* At the very moment that Pennsylvania’s senior senator Casey had dropped everything to head to Philadelphia’s airport to press for the detainees’ freedom — Toomey was 3,000 long miles away. He was in the sunny Coachella Valley outside Palm Springs, Calif., at a mountain-ringed luxury resort called the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort and Spa. ... Read more

Even as Republican Congressmen like Charlie Dent and Brian Fitzpatrick Speak Out, Meehan Has Refused to Stand Up to Trump   In an Apparent and Desperate Move to Secure Trump’s Blessing for His Potential Senate Bid, Meehan Is a Profile in Cowardice on Discriminatory Refugee Ban Despite growing bipartisan outrage over President Donald Trump’s discriminatory ... Read more

Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Marcel L. Groen issued the following statement: “Donald Trump’s Muslim ban goes against everything America stands for. This is not who we are, and when we forego our principles we grant victory to those who want to harm us. This ban makes it illegal for anyone fleeing ISIS to come to ... Read more

It has been a week since Inauguration Day, and Representative Mike Kelly is ready and eager to kiss Donald Trump’s ring. He recently described President Trump as “the new action hero for America” Trump spent his first days in office obsessing over the crowd size at his inauguration and issuing an executive order that would ... Read more

Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Marcel L. Groen issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s visit to Philadelphia: “Donald Trump is either woefully unaware of what’s happening in the country or he’s purposefully lying, and either way he’s dangerous. Trump came to Philadelphia and lied about the city to its face. Not that we’re ... Read more

Now that Donald Trump is president, Representatives Pat Meehan and Mike Kelly are excited to enact the disastrous policies of his administration. On the docket for 2017 is turning Medicaid into a block grant program. This will: Cut nursing home care for 280K seniors Reduce coverage for those with disabilities Devastate hospital funding and cost ... Read more

* Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday extended an invitation to House Speaker Paul Ryan to accompany him to a Pennsylvania drug treatment center to get a greater appreciation for the possible consequences of repeal of the Affordable Care Act. * Those who stand to lose coverage are about 700,000 Pennsylvania residents now covered under the ... Read more

While Toomey Was Comparing People With Pre-Existing Conditions To “Burnt-Down” Houses, Hundreds Protested His PA Offices Over His Support For Trump’s Agenda Senator Pat Toomey did little to quell the public’s frustration over his blind obedience to the Trump agenda yesterday . While hundreds of his constituents protested his offices, urging the Senator to oppose ... Read more

Meehan & Kelly Risk Coverage Of More Than One Million Pennsylvanians, Costing The Economy $4.5 Billion & Over 30,000 Jobs Congressional Republicans, including Reps. Pat Meehan and Mike Kelly, have started the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement plan, despite Pennsylvania officials warning it would have a “devastating” impact on hundreds ... Read more