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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be in the Northeast on Sept. 14, as News Talk 990 AM WNTP sponsors Decision 2016: America in the Balance.
The event will run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Holy Family University’s Campus Center building, 9801 Frankford Ave.
Giuliani will be joined by nationally syndicated talk show hosts Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager and Hugh Hewitt and Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight.
Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance.
There will also be a VIP reception from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale, 3801 Grant Ave. Tickets cost $40.
For tickets to one or both events or more information, call 610–940–0990 or go to itickets.com/events/365008.html%20
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The campaign of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is again criticizing Philadelphia’s sanctuary city policy, now that federal officials announced they have arrested an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who had been convicted on two counts of indecent exposure involving minors.
Milton Berrera-Lopez was released from the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility last month, two weeks after being convicted of two counts of indecent exposure and providing false identification to a law enforcement officer, for which he was sentenced to 23 months’ time served and two years probation, and ordered to have no contact with minors. He was rearrested on Aug. 30.
“Pat Toomey has been a leader on public safety and keeping child predators away from our kids, whether it’s in our classrooms or fighting to end sanctuary city policies that let criminals loose,” said Toomey for Senate spokesman Ted Kwong.
Meanwhile, Toomey was in the Northeast last week, visiting Keller’s Family Market, 7964 Verree Road in Fox Chase, speaking against any increases in middle-class and small business taxes.
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Joe DeFelice, chairman of the Philadelphia Republican Party, released a statement in reaction to federal immigration officials re-arresting three criminals previously released due to the sanctuary city policy.
“Mayor Kenney’s sanctuary city policy has led directly to the release of three criminals into our neighborhoods. Luckily, the feds were able to track them down and they will now be deported — though the fact that they were released into our neighborhoods in the first place highlights Mayor Kenney’s policy of ignoring federal law,” DeFelice said.
“From a local level on up, Republicans such as state Rep. Martina White and Sen. Pat Toomey have worked to abolish Mayor Kenney’s insane and illegal sanctuary cities policy. Democrats from Philadelphia and statewide should make it clear where they stand: with the people of Philadelphia — the potential victims of future crimes — or with the mayor, who seeks to keep criminals in our city and favors open borders, even for convicts.
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Katie McGinty, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, released a plan to strengthen and grow Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector and combat bad trade policies that she said hurt Pennsylvania workers.
McGinty, noting that Pennsylvania has lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs since 2001, supports a policy requiring the federal government to buy American-made products.
She opposes the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, and supports Trade
Adjustment Assistance so workers who find themselves unemployed as a result of trade deals can receive training and financial support. She also supports the Bring Jobs Home Act, that incentivizes companies to keep their manufacturing operations in the U.S.
If elected, she’ll back creation of a National Infrastructure Bank to provide dedicated funding for infrastructure improvement project loans.
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Meanwhile, Senate Majority PAC launched an ad campaign in favor of McGinty.
The commercial points to McGinty’s pro-choice stance on abortion, her support for green energy jobs and her fight against gun groups.
“The choice for Pennsylvania voters this November could not be more clear,” said Shripal Shah, spokesman for Senate Majority PAC. “Katie McGinty is for Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey’s isn’t.”
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John Rafferty, the Republican candidate for attorney general, announced plans to launch a School Safety Task Force focused on ensuring the safety of schoolchildren.
“As Pennsylvania students head back to school for another year of education, there is no greater priority than protecting the safety of our children and the men and women who teach them.”
Supporting the proposal are Pennsylvania State Troopers Association President Joe Kovel and Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police President Les Neri.
Rafferty, a state senator from Montgomery County, faces Democrat Josh Shapiro, a Montgomery County commissioner.
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Meanwhile, Rafferty, a former deputy attorney general, voted to confirm Bruce Beemer as attorney general.
ldquo;I was proud to support the confirmation of Bruce Beemer as our attorney general,” he said. “Bruce Beemer is an experienced leader who will help to refocus efforts in the Office of Attorney General on keeping our families safe. With Bruce Beemer in the office, my hope is that stability will take root.”
Beemer replaces Democrat Kathleen Kane, who resigned last month after being convicted of leaking secret grand jury information to the Philadelphia Daily News to discredit former state prosecutor Frank Fina, her archrival.
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In other news, Rafferty spoke of his plan to restore ethics and public confidence to the Office of Attorney General.
If elected, he would implement an ethics code for employees based on United States Department of Justice guidelines.
Rafferty said the public’s confidence in the attorney general’s office and the courts has been shaken by unacceptable behavior, in particular an email scandal where prosecutors, agents and judges exchanged pornographic and inappropriate emails.
ldquo;There are many qualified and experienced prosecutors and agents in the Office of Attorney General, and I promise to bring the leadership and credibility needed to ensure all of our attention and efforts are on protecting Pennsylvania families and not on the distractions that have resulted from the previous administration,” he said. ••
MARIA YOUNG / TIMES PHOTO
Talking with Toomey: U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey was in the Northeast last week, visiting Keller’s Family Market, 7964 Verree Road in Fox Chase, to speak against any increases in middle-class and small business taxes. MARIA YOUNG / TIMES PHOTO
