Harrisburg, PA – Tomorrow, Tom Corbett will visit with firefighters at the Schuylkill County Fireman’s Convention. The meeting comes after Tom Corbett said he’d be ok with laying off first responders to balance the budget. In June, Tom Corbett told a Philadelphia television reporter that he’d be willing to fire first responders to balance the budget.

“Tomorrow, Tom Corbett will come face to face with the first responders whose jobs he wants to cut,” said Democratic Party Chairman Jim Burn. “Tom Corbett’s plan to layoff first responders is dangerous and wrong. As a former Mayor, I understand the importance of our first responders and I find it highly offensive that Tom Corbett is willing to get rid of jobs for firefighters and put communities at risk. It’s just another example that Tom Corbett is clueless about how to get our economy back on track. Tom Corbett owes the brave men and women who keep our communities safe an apology.”

In June on FOX 29 Good Day, Tom Corbett was asked if it was his position that teachers’ and firefighters’ jobs don’t matter when it comes to cutting the budget, Corbett responded, “the short answer is yes.”