The just released 2011 Medicare trustees report does not contain any big surprises. Much of what the trustees say in this report they have said before: Medicare poses enormous challenges for patients and taxpayers alike, and its financial condition continues a downward slide. Some key findings: Medicare’s unfunded obligations increased by $2 trillion. A key […]
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Election Day Information
We would like everybody to go to vote on May 17, 2011. The choice is yours to make but we’ll help you get there, if you need a ride. CALL: 814-314-9130 and leave a message with your name, address and telephone number and you will receive a call by your driver. Please speak slowly and […]
Gallup:70% of Republicans Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling
PRINCETON, NJ — By a 47% to 19% margin, Americans say they would want their member of Congress to vote against raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while 34% don’t know enough to say. Republicans oppose raising the debt ceiling by 70% to 8% and independents by 46% to 15%. Democrats favor raising the ceiling by […]
What If the U.S. Treasury Defaults?
“A financial crisis is surely going to happen as big or bigger than the one we had in 2008 if we continue to behave the way we’re behaving,” says Stanley Druckenmiller, the legendary investor and onetime fund manager for George Soros. Is this another warning from Wall Street that Congress must immediately raise the federal […]
Governor to have Back Surgery on Monday
News services in Pittsburgh and Erie are reporting that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett will undergo back surgery Monday in Pittsburgh for treatment of spinal stenosis. The surgery at Allegheny General Hospital will require the governor to stay in the hospital for one or two days, the governor’s office announced today. Corbett is expected to resume […]
Governor Corbett Orders Flags Statewide to Fly at Half-Staff
Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags at commonwealth facilities statewide to be flown at half-staff on Sunday, May 15 to recognize National Peace Officers Memorial Day. Peace Officers Memorial Day was created by Congress to honor the memory of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Private […]
Senator Toomey reveals plan to Balance Budget
How to Balance the Budget and Create Long-Term Growth My plan to solve our debt crisis. As I traveled across Pennsylvania last year, I promised Pennsylvanians that I would dedicate myself to two key priorities in the United States Senate: restoring economic growth and private-sector job creation, and putting our federal government on a sustainable […]
Primary Candidates
We have just published the official list of Republican candidates running for all offices in Erie County. Please vote for candidates of your choice on May 17, 2011 as the party does not endorse candidates in contested elections. Vic Stabile for Superior Court and Ann Covey for Commonwealth Court as they have been endorsed by […]
