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Daniel P. Creighton/The Mercury: Candidates speak at Ricketts forum |
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Sam Bennett speaks during a candidates talk at the
Ricketts
Center.
POTTSTOWN — Guaranteed health insurance for all
Americans was one of several common positions among three Democratic candidates
at Tuesday's Ricketts Center forum.
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Dent Lets Jobs Drive Away from Mack Trucks |
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ALLENTOWN
– Yesterday, 1,500 Lehigh Valley workers found
out that they may lose their jobs, when Mack Trucks announced with no notice that it
will be closing its Allentown
headquarters and sending good-paying jobs to North
Carolina. Republican Congressman
Charles W. Dent has accepted thousands of dollars in campaign
contributions from Mack Trucks Vice Chairman and former CEO, Paul Vikner. But,
Dent did nothing to promote incentives to keep these
Mack Trucks jobs right here in the Lehigh Valley.
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Dent Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Campaign |
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ALLENTOWN – Over the weekend, residents of the 15th
Congressional District received campaign propaganda in their mailbox at Lehigh
Valley taxpayers’ expense. Republican Congressional candidate Charles W. Dent
mailed out his 6-page, color, glossy “energy update” apparently just outside of
the 90-day window before an election where members of Congress are not allowed
to use their taxpayer-funded mailing privileges.
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Top Ten Better Ways to Use Dent’s Big Oil Money |
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ALLENTOWN – Republican Congressman Charles Dent has accepted
over $75,000 from Big Oil. Here are
just 10 ways that money could have been spent.
$75,000 dollars could buy:
- 30,000 LANTA bus tickets for people to get to work
- A day of childcare for 2455 working moms
- School supplies for 1667 elementary school kids
- A full tank of gas for 1,300 people
- Body armor for 289 troops in Iraq
- Home heating in the winter for 230 elderly people
- Health insurance for 25 kids
- Food for 300,000 hungry children around the world
- Yearly college tuition for 8 low-income kids
- Hybrid cars for three families
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Dent Dodges Debate: 12 Days and Counting! |
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ALLENTOWN – Almost two weeks ago Sam Bennett challenged
Congressman Charles Dent to a real debate on energy policy. Twelve days later
he continues to dodge the debate.
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Dent Skips District Event Because He Can't "Campaign" |
ALLENTOWN – As Musikfest comes to
a close today, Sam Bennett issued the following statement in response to
Republican incumbent Congressman Charlie Dent’s refusal to attend:
“I went to Musikfest because it is one of the biggest community events in our
district and a catalyst for the revitalization of the city of Bethlehem,"
said Sam Bennett, a Lehigh Valley leader and former small business owner. “It's
disappointing that my opponent has time to politic in Washington at big dollar
lobbyist fundraisers, but doesn’t have the time to talk with folks at a local
event.”
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Bennett Fundraising Scares Dent |
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August 6, 2008
ALLENTOWN – Sam Bennett’s grassroots campaign for change has scared Charlie Dent in his trac
ks. Last week, Bennett raised $14,835 online, placing her in the top five online fundraisers in the country for July 28—August 3, according to Act Blue, a secure online fundraising site [http://campaignnewswire.blogspot.com/].
Bennett’s success can be attributed to an email she sent on July 29th seeking to counter Congressman Dent’s $1,000-a-plate lobbyist fundraisers in Washington.
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Dent Votes With Exxon Again |
Leaves Lehigh Valley Families in the Dust
July 28, 2008
ALLENTOWN – Last week Congressman Charlie Dent put Big Oil profits ahead of the interests of working families when he voted to block temporarily releasing 10% of the oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Historically, gas prices have dropped by 20% or more when the reserve has been tapped. Since 2005, when Dent first took office, gas prices have gone up 110% from about $1.85 a gallon in January 2005 to $3.86 a gallon today in Pennsylvania.
[Source: http://www.pennsylvaniagasprices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx]
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Mayors Host Event Supporting Sam Bennett |
  
Three of Pennsylvania's distinguished mayors hosted in early June a community fundraising reception to benefit Sam's campaign for Congress!
A very special thanks to Mayor Ed Pawlowski of Allentown, Mayor John Callahan of Bethlehem and Mayor Sal Panto, Jr. of Easton for their endorsement of Sam Bennett's campaign for US Congress and their work to ensure victory in November. The event, held at Buena Vista Farm in Emmaus was a great success and we appreciate everyone who came out to support Sam!
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Download Sam's Window Sign |
 Let our friends and neighbors know you're backing Sam for Congress! You can download a window sign by clicking here. The sign artwork is in .pdf format - if you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your computer, you dan download the free Acrobat Reader here.
Show your support for Sam!
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Campaign Kickoff Media Coverage |
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 Sam's Campaign Kickoff was a great success, and thank you to everyone who attended!
Check out some of the press coverage of the event on April 3, 2008
Channel 69's coverage ¦ Morning Call ¦ The Pennsylvania Progressive
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"I am running because the Lehigh Valley can do better. It's time we had a Congressperson who votes with their conscience...And my conscience would not allow me to vote to continue this war...to take support away from senior citizens...to cut funding for children's healthcare - because we, as a country, have a responsibility to look out for each other."
- Sam Bennett, Democratic candidate for the 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley.
Learn More about Sam Bennett Here.
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