Toomey Accepts Sestak’s Town Hall Meeting Invite

By TOOMEY FOR SENATE

Allentown, PA – Today, U.S. Senate candidate Pat Toomey accepted an invitation issued by Rep. Joe Sestak to participate in a town hall meeting on health care on September 2, 2009 at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. The invitation was issued after Mr. Toomey engaged the Congressman in an exchange over health care several days ago. Mr. Toomey also suggested that the two campaigns invite Muhlenberg College’s Dr. Christopher Borick to moderate the meeting.

“I eagerly accept Congressman Sestak’s gracious invitation, and look forward to our respective campaigns working out the logistics over the next couple of days,” Mr. Toomey said. “I’m happy to welcome Joe to the great city of Allentown and I’d extend to him an invitation to share a beer with me at one of our fine local establishments after the town hall meeting.”

“Our health care system desperately needs reform, and Joe and I agree that a thoughtful and constructive policy discussion is a good way to move the ball forward.”

“While I look forward to a substantive debate about honest differences with Congressman Sestak, I wish such an exchange was possible with Arlen Specter. Unfortunately, with Senator Specter, one never knows which Arlen Specter will show up—the May 2009 version who opposed a public health care option, or the August 2009 version who ardently supports it. Either way, I would be interested in having a similar discussion with Senator Specter and hereby extend to him an invitation to participate with me in a separate town hall meeting on health care.”

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