2013

PFRW met at the PA Capitol to discuss legislative issues at Red Jacket Day.

Rep Todd Rock, 90th District spoke on bills being introduced to protect our children.

Rep Fred Keller, 85th District spoke on Right to Work legislation.

Rep Rob Kauffman addresses small games of chance with the ladies.

45 States, including Pennsylvania, have adopted Common Core Standards that require students be proficient in keyboarding, but not in cursive writing.

http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x237739033/Cursive-writing-vs-keyboarding-Responses-mixed-in-many-states

Hayes, DeMint, Rasmussen to Headline 2013 PA Leadership Conference

April 3, 2013

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CONTACT: Lowman Henry

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Hayes, DeMint, Rasmussen to Headline

2013 PA Leadership Conference

(Harrisburg, PA) – The Pennsylvania Leadership Council has announced the speaker schedule for the upcoming 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference to be held April 19th and 20th at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premier gathering of conservatives each year in the Keystone State and will bring together activists from across the commonwealth to hear speakers, panels, and to participate in workshops.

Highlight of the event is the Friday evening Liberty Dinner which will feature Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard as the dinner speaker. The dinner will also include a special appearance by former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, now president of the prestigious Heritage Foundation, and by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. Pollster/commentator Scott Rasmussen will be the featured speaker at the Saturday Leadership Luncheon. He will be joined in speaking at that event by Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Jim Cawley.

Among the featured speakers at the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, Congressman Keith Rothfus, Congressman Scott Perry, Fox News contributor Deneen Borelli, political analyst John Gizzi, Bent Bozell from the Media Research Center, John Fund of the National Review, and FrackNation producer Ann McElhenney.

This year’s panel presentations include a session on Broadening the Conservative Coalition moderated by Colin Hanna from Let Freedom Ring, USA, Unleashing the Economic Potential of Penn’s Woods moderated by Kevin Shivers from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, Conservative Faces of the Future hosted by Gary Sutton of WSBA Radio, Freedom to Work moderated by Jennifer Stefano of Americans for Prosperity, and a State Issues Roundtable hosted by David Madeira of 94.3 FM The Talker. Workshops include Using Social Media presented by the Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, The 10^th Amendment and States’ Rights presented by the Constitutional Organization of Liberty, and Citizen Lobbying presented by the Leadership Institute.

Some 50 sponsors and exhibitors will be present at the conference including the event’s main sponsors: Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Foundation, Let Freedom Ring, USA, Freedom Works, Americans for Prosperity/PA, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, and the Tea Party Patriots.

Complete information and registration for the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org

Learn about PA Federation of Republican Women and what they do.

PA Federation of Republican Women is a chapter of National Federation of Republican Women. PFRW is comprised of local chapters. To learn more about Republican Women click on this link – Information about Republican Women

Please contact Irene at rockstargop@verizon.net if you would like to find a chapter close to you. If you do not have a chapter, we can put you in contact with a state director who will assist you in beginning a chapter.

Medicaid Expansion Myths and Facts

Today Gov. Corbett is meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania – a critical part of Obamacare. Here are a few of the most common myths proponents – including Sebelius – are employing to convince officials to expand the broken program.

Medicaid Expansion Myths and Facts

Myth #1: The Medicaid expansion is largely funded by free federal money for state governments.

Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government would pay the lion’s share of costs for new Medicaid enrollees. But the federal government first takes that money through taxes on individuals, families and businesses across America – including those in Pennsylvania. The ACA included more than 20 new taxes with a $500 billion price tag. That’s $6,363 more in taxes per family of four over the next nine years.

President Obama has already proposed reducing the federal government’s matching rate for Medicaid, meaning states like Pennsylvania would have to pay even more. Even if the federal government manages to keep its promise, Pennsylvania would have to come up with billions in additional state tax dollars to afford the expansion, or cut funding from other departments, like education and transportation.

Myth #2: No expansion means Pennsylvanians will subsidize Medicaid expansion in other states.

Expansion states will not receive additional expansion dollars because other states opt out, rather the total cost of the ACA will decrease. According to a 2012 Congressional Budget Office projection, states refusing to expand Medicaid in 2014 will reduce the federal deficit by $84 billion. Rejecting the Medicaid expansion keeps money in the pockets of Pennsylvania taxpayers who also pay federal taxes.

Myth #3: Expanding Medicaid will increase access to quality health care for low-income Pennsylvanians.

Medicaid is a troubled program that often harms the poor. Due to low payment rates, one-third of doctors won’t see Medicaid patients, meaning recipients have difficulty securing appointments. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that 44 percent of children with juvenile diabetes on Medicaid could not get an appointment with an endocrinologist, compared to only nine percent with private insurance.

When Medicaid patients do receive care, they often experience worse outcomes than the uninsured. For example, a University of Virginia study found that Medicaid patients are twice as likely to die following surgery as those with private insurance and 13 percent more likely to die than the uninsured.

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For more Medicaid Expansion Myths & Facts, and a printable PDF of this piece, click here

Dorothy Kabis Memorial Summer Internship applications due by May 3, 2013

The NFRW’s Dorothy Kabis Memorial Internship allows young women who are 21 years of age and at least a Junior in college – they must not have graduated from college – to live in the D.C. area during the summer and work in the NFRW office in Alexandria, Virginia. Those chosen live in college dorms in Georgetown, travel daily on the D.C. metro to and from the NFRW office, and have the opportunity to not only work with staff in the NFRW office but to also accompany them to meetings and events on the Hill, etc. Interns have their round-trip airfare paid, along with the costs of their dorm, and are given a small stipend. The interns must pay for their own meals, daily travel to and from the office and any sight-seeing/tourist activities.

Each summer there are three openings for this internship and we have extended the application deadline until May 3, 2013, in the hope that you will identify a qualified young woman and assist her in completing the application. The application can be found on the NFRW website under the “Programs” category.

Please assist us in identifying and forwarding to us the application of a qualified young woman for this summer’s Dorothy Kabis Memorial Internship program.

Rae Chornenky, President

National Federation of Republican Women

703.548.9688

703.548.9836 (Fax)

Pennsylvanians against Common Core

http://nopacommoncore.com/

Victory for Prayer in Jesus’ Name!

The constitutional right to pray in Jesus’ name in city meetings has been affirmed by a federal appeals court after opponents challenged the original ruling. In Ruben v. City of Lancaster, the court affirmed the original judgment in favor of the City of Lancaster.

This is a truly exciting victory for the cause of religious liberty! Mayor Rex Parris and Mayor Henry Hearns are both close friends with Pastor Paul Chappell at the Lancaster Baptist Church. Mayor Parris and Mayor Hearns have both stood tall on this critical issue. Mayor Rex Parris carried this appeal and stood for what he felt was absolutely right in their city council meetings. Because Mayor Parris took this stand, we have this excellent decision, and it will greatly benefit the protection of our religious liberties in America!

Court officials found that the City of Lancaster did not violate the Establishment Clause by having local pastors invoke opening prayers, many of which were prayed in Jesus’ name. The Court found that a single mention of Jesus in prayers by private citizens was not in violation of constitutional law. We praise the Lord for this favorable outcome! A copy of the decision is attached in this email. God deserves all the glory for this victory for religious freedom in California today!
Click here to download the ruling.