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A Major Milestone

We’re just days away from closing the books on 2011, and a critical fundraising deadline is looming at the end of the week.My staff has run the numbers, and we’re projected to come up just $13,700 short of a major...

The Balanced Budget Amendment

Over the last several months, we’ve watched as Europe suffers the dire consequences of government overspending. Countries like Greece and Italy, burdened by a debt of more than 110% of the size of their economies, are in the midst of severe...

An Important Message

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th, is Election Day, and I encourage you to exercise your right to participate in the democratic process by going to the polls and casting your vote.Your vote is particularly important because judicial, countywide and...

The Jump Start for Job Creators Act

Since taking office in January, my top priority in Congress has been job creation and economic growth. Small businesses play a critical role in our economy, and I've focused closely on policies that will help entrepreneurs and small business...

Working to Save Delco Refineries

Marcus Hook, Trainer, Lower Chichester and the other communities that surround the Conoco and Sunoco refineries are understandably in shock after hearing the news that unless a new owner is found, the refineries will shut down and thousands of...

Moving in the Right Direction on Regulatory Reform

Friday’s news that our unemployment rate remained 9.1% in August is a discouraging indication that there are still few signs of an end to our joblessness crisis. One of the primary causes of our economy’s continued inability to...

Traveling to Israel

Next week, I will be traveling to Israel as a member of a Congressional delegation that will meet with senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss the security situation in the Middle East. The last several months have seen dramatic...

A Bipartisan Budget Compromise

A few hours ago, the Senate passed the bipartisan Obama-Boehner-Reid compromise bill that raises our national debt ceiling and cuts $2.1 trillion in spending over the next decade. I voted in favor of this compromise when it passed the House...

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Working Across the Aisle to Create Jobs

Over the last 25 years, Pennsylvania has become a nationwide leader in the life sciences industry. Firms such as Pfizer, Merck, AmerisourceBergen and GlaxoSmithKline are just a few of the biotech companies that employ over 80,000 Pennsylvanians....

Will You Join Me?

Dear Friend, Last week, I announced the start of a groundbreaking campaign to raise $10,000 online in just one week's time. It's an ambitious goal, but I'm confident that with your help, we'll be able to reach it. Please make a contribution...

Regulations Harming Job Creation

This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the start of “Recovery Summer”, a public relations initiative of the Obama Administration that attempted to highlight the positive effects of the President’s policies on the...

The Patriot Program

I am proud to announce that I was one of the first members inducted into the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Patriot Program for the 2012 election cycle. The Patriot Program recognizes strong campaigns that meet a series of...

Voting Against Raising the Debt Ceiling

Last night, I voted with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives against an increase in our federal debt ceiling without any corresponding cuts in spending. Although Congressional Republicans have insisted that any...

House Votes to Preserve V-22

On Tuesday, the House voted down a proposed amendment to the recently-passed spending bill that would terminate funding for the V-22 Osprey, a specialized military aircraft constructed at the Boeing facility in Ridley Park. The V-22 is an...

DCCC, $20 Million in Debt, Attacks Meehan for Fiscal Responsibility

Several news outlets have reported that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has begun running ads in the 7th Congressional District attacking Congressman Meehan for his strong stance on cutting wasteful government spending and...

Tax Credits for New Hires

I’ve proposed a series of seven policies that I believe will help put our economy back on track, and I’d like to explain one of them in more detail -- a new series of tax credits for businesses hiring new employees. As I travel...

Cut Capital Gains Tax to Spur Investment

Last week, the federal government announced that the economy shed another 95,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6%. Unemployment has now been higher than 9.5% for 14 consecutive months – the longest...

Thank you for your support

Yesterday, my campaign announced that we were able to raise over $725,000 in the third quarter. I would just like to take a brief moment to thank the countless supporters who contributed to our campaign. I am deeply grateful for the...

The Payroll Tax Holiday: Relief for Small Business

Last week, I unveiled my seven point Roadmap to Economic Recovery, a series of concrete proposals that I believe will help get our economy back on track and create jobs. As I’ve said before, none of these policies is a “silver...

Congress Punts on Tax Hikes

Yesterday, Congressional Democrats announced that they will not be holding a vote before the midterm elections to extend the 2001/2003 tax cuts due to expire at the end of this year. If Congress fails to act, American taxpayers will face an...

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