PENNSYLVANIA — Candidate for Attorney General Josh Shapiro has shown, once again, that he is the right choice for the office. Read his op-ed about the Trump University scandal here: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Trump University scandal touches Pennsylvania And it shows the need for a tough attorney general By Josh Shapiro – June ... Read more
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
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
PENNSYLVANIA — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert reports to prison today to start serving a sentence stemming from his abhorrent history of sexually abusing children and paying his victims to keep quiet about his crimes as he climbed the political ladder. But even though Hastert started paying his debt to society today, Pat Toomey still ... Read more
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
PoliticsPA reports this morning that the debate over the mass shooting in Orlando puts “Senator Pat Toomey in a major conundrum when it comes to guns.” After being called out by his opponent Katie McGinty over his vote against closing the terrorist gun loophole and failing to reintroduce a universal background checks bill, Toomey has ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — Senator Bob Casey has called for an end to gun violence and is pushing for Congress to do the same. On Tuesday, he joined fellow Democrats in holding the Senate floor to demand long-overdue gun reform in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Senator Casey has also proposed legislation ... Read more
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
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
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