HARRISBURG – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Deputy Chairwoman Renee Amoore demands that Democratic Congressman Paul Kanjorski apologize for comments he made yesterday during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing where he called some people “defective” and said minorities are not “good American people.”

“I find Congressman Kanjorski’s remarks offensive and he should apologize immediately,” Amoore said.  “Congressman Kanjorski referred to ‘minorities’ and people he deems ‘defective’ as not ‘good American people’.  These comments are unacceptable and have no place in our society and especially in Congress.  The Congressman needs to understand that the only thing that is ‘defective’ are these comments and his way of thinking.”
Yesterday, while attending a U.S. House of Representatives hearing, Congressman Paul Kanjorski said: ”We’re giving relief to people that I deal with in my office every day now, unfortunately.  But because of the longevity of this recession, these are people – and they’re not minorities and they’re not defective and they’re not all the things you’d like to insinuate that these programs are about – these are average, good American people.” Click here to view a video of Congressman Kanjorski making these remarks.

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