PENNSYLVANIA — Earlier today, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills, U.S Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-2) and Madeleine Dean (PA-4) and PA Senate Aging & Youth Committee Member Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) hosted a press call to highlight the impact of the Trump administration’s failed coronavirus response on Pennsylvania seniors. The group detailed how the ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills issued the following statement ahead of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s visit to the Pittsburgh area on Friday: “The Trump administration did not cause the coronavirus, but their failure to take it seriously has led to the deaths of thousands of Pennsylvanians. Despite Trump’s ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, Rep. Andrew Lewis admitted that he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, but failed to inform anyone at the Capitol of his condition outside of House Republican human resources. The news was kept quiet from all of his Democratic colleagues and some Republicans — putting them, their loved ones, and communities ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA – Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills released the following statement as we sadly reach 100,000 reported coronavirus deaths in the United States: “Our thoughts are with the families, friends and loved ones of every single coronavirus victim in Pennsylvania and across the country. This is a tragic time for our nation, and ... Read more
* Bob Banion has been a Republican all his life. A 68-year-old sales manager from Harleysville, Pa., he voted for Donald Trump in 2016. But he’s felt his political center shifting over the last four years — along with his support for the president. * As you get older in life, you start to move ... Read more
Democrats continue to far outpace Republicans in Pennsylvania vote by mail signups PENNSYLVANIA — Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party announced that over 1 million Pennsylvania Democrats have now applied for a mail-in ballot. Since the onset of coronavirus crisis, the PA Dems “Back to Blue” organizing team shifted its efforts to prioritize vote by mail ... Read more
* “We are staying with the group … with Texas and the group” might not sound like much, but this sentence could end up costing millions of Americans access to their doctors, even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages. On May 6, President Donald Trump made this declaration, one that essentially means he will continue to ... Read more
“Let’s be clear — Clay Breece does not get to decide what defines anti-Semitism or white supremacy,” said Pennsylania Democratic Party spokesman Brendan Welch. “The Berks County GOP had a chance to step up and make this right, but chose to double down on hateful and offensive conduct. There is no place for anti-Semitism, white ... Read more
PENNSYLVANIA — Yesterday, the Berks County GOP wrote a Facebook post critical of Pennsylvania State Police enforcing Governor Wolf’s shutdown order. The post read “ALL THIS BACKING DOWN HAS JUST EMBOLDENED THE NAZI Governor Tom Wolf.” The rhetoric was swiftly condemned by the Philadelphia Anti-Defamation League. The post sat unaltered for over a day — ... Read more
As Trump visited a Lehigh Valley medical equipment distributor for a photo op, Pennsylvania Democrats exposed his Administration’s ongoing failures to address the coronavirus crisis. Check out some of the coverage below. Before Trump even arrived in Pennsylvania, Democrats pointed to his Administration’s inability to deliver on its promises on testing and personal protective equipment ... Read more