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.
Thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of our readers, PoliticsPA garnered the most nominations among Pennsylvania political news sites to the Best Political Blog list compiled by The Fix, the Washington Post’s influential national politics blog.
House Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s proposed legislation to privatize alcohol sales got a huge boost from former Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) chairman Jonathan Newman, who threw his support behind it at a Tuesday morning press conference.
The news was mixed for President Obama, whose disapproval rating hit 54 percent among Pennsylvania voters (while 43 percent approve the job he’s doing). A small majority (52 percent) believe he does not deserve to be reelected.
“I believe the federal government’s skyrocketing national debt is a problem the United States must fix – and that it will require substantial sacrifice for us to do so – but I strongly oppose the approach taken in this bill, which I believe to be both counterproductive and unjust,” Doyle said in a statement released by his office.
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