PENNSYLVANIA — Donald Trump has spent a shocking amount of time on his Twitter account since he took office. He tweets so often that his account serves as a snapshot of what’s going on in his brain. But what is he thinking about? Is it how to reduce the rising cost of prescription drugs for ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — On Saturday, February 15th, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party launched its statewide “Back to Blue” organizing tour in Erie. Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman joined leading Erie Democrats to rally local voters around the PA Dems’ 2020 organizing strategy and kick off an afternoon of canvassing and phone banking. The tour coincides with an earlier-than-ever ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – This week, Donald Trump released his annual budget which would extend massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations while slashing funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program — a tool that helps provide life-saving air service and economic development opportunities to rural communities across Pennsylvania. “Donald Trump’s cuts to ... Read more
Rallies and canvasses across Pennsylvania coincide with earlier-than-ever surge of state party organizing staff PENNSYLVANIA — Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party announced the BACK TO BLUE TOUR, the initial organizing push of the 2020 election. Notable Pennsylvania Democrats and elected officials will rally with local voters and volunteers to share our plan for victory in ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Today, Donald Trump released his FY21 budget which would extend massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations while slashing vital earned benefits like Medicare and Medicaid that help our children, families, and seniors. “Trump’s budget makes clear that he’s beholden to wealthy special interests who care more about the needs ... Read more
As Pence and DeVos desperately tried to rally “Women for Trump” in the commonwealth, Pennsylvania Democrats exposed the Administration’s failure to deliver for our students and their families. Check out some of the coverage below. Statewide Dems and national education leaders struck preemptively, calling out the Trump Administration’s attempts to gut funding for public education, ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills released the following statement in response to Vice President Pence and Betsy DeVos’s Women for Trump event in Camp Hill, PA: “Nothing said tonight changes the fact that the Trump-DeVos education agenda sells out Pennsylvania’s students for the benefit of special interests. The Trump administration continues ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia City Council Education and Children & Youth Committee Chairs Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez and Helen Gym issued the following joint statement ahead of Vice President Pence’s visit to a Philadelphia area school: “Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos have worked to undermine public education at every level since their first days in office. They’ve ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills released the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address: “Donald Trump continues to sell out working Pennsylvanians to side with the wealthiest Americans and large corporations. Nothing he said tonight changes that reality. “He promised to protect health care for everyday ... Read more
* History will record that when Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania… rolled over for the sake of political expediency and blew his chance to provide Americans with the most complete picture possible of impeached President Donald Trump’s conduct. * When a draft of former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book was leaked, revealing that ... Read more