Metcalfe in the Media
It is an honor to work for you and the residents of our district and I take great pride in representing you in Harrisburg. I am aware of the challenges that face our state and I am dedicated to facing those challenges so that together, we can make our communities the best that they can be. As a way for you to keep up with the work that is happening on your behalf, check the stories listed below, and as always, feel free to contact me for more information about any state-related matter.

Rendell wants $1B for transportation
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- In the next few weeks, Gov. Ed Rendell wants state legislators to enact a new $1 billion-a-year plan to fix roads, bridges and transit, but a lot of lawmakers are hesitant to increase costs for their constituents so close to the Nov. 2 election.

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State has most teacher strikes in nation
From The Sunbury Daily Item
HARRISBURG — A new report from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association names Pennsylvania as the national leader in public school teacher strikes for the 2009-10 academic year, with six strikes over 501 school districts.

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Pennsylvania gun rights advocates get new energy in their push for a 'castle doctrine'
From The Harrisburg Patriot
Gun rights advocates got a monumental boost last week when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled local governments can’t ban guns.

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Dems pull House vote on natural gas tax
From The Associated Press
HARRISBURG - Democrats abruptly yanked a bill to tax natural gas extraction and tobacco products from the Pennsylvania House floor Tuesday after a spirited debate that exposed internal divisions over what would constitute an integral piece of the state budget puzzle.

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Bills target builders' 'illegal work force'
From The Harrisburg Patriot
Some Pennsylvania employers could be asked to take extra steps to make sure they aren't employing illegal immigrants, if some lawmakers get their way.

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House passes crackdown on illegal immigrants
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- Powerful opponents remain to two bills that would stop Pennsylvania construction firms from hiring undocumented, illegal immigrants, but the measures easily sailed through the state House Tuesday.

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Competing forces lobby legislators on state budget
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- It's June at the state Capitol, and that means legislators are once again caught in conflicting financial crosswinds, whipsawed between people who don't want state taxes increased and other groups that don't want their state funding reduced.

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Illegal-alien bills primed for vote in Pennsylvania House

From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG — The state House is poised to vote on legislation that would crack down on illegal immigrants working in construction, which opponents say wrongly attacks the construction industry and uses unreliable methods to verify workers' status.

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Bills would stop hiring of illegal immigrants
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- Unusual political coalitions have formed on both sides of legislation aimed at stopping Pennsylvania construction firms from hiring illegal, undocumented immigrants.

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Metcalfe's majority
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
I applaud state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, for standing up and saying what the majority of legal Americans feel about illegal aliens.

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Troopers association seeks entry to illegal alien program
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association wants Gov. Ed Rendell to let state police join a federal program that trains and equips them to arrest illegal immigrants, association President Bruce Edwards said.

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State representative defends immigration bill in face of continued criticism
From The Express-Times
The sponsor of a proposed Pennsylvania immigration bill modeled after Arizona's controversial law dismisses concerns that the measure would spur racial profiling.

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Pa. Rep. Metcalfe: Illegal aliens should leave or go to jail
From The Patriot News
There are more than 140,000 illegal alien invaders residing throughout Pennsylvania, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

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Pa. bill proposes Arizona-type immigration law
From The Harrisburg Patriot-News
There are more than 140,000 illegal alien invaders residing throughout Pennsylvania, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

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The Metcalfe proposal: The time has come
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania shares the problems that the federal government's failure to enforce immigration laws creates for states that border Mexico. Thus, it's fitting that Pennsylvania share Arizona's solution for those problems.

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State bill takes aim on illegals
From The Sunbury Daily Item
Paul J. Ruane said if he is stopped by law enforcement officers, they have the right to ask for his driver's license, so he sees no reason why the same police can't ask to verify a person's citizenship status if the individual is reasonably stopped as well.

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Immigration bill would bring Arizona-style law to Pa.
From The York Daily Record
A state representative proposed legislation Tuesday -- backed by several local lawmakers -- that was inspired by a controversial law passed last week in Arizona to combat illegal immigration.

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Pa. bill proposes Arizona-type immigration law
From The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Police would be required to question individuals about their immigration status and demand documentation if they suspect a person is in the country illegally under legislation introduced Tuesday in the state House.

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Leave or go to jail, Metcalfe tells illegals
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG -- Take the handcuffs off police and put them on illegal aliens in Pennsylvania, who cost taxpayers $728 million a year for education, health care and incarceration, advocates for tougher laws said Tuesday.

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Pennsylvania legislators hope to mirror Arizona's immigration bill
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- State Reps. Daryl Metcalfe and Harry Readshaw think Pennsylvania should follow Arizona's lead and "protect its borders and citizens" by giving local and state police more power to arrest, detain and eventually deport foreigners who have entered the state illegally and don't have proper registration papers.

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Metcalfe pitches 'Arizona-style' immigration law in Pennsylvania
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe says it's time to give illegal aliens residing in Pennsylvania two choices: go to jail or leave.

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Legislators push PA immigration control bill
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- State Reps. Daryl Metcalfe and Harry Readshaw think Pennsylvania should follow Arizona's lead and "protect its borders and citizens" by giving local and state police more power to arrest, detain and eventually deport foreigners who have entered the state illegally and don't have proper registration papers.

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Pa. legislator plans to introduce immigration bill
From The Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice
Arizona's new immigration law may get a hearing in Pennsylvania.

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