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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.
2 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 10 AUGUST, 2011
T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rAug.11-
Friends of Ron Donatucci hold
Delaware River Cruise at Inde-
pendence Seaport Museum Terrace
Ballrm., Columbus & Walnut Sts.,
6:30-9:30 p.m. $145 per person.
For info (215) 271-1667.
Aug. 11-
St. Edmond’s Parish hosts Fish Fry
celebrating St. Edmond’s 100th an-
niversary. at 21st & Snyder Ave., 5-
8 p.m. Cost $10. For info (215)
334-3755.
Aug. 11-
Fundraising event for Republican
Council at Large candidate David
Oh in Library Lounge at Union
League, 140 S. Broad St., 6-8 p.m.
Special guest Anthony
Szuszczewicz, Chairman, CEO and
President of Polonia Bank. Music.
Contributions $100 to $1,000.
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Aug. 12-13
Nicetown CDC hosts Give Back
Festival at Nicetown Park, 4300
Germantown Ave., starting with
Boxing Exhibition on Friday.
Aug. 13-
Celebration of 20th reunion of
IBEW Local 98 retirees and active
members at Keenan’s in Anglesea,
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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
10 AUGUST, 2011 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 5
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.