The purpose of my website is to better serve the citizens of Pennsylvania by providing a useful and informative channel of communication. Protecting the personal privacy of individuals who visit my site is a high priority of mine. Any information I receive on this site will only be used to reply to your questions or comments and will not be shared with any other entity or organization.

My site is part of the U.S. Senate domain. As such, the U.S. Senate collects aggregate data about visits to Senate web sites, such as statistics that show which parts of each web site are visited the most. This information is gathered only for the purpose of enabling the Senate to improve the online service for visitors to Senate web sites. To learn more about the Senate's Internet security and privacy policy online, please visit http://www.senate.gov/security.html.

My web site also includes links to other sites on the Internet you might find useful, including sites of other government agencies and sites about Pennsylvania . If you follow any link that takes you to a location that does not include 'senate.gov' in the address, you will have left the Senate web server and you should refer to that site's privacy policy.

If you send us personal information: My website is designed to collect personal information only when you choose to provide that information. I will treat this information as confidential and will use it to respond to you regarding the matter about which you contacted me.

If you are requesting assistance with a casework matter, it may be necessary for my office to share the information you provide with the federal government agency from which you are requesting assistance. If so, I will request written permission from you in the form of a letter or email. You may also fill out the “Request for Assistance” form on my website.