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The Democratic Party of York County is committed to bringing the fresh ideas, energy and hard work needed to make York County a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy the equal rights promised by our nation's Constitution. Through Democratic ideals we can build our economy, make health care affordable, retirement secure, government honest and clean up the environment. We invite you to join the new Democratic Party of York County and to share your ideas for how to move our government and our party forward.


 mission statement
-To Elect Quality Democrats
-To Promote the Values of the Democratic Party
-To Improve the Quality of Life for all York County Residents


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The ABCs of affordable, accessible health care
by state Rep. Eugene DePasquale, D-York

Health-care reform is a top priority in Pennsylvania. The costs of care are skyrocketing. Also, too many people, especially working families, are without coverage while many more are paying higher prices for basic care. Also, there are many small businesses that are struggling to offer health benefits to their employees.
     Recently, the Legislature has developed and improved programs to impact children and seniors, targeted patient safety in health-care facilities and expanded the duties of qualified but underutilized health-care professionals. All of these initiatives are striving towards the goal of increasing quality and reducing the cost of care. However, these initiatives are not nearly enough.
    It is important to note that most of the uninsured aren’t unemployed. The uninsured are mostly people who are working full-time but cannot afford health coverage or are not offered coverage through their employers. The burden of obtaining private coverage and the impact of spending a large part of take-home pay on insurance premiums are crippling many working families. Others are simply dropped from their plans or can’t obtain insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.
    To address these and other health-care issues, I recently supported a plan that would provide Pennsylvania adults of all income levels with access to affordable health-insurance coverage. This plan passed the House of Representatives with wide bipartisan support.
    Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care is now under consideration in the state Senate. PA ABC would provide the state’s working uninsured the ability to receive basic care, including prescription drug benefits and preventative check-ups. The plan would also immediately provide affordable health insurance to the 80,000 Pennsylvanians who are on the waiting list for the state's current program for working adults, adultBasic, which is a private insurance plan developed in the Republican Ridge-Schweiker administrations.
    To help small businesses, PA ABC would allow these businesses to purchase insurance for their employees through the state plan, and make $42 million in state grants available to help defray costs for those already providing coverage to their employees. The program also would continue to help doctors pay their medical malpractice insurance premiums so we can keep health-care professionals practicing in Pennsylvania.
   A study conducted by the Institute of Medicine shows that everyone suffers when large portions of a city or state are without health insurance. Emergency rooms become overcrowded; hospitals are forced to provide more uncompensated care (at a cost of about $1.4 billion annually); and the premiums of those who do have insurance go up. PA ABC would lower the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and reduce the pressure on everyone else's insurance premiums.
     I realize that health-care reform is a tough issue. However, I strongly believe that PA ABC can greatly increase health-care coverage in our area and hold costs down. As this issue moves forward, it is my hope that the debate focuses on how to take the issue of universal health care and potentially make it better -- not an attempt to defeat it for political gain. The people of Pennsylvania have had enough of that. With regard to health care, Pennsylvanians want action and they want it now.

Sign up for updates on this legislation at: pahouse.com/

How Democrats Will Win
Active, effective teams are being organized in every precinct in the country and armed with the best methods for organizing volunteers to win elections. Every single precinct will have an effective organization trained to win votes.

York County Dems are now
recruiting Cheerleaders
for the Home Team
!

The York County Democratic Party has 10 Regions with 159 precincts. Our goal is to fill every precinct with one Committee Man AND one Committee Woman.
   Precinct Committee People are the grassroots power in York County. They organize “boots on the ground” volunteers who understand the needs of their neighborhoods.   Effective Committee People help win elections and promote Democratic values at the local, state and national levels.
   Learn more about becoming a Committee Person or volunteering for your precinct's team. Training is provided.

All it takes is a commitment
of a few hours a month.

Call us NOW at 812-1200
The perks are priceless!


Dems' voter count surges in County
The York Dispatch
Article Last Updated: 04/01/2008 10:48:12 AM EDT
The number of registered Democrats in York County now tops 100,000 for the first time in history. At least 9,146 more Democrats are on the York County voting rolls than in last fall's elections, according to state statistics released Monday.
  That 9.6 percent jump outpaces statewide gains and brings the total number of registered Democrats in York County to at least 104,132.
  Across Pennsylvania the number of registered Democrats has jumped by about 6 percent to more than 4 million -- a record for either the Republican or Democratic parties.

Pennsylvania is one step closer to energy independence thanks to York County's 95th District State Rep. Eugene DePasquale

Members of the PA State House have been working to reduce Pennsylvania's dependence on foreign oil and develop alternative forms of energy. The House passed York County District 95 Rep. Eugene DePasquale's energy legislation, with strong, bipartisan support. This measure would provide rebates for homeowners and businesses looking to install solar and wind energy systems and rebates to consumers for purchases of energy-efficient appliances.  A plus is that this  is funded through existing tax revenue -- no new taxes. All in all, it will grow our economy, save consumers money and promote energy efficiency and cleaner sources of energy.
 
If you have questions on this or any other state issue, please contact Rep. DePasquale or visit his Web site for more information.


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