I wanted to make sure everyone saw the videos my friends at “Repeal Act 44″ recently uploaded to You Tube. You can view the videos here: Repeal Act 44 Videos
Without the leadership of Congressman John Peterson and those who stood up at the local level, the tolling of I-80 may have already been a done deal.
We need to make sure that our next Congressman fights this disastrous proposal in Washington DC as strongly as Congressman Peterson has, because this fight is not over and rural Pennsylvania needs an ally committed to its survival in Washington to lead that fight. Harrisburg has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to push through tolling on I-80. Our communities do not have those resources, so we must have committed leadership. Unlike the other candidates, I have been fighting Act 44 and the toll plan long before it was a popular thing to do and long before I was a candidate for Congress.
It’s about commitment – commitment to our rural communities, our rural economies and our rural citizens. Rural Pennsylvania deserves someone in Congress who has that commitment – one that goes beyond polling data and the advice of high-priced political consultants. I oppose tolling on I-80 and support rural Pennsylvania communities because it is the right thing to do, because I have personally seen the challenges facing our communities, and I have been on the front lines fighting hand-in-hand with Congressman Peterson.
I can only hope that you, the voters and constituents of this district, vote for a mature, experienced voice for Congress, someone that has taken on and dealt with important issues facing our area – from fighting for access to rural health care; exploring new ways of increasing the penetration of high speed fiber broadband for our business and homes; and fighting the economic devastation that tolling I-80 would bring to our region.
