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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Today the House approved a budget deal.

Boehner lashes at conservative groups: 'They've lost all credibility' | TheHill

Boehner lashes at conservative groups: 'They've lost all credibility' | TheHill

The Final Countdown For Extended Unemployment Benefits


The Final Countdown For Extended Unemployment Benefits

Want bipartisanship? Just say Yes! | TribLIVE

Want bipartisanship? Just say Yes! | TribLIVE

Bridgeville man announces candidacy for state representative | TribLIVE

Bridgeville man announces candidacy for state representative | TribLIVE

Monday, December 2, 2013

Richard Trumka nd Richard Bloomindale | Working families can't take another shutdown » Editorials » The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Richard Trumka nd Richard Bloomindale | Working families can't take another shutdown » Editorials » The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Party lines invisible to Sen. Manchin of West Virginia | TribLIVE

Party lines invisible to Sen. Manchin of West Virginia | TribLIVE

Democrats seek some distance from Obamacare | TribLIVE

Democrats seek some distance from Obamacare | TribLIVE

Parties recruit veterans to run for House in 2014 | TribLIVE

Parties recruit veterans to run for House in 2014 | TribLIVE

Gay rights, religious freedom & Pat Toomey | TribLIVE

Gay rights, religious freedom & Pat Toomey | TribLIVE

Pittsburgh mayor-elect Peduto boasts of diversity in executive team | TribLIVE

Pittsburgh mayor-elect Peduto boasts of diversity in executive team | TribLIVE

Friday, August 16, 2013

Johnstown GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles Declares He Will Stand His Ground For Area Veterans Against Republican Extremists Like Keith Rothfus! Mr. Rothfus: Veterans Are Heroes; Not Takers - Larry Stiles for Congress

Johnstown resident and GOP Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles stands his ground for our region’s Veterans against GOP extremists like Keith Rothfus and warns Veterans of the PA 12th Congressional District: “My opponent can pander to Veterans with any number of wonderful advisory committees. However, in the words of Mitt Romney, extremists like Rothfus believe we are in the 47% of the Takers class, like infamous Welfare Queens. We Veterans have bravely earned our benefits. I would like to use myself as an example: I went to Vietnam and was unknowingly exposed to Agent Orange, a dangerous herbicide which earned Dow and Monsanto Chemical handsome profits, but this chemical is slowly destroying my body. I personally had to fight through the VA system to get the benefits that I now have. I stand with all our nation’s veteran’s to make very clear that we are not Welfare Queens. We are brave heroes to which our nation made extensive promises. I will fight for all the region’s veterans to insure we are treated with dignity and that promises made to us are fulfilled in a timely manner.”

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

House committee to convene Pittsburgh hearing on Legionnaires outbreak at VA hospitals | TribLIVE

House committee to convene Pittsburgh hearing on Legionnaires outbreak at VA hospitals | TribLIVE

Congress' Approval Rating Remains Near Historical Lows

Congress' Approval Rating Remains Near Historical Lows

GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles Endorses HR 2590, 21st Century Healthcare For Heroes Act! Stiles Repeats Call For Keith Rothfus To Request Re-assignment To The House Veteran's Affairs Committee! - Larry Stiles for Congress

GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles Endorses HR 2590, 21st Century Healthcare For Heroes Act! Stiles Repeats Call For Keith Rothfus To Request Re-assignment To The House Veteran's Affairs Committee! - Larry Stiles for Congress

Sunday, July 21, 2013

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles Agrees with the Noted Columnist JD Prose That Do-Nothing Congressman Rothfus Is Highly Vulnerable! Governor Tom Corbett In 2012 stated that Rothfus Was One of His "Two Highest Priorities"!

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2013 Contact: Rebeca Medina Phone: 814.659.2014 Email: press@larrystilesforcongress.com
GOP Challenger and Vietnam veteran Larry Stiles agrees that Keith Rothfus is highly vulnerable. Agent Orange Leukemia sufferer Stiles reports: “I pick up every day on the campaign trail form real average concerned voters in this district that they want change. Rothfus is a cheerleader who gets nothing accomplished. He is tied to big Republican money on Wall Street, in Washington, and yes Harrisburg. I was shocked that our Governor Tom Corbett called this extremist Congressman, his ‘highest priority’ in 2012. I don’t think even Tom Corbett and all his special interest Harrisburg money can save Mr. Rothfus in 2014.” Stiles proclaims: “I am a New Republican. One that wants to accomplish something and not be a cheer leader. I know that getting something accomplished is a very foreign concept to Republican elites in Harrisburg and Washington.” ****

Friday, July 12, 2013

Veterans backlog targeted »

Veterans backlog targeted » Latest News » The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Can A Freshman Congressman From Western Pennsylvania Be Personally Responsible For Keeping A Democrat In The White House? GOP Challenger Larry Stiles Charges that the Extremism of Keith Rothfus Is Political Suicide for the GOP

GOP Challenger and Vietnam Veteran Larry Stiles supports the American Conference of Catholic Bishops position on comprehensive immigration reform. Stiles charges: “The next time you curse having a Democrat in the White House, blame the extremism of Republicans like Keith Rothfus. As our nation grows more diverse, extremists like Rothfus cheerlead for perfect border security. Rothfus is the perfect example of a do-nothing Congressman, leading our great Party’s political suicide. I promise to be a representative that seeks workable solutions on issues like immigration.” ****

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Wishes Tim Rigby Former Staffer of Do-Nothing Extremist Congressman Keith Rothfus All The Best In His Future Pursuits!

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2013 Contact: Rebeca Medina Phone: 814.659.2014 Email: press@larrystilesforcongress.com Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Wishes Tim Rigby Former Staffer of Do-Nothing Extremist Keith Rothfus All The Best In His Future Pursuits! Agent Orange Leukemia sufferer and GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles offers Tim Rigby his best wishes on his return to the private sector: “Tim, your courageous fight against cancer, often waged in full view of your fans, is a true inspiration to all of us in the district. God speed to you and your family.” ****

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

epublican Congressional Candidate Stiles Charges Rothfus of being MIA from the Altoona-Johnstown VA Medical Centers! Rothfus Is Far Too Busy Servicing His Wall Street Friends and Washington Republican Elites!

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2013 Contact: Rebeca Medina Phone: 814.659.2014 Email: press@larrystilesforcongress.com Republican Congressional Candidate Stiles Charges Rothfus of being MIA from the Altoona-Johnstown VA Medical Centers! Rothfus Is Far Too Busy Servicing His Wall Street Friends and Washington Republican Elites!
Johnstown, PA - According to Veteran’s Advocate Larry Stiles’ own investigation, neither Rothfus nor his staff has ever set foot in the Van Zandt Altoona VA Hospital or the Johnstown VA Outpatient Clinic, which are the key VA medical centers in the Eastern portion of the PA 12th District. Stiles charges: “Area Veterans need someone working everyday on our behalf: fighting for top-rate medical care, insuring their claims are processed in a timely fashion, and fighting for civilian job opportunities. District veterans do not need a cheerleader, like Mr. Rothfus. Mr. Rothfus panders to our veterans while, he services his Wall Street friends on the House Financial Services Committee.”

GOP Challenger Larry Stiles Celebrates the Release of the Book THIS TOWN-IN AMERICA'S GUILDED CAPITAL About Keith Rothfus's Elite Washington Republican GOP Bosses and The Opulent Washington Lifestyle with a Question for Mr. Rothfus!

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Johnstown, PA - This week Mark Leibovich will release his new book, “This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America’s Gilded Capital.” This book is a searing expose on the opulent Washington lifestyle that Congressman Rothfus has fully and eagerly embraced. Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles asks Mr. Rothfus this tough question: “Mr. Rothfus, how will your service on the House Financial Services Committee improve the lives of any constituent in our district? Isn't your service on this committee, which services your Wall Street friends, all about cranking up the Beltway fund-raising machine at the expense of everyday constituents in our district?”

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Reader Poll: Which PA Republican is Most Vulnerable to a Primary? | PoliticsPA

Reader Poll: Which PA Republican is Most Vulnerable to a Primary? | PoliticsPA

Larry Stiles, Candidate for Congress to Begin Senior Center Tour of 12th Congressional District.

Larry Stiles, Candidate for Congress in the Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District will begin his tour of the Senior Centers in the district. Stiles will begin his tour at 10:00 AM on July 11, at the Somerset Senior Center at 103 Sunshine Ave, in Central City. Stiles said, “Mr. Rothfus has been pandering to senior citizens in the district. Rothfus plays bingo with seniors because he wants them to forget that last year he rallied with the Tea Party Express, and confirmed that he supports ending Medicare as we know it by turning it into a voucher program, costing seniors an additional $6,000 a year in out of pocket-expenses while at the same time cutting taxes for millionaires like himself. Rothfus will come to the district and tell you one thing and go back to his GOP elite friends in Washington and vote another way.” Keith Rothfus is not a regular guy.”

Monday, July 8, 2013

Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles Calls For Keith Rothfus to Join In the Pain of Sequestration by Furloughing Himself One Day A Week

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2013 Contact: Rebeca Medina Phone: 814.659.2014 Email: press@larrystilesforcongress.com
Vietnam Veteran and Congressional Candidate Stiles calls for Keith Rothfus to furlough himself. Stiles charges: “Rothfus is part of the do nothing Congress which has accomplished the least of any Congress in the history of this nation. His Wall Street friends have more than enough lobbyists to allow Mr. Rothfus to be missing once a week on Wall Street’s favorite committee, the House Financial Services Committee. The average voter in the District won’t miss you either because; you do not represent our interests.”

Veterans still fighting for survival in tough job market - Jul. 8, 2013

Veterans still fighting for survival in tough job market - Jul. 8, 2013

Stiles Calls for Rothfus to Support Our Region's Wind Energy Sector: Proposes Long-term Extension of Production Tax Credit

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2013 Contact: Rebeca Medina Phone: 814.659.2014 Email: press@larrystilesforcongress.com GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles calls for a long-term extension of the Production Tax Credit, which will fuel an expansion of the wind power industry, a growing regional energy sector. Stiles argues: “Mr. Rothfus’s “do it all energy plan” is another sign that our current Congressman is nothing but a cheerleader carrying the scripts of Wall Street and Washington Republican elites. I too support all of our regional energy economy. But cheerleading does not cut it. Mr. Rothfus get something done that helps one of our district’s energy sectors. You are a wonderful cheerleader but this is not helping our area grow and create new jobs.”

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Red, Divided and Blue Fly This Independence Day - NationalJournal.com

Red, Divided and Blue Fly This Independence Day - NationalJournal.com

New study shows complications in VA claims process - News - Stripes

New study shows complications in VA claims process - News - Stripes

GOP Challenger Larry Stiles Supports HR 411, The Fort McClellan Health Registry Act: Veterans Exposed To Dangerous Chemicals Deserve Medical Treatment!

GOP Challenger Larry Stiles Supports HR 411, The Fort McClellan Health Registry Act: Veterans Exposed To Dangerous Chemicals Deserve Medical Treatment! GOP Congressional Challenger demands that Keith Rothfus support and Co-sponsor HR 411: Fort McClellan Registry Act. Agent Orange leukemia sufferer Stiles explains: “Providing medical care for veterans exposed to dangerous chemicals while in the service of this great nation is a no-brainer, that should even be comprehensible to someone with no military service, like Mr. Rothfus. Some areas of this closed base were found to 55,000 times established safe levels of chemicals. I have leukemia from exposure to Agent Orange. I understand that no veteran should be left behind. I call on any area veterans who served at Fort McClellan to contact me through my web site www.larrystilesforcongress.com .”

Monday, June 24, 2013

VA Pittsburgh director lauded as Legionnaires' disease outbreak raged | TribLIVE

VA Pittsburgh director lauded as Legionnaires' disease outbreak raged | TribLIVE

GOP Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Supports the American Catholic Conference of Bishops Position On Immigration's Reform!

GOP Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Supports the American Catholic Conference of Bishops Position On Immigrations Reform! Larry Stiles supports immigration reform that fuels economic development, allows a path to citizenship, creates a guest worker program and allows families to be re-united. While Stiles absolutely supports strong border controls he agrees with the Catholic bishops that border control enhancements should not be driven by impossible metrics that can serve the purpose of killing immigration reform and preserving an untenable status quo. Vietnam veteran Stiles declares: “ We need immigration reform to aid Western Pennsylvania’s high tech industries. Mr. Rothfus where do you stand on immigration reform? I stand with the Catholic bishops and Western Pennsylvania employers not with extremist Washington Republican elites.”

GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles, Asks if Rothfus Is Trying Hard To Prove He's Part Of the 47% Class of Takers In Sewickley Reporting Earned Income Of Only $10,730.00 Last Year? Stiles Challenges Rothfus To Come Clean On His Family Finances!

GOP Congressional Challenger Larry Stiles, Asks if Rothfus Is Trying Hard To Prove He's Part Of the 47% Class of Takers In Sewickley Reporting Earned Income Of Only $10,730.00 Last Year? Stiles Challenges Rothfus To Come Clean On His Family Finances! Congressional Candidate Stiles was shocked to read that BEAVER VALLEY TIMES columnist JD Prose reported that Rothfus had earned income last year at poverty levels. Congressional Candidate Stiles demands that Rothfus fully release his family’s consolidated financial statements. Vietnam Vet and Agent Orange Leukemia Victim Stiles poses this question: “ How can a “Regular Guy” support homes in one of Pittsburgh’s wealthiest suburbs and Washington DC, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the nation, while having earned income at poverty levels. I am not an accountant or a friend of Wall Street like most of the constituents in this District. Mr. Rothfus, you have some explaining to do!”

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GOP Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Declares He’s Pro-Life and Pro Birth Control! Calls Upon Keith Rothfus To Stop Pandering On The Abortion Issue and Do Meaningful Work!

GOP Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Declares He’s Pro-Life and Pro Birth Control! Calls Upon Keith Rothfus To Stop Pandering On The Abortion Issue and Do Meaningful Work! Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles declares his dismay with our Do-Nothing Congressman Keith Rothfus and His Do-nothing Congress. “While our broken VA has a back-log of over 900,000 claims, Congressman Keith Rothfus tries to score political points on an anti-abortion bill, that however noble, will go nowhere,” charges Stiles. Larry Stiles a committed Catholic, himself against abortion, warns: “I am not going to give Mr. Rothfus a free ride on women’s issues. Access to birth control lowers the demand for abortion, which I hold to be murder. I am not going to stand by while Rothfus wastes our time with legislation that amounts to nothing but pure political cheer-leading.” ****

GOP Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Commends Rothfus On Being Honored With A Near Perfect Voting Score From The Washington Republican Elite Heritage Foundation

Washington’s Elite Republican Think-tank the Heritage Foundation told us what Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles already knew: Rothfus has a near perfect voting score for Wall Street Big Money and Republican Washington Elites. Vietnam Veteran Larry Stiles commented: “It didn’t take a Beltway think-tank to tell voters of this region that Rothfus is not for us! He can play bingo with area Seniors, but the Heritage Foundation tells us that when the tough votes need to be made, Rothfus will always stand with his Wall Street friends and Washington elites. This district needs new leadership that stands with everyday people of our district.”

Friday, June 14, 2013

Vietnam War Veteran and Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Calls for Caution on Any Syrian Involvement

Johnstown, PA - Larry Stiles knows war. Congressional Candidate and Agent Orange leukemia victim calls for Washington policy makers to exercise extreme caution on any involvement in Syria. Stiles says, “The American people today face over 104th months of involvement in Afghanistan with no end in sight. Washington decision makers find it easy to start the process which ultimately ends up in committing precious American lives and treasure in never ending conflicts.” Stiles urges Washington elites to honor their commitments to veterans and clean up the more than 900,000 claims backlog before making promises to Syrian rebels. Congressional challenger Stiles demands that Mr. Rothfus take a stand on American involvement in Syria. Mr. Rothfus, put your cards on the table regarding a Syrian involvement. Voters in this Congressional district need to know if you support the call for American power to resolve the Syrian Civil War. Mr. Rothfus do you stand with the Syrian Rebels or the under -served veterans in your congressional district. ****

Stiles Supports the Bi-Partisan Reforming Military Justice Proposal-Sexual Assaults In Our Military Must Stop!

Johnstown, PA - Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles endorses the Bi-partisan efforts to end and prosecute sexual assaults in the U. S. Military and challenges Mr. Rothfus to do the same. Stiles proclaimed: “If this nation wants a true modern citizen’s military, we need to protect our women serving their nation from sexual abuse and harassment. The US Military is no longer a good old boys club. This initiative is the best effort to halt these assaults. Mr. Rothfus, do the right thing and stand up for our women in the armed services from our 12th Congressional District.” ****

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Congressional Candidate Larry Stiles Salutes The Greatest Generation Who Saved The Free World On The Beaches Of Normandy In 1944

The Greatest Generation formed a united front to save democracy! Our nation joined freedom-loving peoples to turn back Hitler's evil forces. Today this greatest generation and our nation's newest veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are forgotten in a broken VA system that has a 900,000 claims backlog! And where is Keith Rothfus? Rothfus is too busy serving Wall Street and Washington Republican elites. Veterans in our region need representation that puts their unmet needs first! Stiles is a veteran for veterans! # # #