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News Release
For Immediate Release: December 22, 2009
Contact: Diane Gramley 1.814.271.9078 or 1.814.437.5355

Is This Part of the Payback for Pennsylvania Senators’ Yes Vote on Health Care or Is It Just Diversionary?

(Harrisburg) – At 1:08 a.m. Monday morning the United States Senate voted strictly along party lines to end debate on the so-called health reform bill which completely restructures our nation’s health care system putting in place the mechanism for American socialized medicine. The vote for cloture took place even though the majority of Pennsylvanians and an overall 61% of Americans don’t approve of this bill. Within hours of their votes to support taxpayer funded abortion, cut Medicare, and increase taxes on most Americans, Senator Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, Jr. announced over $100 million in money for Pennsylvania defense projects. The American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA), a statewide traditional values group, wonders at the timing of the defense projects announcement.

“For weeks Pennsylvanians have joined the rest of the country in closely watching the health care debate taking place in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands have tried to contact both Senator Casey’s and Senator Specter’s offices with little avail. Our main message to Senator Casey’s office has been prove your pro-life credentials by standing up to Harry Reid and the Democratic leadership and vote no on this monstrosity of a bill. So, was yesterday’s defense project announcement to draw attention from their 1:08 a.m. vote on health care to keep Pennsylvanians in the dark about their support of this federal health care takeover?” questioned Diane Gramley, president of the AFA of PA.

The AFA of PA also noted that there was no news release telling their Pennsylvania constituents of the early morning pro-abortion, pro-tax, anti-Medicare vote. The only news releases listed on either Senators’ website dealt with federal dollars pumped into Pennsylvania. These were as follows:

Lehigh Valley $12.4 million

Central PA $17.42 million

Senator Specter’s website notes his voting record and does acknowledge he voted ‘yea’ on cloture of HB 3590, the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009. But unless someone knows this is the bill Senator Reid’s health care bill is attached to, they have no idea what Senator Specter actually voted on.

“Neither Senator Specter or Casey are listening to the concerns raised by their constituents over the more than 2,000 page health care bill that they apparently fully support – abortion and all. This massive expansion of federal power over Pennsylvanian’s health care decisions should be questioned, not supported by those elected to represent us. Just how proud are the Senators of the votes they cast at 1:08 a.m. Monday morning?” Gramley continued.

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