| Brian Fitzpatrick’s silence is deafening.
The Republican congressman hasn’t held an in-person town hall in 8 years and refuses to show up back home to answer questions from his constituents.
Now, Pennsylvanians are growing frustrated that Fitzpatrick has done and said nothing – not one single thing – about devastating SEPTA cuts that are leaving children, parents, and workers with reduced service.
Here’s what the Inquirer reported about Fitzpatrick’s “absence” on SEPTA:
- “[…] The issue is already seeping into a key suburban congressional race. Democrats hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the lone Republican representing Southeastern Pennsylvania in the U.S. House, have noted his relative absence from the discourse.
- ‘If Fitzpatrick won’t even show up back home to fight for SEPTA funding… then he doesn’t deserve to represent Bucks and Montgomery families in Congress,’ DCCC spokesperson Eli Cousin said.
- Jason Salus, the chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Party, argued the Republican member of Congress could impact negotiations with one call to Farry. Fitzpatrick and Farry represent the same area and Fitzpatrick was the best man at Farry’s wedding.
- “I suspect that if Congressman Fitzpatrick called him and said this is too important to let go, he would listen,” Salus said. […]
- Fitzpatrick’s team did not directly answer when asked about what solution he favors in the SEPTA impasse or about potential political fallout.”
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“After more than a decade in Washington, Brian Fitzpatrick has completely lost touch with the hardworking Bucks and Montgomery families he’s supposed to fight for in Congress. Republicans in Harrisburg and in Washington are screwing over Pennsylvanians, but Fitzpatrick says and does nothing when his community needs him most. His silence is deafening.” |
