PhiladelphiaDaily Record

Vol. II No. 119 (279) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia August 10, 2011

‘Super Man’

LOCAL TEA PARTY activists hailed favorite son Sen. Pat Toomey for being

chosen one of three Republican Senators to sit on a deficit-fixing Super Commit-

tee. Story page 3.

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St. Edmond’s Parish hosts Fish Fry

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Fundraising event for Republican

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Nicetown CDC hosts Give Back

Festival at Nicetown Park, 4300

Germantown Ave., starting with

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Celebration of 20th reunion of

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Toomey Is Selected To Sit On

Super CommitteeUS Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is-

sued the following statement on

the announcement that he will be

selected to serve on the super com-

mittee created by the Budget Con-

trol Act:

“I am deeply honored for the op-

portunity to serve on this biparti-

san committee and to be part of the

important work we will be doing.

In light of last week’s events, with

the nation’s credit downgrade and

the deep drop in the markets, it is

all the more imperative that this

committee do its job effectively

and come up with a product that

both tackles our debt crisis and can

help revive our failing economy.

“Despite the difficulties ahead, I

am committed to tackling this

challenge and am hopeful that we

can produce a proposal that seri-

ously reduces our nation’s deficits

and grows our economy. Through-

out the debate over the debt ceil-

ing, I stressed that we need a

solution that achieves the dual

goals of putting our government on

a path toward a balance budget,

and maximizing economic growth

and enabling us to create the jobs

we badly need. I remain commit-

ted to both of these vital goals.”

Minority Leader Mitch Mc-

Connell, who selected Toomey,

said, “From his first day in the US

Senate, Sen. Toomey has demon-

strated a deep understanding of fis-

cal matters and is a leader on

budget and deficit issues. He

drafted a budget proposal that was

widely supported by the Republi-

can caucus and was actively in-

volved in the recent debt limit

debate. His years of experience in

the financial sector and on the

House Budget Committee will also

serve him well in his new role,

along with an unwavering commit-

ment to the principles of limited

government and fiscal responsibil-

ity. The American people know

that we cannot dig ourselves out of

this situation by nibbling around

the edges, and I am confident that

the Senate Republican appoint-

ments to the joint committee can

be counted on to propose solutions

that put the interests of all Ameri-

cans ahead of any one political

party.”

The Independence Hall Tea Party

Association held a press confer-

ence this afternoon at 16th & JFK

Blvd. to discuss its efforts to get

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) appointed

to the Senate Super Committee on

the Budget.

“Sen. Toomey was a clear leader in

the attempt to prevent the down-

grading of America’s credit rat-

ing,” said Association President

Teri Adams.

“The Senator authored a proposal

that would have balanced the fed-

eral budget in nine years. It was re-

jected in the Senate in a mostly

party-line vote.

“Toomey also co-sponsored the

Association backed Cut, Cap and

Balance Act. He has demonstrated

his commitment to solving our na-

tional budget crisis.”

Pa. Green Party Opposes Privatizing

Wine And Spirit ShopsThe Steering Committee of the

Green Party of Pennsylvania has

taken a firm position against priva-

tization of PA Wine and Spirit

Shops. Green Party chair I.K.

Samways of Allegheny Co. organ-

ized this poll and said, “The Green

Party is leading the opposition to

Republican control of our Com-

monwealth, and I am very pleased

the Green Party will stand firmly

against this anti-union legislation.”

On Jul. 13, the Pennsylvania

House of Representatives began

consideration of HB 11, which

will privatize the wholesale and

retail operations of the Pennsylva-

nia Liquor Control Board. This

legislation will end PLCB’s pay-

ment of annual profits into the

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State’s Treasury. It will also termi-

nate more than 3,000 jobs for

workers who make union wages

and receive middle-class benefits.

The Green Party Steering Commit-

tee voted in favor of a resolution

opposing HB 11. Vivek Ananthan,

treasurer of GPPA and chair of the

Green Party of Philadelphia, said,

“Privatization at every level has

been a failure in this country. Why

would privatization of liquor stores

to be an exception? Rampant capi-

talism is the cause of our Hi-

malayan-like deficit.”

Fattah Addresses CORE RecipientsCongressman Chaka Fattah (D-

Phila.), founder of the CORE

Scholarship Program, will spoke to

college-bound Philadelphia stu-

dents at the CORE Scholarship

College Sendoff celebration this

morning at the Cira Center across

from 30th Street Station.

Fattah founded the CORE Scholar-

ship Program – College Opportu-

nity Resources for Education – in

2004 in partnership with the City

of Philadelphia and the School

District of Philadelphia. Since then

21,308 Philadelphia high school

graduates have received almost

$33.5 million in “last dollar schol-

arships” through spring 2011 to

help pay for their first year of stud-

ies at participating colleges, uni-

versities and community colleges

in Pennsylvania.

CORE Scholarships are unique in

that every recent graduate from a

Philadelphia high school – public,

charter, private, parochial – re-

ceives assistance toward first year

college tuition and expenses. The

program has even awarded schol-

arships to home schooled and

cyber-schooled Philadelphia youth

who complete high school studies.

State Tops The Nation In Child-Support TakeFor the fifth consecutive year,

Pennsylvania has led the nation in

child-support collections in both

current support and collections on

arrears. For every $100 ordered as

support for a Pennsylvania child,

county-based Domestic Relations

Offices collect in excess of $83.

This rate significantly exceeds the

national average of $62 collected

for each $100 owed.

The Federal Government awards

financial incentives to states for

performance in five critical areas

of Child Support. For the second

straight year, Pennsylvania is the

only state that is scheduled to re-

ceive the maximum financial-per-

formance incentive in all five

areas.

The above performance news is

especially noteworthy at this time

of year as Gov. Tom Corbett has

declared August to be Child Sup-

port Awareness Month.

Hungry At Lunch? Try LOVE Park

The food-truck frenzy in LOVE

Park gets kicked up a notch with

its newest addition: The Latin

Farmer Gourmet Food Truck!

LOVE Park’s tradition of bringing

fresh food to the citizens of Center

City has been chugging along

since fall 2010. Each day, a new

variety of savory and sweet trucks

dazzle visitors while live music

plays and visitors enjoy the park.

LOVE Park’s Marketing team is

proud to introduce the newest

member of the growing family of

food trucks, The Latin Farmer!

“Latin Farmer Gourmet Food

Truck is a sustainable, local and

responsible approach to Latin

food. We want to introduce every-

one to the types of food we grew

up eating, but in a more conscious

way. We try our hardest to use

fresh ingredients, biodegradable

and compostable supplies, and use

local products and resources as

often as possible in efforts to mini-

mize our footprint while also giv-

ing back to our community. We

look forward to feeding and meet-

ing as many of you as possible!”

according to the Latin Farmer.

Lunch is served Monday through

Friday, 11:30 a.m. to about 2:45

p.m. Also, Summer in LOVE free

concerts provide music to enjoy

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while visitors watch the fountain,

and other visitors! The Welcome

Center is open from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. daily and offers tour tickets,

gifts, souvenirs and information on

all things Philadelphian.

Nicetown CDC Honors

Councilwoman Miller Nicetown CDC, community lead-

ers, and the community at large

will honor Councilwoman Donna

Reed Miller Saturday at Nicetown

Park starting at 6 p.m.

She is being honored “for her ca-

reer-long commitment to Nice-

town by bringing in over $50

million in development projects

and other services to the commu-

nity.”

Three years after Councilwoman

Miller was sworn into office

(1996), Nicetown CDC was

founded and a strong alliance was

formed between the community

organization and Miller.

With Miller’s assistance, this

young but aggressive nonprofit

transformed Nicetown in ways

most could not have dreamed of.

NTCDC developed projects and

programs ranging from housing

and small business development to

social service delivery.

Through Miller, NTCDC was also

able to obtain planning grants from

the Department of Commerce that

allowed them to focus on Nice-

town’s commercial corridor.

NTCDC also developed affordable

housing in 2005 with three small

residential units in the historic area

of Nicetown. Since then, there has

been a progressive effort to stabi-

lize and improve the existing hous-

ing stock in Nicetown, beginning

with the blocks that connect di-

rectly to the commercial corridor.

In 2009, NTCDC began its first

“green” housing rehabilitation

project, which was ready for its

first-time homebuyer in late sum-

mer of 2010.

Recently, the NTCDC began is its

largest housing project, known

Nicetown Court, a low-income

housing tax credit development

project which has 37 affordable

rental units and 4,000 square feet

of commercial space on the street

level.