The National Organization for Women, which says it will target Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts in next year’s election, is holding a rally Saturday morning in opposition to the health-care amendment the congressman co-authored with Democrat Bart Stupak.
Lois Herr, the Democratic candidate for the 16th Congressional District seat, will be one of the speakers and […]

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U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts’ office released the following statement this morning on President Barack Obama’s call for passage of sweeping health-care legislation Wednesday night:
“I don’t really know whether this speech is going to change things for the President. He continues to support a deeply unpopular government-run public option and, while he paid lip service to […]

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If you missed our live broadcast of last week’s town hall meeting on health care at Conestoga Valley High School last week, the congressman has posted the footage online.
Here are a few clips:

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U.S Rep. Joe Pitts sent the following in reference to today’s news that the jobless rate here crept to its highest level in more than 26 years, to 7.4 percent, in July:
“These statistics underscore the seriousness of this recession. I think we all need to keep those who are unemployed in our prayers.
“Unfortunately, the […]

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Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts, who will seek his eighth term in Congress next year, is raising more money than his challenger and has nearly five times as much campaign cash in the bank, finance reports show. But Democrat Lois Herr has raked in twice as much money from individual donors as Pitts, which she […]

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U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts announced today he will hold a town hall meeting on health care reform here Thursday night. The Republican lawmaker, who had been criticized for not appearing before a public that is deeply skeptical of the proposals, said he will meet with constituents from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Conestoga Valley High […]

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Roll Call says Pennsylvania’s Republican representatives in Congress, including Rep. Joe Pitts, are staying out of what is expected to be a blockbuster of a race in 2010 — despite calls from National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn to unite behind Sen. Arlen Specter in his matchup against Pat Toomey.
The state’s Republican House Members […]

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