WATCH: Senate GOP leader Pittman fires back at transit funding critics

(The Center Square) – Republicans don’t care about mass transit funding? Not so, says Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman in a 12-minute floor speech that highlights his frustration with the tone of negotiations thus far.

Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, speaks on SEPTA funding during the Senate Floor Session on Aug. 12, 2025 (Commonwealth Media Services)

Christen Smith is Pennsylvania editor for The Center Square newswire service and co-host of Pennsylvania in Focus, a weekly podcast on America’s Talking Network. Recognized by Editor and Publisher Magazine as one of the media industry’s “Top 25 Under 35” in 2024. 

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