Chester County Democratic Committee

email from Susan Rzucidlo, 7/29/10 Acceptance is NOT always a good thing.  Last year I was made aware of more than $50 million dollars in overpayments by one government department. When asked about it the Departments response was “certain providers are very connected to certain Senators and there is nothing we can do about it.” [...]

letter in Daily Local News, Thursday, July 29, 2010 I am so excited! President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and now Congress has passed the extension of unemployment for people in need. I am just in awe of how much Obama and this Congress have been able to accomplish to [...]

Release Date: July 28, 2010 Press Contact: Lindsay Fritchman, Press Secretary, 610-329-0841 Calls for Increased Investigations and Crackdowns for Companies Hiring Illegally With so many Americans out of work right now, it is more important than ever that employers are playing by the rules and ensuring that the jobs they have are going to Americans [...]

letter in Daily Local News, July 26, 2010 The financial reform bill recently passed by the Senate and just signed by President Obama is a very positive step for this country and its people. Its new measures would regulate companies that endanger the economy, establish safeguards to protect consumers, and monitor financial practices or abuses. [...]

by Chris Bowman, from wcborodems.org/, 7/5/10 I’m working in Philadelphia this summer, and on my way to lunch this past Friday I was stopped by a Greenpeace volunteer asking for donations. One stat she mentioned particularly struck me: “In ten years, if we do not change our environmental impact, practices and policies, we will cause [...]

email from DSCC, 7/22/10 Sharron Angle talks about “Second-Amendment remedies” for government “tyranny.” Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson says he’s “glad there’s global warming.” These Republicans are radical, ridiculous and out of touch with reality, and voters need to know it. We couldn’t make this stuff up, but we can keep track of it. And we’ve made [...]

Media release from Lois Herr 2010, 7/23/10 When the U.S. House voted on Thursday afternoon to give final passage to the bill extending unemployment compensation, it should have surprised no one that Congressman Joe Pitts cast a NO vote. After all, he had voted against the extension earlier, when the bill was first before the [...]

letter in Daily Local News, Friday, July 23, 2010 A previous letter-writer asked for a definition of what constitutes the “far right.” It’s a fair question. Sadly for the many middle class residents of Chester County, particularly the many moderate Republicans who have been leaving their old party in droves, the answer is easily found [...]

by Susan Rzucidlo Like a lot of your readers, I am dismayed at the broken systems we have both at the State and the Federal levels of our governments. It was a pleasure to hear Don Onorato, candidate for Governor, at the recent event: Building One Pennsylvania Summit, describe how as Chief Executive of Allegheny [...]

Release Date: July 22, 2010 Press Contact: Lindsay Fritchman, Press Secretary, 610-329-0841 ELVERSON, Pa – The following is a statement by the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 6th congressional district, Manan Trivedi, in response to President Obama signing the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act. “I have long been concerned about the widespread waste and inefficiencies [...]