ELLWOOD CITY – Continuing his efforts to stay in touch with the people who hired him to be their voice in Harrisburg, state Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) on Wednesday announced his latest series of town hall meetings, which will take place around the 10th Legislative District this spring.
The meeting locations and dates are:
- New Beaver Borough Town Hall – Tuesday, April 3, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the New Beaver Borough Building, located at 778 Wampum-New Galilee Road, New Galilee.
- Slippery Rock Borough Town Hall – Wednesday, April 4, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Slippery Rock Borough Building, located at 306 E. Water St., Slippery Rock.
- North Sewickley Township Town Hall – Wednesday, April 25, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the North Sewickley Township Building, located at 893 Mercer Road, Beaver Falls.
- Taylor Township Town Hall – Friday, April 27, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Taylor Township Building, located at 218 Industrial St., West Pittsburg.
PA State Representative Aaron Berstine
“One of the most important parts of my job is staying in touch with the people who hired me to be their voice both at home and in Harrisburg,” said Bernstine. “I look forward to talking with people about their concerns, sharing my views and hearing their opinions.”
There is no cost to attend these meetings and no advance registration is required.
For additional information, contact Bernstine’s district office at (724) 752-2120, or visit Facebook.com/RepBernstine or RepBernstine.com. Rep Berstine local office is located at 438 Line Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117.
Don’t get distracted by what he says; watch what he does.
The DISTRACTION: On February 9, 2017, Bernstine said, “The voters sent me to Harrisburg to protect them from the dangers of excessive government spending …. As we wade into the details of the state budget, we must first look at ways to cut spending.” On September 14, 2017, Berstine said, “I’ve said it all along: I will NOT vote to raise taxes.”
• The RESULT: Bernstine voted for a Budget (HB 218) that BORROWS $1.5 TRILLION with NO cuts. That’s $1,500,000,000.00 on OUR credit card.
• The RESULT: Bernstine appropriated $11.5 million to pay for salaries, wages, and personnel expenses of the Pennsylvania Senate (Sec. 261) with NO cuts.
• The RESULT: Bernstine ignored the skimming 17% (~45¢/gallon) off the gasoline tax revenue to fund state police benefits. Article 8, section 11 of the Constitution allows the motor license fund to be used “SOLELY for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of public highways and bridges.”
If you remember, the Republican-controlled legislature increased our gasoline tax
• 8.9% in 2012
• 9.6% in 2013
• 17.8% in 2014
• 21.9% in 2015
• 17.9% in 2016
Pennsylvania pays ENTIRE costs for trooper benefits. (Source: PSP union web site)
2013-2014 Motor license fund total: $3.49 billion. PSP portion: $621.9 million*
2014-2015 Motor license fund total: $4.05 billion. PSP portion: $676.1 million*
2015-2016 Motor license fund total: $4.37 billion. PSP portion: $739.3 million*
*Source: PennDOT web site
The DISTRACTION: Bernstine said on January 17, 2018 that “We want to use to our advantage everything we can to bring those companies to our area.”
• The RESULT: No new jobs but millions of state grants to Zelienople. No grants to Ellwood.
There’s a $1,500,000,000.00 bet these issues will be deflected at the town hall meetings.