House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had the last word on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. As Trump finished speaking Tuesday night, Pelosi ripped up her copy behind him on camera. After Trump left, Pelosi waved what remained of the printed speech to her family in the gallery. The moment echoed Pelosi’s smirking clap last year in the same spot as the Republican president began his speech. But this time, he is on the brink of acquittal in a Senate impeachment trial, with the Republican Party behind him. The Democrats are in a difficult presidential nomination fight.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is on the verge of acquittal by the Senate. An afternoon vote will bring an end to only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history. One key Democrat, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones has now announced he will vote to convict. The impeachment vote comes at the start of a tumultuous campaign for the White House. Trump is eager to use the tally as vindication, a political anthem in his reelection bid. A majority of senators have expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. But there’s nowhere near the two-thirds vote necessary in the Republican-held Senate to remove the president from office.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is making a swing through Pennsylvania to tout the Trump administration’s support for funding tuition for private school students and, on the campaign side, to make an appeal to women voters. Wednesday’s visit includes U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, first in Philadelphia and later in suburban Harrisburg. The Philadelphia event is education-themed. Later, Pence will headline a “Women for Trump” campaign event in suburban Harrisburg. President Donald Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate since 1988 to win Pennsylvania, and the state is expected to be a premier battleground in this year’s election.
Ambridge police are clamping down on those who violate the two-hour parking regulations in the borough. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to create a major new program for college scholarships, require public schools to provide full-day kindergarten, and pump $1 billion into cleaning up lead and asbestos in aging school buildings. Education advocates are hoping that Gov. Tom Wolf’s entire proposal to increase school spending will win approval, but a lawsuit demanding more funding will continue…
Governor Tom Wolf introduced his state budget proposal yesterday. It includes no tax increase…but it does contain an increase in spending of two-billion dollars over last year. All three Republican state representatives who serve Beaver County spoke with Frank Sparks during Wednesday’s edition of Teleforum. Here’s what they had to say:
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine says the numbers just don’t add up…
When asked if there was anything that he liked in the governor’s budget proposal, Bernstine re-iterated his dislike of spending in the budget…
State Representative Jim Marshall says he doesn’t like the idea of increasing spending in these days of a robust economy…
Marshall says he’s not against everything that the governor proposed yesterday, although he declined to get specific…
State Rep. Josh Kail says he agrees with his Republican colleagues that there’s too much spending in the budget…
Kail says he’s hopeful that they’ll be able to reach a compromise…
…and Democratic State Rep. Rob Matzie calls the governor’s state budget a ‘starting point’, as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano:
(Hopewell Township, PA) A large crowd of over 200 people gathered at The Fez on a cloudy, drizzly, Tuesday morning to bask in the the warm glow and comfort that was provided by lots of positive dialogue as well as the hot, steaming serving trays of breakfast favorites in the buffet line. This all happened at The annual Beaver County Chamber of Commerce “State of The County” event. County Commission Chairman, Dan Camp, and County Commissioner, Jack Manning, offered responses to inquiries from attendees and well as their own thoughts in the forum, which was moderated by Pittsburgh political analyst, John Delano. Fellow County Commissioner, Tony Amadio, was not in attendance, as he was tending to county business elsewhere.
County Commission Chairman, Dan Camp, County Commissioner, Jack Manning, and Moderator John Delano.
Delano’s first query to the two men was “In one word, describe the state of Beaver Beaver County right now.” Dan Camp said “Drastic”, referring to all the mostly positive, drastic changes that have happened in the Beaver County business sector of late. Jack Manning’s response to the same question was “Hopeful”. He went on to say how the numerous new business developments already underway, are creating a sense of hope about what the future holds. Manning specifically pointed out how the large investment of St. Barnabas into the county in recent years, gives him an impression that there is a state of hopefulness right now.
Both commissioners touted a “Comprehensive Plan”, that county officials have been formulating for a while and expect to roll it out in earnest later on this year. Jack Manning stated that one of the key aspects of the plan will be to get true collaboration among county leaders and then speak about and market Beaver County as one unified voice. That is something that Manning sees happening already, in just his 30th day of office since beginning his first term as a commissioner.
Commission Chairman, Dan Camp, noticed the upbeat mindset among the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce guests at Tuesday’s gathering and offered this assessment afterwards:
In addition to speaking on the issues of working together and putting forth a unified front, both commissioners talked about the importance of making sure Beaver County gets an accurate count in the upcoming Census, which will commence in April. Dan Camp said that flyers are being printed and distributed to help make people aware of how important it is to get everybody counted. Camp further explained that census numbers can affect realignment in government representation because it is based on population. Making sure nobody is missed in the 2020 Census will help ensure that Beaver County gets its fair share of funding allocation for various things, as well as representation in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C.
Beaver County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Helen Kissick, was pleased with the event, and what appeared to be a higher than normal crowd in attendance.
Beaver County Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee Chairman, Harry Kunselman, Beaver County Commission Chairman Dan Camp, Beaver County Commissioner, Jack Manning, and Beaver County Chamber Of Commerce Executive Director, Helen Kissick at Tuesday’s “State of The County” Breakfast at The Fez in Hopewell Township.
To find out more about other upcoming Beaver County Chamber of Commerce events, visit beavercountychamber.com.
Toomey says he will vote against articles of impeachment
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania says he’ll vote to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges. In a statement Tuesday, Toomey maintained that the president didn’t commit an impeachable offense and that removing Trump would cause “societal upheaval.” Toomey sided with nearly all of his fellow Republicans in advance of Wednesday’s virtually certain votes to acquit Trump. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is expected to announce his decision later Tuesday. Toomey’s announcement that he would vote to acquit wasn’t a surprise. Still, Toomey said Trump’s actions were not perfect and that some were inappropriate.
Manning stated that one of the key aspects of the plan will be to get true collaboration among county leaders and then speak about and market Beaver County as one unified voice. That is something that Manning sees happening already, in just his 30th day of office since beginning his first term as a commissioner.
