‘Pat Meehan’

In case you missed it, sixty-two year old Rep. Pat Meehan is in the midst of a meltdown after a New York Times story revealed he paid thousands in taxpayer dollars to settle with a decades-younger employee for “making unwanted romantic overtures.” After initially denying the reports, Rep. Meehan personally admitted today that he told […]

Over the weekend, the New York Times reported that Representative Pat Meehan—a member of the Ethics Committee who was an original-co-sponsor of Rep. Barbara Comstock’s sexual harassment training legislation—had himself used thousands of tax dollars to secretly settle a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former staffer. But the scandal didn’t end there. Yesterday, Meehan confirmed […]

In case you missed it, sixty-two year old Rep. Pat Meehan is in the midst of a meltdown after a New York Times story revealed he paid thousands in taxpayer dollars to settle with a decades-younger employee for “making unwanted romantic overtures.” After initially denying the reports, Rep. Meehan personally admitted today that he told […]

Ahead of the release of Speaker Ryan’s and establishment House Republicans’ corporate tax cut plan, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement: “Whatever backroom deals Speaker Ryan and establishment Republicans cut to buy a few extra votes, at its core this tax plan is a scheme to raise taxes on middle-class Americans in […]

Slashes SALT Deduction That Saves Pennsylvanians Thousands of Dollars Per Year Representative Meehan just voted in favor of the Senate-passed budget that officially fast-tracks the Republican plan for a Middle Class Double Tax on hardworking families in order to give tax breaks to the rich and big corporations. Worse, Meehan voted to eliminate the State […]

On Thursday, the do-nothing Republican Congress will vote on the Senate passed budget reconciliation bill—a procedural measure that paves the way for passing the Middle Class Double Tax, which will hike taxes on middle-class families in order to give tax breaks to the rich and big corporations. Make no mistake—the budget reconciliation includes a plethora […]

Addressing the news that healthcare premiums in Pennsylvania are set to jump a whopping 30.6%, DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske issued the following statement: “Premiums in Pennsylvania just skyrocketed more than 30% and Representatives Costello, Meehan and Fitzpatrick are responsible for the pain these massive premium hikes will inflict on Pennsylvania families. Costello, Meehan and Fitzpatrick’s […]

The Cook Political Report today announced a downgrade in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, moving Representative Pat Meehan’s race from Likely Republican to Lean Republican. The piece noted Meehan’s damaging committee vote for the Republican Repeal & Ripoff bill, and highlighted the strong Democratic field. “This ratings change shows once again how vulnerable Representative Meehan is […]

Today, President Trump signed an executive order that could destabilize health insurance markets, drive up costs, and allow insurance companies to sell health insurance plans to Americans with high deductibles and without essential health benefits. Congress has failed to address the rising cost of healthcare or stand up to President Trump’s deliberate sabotage of health […]