Joe Hoeffel is gonna be all over the place very soon. He's started a campaign [his word] to increase the minimum wage in Pennsylvania piggybacking on Rep. Mark Cohen's HB 257. HB 257 states [from Joe's blog]:
This bill will raise our minimum wage to $6.15 per hour by January 1, 2006, in line with neighboring states, and further increase it to help bring low wage workers out of poverty with an increase to $7.15 per hour by January 1, 2007. Perhaps most importantly the bill will incorporate a cost of living increase to be enacted every January 1st after 2007 to ensure that the working poor can provide for their families in the future.
Joe will take the petition eSignatures to Harrisburg.
Joe will be on CN8's "It's Your Call" with Lynn Doyle speaking on the preparedness of the country in the event of another large natural disaster or act of terrorism. The show is on from 9pm - 10pm. Right during the first half of the Iggles season opener on Monday Night Football down in the ATL. I'll be flipping back and forth [what a geek] during the first half.
I think he's slowly building up steam and keeping his name out there, speaking out on some big issues floating around nationally and on the local state-level. Keeping his name out there for a not-too-far-off run for something. I'd like to see him do that. I'm saddened that he gave into the pressures of the DLC and backed Bob Casey Jr. so far off from the primary. Chuck Pennacchio is the one that deserved his support.
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