Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh, elected and labor leaders in southwestern Pennsylvania blasted the Trump administration’s broken promises on the economy while grassroots activists touted their support for Joe Biden in front of the Roberto Clemente Bridge. Check out some coverage below.  Local supporters let President Trump know that Pittsburgh is Biden Country: ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA — Ahead of President Trump’s visit to Moon Township today, PA Dems Chair Nancy Patton Mills, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council President Darrin Kelly hosted a virtual press conference to discuss how the Trump administration’s broken promises and economic policy have left working families in western Pennsylvania behind.  This ... Read more

* Here’s the truth of Trump’s economic record. When Trump was elected, the unemployment rate in Westmoreland County was around 5%. Today, after his chaotic response to the covid-19 pandemic and his penchant for playing favorites with the wealthy and well-connected, it’s well over 13%. * Now, with our economy in shambles, the president of ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills released the following statement as we sadly approach 200,000 reported coronavirus death in the United States:  “Our thoughts are with the loved ones of every single person who has lost their life to COVID-19 here in Pennsylvania and across the country. This is a devastating day ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA – Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement in response to U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette’s visit to southwestern Pennsylvania:  “Secretary Brouillette’s visit is just another sad attempt by the Trump administration to distract from its ongoing failures, including Friday’s terrible state jobs report which showed that Pennsylvania’s unemployment remains in the ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA – Today, Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesman Andres Anzola issued the following statement on Eric Trump’s visit to Erie:  “Eric’s visit won’t erase Friday’s dismal jobs numbers, nor will it end the president’s ongoing recession. Voters in northwestern Pennsylvania don’t want any more broken promises, they want real leadership and good-paying jobs. There is only ... Read more

* Don’t be fooled: Trump’s record on China has been a string of historic failures. When it mattered most, Trump has folded to China’s leaders and the American people have paid the price. * Nowhere is this more evident than in Trump’s feeble “phase one” trade agreement with Beijing. Long before anyone heard of COVID-19, ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania Democratic spokesperson Andres Anzola today released the following statement in response to the announcement that President Trump will hold a rally next Saturday, September 26 in Middletown: “President Trump should be working to deliver relief for unemployed Pennsylvanians who’ve been left out in the cold instead of flying into the Commonwealth to deliver ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA –  Today, Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesman Andres Anzola issued the following statement on Eric Trump’s visit to Milton:  “Eric’s visit won’t erase today’s dismal jobs numbers, nor will it end the president’s ongoing recession. Voters in Pike County don’t want any more broken promises, they want real leadership and good-paying jobs. There is only ... Read more

PENNSYLVANIA —  Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its state-specific jobs data, showing that unemployment in Pennsylvania remains above 10% percent thanks to Donald Trump’s failed economic policy and disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re still in the midst of a historic recession and more than 10% of Pennsylvanians remain out of work ... Read more