PoliticsPA is back with our regular feature, Chief of Staff Spotlight. We have chosen randomly and this week we sit down with Rep. Fattah’s Chief of Staff, Maisha Leek.
Quinnipiac University’s polling center brings good news for Governor Corbett and problems for President Obama. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai announces a key ally. And the Mike’s give the other side ideological ammo — all in this week’s edition of Up & Down.
Welch, who was recruited in 2010 to run for Congress in the Sixth District as incumbent Rep. Jim Gerlach mulled a gubernatorial campaign, met this week with officials from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Politico’s David Catanese reported.
After the debt ceiling vote in the Senate, some Senators rushed to go back to their respective states. Sen. Casey, however, attended a hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the renomination of Robert Ford as Ambassador to Syria. In fact, he was the only Senator who attended the hearing. Sen. Toomey played a large role in the debt ceiling debate, even if it meant bucking party leadership. We take a look at the actions he took and what impact it might have on his influence in later spending negotiations.
Casey ‘s spokeswoman said the senator attended the hearing because he felt it was an important issue. “The senator hopes the rest of his colleagues find the time to review the testimony,” she said, adding that Casey’s office is not “in a position to judge others on attendance.”
Throughout the months-long debt debate, Toomey solidified his status as one of the GOP’s emerging fiscal leaders – sometimes to the chagrin of his own party leadership.
With the help of females, Gov. Corbett’s approval rating increased. This is the first time the Governor’s approval rating has increased since he was elected. Check out Terry Madonna and Michael Young’s bi-weekly column, this week they discuss why the debt negotiations were drawn out and difficult. Gov. Corbett named his puppies Harry and Penny after entries from residents across the Commonwealth.
To be sure, there were real and serious issues about spending and taxes that underlaid the debt debate. Moreover, as a nation we are inarguably spending too much money given the demands of entitlements and the level of taxes. So some of what we went through was probably necessary. But why did it last so long, become so rancorous, and end up costing so much to resolve?
Thanks to increased support among Pennsylvania’s female voters, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett now has a 44-36 job approval rating — the first such uptick since he took office, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.
PoliticsPA named top PA blog in The Fix’s Best Political Blog list, former PLCB chair Jonathan Newman gives Turzai’s privatization efforts a boost, and Mitt Romney looks good in a hypothetical Keystone State matchup with President Obama — all in today’s edition of the Buzz.
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