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Let’s review the stakes in elections

Oct 13, 2019

"Science is not a partisan issue," as our representative in Washington, Chrissy Houlahan, wrote (below) pertaining to her Yea vote for the Climate Action Now Act (HR 9; download text here). Certainly, science should not be a partisan issue. However, the eminently...

Op/Ed: The importance of a good deed

Oct 1, 2019

By Chris Pielli, The Times of Chester County, 10/1/19 Why do people run for political office? Ideally, it should be to serve the public and put the public’s interest above all other interests, including your own. I think of Sophocles’ famous quote –“To be doing good...

Casey Calls for President Trump’s Impeachment

Sep 26, 2019

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), September 25, 2019 [This is an excellent background summary from our ever fact-inclined Democratic Senator. People often ask what “treason, bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" (the constitutional justification for impeachment in...

Muth Hosts Hearing on Ending the Rape Culture Epidemic

Sep 21, 2019

Senator Katie Muth (D-44), 9/20/19 Phoenixville – September 20, 2019 – Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) joined victim-survivors, advocates, and lawmakers for a Democratic Policy Hearing on ending the rape culture epidemic. Muth requested and hosted the...

Back in session

Sep 21, 2019

from Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167), 9/19/19 After a nearly 10-week summer break, our legislature went back in session this week and yours truly returned to Harrisburg. I would like to say we went back to work, but unfortunately, from my perspective, that would be...

We must elect people who put public interest ahead of partisan politics

Sep 20, 2019

by CCDC Chair Dick Bingham (also a letter in Daily Local News, 9/20/19) In a recent national poll, nine out 10 Republicans support Donald Trump. They don’t care that he is a racist, a purveyor of hate and divisiveness, a bully, a misogynist, a compulsive liar and an...

Pelosi Statement Marking 18 Years Since the Terror Attacks of September 11, 2001

Sep 11, 2019

Sep 11, 2019 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking 18 years since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001: “Eighteen years ago, our nation suffered a loss we could never have imagined, and we witnessed heroism we...

Democrat Houlahan denounces Trump’s decision to slash military funding to build border wall

Sep 6, 2019

Montgomery Media, 9/5/19 WEST CHESTER — U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-6th Dist.) on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to slash military funding to build a border wall at Mexico. “Today’s Presidential scoreboard: 0-3,” said Houlahan. “Once again,...

A Labor Day Reflection

Sep 2, 2019

by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167) I am a union member. My father was a union member. Three of my children are union members. I work, and my father worked, in a public sector union job, my father as a probation officer in Camden, New Jersey, and me as a child abuse...

PA voters take a closer look

Aug 27, 2019

This chart from Morning Consult, which surveys voters every day, shows Trump's approval and disapproval lines crossing in PA as of May 1, 2017. From Jan 2017 to July 2019, Trump's approval rating here lost 17 points. And it's not a recent or hesitating plunge; the gap...

Mark Zandi’s warning on the economy

Aug 25, 2019

Chester County resident Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics and a frequent commentator on economic news, has published a severe warning, "Mr. President, a tweet could end your trade war and avoid recession. But hurry," in the Aug. 23 Philadelphia...

AG Shapiro Announces Joint Effort of Attorneys General and Telecom Companies to Fight Illegal Robocalls

Aug 25, 2019

PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro, 8/22/19: Twelve major phone companies will adopt prevention policies and assist AGs with enforcement HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that a coalition of 51 attorneys general reached an agreement with 12 major...