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A4 U.S. NEWS
Saturday 3 February 2018

Pence stumps for GOP candidate in 1st ‘18 congressional race

He said state legislator tunities with supporters.
Rick Saccone stands with Saccone, 59, is an Air Force
President Donald Trump’s veteran who said his sons
agenda, including the are in the Air Force now.
recently passed tax bill, Pence emphasized the
but ex-federal prosecutor Trump administration in-
Conor Lamb doesn’t stand creases in defense spend-
with Trump or support those ing and Saccone’s military
tax cuts. “And, folks, that record.
says everything you need Lamb, 33, is a Marine Corps
to know,” Pence said. veteran.
He stood onstage with Sac- The congressional district,
cone, who said Trump has won easily by Trump in the
put the U.S. “on the right 2016 presidential election,
path.” includes parts of four coun-
Lamb’s campaign manag- ties mostly south of Pitts-
er, Abby Murphy, said later: burgh.
“Conor wants a tax cut The special election to fill
where most of the benefits the seat, vacated by Mur-
go to the hardworking fam- phy last fall, is March 13.
ilies of the district instead of Millions of super political
the richest 1 percent.” action committee dollars
Pence spoke later in Pitts- are pouring in from outside
burgh to a gathering host- groups to help Saccone,

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an America First Policies Event, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in ed by the nonprofit group Federal Election Commis-
Pittsburgh. America First Policies, sion filings show.
Associated Press formed last year by his and The Pennsylvania Republi-
Trump’s political advisers. can Party chairman, Val Di-
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN majority in the first congres- pregnant. His address to Republican Giorgio, told people at the
Associated Press sional race of the year. Pence addressed about supporters and his motor- Pence gathering the nation
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — The seat is open because 150 supporters on Friday cade to the second gath- is watching and they can
Vice President Mike Pence the anti-abortion Repub- at a community center in ering ran late after he held reverse the conventional
stumped on Friday for a lican who held it, Tim Mur- Bethel Park, a borough of private meet-and-greet wisdom that they should
Republican congressional phy, quit after his home- greater Pittsburgh. sessions and photo oppor- lose midterm elections.q
candidate and slammed town newspaper reported
his Democratic opponent, he had suggested a mis-
trying to help the GOP tress get an abortion when RNC sides with Trump ban of
keep the seat in its House they thought she might be
transgender people in military

By THOMAS BEAUMONT against the ban, prompt- said he expects Trump to
Paradise in the Caribbean Associated Press ing the RNC to take the po- abide by the recommen-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sition standing with Trump. dations in the Pentagon’s
Republican National Com- An effect of one court rul- review.
mittee is siding with Presi- ing was that the military While the resolution states
dent Donald Trump on his would be required to allow the committee supports
order to bar transgender transgender people to en- Trump’s “intent and prerog-
individuals from serving in list beginning Jan. 1. ative to strengthen our mili-
the U.S. military. The issue has divided the tary with sound personnel
In a resolution passed at its GOP. Some Republicans in policies,” it also urges the
annual winter meeting Fri- the Senate, including mili- Justice Department to seek
day, the committee voted tary veterans Joni Ernst of U.S. Supreme Court action.
to support Trump’s August Iowa and John McCain of It’s customary for the RNC
demand that military re- Arizona, have objected to to pass resolutions support-
cruitment policy consider Trump’s ban. ing the president, especial-
transgender as “a disquali- The Defense Department is ly when policies are chal-
fying psychological and undertaking a review of re- lenged in court.
physical” condition cruiting policies, a process There was no public de-
Trump’s order has suffered expected to be complet- bate on the measure dur-
SALES OFFICE +297 2801005 info@leventaruba.com legal setbacks. Three fed- ed in the coming months. ing the RNC’s general ses-
MOBILE +297 5927275 www.leventaruba.com eral courts have ruled RNC member Bob Kabel sion Friday.q