Tuesday Deadline for 750+ Philly Ballots; Much of Republican Agenda Is Unpopular & I’ll Fight It

Is your ballot at risk of not being counted? The Philadelphia City Commissioners released a list of more than 750 mail ballots received from voters whose identification could not be verified. The deadline to address this is Tuesday, Nov. 12. You can see if your name is on the list, and how to fix the problem, by clicking here. If you have a question about this, please call the Board of Elections at 215-686-3469. 

Much of Republican Agenda Is Unpopular & I’ll Fight It

I know this has been a difficult week for many Philadelphians, myself included. I am deeply disappointed in the result of the presidential election, but I agree with Vice President Harris that “the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people, a fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation, the ideals that reflect America at our best” continues.

In that spirit, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the people of the 3rd Congressional District for another term, and I intend to fight what I believe is a largely unpopular Republican agenda.

While control of the White House and Senate will change in January, my values and priorities will not. I will continue working to bring federal funding to Philadelphia, and I will fight to lower costs and prices, and defend access to health care and tax fairness. 

Nationwide, it appears that many people were upset about economic concerns and immigration, and they blamed the party in the White House. At the same time, I believe that much of the Republican agenda is unpopular, and that there is no evidence that their current plans will actually meaningfully address these concerns. I will continue to fight against Republican proposals that would harm those in need and I will continue to advocate for worker- and family-centered policies to address the concerns voters have expressed to us.

I think it’s very telling that a New York Republican congressman lost by 8 points after Speaker Johnson came to his district shortly before the election and said Republicans would probably repeal the job-creating Chips and Science Act that was important to the district. I believe this type of thing is why control of the House of Representatives is still in question, and why Republicans are likely to have a narrow majority at most, if they do retain control.

I feel confident that most people weren’t voting to repeal job-creating laws like the Chips and Science Act or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. And I’m very sure that most people weren’t voting for things like:

● A blanket, un-targeted Trump tax (‘tariff’) that could raise prices 20 percent or more on food, clothing, cars and anything that has imported parts

● Restrictions on abortion and birth control – people in multiple states voted to protect the right to abortion even as they voted for Trump

● Losing protections for pre-existing conditions in health insurance if the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) is repealed

● Women again having to pay more for health insurance just because they’re women, something the ACA ended

● Repeal of the $35 monthly cap on the cost of insulin for Medicare beneficiaries, which Democrats passed in the Inflation Reduction Act

● Repeal of Medicare’s new authority to negotiate prices for several prescription drugs, which is also part of the Inflation Reduction Act

● More tax cuts for the wealthiest and big corporations

● Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare

I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue serving as a member of the influential Ways and Means Committee, which oversees taxes, trade, Social Security and Medicare. In a narrowly divided House, I will continue to advocate for poverty-busters such as restoring expansions of the Child Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

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