HARRISBURG (PA)
The Associated Press
October 12, 2018
By Mark Scolforo
A Pennsylvania House Democrat negotiating legislation to help victims of child sexual abuse on Friday rejected an approach recently circulated by the top-ranking Senate Republican.
Rep. Mark Rozzi said he had several problems with a document he received Thursday from the office of Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati.
“As far as I’m concerned, negotiations are over. My three words for the Senate are simply this: prepare for war,” Rozzi said in his Capitol office. “We’re coming.”
The House last month voted for a two-year window for abuse victims to file civil lawsuits over claims that would otherwise be barred by time limits in state law.
Scarnati has argued that a two-year retroactive window would violate the state constitution. His outline does not include such a window, and the Senate could vote on the matter next week, as the current legislative session nears its end.
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