On Friday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Glenn King, American Legion department service officer and Vietnam-era veteran, will be at my district office to assist veterans with any questions they may have regarding veterans’ programs and benefits. My office is located at 438 E. Baltimore Ave., Media. Meetings are scheduled in 20-minute increments. To schedule yours, call (610) 325-1541.

The House Appropriations Committee, of which I am a member, is holding its annual budget hearings at the state Capitol. The hearings allow committee members the opportunity to question state agency officials about their funding requests to ensure they are accountable in the way they spend your tax dollars and in carrying out their mission.

Recently, I toured Melmark School in Berwyn where I met several students and presented a certificate of achievement to school administrators on receiving a state grant through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. Melmark provides residential, educational and therapeutic services for children and adults with autism, intellectual disabilities, brain injuries and other neurological and genetic diagnoses.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with representatives of the American Association of Occupational Therapy and the University of the Sciences Occupational Therapy Program of Philadelphia. We discussed challenges facing students in the field of occupational therapy, including my legislation, which Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law, to help college students and their families track student debt and make informed financing decisions. Pictured with me from left are Danielle Keeton, Juliana Fincher and Gianna Ciro.