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Traveling across this state the past 10 months, it's clear to me that most people recognize that what Arlen's been doing in the last few years just isn't working anymore. That's why it doesn't matter whether Republicans call it "bringing home the bacon" or wasting money on pork -- it's small potatoes compared to big problems we face. Pennsylvanians understand that giving a check for a new bridge through town isn't enough when there are no jobs to drive to -- because down in Washington, Arlen Specter is supporting policies that encourage companies to ship those Pennsylvania jobs abroad.
He's turned his back on moderation, turned his back on working families, and, most disappointingly, turned his back on a woman's right to choose. That's why George Bush and Dick Cheney came in here to prop him up. We all saw those the TV ads. Now more than ever, he's their Senator, not ours.
Specter seems to think that after 24 years in office and three years of supporting a failed agenda at home and abroad, all we have to do is more of the same.
But Pennsylvanians know that we're on the wrong track and need a change in course. That's why I've been fighting for the big ideas that worked so well for our economy and our local communities in the 1990s - fiscal responsibility, a balanced federal budget, strong environmental protections, more funding to make college affordable, common sense gun safety, a national investment in putting more cops on the street, and support for family planning that protects a woman's right to choose.
I'm running because we have to build a future that works for Pennsylvania.
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