Family: Wife, Judy Work: Self-employed consultant ❏ Name: Lou Barletta Age: 56 Residence: Hazleton Party: Republican Current job: U.S. You can’tġ1 T H C O N G R E S S I O N A L D I S T R I C T Name: Gene Stilp Age: 62 Residence: Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County Party: Democratic Education: King’s College, bachelor’s in sociology Juris doctorate, George Mason Law School. They donate billions of dollars to candidates. We have an obligation to do a job – to represent the people who elected us.” Stilp: “There are 20,000 lobbyists in Washington.
Here are their responses: Government gridlock: Barletta: “I have a list here of 39 jobs bills that have passed the House, but have not even been brought to the Senate floor for a vote. The candidates answered nine questions from moderator Mark Jones, editorial page editor for The Times Leader. The political activist is noted for his pink pig bus and inflatable “Pignelope” that represent the waste and fraud in government. He then said that if elected, he will need a bigger pink pig to take to Congress. Stilp chose to ask the audience of about 100 people to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for the country’s military. Barletta used his opening statement to cite the following: $16 trillion national debt 14.6 percent unemployment, not 7.8 percent college students who can’t find jobs 17 percent of mothers polled feel their children do not have a bright future.The forum was held in Stark Hall and was televised live by WYLN-TV. Barletta, 56, and Stilp, 62, were together for the first time during the campaign for the 11th Congressional District seat in a forum sponsored by The Times Leader and Wilkes University.Lou Barletta put the blame on the Obama administration and its failed policies, while Democratic challenger Gene Stilp said high-pressure lobbyists and partisanship are the reasons for the country’s poor condition. HEAD TO HEAD BARLETTA, STILP TAKE ON NATIONAL ISSUES INSIDE A NEWS: Local 3A Nation & World 5A Editorials 9A B SPORTS: 1B Business/Stocks 7B Weather 8B C Health: 1C Birthdays 9C Television 10C Crossword/Horoscope 11C Comics 12C D CLASSIFIED: 1D GAR 2 HANOVER 2 VALLEY WEST 1 REDEEMER 0 NANTICOKE 7 MMI 2 COUGHLIN 5 HAZ. Gene Stilp, Democrat, Middle Paxton TownshipĬARDINALS 12 NATIONALS 4 H.S. The win puts the Rangers in the driver’s seat in the race for the WVC Division 2 championship. Northwest scored three goals in a 10-minute span in a 5-1 Wyoming Valley Conference field hockey victory over Tunkhannock. With a deadline looming, W-B looks at ‘everything,’ an official says. Penn State Wilkes-Barre invites you to rescue a shoe Lengthy treatments take a mental toll on survivors
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