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Pa. Delegation’s take on the looming shutdown

by Chris McGann on April 7, 2011 at 12:49 pm

The federal government is getting close to possibly shutting down for the first time since 1996. If President Obama and Congressional leaders cannot come to an agreement pa rel="attachment wp-att-9873" href="http://www.pa2012.com/2011/04/pa-delegation%e2%80%99s-take-on-the-looming-shutdown/harry-reid/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2012.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fpa-delegation%25e2%2580%2599s-take-on-the-looming-shutdown%2Fharry-reid%2F','Harry-Reid')"img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9873" title="Harry-Reid" src="http://www.pa2012.com/wp-content/themes/whiteboardmedia/images_layout/Harry-Reid-150x150.jpg" alt="Harry Reid 150x150 Pa. Delegation’s take on the looming shutdown" width="59" height="59" //aEven though Congressional leaders in the House have floated the idea of passing a one-week funding bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52701.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.politico.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0411%2F52701.html','rejected+the+idea')">rejected the idea Wednesday. Republicans are looking for $40 billion in budget cuts while Democrats are only willing to consider $33 billion in cuts. Democrats also argue that the cuts Republicans are demanding are ideologically driven, pointing to cuts to organizations such as Planned Parenthood and National Public …

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Sestak: Specter didn’t outflank me on Afghanistan
Three days after Senator Arlen Specter appeared to position himself to primary opponent Joe Sestak’s left on the issue of Afghanistan, Sestak’s campaign on Sunday shot back, claiming that Specter was merely “following the leadership of Joe Sestak.”
Sestak’s campaign has frequently sought to portray Specter as “following the leadership” of his Democratic challenger, particularly on health care reform. But in …
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November 23, 2009 at 7:30 am | Comments (3)
Specter signals opposition to Afghanistan troop buildup
Senator Arlen Specter on Thursday voiced doubts about sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying that even staying in the country might not be the right move.
His comments, in a conference call with bloggers, seemed to mark the first issue on which Specter has successfully positioned himself to the left of his primarily challenger, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7). It also potentially set him against the White House, which has been one of his staunchest political …
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November 20, 2009 at 11:00 am | Comments (19)
Sestak: ‘We oversold’ the stimulus
Republican Pat Toomey’s campaign is seizing upon comments Democrat Joe Sestak made about the economic stimulus package, in which Sestak said “there’s no such thing as a shovel-ready job.”
“We oversold things,” Sestak …
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November 19, 2009 at 5:10 pm | Comments (13)
Specter’s daughter-in-law resigning GOP committee post to help his Dem campaign
Senator Arlen Specter’s daughter-in-law Tracey announced Tuesday that she was stepping down as chair of a suburban Philadelphia GOP committee to help him pursue the Democratic nomination for Senate, even as she promised to remain an “active Republican.”
Specter told the …
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November 17, 2009 at 1:00 pm | Comments (0)
Sestak and Limbaugh tussle over 9/11 trials
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) and radio host Rush Limbaugh had a little tussle over the weekend, after Limbaugh called Sestak a “dangerous, left-wing, radical ideologue” for supporting the Obama administration’s decision to try Guantanamo detainees in the United States.
Airing comments Sestak made in a television interview, Limbaugh said the decision to try the detainees in the U.S. was being done “precisely to appease the left” (audio above).
Sestak’s Senate campaign shot back in a …
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November 16, 2009 at 8:55 am | Comments (8)
Yeakel endorses Sestak
The Democratic Party’s candidate against Arlen Specter from 1992 endorsed his latest opponent Thursday, saying that Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has the “character and integrity to represent our party and our Commonwealth in Washington.”
Lynn Yeakel, who came close to beating Specter 17 years ago, had kind words for Specter when he switched parties earlier this year. But she ultimately backed Sestak, unlike most of the Democratic establishment.
“I’m supporting Joe Sestak on the issues …
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November 12, 2009 at 2:02 pm | Comments (32)
Huckabee ‘doesn’t have to like’ Toomey to vote for him
Mike Huckabee doesn’t hold a grudge.
Back in 2007, Republican Pat Toomey, then head of the conservative Club for Growth, wrote …
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November 3, 2009 at 6:16 pm | Comments (4)
More harsh words for the GOP, courtesy of Arlen Specter
A couple weeks after calling the Republican Party a party of “…
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November 3, 2009 at 4:35 pm | Comments (1)
Hatch reportedly warming to Toomey
A leading Republican Senator who once said there wasn’t anybody “in the world who believes” Pat Toomey could win a general election for Senate is now set to host a fundraiser for the GOP candidate.
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will host a fundraising lunch for Toomey Nov. 17, Roll Call reports, yet another indication that a Republican leadership once deeply skeptical of Toomey’s electability is increasingly behind him.
After Senator Arlen Specter switched parties in …
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October 30, 2009 at 5:00 pm | Comments (0)
Specter’s numbers continue to dip; still leads Sestak and Toomey
Senator Arlen Specter’s standing with voters is still falling ahead of next year’s reelection fight, with a historical low of only 23 percent of voters saying he deserves another term, according to a new poll.
The Franklin & Marshall College survey released Wednesday morning showed Specter’s approval rating at its lowest since Franklin & Marshall began asking the question in 1991, yet another piece of evidence that the longtime incumbent’s party switch has hurt him …
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October 28, 2009 at 12:00 pm | Comments (55)