Senator Decides To Silence Witnesses, Prevent Evidence PENNSYLVANIA – Today, Pat Toomey voted against calling witnesses in the Senate’s impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Last week, a new poll by the Public Policy Polling revealed that nearly 2/3rds of Pennsylvania voters want him to vote to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial. “Pat Toomey ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, despite promises to protect Pennsylvania’s children and families, the Trump Administration rolled out a new Medicaid block grant program — a move that risks cutting coverage while raising costs for Pennsylvanians. “Trump continues to attack families’ health care and this desperate rebrand doesn’t change that. His plan will still spike costs and ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is issuing the following statement in response to the announced visit of Vice President Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to the commonwealth next week: “Mike Pence and Betsy DeVos are coming back to Pennsylvania because their record of broken promises to Pennsylvania students and families are turning voters away. ... Read more
Special elections will fill seats in Northwestern PA, Westmoreland County and Bucks County PENNSYLVANIA – Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party announced its nominees for the March 17th special elections in House Districts 8, 18, and 58. The nominee for HD-8 is Phil Heasley. The nominee for HD-18 is Harold Hayes. The nominee for HD-58 is ... Read more
Nearly 2/3rds of PA Voters Want Toomey to Call for Witnesses In Impeachment Trial PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, a new poll by Public Policy Polling revealed that Pat Toomey is severely underwater. 51% disapprove of Pat Toomey’s job performance while only 25% of Pennsylvanians approve. Additionally, nearly 2/3rds of voters want him to vote to call ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, despite his campaign promise to “save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without cuts,” President Trump openly admitted that he’s willing to go after these vital earned benefits. In an interview with CNBC, Trump stated that his administration would “take a look” at slashing these programs in the coming year. “On the 2016 ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Speaker Mike Turzai’s retirement: “Turzai’s not riding into the sunset, he’s running away from a tough re-election campaign and toward a cushy private-sector job,” said Pennsylvania Democratic Party Executive Director Sinceré Harris. “Turzai has spent his career putting the wealthiest special interests before ... Read more
* Trump has spent his term kowtowing to the wealthy establishment donors of the Republican Party and working for their special interest agenda rather than delivering for working families. Nowhere has that been more evident than the Republican tax scam signed into law two years ago last month. * Instead of helping working families, Trump ... Read more
* Pennsylvanians paid at least $742 million in additional taxes in 2019 due to Trump administration tariffs, as well as the ongoing trade war with China. That’s up from $430 million in additional tariffs the state paid 2018. * Some of the tariffs (which is just another word for taxes) that Pennsylvanians paid are on ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills released the following statement ahead of the 2nd anniversary of the GOP Tax Scam, which was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017: “During a visit to Gettysburg in 2016, then-candidate Trump promised a group of Pennsylvanians that his Administration’s tax agenda would ... Read more
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