The LuLac Edition #4,682, February 3rd, 2022
PENNSYLVANIA DEMS DECLINE TO ENDORSE IN SENATE PRIMARY
POLITICO rports that Democratic activists just took a pass on endorsing in one of the biggest Senate races in the country. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party declined to throw its weight behind a candidate in the primary for the state’s open Senate seat at a meeting in Harrisburg on Saturday.
The non-endorsement is a disappointment for Conor Lamb, who has been trailing behind primary frontrunner John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor, in polls and fundraising. The congressman from western Pennsylvania had hustled behind the scenes to capture the party’s blessing in the Senate race, arguing to Democrats in private calls and several campaign-style mailers that he is the candidate best-equipped to beat the GOP nominee in November.
“No endorsement means no change in the existing trajectory of this campaign,” said J.J. Balaban, a Pennsylvania-based Democratic strategist who is not working for a candidate in the Senate race. “Given that John Fetterman has a substantial lead in the polls and the most money in the bank, he benefits the most from no one being endorsed by the state Democratic Party.”
The lack of an endorsement is also a small victory for the other candidates in the primary, who were not expected to win the party’s backing.
Though it was a letdown for Lamb, most Democratic insiders predicted before the vote that no endorsement would take place due to the high bar needed to receive it. And Lamb demonstrated that he has a significant amount of support in the state party regardless. The nod required winning at least two-thirds of the votes of state committee people, and Lamb fell just short of that threshold. He finished in first place with 61 percent of the vote on a second ballot. Fetterman took second place, garnering 23 percent of ballots.
“We all started out at zero-zero. Every candidate had the chance to make their case to this pool of voters from around our state,” said Lamb in an interview. “We outworked everybody. So I’m honored to have gotten 60 percent, and we’re walking out of here victorious because we showed them that we can outperform every other campaign.”
They say endorsements don't matter much in politics and maybe "they" are right. The race between Fetterman and Lamb will be a classic Democratic battle but once it's over, everyone needs to unite. I love Fetterman's message that "he won't be Joe Manchin". That will resonate with Dems in the primary. The GOP field so far is a bland group of Santorum wanna bees. That stated, Santorum won two elections in the state. (Politico, LuLac)
REP. CARTWRIGHT, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DEB HAALAND HIGHLIGHT INVESTMENTS TO CLEAN UP DAMAGE TO LAND AND WATER IN NEPA FROM ABANDONED MINE LANDS
Representative Matt Cartwright recently was joined by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, U.S. Senator Bob Casey and local partners to highlight investments in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) clean-up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“Since I got to Congress, I have been leading the charge for cleaning up abandoned mine land sites that continue to pollute our water and air. Today, Secretary Deb Haaland came to see firsthand what we’re fighting for,” said Rep. Cartwright. “Pennsylvania has more unreclaimed abandoned mine land acreage than any state in the country, the majority right here in Northeastern PA. Cleaning up abandoned mine lands will create good paying jobs and pave the way for economic development in our communities.”
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes Cartwright’s proposal to reauthorize the AML Trust Fund and invests $11.3 billion for reclamation and cleanup efforts across the country. Over the next 15 years, Pennsylvania is estimated to receive $3.8 billion to address contamination and pollution caused by its coal mining legacy.
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes critical investments to help clean up legacy pollution as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to support communities as they address the lingering impacts of extractive industries,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “It will take a collaborative approach with local, state and Tribal leaders to help ensure our communities have healthy lands and waters in their neighborhoods. I so appreciate the opportunity to meet with federal, state, local, Tribal and labor leaders today to see how federal resources will make a difference and create jobs in communities across the state.”
“Across Pennsylvania, 1.4 million people live within one mile of an abandoned mine site. Communities and families have borne the brunt of the negative impacts of abandoned mine land pollution, including ravaged landscapes, property damage and poor health. Today, Congressman Cartwright and I were able to show Secretary Haaland the work being done to reclaim mine land in Northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Senator Casey. “For too long we’ve neglected the pressing needs of communities blighted by abandoned and polluted mines. The infrastructure law will bring $3 billion to communities throughout the Commonwealth to address vital abandoned mine land and water reclamation projects, clean legacy pollution, create jobs and improve Pennsylvanians’ quality of life. I will keep fighting to bring home infrastructure investments to the Commonwealth and I will continue pressing for more flexibility of the abandoned mine land funding to remediate acid mine drainage, ensuring all Pennsylvania families have access to clean water.”
Rep. Cartwright was also joined by Bobby Hughes, Executive Director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR). EPCAMR has long been engaged in advocacy to clean up the AML sites in Northeastern Pennsylvania and welcomes the funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“EPCAMR is proud to discuss with Secretary Haaland the needs of our coalfield communities that are transitioning legacy mining landscapes to job-creating economic corridors," said Bobby Hughes, Executive Director, Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR). “These investments, coupled with Rep. Cartwright’s advocacy for acid mine drainage treatment, will lead to clean water and restored watersheds in our mining impacted communities and create good paying jobs in the manufacturing distribution and clean alternative energy sectors.”
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law on November 15, 2021 with Rep. Cartwright’s support, will create good-paying American jobs, heal scarred land and clean polluted water. It includes $21 billion for addressing Legacy Pollution and will clean up brownfield and superfund sites, reclaim abandoned mine lands and plug orphan oil and gas wells.
Pennsylvania has more unreclaimed abandoned mine land acreage than any other state in the country and represents 40.7% of the country’s AML reclamation costs. Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will support the reclamation of AML sites in Pennsylvania with nearly $3.8 billion coming directly to the Commonwealth. An estimate of each state’s recipient amount can be viewed HERE.
Read more about Secretary Haaland’s visit to the Eighth Congressional District HERE. Learn more about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act HERE. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/06/fact-sheet-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal/
ALL ABOUT JOSH SHAPIRO
Throughout his career as a public servant, Josh Shapiro has taken on the status quo, brought people together to solve tough problems, and delivered results for the people of Pennsylvania. Since 2017, he has served as the People’s Attorney General, working every day to stand up to powerful institutions and protect Pennsylvanians’ rights. Now, Josh is running to be Pennsylvania’s next Governor — to move our Commonwealth forward and tackle our biggest challenges.
Josh grew up in Pennsylvania, watching his parents serve their community — his father was a pediatrician, and his mother was an educator. Their example inspired Josh to enter into public service, and from a young age, Josh recognized that standing up for others was how he wanted to spend his career.
That’s why, after graduating from the University of Rochester, Josh began working in government while putting himself through law school at night.
After marrying his high-school sweetheart Lori and welcoming their first child, Josh returned to his hometown and successfully ran for State Representative. As Representative, Josh helped write and pass some of the toughest ethics laws in state history. His work earned him a reputation as a rare public servant willing to take on the status quo — “a blast of oxygen in the smoke-choked back rooms of quid-pro-quo Harrisburg.”
Then, as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania’s third-largest, Josh led a fiscal and ethical turnaround. Before he took office, Montgomery County had a $10 million budget deficit and an underfunded pension for county employees. Josh put the county back on solid financial footing, took early steps to combat the heroin epidemic, helped the first LGBT couples in Pennsylvania marry, and fired Wall Street money managers to save taxpayers and retirees millions.
In 2016, Josh successfully ran to be Pennsylvania’s Attorney General. As AG, he has restored integrity to an office badly in need of reform and taken on big fights for the people. He has proven to Pennsylvanians he can bring people together to solve tough problems, and is unafraid to enforce the law without fear or favor.
Josh exposed the Catholic Church’s decades-long cover up of child sexual abuse, identifying 301 predator priests and thousands of victims — and spurring investigations across the United States. He forced an agreement between two of the Commonwealth’s largest insurance companies, protecting health care access for 2 million Pennsylvanians, and he has repeatedly gone to court to defend Pennsylvanians’ reproductive rights and a woman’s right to choose.
He has held more than 90 public officials, Republicans and Democrats alike, accountable for breaking the law. Working with law enforcement partners at the local, state, and federal level, he’s arrested thousands of mid- and high-level drug dealers while getting thousands of illegal guns off our streets.
During the 2020 presidential election, Josh protected the right to vote and defended Pennsylvania’s election result, winning in court dozens of times before and after Election Day. He continues to call out the dangerous lies that undermine our democracy and provide steady, strong, and competent leadership to protect voting rights in Pennsylvania.
Josh is fighting the opioid epidemic head on. He’s arrested more than 6,000 drug dealers while investigating and suing pharmaceutical companies and the CEOs who knowingly perpetuated the crisis to line their own pockets. He’s standing up for everyday consumers, seniors who’ve been scammed, and students preyed upon by private lenders by returning over $116 million to Pennsylvanians who have been ripped off. He is leading on criminal justice reform, bringing activists and law enforcement together to launch a new statewide police misconduct database, taking on employers who steal from Pennsylvania workers.
Josh Shapiro knows Pennsylvanians need a Governor who will take on the biggest fights and solve our most pressing problems. As long as Josh is serving our Commonwealth, he will continue to defend Pennsylvanians and deliver results.
Josh and Lori live in Montgomery County with their three school age sons, and their eldest daughter attends the University of Pittsburgh.
NEW REPORT REQUESTED BY CASEY AND CORNYN REVEALS FOREIGN CENSORSHIP POLICIES AND PRACTICES HARM TRADE
Senator Bob Casey (Photo: LuLac archives)
Senator Bob Casey released the following statement on a new report he and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) requested from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on censorship by foreign governments:
“China’s predatory censorship tactics harm not only Chinese citizens, but American workers and companies doing business in international markets,” said Senator Casey. “The USITC report shows that the Chinese government’s increasingly aggressive censorship practices hurt our ability to invest in international markets, which ultimately hurts our workers. The United States has a responsibility to fight back against digital authoritarianism. I will continue working with my Senate Finance Committee colleagues to protect American workers and our ability to participate in international trade.”
Casey, along with Cornyn, held a Senate Finance Committee hearing on censorship as a non-tariff trade barrier in June 2020. He requested this report from USITC as part of his ongoing work to protect U.S. national and economic security interests from China and other non-market economies. The USITC is an independent, nonpartisan federal agency.
GOV. WOLF ANNOUNCES $104 MILLION FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN’S BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW TO SUPPORT ORPHANED, ABANDONED WELL CLEANUP IN PA
Governor Tom Wolf (Photo: LuLac archives)
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that Pennsylvania has been awarded its initial allocation of $25 million, and will receive a total of $104 million, from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug orphaned and abandoned wells in Pennsylvania. In addition to reducing pollution, the funding will support the creation of new, good-paying jobs related to the cleanup.
“Today’s announcement from the Biden Administration is welcome relief, and I’m pleased that the president shares my commitment to addressing this legacy issue,” said Gov. Wolf. “Addressing Pennsylvania’s orphaned and abandoned gas and oil wells will not only support our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it will create a cleaner local ecosystem at each well site and energize the economy of our entire commonwealth.”
Pennsylvania is home to tens of thousands of orphaned and abandoned wells. These wells have the potential to pollute backyards, recreational areas, and public spaces, and frequently release methane, a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 28 times that of carbon dioxide. This initial $25 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support plugging the wells to address environmental, health, and safety concerns.
The Wolf Administration looks forward to working with the Department of Interior to put the resources announced today to work to enhance the state’s well plugging program and immediately remediate high-priority wells.
MEDIA MATTERS
THE AFTERNOON BUFFOON’S HARD ON FOR HILLARY!!!
The afternoon buffoon on WILK today started talking about President Biden’s visit to New York. He talked about the President’ message about the police and how his administration was not going to defund the police. But then he started on “the nutty District Attorneys” who have a double standard and won’t prosecute criminals when they commit a crime in plain sight.
Could the afternoon buffoon mean the crimes against the Constitution committed by his lord and savior Donald Trump? Could it be the afternoon buffoon saw the light?
Nah. He used as an example Hilary Clinton. The afternoon buffoon never mentioned what crimes, how the impotent GOP never laid a love on her because THERE WAS NO CRIME, but yet he said her name. It appears that the afternoon buffoon has a boner and hard on for Hillary. Why would he even mention her name knowing that she was never charged with a crime, never did time, and never took a high amount of perks and per diems when she was in office.
He not only has hard on for Hillary but just like all Trumpanzees and right wing zealots, for him ACCUSATION IS CONFESSION.
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BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SUNDAY NIGHT SOCK HOP
1975
President Ford announced that the 1976 fiscal year budget would reflect a deficit of 52 billion dollars. At the time, it was "the largest peacetime deficit in the nation's history"….Ethiopian troops massacred 103 civilians in the village of Woki Duba, after driving Eritrean rebels from the town….Eli M. Black, the 53-year-old CEO of United Brands, was driven to his office at the Pan Am Building in Manhattan, rode to the 44th floor, locked the door inside his private office, broke a window, and jumped to his death. Subsequent investigations revealed that Black had paid a $1,250,000 bribe to the Economics Minister of Honduras, Abraham Bennaton Ramos, in order to prevent that nation from placing a tax on the bananas from United Brands' farms…..The Haicheng earthquake, the first successfully predicted earthquake, killed 2,041 and injured 27,538 in Haicheng, Liaoning, China. The Chinese government had issued warnings at 2:00 in the afternoon to the three million residents of the southern Liaoning province, advising them to spend the night outdoors in tents. At 7:36 pm, a 7.8 magnitude quake flattened Haicheng….Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath stepped down as chairman of the Conservative Party after former Education Minister Margaret Thatcher outpolled him 130-119, less than a majority of the 276 needed to become the party's leader…..Thieves in Italy broke into the Ducal Palace art museum at Urbino, and stole the paintings La Muta by Raphael, and the masterpieces The Flagellation of Christ and Madonna di Senigallia, by Piero della Francesca, considered to be three of the ten most famous Italian paintings from the Renaissance[8] The works were recovered, unharmed, on March 24, 1976, from a hotel room in Locarno, Switzerland…….An Australian visitor to South Africa became the first victim of a new outbreak of the Marburg virus, thought to have been eradicated eight years earlier, after being stung by an unknown arthropod near Hwange. He would die on February 19 in Johannesburg……..A crucial by-election was held in Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka. Tamil independence advocate S. J. V. Chelvanayakam retained his seat in the National State Assembly and cited the victory as a mandate for Tamil sovereignty……British commercial diver John Martin drowned when his diving helmet slipped off during his ascent from a surface-orientated dive in the Stavanger fjord in Norway. There was some evidence that he had experienced nitrogen narcosis. Martin's body was never recovered…….On the same day, a Dutch commercial diver reportedly disappeared while about to conduct a welding job in the North Sea at a depth of 14 metres (46 ft); his body was never recovered. This death appears in the records of the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE), but not in those of the Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen (SodM) in the Netherlands…..and the number one song this week in LuLac land and America was “Doctor's Orders” by Carol Douglas.
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