Making your Vote Count:

• As newly appointed Democratic Chair of the State Government Committee, I am working hard to see that what happened in the 2000 Presidential race in Florida never happens in Pennsylvania

Increased Voter Participation:

• Introduced legislation that would permit universal mail-in voting and internet voter registration.

Fifty Million Dollars for Public Transportation:

• Introduced successful amendment to 1997 Budget allocating $50 million to mass transit across the commonwealth.

Restoring Health Benefits to 250,000 Working Poor in Pennsylvania:

• Supports legislation using tobacco settlement money to restore medical benefits cut in 1995.