Montgomery County Democratic Committee

This morning, the PA Senate State Government Committee passed SB 735, a proposed constitutional amendment to require proof of identification each and every time... you vote. Voter ID requirements disenfranchise voters, period. They disproportionately impact voters of color, young voters, older and disabled voters, and voters living in poverty. Pennsylvania can and must make its elections more transparent to assure voters they are secure without sacrificing accessibility. This is a solution in search of a problem, and one that has already been ruled unconstitutional in PA. I voted no in committee and I’ll vote no when this reaches the Senate floor.

'The White House on Tuesday announced a government-wide strategy to combat domestic terrorism after completing a sweeping assessment of the threat posed by domestic violent extremism following the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. The strategy focuses on providing a national framework for the US government and partners to share information related to domestic terrorism, preventing domestic terrorism recruitment and violent mobilization, disrupting and deterring domest...ic terrorism activity and confronting long term contributors to domestic terrorism. The new strategy marks a major break from former President Donald Trump's administration and addresses more directly the threats posed by White supremacists and right-wing militia groups. Senior administration officials told reporters that though the approach is ideologically neutral, the administration will build on its previous assessment that White supremacists and anti-government militias pose the most lethal threat. President Joe Biden said earlier this month that White supremacy was "the most lethal threat to the homeland today," in a speech commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. "Since January 20th, the President has focused on addressing the elevated threat of domestic terrorism and he has been equally focused on ensuring our efforts to counter it take place in the context of upholding American civil rights and civil liberties," a senior administration official said. Biden has discussed the issue with Attorney General Merrick Garland, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and others, emphasizing "the need to conduct this work in a way that never undermines those freedoms, those values and those legal guardrails in order to get an objective and fact-based review of the threats that we face," the official said.' https://www.cnn.com//white-house-strategy-domes/index.html

I support the Biden Administration's position on repealing the 2002 AUMF. It is time we end these forever wars. I urge the administration to work with Congress on the necessary authorities to meet today’s threats to U.S. national security.

You can draw a straight line from the Big Lie to the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, and now to calls for a sham audit to overturn the will of the people in Pennsylvania. It’s an intentional, dangerous pattern and the only way to stop them is to stand up to them with the truth.

Democracy thrives when the infrastructure of democracy is strong; when people have the right to vote freely, fairly, and conveniently; when a free and independent press pursues the truth; when the law applies equally to everyone, regardless of who they are or what they look like.

"I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election," House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said. It'd be great if that were true. It's not.

Ghost guns are the emerging weapon of choice for violent criminals. Thank you Judiciary Committee - Democrats for taking this issue seriously and having me in the Senate to testify yesterday. This isn’t a partisan issue it’s common sense.

President Biden and the Democrats continue to clean up the mess left by the Trump GOP. Don’t let our ballot be turned over to Trump supporters in the Primary. Vote for the endorsed Democratic team on May 18.

There are important questions on your primary ballot. Know what you’re voting on:

Vote No, No, Yes on the Three Constitutional Amendments that appear on the May 18th Primary Election Ballot, and vote Yes on the Statewide Referendum.

#MontcoPA has introduced a new COVID-19 hotline that can help answer general questions that you may have about the Vaccine. Call 833-875-3967 Mon. - Sat. 8am-8p...m to ask your questions. For the most up-to-date COVID-19 information in #MontcoPA check out: https://www.montcopa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3441

We heard from four panels of experts during our Joint House & #SenDemPolicy Committee hearing on Wednesday. These experts -- which included doctors, maternal he...alth experts, doulas and more -- provided incredibly insightful information that we needed to hear. The hearing was hosted by Senator Katie Muth, Senator Judy Schwank, Senator Amanda Cappelletti and the PA Women's Health Caucus. A full recording of the hearing is available here SenatorMuth.com/Policy

Yesterday, I had the honor of visiting North Penn School Nutrition Services at Oak Park Elementary School to congratulate and thank them for their efforts in di...stributing meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to all their hard work, they have distributed more than 1 MILLION meals over the last year! Thank you for all your hard work to ensure that no child goes hungry during the pandemic. See more

As one who enjoys theater and the arts, I look forward to chairing the subcommittee on Arts & Entertainment and supporting a sector of our economy that contribu...tes $800 billion to our gross domestic product. Thank you, Rep. Mary Jo Daley, Democratic chair of the Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, for your support in this new responsibility. https://www.pahouse.com/Ciresi/InTheNews/NewsRelease/

Trump’s impeachment defense: The impeachment trial continues with former President Trump’s lawyers presenting their opening arguments. Watch the trial live.