Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Marcel L. Groen today echoed the statement from PA Supreme Court Candidate and former Pittsburgh Steeler Judge Dwayne Woodruff on President Trump’s disparagement of NFL players’ peaceful protests. Trump’s words ignited a firestorm of news headlines, comments from current NBA athletes, NFL league, celebrities and many more. On social media, these ... Read more

* According to census data, 10 percent of Pennsylvanians under the age of 65 (nearly 1.1 million in total) are insured through the ACA, and more than 700,000 Pennsylvanians receive coverage through the Medicaid expansion implemented by Gov. Tom Wolf in 2015.  * Per the KFF, Pennsylvania would lose more than $11 billion in funding ... Read more

Yesterday, the AARP slammed Graham-Cassidy, saying, that it would charge seniors an age tax up to $16,000, making healthcare unaffordable for millions of older Americans. Yet this isn’t stopping Scott Wagner and Paul Mango from supporting this plan that would be disastrous for Pennsylvania’s seniors. “Paul Mango and Scott Wagner are simply refusing to stand ... Read more

Jeff Sessions visited Harrisburg today to push the Trump Administration’s continued lie that they are doing everything they can to fight the opioid epidemic. Sessions says that the administration is taking this epidemic seriously, but Trump and his administration has proposed budget cuts to substance abuse programs. Now Trump is backing the Cassidy-Graham health care ... Read more

Congressional GOP Plan Raises Costs for Addiction Treatment Coverage The latest health care scheme pushed by Republicans in Congress would exacerbate the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania and around the country. A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that states “hardest hit by the opioid epidemic” would suffer the most under the Graham-Cassidy bill. The Congressional GOP’s ... Read more

Thanks to Mike Turzai and House Republicans who failed to vote on a budget plan all summer and then finally, last week passed an irresponsible revenue package, Pennsylvania today received a credit downgrade from Standard and Poor’s. “Make no mistake, House Republicans, led by Mike Turzai, are the reason S&P has downgraded the state’s credit ... Read more

New Bill Would Force Pennsylvanians to Pay More, End Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions, Fail to Combat Opioid Epidemic Congressman Lou Barletta is standing in lockstep behind the GOP’s disastrous health care plan that would end protections for pre-existing conditions and force Pennsylvanians to pay more for care. The Senate plan forces older Pennsylvanians to pay ... Read more

* Since 1972, Title IX has opened doors by requiring that young men and women receive the same opportunities in schools across the country. Today, Title IX helps ensure that victims of sexual assault are treated fairly and in accordance with the law. Over the past several years, we have made important progress in bringing ... Read more

It’s not over yet. As we suspected, Republicans in Washington have revived their dangerous health care repeal plan that would be absolutely devastating to Pennsylvanians. This plan, like the ones before it, will increase costs on seniors and force them to lose care, cut off access to health care for women, and strip protections for ... Read more

* Leading the slate of candidates was Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd, who is an Ellwood City native. She said that if she is retained, she will be the first female chief justice in Pennsylvania. “I would not have been elected without the strong support of labor,” she said. She said she has also ... Read more