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Pat Toomey’s first floor speech, Jane Orie’s last stand. Marc Scaringi’s op-ed, and air wars in the Philly burbs. Check out today’s buzz.
March 2, 2011
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Pat Toomey’s first floor speech, Jane Orie’s last stand. Marc Scaringi’s op-ed, and air wars in the Philly burbs. Check out today’s buzz.
Senator Pat Toomey -(R) took the floor and addressed the U.S. Senate in his maiden speech with his concern over the national debt limit. The Senator’s Full Faith and Credit Act is legislation he introduced last month and offered today on the floor. The amendment would make it so that the national debt becomes the Treasury’s top priority in the event that it reaches its limit.
Members of Clean Air Council, PennEnvironment, and the National Wildlife Foundation were protesting in front of the district office of U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-6) when they were invited to air their grievances in person to members of Gerlach’s staff.
A Bill That Would Allow some parents to use taxpayer-funded vouchers to send their children to the school of their choice has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but if Tuesday’s vote by a state Senate panel was any indication, a protracted and emotional fight yet remains…
Thousands of supporters across the state joined together through the weekend, protesting efforts in Wisconsin by Republican Gov. Scott Walker to eliminate collective bargaining rights for unionized state employees. With these rallies also came counter-protesters, stressing that the governor is taking needed steps to balance the state budget.
Who’d have thought funding for Planned Parenthood could be so contentious? Planned Parenthood and the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List have dueling radio ads in the Philly suburbs re: votes by Reps. Fitzpatrick and Meehan to defund the former.
As a result of dwindling populations and unavailable numbers of candidates, countless boroughs across Pennsylvania are asking themselves if a reduction in council seats is the right move for them. Many officials and borough citizens believe that lowering the number of their borough’s council seats in proportion with population, can help make government more tightly regulated and efficient.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) launched the next step of its “Drive to 25” campaign last Wednesday—a paid advertising and grassroots effort that targets 50 Republican representatives from across the nation—and Pennsylvania is in the lead with seven representatives taking the heat.
David Yarkin, former deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, wrote an op-ed for today’s New York Times contending that states and cities can slash their deficits by buying services and goods in mass from a single vendor.
State Dem. Party Chairman Jim Burn said Altmire, a right-leaning democrat, may have a tough race in 2012. Steve Peoples of Roll Call has the story and interview with the Chairman.
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