fewsylvania is one of the states fortunate enough to have abundant natural gas resources. we're the only one of those states without a severance tax. the other states are bringing in millions of dollars from the oil and gas industry. that money is going to fix roads, build schools, and keep taxes low. let's understand what a severance tax is -- it is a tax paid by people mostly out of pennsylvania to use our natural resources. by failing to put in place this tax, we are just paying other states taxes, like when we fill up our cars or heat our homes we are paying for alaska school or texas roads. ado not remember ever getting thank you note from any of the taxpayers in texas or alaska. pennsylvania is blowing most of the states out of the water when it comes to production. by joining every other gas producing state in passing a severance tax we can join them by bringing billions of dollars into our own coffers. we can build a brighter future for pennsylvania. [applause] gov. wolf: this is only hard if we choose to make it hard. why isn't this done? as rich as our commonweal