Congressman Scott Perry to Speak at 2013 PA Leadership Conference

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Congressman Scott Perry to Speak at

2013 PA Leadership Conference

 

            (Harrisburg, PA) – Congressman Scott Perry (PA-4), one of Pennsylvania’s newest members in Congress will speak at the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania. He joins Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard, pollster/commentator Scott Rasmussen, Fox News Contributor Deneen Borelli, FrackNation producer Ann McElhinney, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, and John Gizzi of Human Events as announced speakers.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premier annual gathering of conservatives each year in the Keystone State. This year’s conference will be held on April 19-20. Panel topics include sessions on Broadening the Conservative Coalition, Unleashing the Economic Potential of Penn’s Woods, Freedom to Work, and a State Issues Roundtable. There will also be three workshop sessions focusing on Using Social Media, The 10th Amendment and States’ Rights, and Citizen Lobbying.

The conference begins at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, April 19th with the social media and constitutional workshop sessions and ends at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 20th with the session on citizen lobbying. Speakers, interactive panel presentations, and three meal functions with featured speakers round out the schedule.

Registration for the two-day event is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org. Additional speakers will be announced over the coming weeks.

Scott Perry brings a unique background of hard work, business acumen, military leadershipk, and community involvement to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served three terms as a Pennsylvania State Representative, establishing a record of dedication to the cause of protecting taxpayers’ interests in Harrisburg. While serving in Harrisburg, Scott was assigned to the Appropriations, Consumer Affairs, Labor Relations, Veterans Affairs ,and Emergency Preparedness and Rules Committees.

Scott knows the importance of effort and dedication. He began his working career at age 13 picking fruit at Ashcombe’s farm in Mechanicsburg. He has worked as a mechanic, dock worker, draftsman and a licensed insurance agent. He is a 1980 graduate of Northern High School and the Cumberland-Perry Vo-Tech School.

To further his education, Scott was able to put himself through college while working a full-time job. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1991 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Management.

In 1993, he started his own mechanical contracting firm, Hydrotech Mechanical Services, Inc. The Dillsburg-based business provides contract construction and maintenance services to municipal and investor-owned utilities from North Carolina to New York and specializes in large meter calibration.

Scott began his military career in 1980 when he enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He attended basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., and graduated Advanced Individual Training at Fort Belvoir, Va., as a technical drafting specialist. He graduated as the president of his officer candidate school and was commissioned a second lieutenant – field artillery branch.

Colonel Perry served as the Commander of the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion.  He assumed the command in February of 2008. That unit was called to service in Iraq, deploying in January 2009. The deployment ended in January 2010, after a successful mission, and returned to the base at Fort Indiantown Gap.

On February 5, 2011, Scott was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and has assumed command of the 166th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, located at Fort Indiantown Gap.  He is also a recent graduate of the US Army War College.

Scott’s service to his community has included serving as the chairman of the Carroll Township Planning Commission and as a member of the township Source Water Protection Committee. He was chairman of the Dillsburg Area Wellhead Protection Advisory Committee and he served on the Dillsburg Revitalization Committee. He is still active in the Jaycees and held the office of regional director for the state organization. He is also a member of Dillsburg Legion Post #26 and Dillsburg VFW Post #6771.

Scott began serving as the Congressman from Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District in 2013. He serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs Committees.

Scott and his wife, Christy, are the proud parents of two daughters, Ryenn and Mattea.

Registration for the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org.

Rep Daryl Metcalfe hosts 2013 annual “Wings and Fries” fundraiser

wings and friesMarch 8, 2013

Dear Friend,

On Election Day, November 6, 2012, I spent the day visiting with voters as I traveled from poll to poll.  I was surprised by a young woman who approached me outside of a Cranberry poll to tell me that she wants to run against me, but that she was not ready yet.  Her aggressive actions that day reinforce the reality that in a two year election cycle, the campaign never stops if one hopes to be victorious.

I was sworn into my new term of office on New Year’s Day this year.

If all elected officials abided by their oath of office, to defend the Constitution, then the future of the U.S.A. would not be at risk.  We are witnessing continuous violations of our Constitution and our rights by Obama and his comrades.  Obama’s accomplices are also attempting to advance his leftist agenda at the state and local level of our government.

The Constitution limits the power and role of our government.  Our state government should stand up against the unconstitutional expansion of federal power and change policies to improve our own economy.  I am fighting to reduce state spending, debt and taxes.  I am working with colleagues in an effort to stop the increased spending that Obamacare will cause through state health exchanges and an expansion of Medicaid.   I have introduced bills to protect marriage, defend our 2nd Amendment “right to bear arms,” and make Pennsylvania a “Right to Work” state.  I am also working to advance legislation that will reform government pensions, eliminate excessive regulations, defund abortionist groups like Planned Parenthood, and stop teacher strikes.

I need your help in the fight to defend our Constitution, our liberties, our values and our pockets.  Our annual “Wings and Fries”  fundraiser will be at Quaker Steak and Lube in Cranberry Twp. on Monday, March 25, 2013 from 5:30pm-8pm.

Would you consider sponsoring our “Wings and Fries” event for $250?

If you are not able to sponsor, the admission price is $25 per adult and $5 for your children ages 5-12. Children under 5 are free.

If you cannot attend the event, please consider sending a contribution to help make it a success.

I invite you to join with me in the fight to protect hardworking taxpayers.  Please send your response by Friday, March 22, 2013 to:

Friends for Daryl Metcalfe, P.O. Box 1536, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066.

For Liberty,

Daryl Metcalfe

State Representative

P.S.  Please help me by sending your contribution today.

Please return this form with your check for sponsorship or reservations to:

Friends for Daryl Metcalfe

P.O. Box 1536

Cranberry Twp, PA 16066

by March 22, 2013.

Name ________________________

Address ________________________

________________________

Phone # ________________________

Email ________________________

___ Yes, I would like to sponsor the Friends for Daryl Metcalfe “Wings and Fries”.  I have enclosed a $250 sponsorship check.

___ Yes, I would like to attend the March 25, 2013 “Wings and Fries”

event.  I will need ___ $25 adult reservations, ___ $5 reservations for my children 5-12 and ___ free reservations for my children 5 and under.

___ I am sorry I will be unable to attend, but I have enclosed a contribution for Daryl’s campaign.

Please make your checks out to, “Friends for Daryl Metcalfe.”

Corporate checks are prohibited by law. If your check is more than $250.00, the law requires the following information:

Employer _____________________

Employer’s Address    _____________________

_____________________ Occupation _____________________

Christian Law Association – How will Obamacare affect your business or ministry?

Health Care: At What Cost?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as “Obamacare,” has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court and will affect all Americans as it is implemented. The leadership of churches and ministries across the country need to understand how the provisions of PPACA will affect them.

Employer Requirements

PPACA requires employers who employ an average of 50 full-time employees during the previous year to provide health insurance coverage for all of its employees. Churches and other tax-exempt organizations are not exempt from this provision. A full-time employee is defined as an employee who works an average of 30 or more hours per week. Thus, any church, including any ministries which are not separately organized, employing 50 or more full-time employees must provide health insurance to all of its employees.

If an employer has 50 or more employees, then it has the option of providing coverage or paying a penalty. If the employer wants to avoid the penalty, then the employer must provide at least 60% of the premium cost of insurance coverage that is at least “minimum essential coverage” for employees.

Employers with fewer than 50 employees are not subject to PPACA and are NOT required to provide health insurance to its employees. However, should a small employer decide to provide health insurance to its employees, then it may receive a refundable tax credit for premiums provided on behalf of employees. Tax-exempt employers, such as churches, are able to receive a refundable credit of up to 25% of premiums paid for health insurance. However, the credit is limited to the total amount of income and Medicare taxes required to be withheld from employees and the employer’s share of Medicare taxes withheld for the year. For an employer to be eligible for the credit, the employer must:

(1) pay at least half of the cost of insurance premiums for its employees;

(2) have fewer than 25 equivalent employees (including the pastor(s) in the count); and

(3) average annual wages of less than $50,000 per employee (without counting the salary of any of its pastors).

Read more on our website about the individual mandate, the contraceptive mandate, and how you should respond!

Youth Leadership School is hosting a legendary training at State College, PA (Penn State) on April 6th and 7th, 2013

leadership institute

The Youth Leadership School is hosting our legendary training at State College, PA (Penn State) on April 6th and 7th, and I am cordially inviting you and your friends to attend!

The YLS is an intensive two-day campaign activism training that teaches students all the tools and techniques needed to be an effective conservative activist.  Below are 5 reasons you should attend the flagship school of the Leadership Institute:

1.       Tired of having only 15 people in your conservative group?   Learn how to triple the size of your group in a single weekend.

2.       Create powerful earned media.  Tired of not getting media coverage for your activism?  The YLS will teach you the communication techniques to pitch your story to the media.  By implementing 12 effective activism techniques, the media simply cannot ignore you.

3.       Change the direction of our country.  Learn time tested and effective campaign techniques to win elections at the local, state, and federal level, defeat big government, and combat the liberal left.

4.       Launch your career at the Youth Leadership School.  Want to work on campaigns or in politics?   The Leadership Institute hires interns, field representatives, and recommends youth coordinators to top campaigns.

5.       Join an elite group of YLS alumni.  For over 30 years, conservative activists and movement leaders have built a foundation of success on their YLS training.  YLS grads include sitting Senators, Congressmen, Governors, and conservative leaders like Americans for Prosperity President Tim Philips.

If you want to increase the size of your group, earn media, change the direction of our country, and launch your career, attend the YLS in Happy Valley on April 6th and 7th.  Registration is only 30 dollars, which covers all meals, course materials, and free books.  Accommodations are provided at no extra cost for students traveling over an hour to attend the training.  If you would like any more information or have any questions, visit our website at www.leadershipinstitute.org/yls or call me at 703.647.3356.

Sincerely,

Josh Weitzel

Youth Leadership School Intern

The Leadership Institute

1101 N. Highland Street

Arlington, VA 22201

Work: 703.647.3356 x356

jweitzel@leadershipinstitute.org

www.leadershipinstitute.org/yls

Quote of the day . . . (Together we can make a difference))

“Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.”  ~ Vista M. Kelly

Take a minute to think about this quote and those of us who are out there fighting to make a difference in the world and stand on the principles the Republican Party was founded upon.  Together, like snowflakes, we can do it!

HB 76 & SB 76 to be introduced

property taxHouse Bill 76 and Senate Bill 76 are to be introduced regarding property taxes and education funding.  There are many pros and cons to such a bill.  We constituents we need to education ourselves on the issue and the bills.  Many times there are things “stuck in” a bill that really don’t belong there.  We have not read into depth in these two bills, but will in the near future.  Please education yourself!

One article to consider – http://www.ptcc.us/solution.htm

Education yourself, debate others (you may learn something you never thought of before),  attend events to learn more and other peoples opinions, and talk with your elected representatives.