HARRISBURG – The Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s PelosiCare Accountability Tour rolled into the 3^rd Congressional District, where party officials and local leaders spoke out about Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper’s decision to support government-run health care.
“The fact that Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper has told her constituents that ‘there is nothing to be afraid of’ when it comes to government-run health care demonstrates how out-of-touch she is with the people of the 3^rd Congressional District,” PA GOP Spokesman Mike Barley said. “While Kathy Dahlkemper doesn’t mind standing side-by-side with liberal leaders like Nancy Pelosi, her support for a government-run health care plan that raises taxes, kills jobs and drives a government-sized wedge between patients and their doctors will have a devastating effect on the 3^rdCongressional District for years to come.

“Whether it’s supporting government-run health care or the nearly $1 trillion stimulus package, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper has proven herself to be a consistent supporter of Nancy Pelosi’s extreme liberal agenda. The only remaining question is, did Kathy Dahlkemper even bother to read the government-run health care bill before committing our country to billions of dollars of debt?”

Today’s visit to the 3^rd Congressional District and Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper marked the third stop in the PA GOP’s PelosiCare Accountability Tour in the 3^rd Congressional District.  Also attending today’s press conference were Erie County Republican Committee Chairman Verel Salmons, Republican Party of Pennsylvania Spokesman Mike Barley, Dr. Dennis Michalak, small business owner Donna Reese of General Exterminating, Derek Dye of Allegheny College and a group of local college students.

In a press release dated March 21^st, 2010, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper said, “I’m telling my constituents right now—there is nothing to be afraid of in this legislation.”  (“Dahlkemper to Support Health Care Reform Legislation,” Office of Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper, 3/21/10,http://www.dahlkemper.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=221&Itemid=9)

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