Debate+on+House+Bill+1485

=Debate on House Bill 1485 (budget proposal) before it was passed 5/24/11 . = =At least 74 members spoke on the bill, which Speaker Sam Smith (R., Jefferson) said might constitute a record. Here is a sampling of the Democratic opposition to the bill. Very Few Republican have posted remarks from this session. = = =

=Video 1 =

=Pa. state Rep. Bill Kortz (D-Dravosburg) spoke in opposition of the House Republican-sponsored budget bill (H.B. 1485) citing drastic cuts to local schools and services for children, women and seniors. = media type="youtube" key="e8Qcx6S5VSs" height="510" width="640" = media type="youtube" key="hIidmTTrDn4" height="510" width="640" =

=Video 2 =

=Pa. state Rep. Marc Gergely (D-White Oak) says the House Republican budget is disastrous for the struggling Duquesne City School District and the last remaining school could be forced to close. =

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=Video 3 =

=Pa. state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland (D-Delaware) said the $27.3 billion budget by House Republicans will hurt the state's children, working class and our most vulnerable citizens. =

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=Video 4 =

=Rep. Michelle Brownlee (D-Philadelphia) speaks against a House Republican budget bill that makes severe cuts to public education, human services and will disproportionally hurt Pennsylvania's middle-class families. =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. state Rep. Matt Smith (D-Mount Lebanon) says the House Republican budget is constructed on a faulty foundation. = media type="youtube" key="OZcwbXRnXV8" height="510" width="640"

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 6 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. state Rep. Mike O'Brien (D-Philadelphia) discusses the need to protect women and children in Pennsylvania's 2011-12 budget. The Republican budget makes deep cuts to public education and obstetric and neonatal services funding. =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. State Rep. Cherelle L. Parker (D-Philadelphia) opposes the 2011-12 budget bill proposed by Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She said the bill is unfair to young people and taxpayers. =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 8 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-Wilkes-Barre) said the $27.3 billion 2011-12 state budget cuts many programs that affect children and senior citizens and places a financial burden on the backs of the working class in Pennsylvania. =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 9 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. state Rep. Louise Williams Bishop (D-Philadelphia) said she is disappointed with a House Republican version of the 2011-12 state budget because it doesn't provide enough education and human services funding. = media type="youtube" key="bcN-mOygNVU" height="510" width="640"

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 10 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody (D-Plum) lists all of the Pennsylvanians who will suffer under the brutal funding cuts House Republicans have made to schools, colleges and services to our seniors and the disabled while doling out your tax dollars to giant corporations. =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 11 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">During debate on the House floor, Pa. state Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Philadelphia) explains why he is voting against a House Republican budget plan that cuts funding for education and hurts Pennsylvania families. =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pa. state Rep. Jesse White (D-Mount Pleasant) speaks against a House Republican budget bill that makes severe cuts to public education, will raise property taxes and disproportionally hurt Pennsylvania's middle-class families. = media type="youtube" key="tkIv_dfr11A" height="510" width="640"

=<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GOP RESPONSE =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 13 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Jefferson Hills) defends the House Republican budget plan, blames increasing teacher salaries for shortfalls. = media type="youtube" key="kWkeN598cDc" height="510" width="640"

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 14 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rep. Eli Evankovich (R-Export) offers his take on the House Republican budget plan. = media type="youtube" key="rq39YAFddwc" height="510" width="640"

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video 15 =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Pine and Richland Townships) delivers final remarks before the House (109-92) passage of the 2011-2012 Pennsylvania budget. As of this posting, he is the only Republican to post his actual remarks from the debate. = media type="youtube" key="7sOc4VnlHZI" height="510" width="640" =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 70%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #551a8b; font-family: serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Where He's Wrong __ =

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