As you read this, the 2017-18 legislative session has ended.
In Pennsylvania the two-year legislative sessions begin in
odd numbered years and end in even numbered years. We
will be building on what we accomplished in 2017-18 and
moving your agenda to new heights in the 2019-20
session. In order to do that, we need the funds to be
competitive against the insurance lobby.
In order to win we need the tools to do so. Monetary
contributions are one of the most important tools. Your
PADPAC contributions add more tools to the tool box so
we have the money to contribute to legislators who
support us and educate those who don’t support us yet.
Please give generously. We fight against groups who want
to reshape the legislative and regulatory landscape to
harm you and your practice. They want to create legislation
that has pitfalls for you, your patients and your practice.
Contributing to PADPAC is the single best and most
efficacious way to not just stop your adversaries but win
the fight. By winning legislative battles in Harrisburg we
make your life and practice at home easier. Your
contribution can make us even more effective.
If you have contributed, thank you! We couldn’t do it
without you. Our success is due to your efforts. Please
contact your colleagues and encourage them to contribute.
Show them how your opponents will continue to participate
in the political process. We have to do the same.
If you haven’t contributed yet, please do so. We need your
help. Your adversaries are constantly working to (mis)shape
the legislative and political agenda of our state. We have to
compete and win against a ruthless opponent.
We expended much of our hard dollar funds to move
SB 373 through the General Assembly. Please help us to
set a new foundation for the next phase of our campaign
to build a Pennsylvania that supports dentists and patients
rather than insurance companies and bureaucrats.
In order to build camaraderie, goodwill and a strong PAC,
our 2019 PAC promotion will be a Pittsburgh Pirates
baseball game. Everyone who contributes at the $500 level
and above will receive an invite to a Pirates game in one of
the stadium suites. We will attend a Philadelphia Phillies
game in 2020.
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