Month: June 2016

Trump Candidacy Grows More Divisive Daily

Rep. Ryan Costello Will Skip GOP Convention PENNSYLVANIA — Donald Trump has spent years spouting hateful rhetoric and dangerous policies that will do serious harm to working families and put America’s security at risk. As Trump doubles down on his divisive rhetoric, some Pennsylvania Republicans, like Tom Ridge, continue to condemn and reject his candidacy. ... Read more

PA Democrats Are Taking A Stand (And A Seat) To End Gun Violence

PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania Democrats in the Senate and the House of Representatives are calling for action following the worst mass shooting in American history. Across the country, people are demanding “enough,” and Democrats are listening. Last week, Senator Bob Casey joined Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy in a 15-hour filibuster to demand a vote on bills ... Read more

Chairman’s Statement On Trump’s Disastrous Economic Agenda For Working Families

PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Marcel L. Groen released the following statement on Donald Trump’s economic plans and their detrimental effect on middle-class families: “Like his business ventures, Donald Trump’s economic agenda greatly benefits billionaires like himself and hurts hard-working Americans. A Trump administration would cost our country 3.5 million jobs, cause housing prices ... Read more

PennLive: Does Sen. Pat Toomey have elevator issues?

Pat Toomey has no shortage of indefensible positions to answer for. Whether it’s his support for a racist and deranged presidential candidate, his obstruction of the constitutional process on the Supreme Court or his long ties to Wall Street — Toomey is a prime target for inquisitive Capitol Hill reporters. Clearly lacking a convincing response, ... Read more

NYT: Toomey ‘often twists his face into a grimace and races away from reporters before they can ask him about Donald J. Trump’

One year ago today, “the world’s most insecure billionaire rode down his escalator and into our nightmares.” Donald Trump has since secured the Republican presidential nomination, exposing members of his party like Pat Toomey for their political opportunism, extremism and cowardice. Not even Wilson from Castaway could have missed some of the disgusting things Trump ... Read more

WATCH: Senator Casey Joins Filibuster To Demand Long-Overdue Gun Control

PENNSYLVANIA — Senator Bob Casey joined Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and other senators — Democrat and Republican — on Wednesday to demand much-needed action on gun control. “We can take action,” said Senator Casey. “We’ve got to do a long list of things to deal with gun violence to reduce that number of 33,000 Americans ... Read more

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