“Janelle Stelson Says It’s Time to Make Pennsylvania Affordable Again” [The Keystone]

Janelle Stelson has a plan to shake up a broken Washington and actually make life more affordable for working families.

The Keystone reports that “Stelson is so fired up about improving the lives of Pennsylvanians” and “says it’s time to make Pennsylvania affordable again.” 

Read more about Stelson’s plan to fight for her community:

The Keystone: Janelle Stelson says it’s time to make Pennsylvania affordable again

• Democrat Janelle Stelson is so fired up about improving the lives of Pennsylvanians that she quit her 30-year career as an Emmy-award-winning TV anchor to run for office. Now, she’s taking a second whack at President Donald Trump’s ally Rep. Scott Perry for the state’s 10th Congressional District seat.
• Stelson came within a hair’s breadth of unseating Perry in 2024, winning 49.2% of the vote to Perry’s 50.9%. Now, as constituents struggle to keep up with inflated costs of living under the Trump administration, she says she’s looking forward to facing off with Perry again to advocate for the district.
• Stelson said she meets constituents on a daily basis who can’t keep up with skyrocketing prices on gas, groceries, and housing—an affordability crisis she attributes to the Trump administration’s tariff policies.
• Many Pennsylvanians are also frustrated about Perry’s lack of accessibility, Stelson said. He hasn’t held a single town hall meeting since 2019, and went so far as to lock constituents out of his office this past January when they wanted to deliver letters to him.
• Stelson positions herself as a contrasting figure to Perry, encouraging her would-be constituents to share their struggles. She believes she can do far more to make their lives great again than any MAGA hardliner—and she’s not shy about saying it.
• “Scott Perry voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ more than a year ago, and now millions of Americans are losing their Medicaid, as are 310,000 Pennsylvanians,” she said.
• She blasted Perry for voting against extending federal subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which has led to soaring health insurance premiums for Pennsylvanians.
• “That’s really a problem and voters tell me every day that they can’t handle a 200% or 300% increase in their health care costs,” she said. “It’s too much, especially when prices for everything else in their lives are going up.”
• Stelson said she’s talked to a lot of small business owners struggling with tariff taxes.
• “Small businesses are our backbone,” she noted. “I’m all for making sure they not only survive, but thrive…”
• Stelson also said voters have told her they don’t approve of Perry’s support for Trump’s war in Iran—particularly the billions of taxpayer dollars being spent when the economy is already an issue here at home.
• She said the last thing Pennsylvanians need during already difficult times is a hyper-partisan leader who makes life harder than it needs to be.
• “People want things to be done. When things cost too much, let’s get to work. Let’s reach across the aisle and behave like Americans and take care of our problems.”

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