Earlier this month, tens of thousands of students graduated from Pennsylvania’s colleges with a hard-earned degree — and a mountain of debt. Pennsylvania’s students have the third-highest student loan debt in the country, averaging $33,264 for every 2014 graduate. Yet, Pat Toomey has consistently supported legislation that worsens the position of college students and sided ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — As families gathered this weekend to remember the service men and women who gave their last full measure of devotion, Senator Casey visited the Wilkes-Barre VA to call for increased mental health care for veterans across the country. Pennsylvania has one of the highest populations of veterans in the country, and Senator ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — This morning in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, groups of college students delivered a petition signed by over 1,000 Pennsylvanians calling on Pat Toomey to “put students above the needs of Wall Street and work to help Pennsylvanians struggling with student loan debt.” As students across the Commonwealth graduate this spring, a vast majority ... Read more
It would be easier to believe Pat Toomey when he says he’s a “hardworking” Senator, if all the evidence did not point to the contrary. Yesterday, it was reported that Toomey has missed 46 out of 57 of hearings on the Budget Committee since 2013. On at least two occasions he was fundraising for his ... Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2016 CONTACT: Brandon Cwalina, brandon@padems.com GOVERNOR WOLF MAKES SIX-PACKS AVAILABLE IN GAS STATIONS PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will allow the sale of six packs of beer in gas stations, just in time for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Pennsylvanians will now have the ... Read more
Notable Absences: Toomey Misses Votes On Judicial Nominee And Abuse Prevention Pat Toomey doesn’t want to talk about much these days, but when he does he tries to boast about public safety. It’s curious then that when votes in the Senate have recently come up on this issue, Toomey has been a no-show. Last night, Toomey ... Read more
GOVERNOR WOLF SIGNS ANTI-BULLYING LAW PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Tom Wolf has been committed to making Pennsylvania a safer place for all of its citizens. He signed a law giving medical marijuana access to patients who need it and executive orders to protect LGBT Pennsylvanians. On Tuesday, Governor Wolf signed a bill that would help teachers ... Read more
*** From the start of the 113th Congress in 2013 through last month, Toomey missed 46 out of 57 committee hearings. He missed at least two hearings, in June 2013 and July 2014, when he had fundraisers on the same day. *** BuzzFeed: Toomey Has Missed More Than 80% Of Budget Committee Hearings Since 2013 ... Read more
GOVERNOR WOLF PROMOTES BIPARTISAN APPROACH TO STOP THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Wolf recognizes that opioid addiction knows no political party, but both political parties have the power to prevent it. That’s why the governor has traveled across the state to talk with leaders from both sides of the aisle to find solutions to ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Wolf and Physician General Rachel Levine reminded Pennsylvanians that naloxone, a drug used to stop the effects of a heroin overdose, is available to everyone in Pennsylvania without a prescription. More than 1000 Pennsylvanian lives have been saved from a heroin overdose since Dr. Levine signed a standing prescription for naloxone ... Read more
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