Lawmakers Considering Two Bills To Get Pennsylvanians Back To Work

Matt Petrillo reports.

PLAN BUT SIMPLY WANT TO BESENSITIVE TO THE REGION AS AWHOLE WHEN MAKE PLANS FOR EACHSTATE.IT HAS BEEN ROUGHLY FOURWEEKS SINCE GOVERNOR WOLF SHUTDOWN MOST BUSINESS AS CROSSTHE COMMONWEALTH.TODAY LAWMAKERS ARECONSIDERING, TWO BILLS TO GETPENNSYLVANIANS BACK TO WORK.MATT PETRILLO, EXPLAINS.REPORTER: STILL NO TESTDRIVES HERE AT BARBERAS AUTOLAND IN NORTHEASTPHILADELPHIA.BARBERAS AND MOST AUTODEALERSHIPS ACROSS THECOMMONWEALTH WERE FORCED TOSTOP SELLING CARS A MONTH AGOEVEN ON LINE.VIRTUAL ON LINE SALES, ITIS MORE NOW THEN EVERREALIZING NEED OF CONSUMERSTHAT ARE OUT THERE THAT REALLYNEED US.REPORTER: REPUBLICANLAWMAKERS HERE IN PENNSYLVANIASAY GOVERNOR TOM WOLF CLOSUREOF NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSESHAVE BEEN MOST RESTRICT IN THENATION AND LED TO STAGGERINGUNEMPLOYMENT.WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBEROF CLAIMS IN THE ENTIRE UNITEDSTATES.REPORTER: A BILL VOTED ONIN THE HOUSE ON TUESDAY SOUGHTTO REOPEN ALL BUSINESSES, IFTHEY FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES,LIKE SOCIAL DISTANCING.BUT MANY DEMOCRATS LIKE STATEREPRESENTATIVE ELIZABETHFIELDLER OF SOUTH PHILADELPHIASAY IT IS JUST TOO EARLY.REOPENING ALL BUSINESSESRIGHT NOW IS NOT THE SAFETHING TO DO FOR ANY OF OURFAMILIES.REPORTER: LEFT LEANINGTHINK TANK CALLED PENNSYLVANIABUDGET POLICY CENTER ISCONCERN BECAUSE THE BILL WOULDHAVE TRUMPED THE GOVERNOR'SDECISION.GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS CLOSUREORDERS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULTHAT IS REASON WE HAVE SEENRATE OF THE INCREASE IN COVIDINFECTIONS DROP.REPORTER: STILL BIG BOXSTORES LIKE TARGET REMAINOPENED, DESPITE SMALLBUSINESSES, THAT SELL SOME OF