I’ll be dropping this letter to Senator Pat Toomey in the mail today: Dear Senator Toomey: It’s me, again. Your constituent who also writes for the local Pittsburgh-based political blog, “2 Political Junkies.”
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GOP members of Congress meet with protests at town halls
Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn returned to her district Tuesday in Tennessee and was greeted by tough questions on topics from health care reform to President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees. She also was met with protests.
Pew Report: Philly Holds 50,000 Undocumented Immigrants
That accounts for a quarter of all foreign-born Philadelphia residents, according to the report, which found that about 200,000 immigrants live in Philly – 13 percent of the city’s overall population. Undocumented immigrants account for 6 percent of the overall population, Pew found.
Pennsylvania Senate passes bill targeting sanctuary cities
The Pennsylvania Senate advanced a measure on Tuesday that would cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in state subsidies to cities and counties that do not always honor detention requests from federal immigration authorities. The measure targeting sanctuary cities dovetails with a national debate being spearheaded by Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and President Donald Trump, both Republicans, as a top law-and-order priority.
Overnight News Digest
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Mayor: Obamacare Repeal Could Leave 220K Uninsured in Philly
Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says a repeal of the act without replacement will leave more than 200,000 people uninsured in the city of brotherly love.
Kids will fall through the cracks with Obamacare repeal – what’s Trump’s Plan B?: Joan Benso and Denise Salerno
Kids will fall through the cracks with Obamacare repeal – what’s Trump’s Plan B?: Joan Benso and Denise Salerno Molly Brechtel, at left, and Daniel Doubet join about 15 protestors gathered at the Federal Courthouse in Erie, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, to deliver signatures to U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., who has an office at the courthouse. The protestors urged Toomey not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.
Letters: Price is wrong steward for country’s health care
Rep. Tom Price, the nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. I am a pediatrician in Philadelphia, and I oppose the nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price as secretary of Health and Human Services.
Blame insurers, not Obamacare
Blame insurers, not Obamacare The recent op-ed by Congressman Scott Perry misleads your readership on the effects of the Affordable Care Act. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2jDAkLh The recent op-ed by Congressman Scott Perry seriously misleads your readership on the effects of the Affordable Care Act and the Republican plan to repeal it.
After Obamacare, what’s next?
Let’s try to get this straight. Donald Trump campaigned as the champion of lower-paid working people who deserve better than they have.
Republicans ready to take full command in Washington, D.C.
When the new Congress convenes next Tuesday on January 3, 2017, Republicans will still be in control of both the House and Senate, but with their party ready to take over the White House later in the month, it presents a whole new opportunity for GOP lawmakers to push ahead with a raft of policy ideas. “We’re beside ourselves, I really don’t know how else to say it,” said Rep. Markwayne Mullin , who told me it will make a big difference for the GOP Congress to pass legislation, knowing they have an ally in the White House who will sign their bills, not stand in the way.
Republicans ready to take full command in Washington, D.C.
When the new Congress convenes next Tuesday on January 3, 2017, Republicans will still be in control of both the House and Senate, but with their party ready to take over the White House later in the month, it presents a whole new opportunity for GOP lawmakers to push ahead with a raft of policy ideas. “We’re beside ourselves, I really don’t know how else to say it,” said Rep. Markwayne Mullin , who told me it will make a big difference for the GOP Congress to pass legislation, knowing they have an ally in the White House who will sign their bills, not stand in the way.