Protesters Rally at Sen. Toomey's Office
Group presents petitions asking Sen. Pat Toomey to "rein in" what it says is wasteful Pentagon spending.
About a dozen protesters gathered at Sen. Pat Toomey’s office in Salisbury Township Tuesday as part of a National Day of Action to demand an end to what they say is wasteful Pentagon spending, organizer Robin Stelly said. Members of Penn Action, LEPOCO and Keystone Progress participated in the “Pull the Pork from the Pentagon: Protect our Priorities. Protect Our Middle Class” event, one of many that was scheduled to take place across the country this week. Stelly said about 15,000 petition signatures from across the state were delivered to Toomey's office. The petitions asked him to "rein in" Pentagon spending and to ensure that no cuts are made to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits. Petitions will be presented to Sen. Bob …
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Gerry Haines
11:51 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Cut some of the entitlements, leave the DOD alone, stop the phones, some of the food stamps unless need is geniune, not advertise for people, stop the conferences at 1 billion for D. of Transportation, so many cuts to be made. more ›