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Toomey, Casey prep amendments for budget vote-a-rama
Call Washington BureauFor the first time in four years, the Senate will debate a budget resolution that will allow Pennsylvania's senators and their colleagues to offer an unlimited number of amendments that will, if nothing else, highlight their legislative priorities....Tags: Republican Party, Patrick J. Toomey, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Elections
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Sequestration would mean massive loss of jobs at depot
waynesboro@herald-mail.comLetterkenny Army Depot stands to be one of the biggest losers if the federal sequestration cuts take place as scheduled in one week. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the depot would absorb spending reductions of more than $449 million....Tags: Barack Obama, Medicare, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Department of Defense, Elections
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Casey joins Toomey on coveted Finance Committee
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania now has double the influence on the powerful tax-writing Finance Committee, joining Ohio as the only other state to have both of its senators on the panel. Democrat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Tuesday he'd be filling a seat on the panel...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, John Kerry
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Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers back medical device tax repeal
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania lawmakers from both parties are supporting the renewed push to repeal a tax on medical device sales created to help pay for the 2010 health care law. While Republicans U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent have been advocates for...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Harry Reid, Patrick J. Toomey, Crime, Law and Justice, Charlie Dent
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Biden to Philadelphia for guns roundtable
Call Washington BureauOn the eve of President Obama's State of the Union address, Vice President Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia Monday holding a roundtable with local law enforcement about gun violence. Biden will be joined by congressional Democrats, including U.S. Sen....Tags: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Assault, Personal Weapon Control
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Casey calls for pay equity among men and women
Daily American Staff WriterU.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., called on Congress to pass pay equity legislation, citing a recent report on the continuing gender pay gap during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. "We still have a long way to go to right the ongoing wrongs,"...Tags: Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Politics
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Toomey votes no on Sandy relief
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey joined most of the Senate Republican caucus in voting against the $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill, citing costs unrelated to the Northeast storm. The measure cleared the Senate Monday night, 62-36. The House...Tags: Republican Party, Lou Barletta, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Parties and Movements, Jim Gerlach
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Arden Tewksberry Doesn't Believe A 32-cent Increase On A Gallon Of Milk Is Too Much To Ask.
He said he’d like to see legislation that, in the short term, would raise the price of a gallon of milk from its current $3.83 to $4.15. He noted that a gallon cost $4.07 just a few weeks ago. “It would give the dairy farmer a chance to stay...Tags: Prices, Beverage Industry, Farms, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Senate
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Farmers look for consistency in milk prices in Farm Bill
Staff writer, @BruceJSiwyArden Tewksberry doesn't believe a 32-cent increase on a gallon of milk is too much to ask. He said he'd like to see legislation that, in the short term, would raise the price of a gallon of milk from its current $3.83 to $4.15. He noted that a...Tags: Prices, Farms, Beverage Industry, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Senate
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Response to White House gun proposal, Allentown Mayor attends rollout
Call Washington BureauAllentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski urged Congress to have the "courage" to act on the gun control measures laid out by President Obama on Wednesday. Pawlowski attended the rollout event in the Old Executive Office Building next to the White House where a...Tags: Barack Obama, Weaponry, Gun Control, Ed Pawlowski, Assault
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Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you've been around politics for a while, then you know how hard it is for politicians to break from the mold and occasionally swim upstream. In the wake of the Newtown shootings, it's been...... -
Friday Morning Coffee: The No. 1 Political Story of 2012.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, here it is, the moment that some of you have all been waiting for -- we've reached the No. 1 entry in our countdown of the Top Political Stories of 2012. So break out......
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