PHILADELPHIA, PA — Today marks the seventh anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. It ensures that women have avenues to challenge gender-based pay disparities in the workplace. The bill addressed the injustice that women make less than men for the same amount of work. In Pennsylvania that amounts to a ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Bloomberg Politics is out with a report today on the untraceable torrent of dark money being spent on political campaigns this cycle. Notably, it finds that since the beginning of 2015, “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Chemistry Council and Concerned Veterans for America, a nonprofit with links to the network ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A bipartisan group of elected officials, including three of Pat Toomey’s colleagues in the Senate, will be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning. They will be discussing the heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic gripping much of America — including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is a reminder of the ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA, PA — It was announced yesterday that more than a thousand good Pennsylvania jobs are finding a new home in Mexico, partly thanks to Senator Pat Toomey’s unyielding support for policies that help Wall Street and big business at the expense of the middle class. Cardone Industries, an auto parts re-manufacturer in Philadelphia will ... Read more
HARRISBURG, PA — Today the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party voted to nominate candidates for special elections in House Districts 57, 192, and 200 to be held on March 15, 2016. State Party Chairman Marcel L. Groen released the following statement: “I’m pleased to announce that we have nominated a strong slate of ... Read more
In response to Governor Wolf declaring a state of emergency due to the incoming winter weather, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party Marcel L. Groen issued the following cancellation notice:
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Democrats in the United States Senate laid out a policy agenda today addressing the student debt crisis millions of Pennsylvanians face. They called for a new legislative package with tuition free community college, increased access to Pell Grants and loan refinance options – which would help 1.2 million Pennsylvanians pay lower interest ... Read more
HARRISBURG, PA — It might be a new year, but Republicans in Harrisburg are continuing the same old politics that have led to five credit downgrades in three years. According to credit rating agency Standard & Poor, the budget passed by Republicans before skipping town for the holidays “had a $500 million budget gap for ... Read more
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