw milk, avian influenza.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Rep. Stephenie Scialabba]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Stephenia Scialabba – discussion includes how we educate our children, and how curriculum guidelines may do more harm than good.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Republican Policy Committee Chair David Rowe]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. David Rowe – newly elected Republican Policy Committee Chair for the upcoming legislative session.  

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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… There Should be a Law - with Eloise Leatherwood]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with his constituent and youngest podcast guest ever, Eloise Leatherwood.  Eloise wrote to Rep. D’Orsie proposing that all parks in PA should have maps available for guests.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Literacy with Jason Ortitay]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Jason Ortitay – Discussion centers on our failing literacy rates and the subsequent lifelong effect on students.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Riley Gaines and Frank Murphy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Riley Gaines, Swimmer and Women’s Sports advocate, and Frank Murphy, former NFL football player and Chair of the Athletes for America Coalition, to discuss Fairness in Women’s Sports.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Straight to the Point… Bobblehead George]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Dave Raymond and Eric Gimbi – history teachers who also create social media history content  - Bobblehead George.]]></description>
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