League of Conservation Voters Adds Representative John Perzel to the Inaugural State-Level Dirty Dozen Philadelphia – Today, the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV), which works to turn environmental values into national priorities, announced the inaugural state-level Dirty Dozen program. Pennsylvania State Representative John Perzel is one of 12 candidates for state office from around […]

Callahan Criticizes Dent for Supporting Failed Economic Policies and for having the Wrong Priorities BETHLEHEM, PA. – Today Congressional challenger and Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan laid out his Five-Point Plan to spur job creation and repair the economic damage caused by years of failed policies supported by Congressman Charlie Dent. The pillars of Callahan’s jobs […]

Original Innovation Center Created More Than 115 New Jobs, and Expansion Will Continue to Create Even More WILKES-BARRE – Today, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA-11), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Willie Taylor, Regional Director of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Philadelphia Regional Office announced $2,263,500 for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry’s […]

Statistics expose 26-year incumbent’s failed economic policies Hazleton, PA – The unemployment rate in Paul Kanjorski’s congressional district is now the highest in the entire state of Pennsylvania, continuing to show that the 26-year incumbent’s failed economic policies are destroying our regional economy and costing area residents thousands of jobs. Kanjorski’s district has “significantly higher unemployment” […]

Harrisburg, PA — Wall Street derivatives trader has a long record of fighting for corporate special interests over Pennsylvania families. As a Congressman, he took to the House floor and fought to deregulate Wall Street, and he was the chief advocate for Social Security privatization, which would put seniors’ retirement savings in the hands of […]

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today announced the decision by the U.S. Department of Labor to certify laid-off Owens-Illinois (O-I) workers in the Clarion area for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). “This is wonderful news for former Owens-Illinois workers,” said Senator Casey.  “Being granted this Trade Adjustment Assistance will allow for these workers to […]

Pennsylvania Republican Reaches ‘Young Gun’ Status with Clear Path to Victory Washington– The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today that Republican Mike Kelly (PA-03) has reached ‘Young Gun’ status, the premiere level of its three-tiered Young Guns program. By advancing to the program’s top tier, Kelly has proven his ability to build a winning […]

Where’s the Accountability, Joe? Allentown – As reporters across Pennsylvania asked Congressman Sestak to clarify why he earmarked $350,000 for a forbidden pork project, Congressman Sestak offered vague answers that only prompted more questions.  It is time for Congressman Sestak to come forward and live up to the “accountability” he talks about so often on […]

Opening the Trivedi for Congress Office in Ardmore, They Highlighted Stark Choice This Election With momentum building behind his campaign and fall right around the corner, Manan Trivedi, Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 6th District, was joined tonight by Senator Bob Casey to open the Trivedi for Congress office in Lower Merion. Trivedi and Senator Casey […]

When “leaners,” those who initially say they are undecided but are asked a follow-up question, are included in the survey, Toomey’s lead stays at 6 points — 48 percent to 42 percent. Independent voters favor Toomey by 15 points, 42 percent to 27 percent, while just 68 percent of Democrats support Sestak, according to the poll. Seventy-seven percent of Republicans support Toomey, it says.