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Only one Republican and five Democrats agreed to participate. The remaining candidates vying to represent 10 House seats apparently couldn’t be bothered.
The GOP currently controls 57 legislative chambers, while Democrats control 41 (Nebraska’s unicameral legislature is nonpartisan). Only Pennsylvania currently has a split legislature.
“Rep. K.C. Tomlinson joined other MAGA Republicans by voting against free lunch for children in need, a heartless vote that will hit hardest the most impoverished student populations,” said the PA House Democratic Campaign Committee.
“This is a revolutionary step forward for Pennsylvania that closes off a major threat to American self-government: foreign-influenced corporate political spending,” said MarchOnHarrisburg Executive Director Rabbi Michael Pollack.
Every Republican state representative in Bucks County voted against the proposed law that would protect their constituents from blindly paying hidden fees.
“One hundred thirty-three yes votes on birth control means lawmakers in Harrisburg are realizing that voters in Pennsylvania do not want politicians deciding their birth control questions,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Leanne Krueger.
