Senator Katie Muth

🇺🇸💚PA State Senator, serving the people of 44th Senatorial District (parts of Berks, Chester & Montgomery counties) #PaNeedsCleanedUp ☢️ #BanTheBroligarchy

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Today, and every day, let’s honor those who served, remember those we have lost, and recommit ourselves to supporting our veterans and their families. Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

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🇺🇸 This Veterans Day, we recognize the men and women who have served our country and the families who have stood beside them through every sacrifice. Their courage, commitment, and willingness to serve deserve our gratitude not just today, but every day.

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As Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, I remain committed to making sure our veterans receive the benefits, services, and support they have earned and deserve.

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We can also help via FREE Veterans Service Officer appointments at my Royersford district office one Thursday each month, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 610-792-2137 to schedule an appointment.

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🎖️ IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS!

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has announced significant updates to state veterans’ benefits that expand eligibility, adjust income limits, and account for additional cost-of-living expenses.

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Veterans are encouraged to contact their County Director of Veterans Affairs or a certified Veterans Service Officer to learn how these changes may affect their benefits. Click here for updated applications.

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@PennsylvaniaDEP The PECO permit application states that the transmission line will serve a proposed hyperscale data center. Click here to register to participate in this important public meeting ➡️ https://t.co/Od9AkI1dLy

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📢 The @PennsylvaniaDEP is hosting a community virtual meeting about PECO Energy Company’s permit application for the Limerick 67 MW PECO Energy transmission line crossing the Schuylkill River in Chester and Montgomery Counties next Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

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**Donations can be dropped off at our district office in Royersford Borough.** Help us bring some joy, comfort, and support to children in our community this holiday season!

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We’re proud to continue our annual Holiday Giving Drive in partnership with Victim Services Center and the Montgomery County Prothonotary’s Office!

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Now through December 11, we’re collecting new toys, games, sporting goods, gift cards, and other gifts for children served by Victim Services Center who are healing from trauma.

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🚧 UPCOMING ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS SD44 ⬇️

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🎆 Wishing everyone celebrating a very Happy Diwali! May the festival of lights bring renewed hope, happiness, prosperity, and peace to you and your loved ones. 🪔✨

#Diwali #FestivalOfLights

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🍂My team and I look forward to seeing everyone at community day in East Whiteland Township on Sunday.

Stop by our table to learn about the services our office can provide for you and your family. See you there!

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Why should Congressional Democrats investigate corporate America if their mandate is to deliver real economic change? Because investigations are a key catalyst for securing reform and legislation. For much of the last century, Congress used to be the main institutional player working to secure an economy that serves working people. A key tool was oversight. Lawmakers routinely investigated complex markets and major corporations, identifying problems and exposing wrongdoing. A major goal of these investigations was to learn what was driving certain problems and figure out how to fix them.

After Democrats took back the House during the first Trump administration in 2019, I joined the House Judiciary Committee as a staffer on the Antitrust Subcommittee. Under the terrific leadership of @RepJerryNadler and then-Rep @davidcicilline, we pursued an 18-month investigation into Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, securing key evidence of how their business practices were undermining competition and harming people, setting the basis for both lawsuits and proposed legislation.

A few lessons from that experience:

1. The quality of legislative oversight depends on the staff and the support of top members to confront power. Committee and Subcommittee Chairs that are focused on getting answers and unafraid to take on powerful corporate interests will make the difference between oversight that doesn’t surrender to their evasion tactics and oversight that aims low or flames out.

Even a relatively small number of dogged, talented lawyers ready to dive in can make a big impact. In the 1930s a single congressional lawyer, Ferdinand Pecora, helped reshape our entire banking system by subpoenaing records and interrogating top financiers, including J.P Morgan. The investigation exposed self-dealing, market manipulation, and tax avoidance, and laid the groundwork for foundational New Deal legislation, including the Glass-Steagall Act and the Securities Exchange Act.

2. Eliminating bottlenecks to moving investigations forward is key. For example, the House should make sure that Subcommittee Chairs can issue subpoenas rather than needing the sign-off of the full Committee or its Chair. A credible threat of sending subpoenas is critical for credible oversight.

3. Ensuring that members can develop the muscle to effectively interrogate CEOs requires investing in real preparation. In the lead up to the hearing with Bezos, Pichai, Cook, and Zuckerberg, the Antitrust Subcommittee spent months reviewing millions of documents collected from the firms, interviewing affected parties, briefing members on key evidence, and conducting practice hearings. Members came into the hearing deeply informed and able to rebut and call out CEO dissembling. The result was some of the most effective member questioning of executives we’ve seen in decades. @TheProspect wrote up a great overview: https://t.co/7BYC3UHFbW

4. For decades, institutional capacity in Congress has been extremely weak. Much of this traces back to the Gingrich Revolution, which was effectively the 1995 DOGE-ing of Congress. Republican leadership fired over 600 professional staffers, eliminated the Office of Technology Assessment, and gutted research capacity. None of that capacity was ever meaningfully restored.

As a result, members have way fewer resources to develop serious expertise or go deep on a new topic. Members should start rebuilding that capacity so the institution can fully play its Article I role, where Congress can again do serious policy development and legislating and serve as a real check on the executive and judicial branches.

5. AI markets should be high on the list of investigations. The business decisions of the major AI firms have huge public ramifications, yet the public is at a severe informational disadvantage when it comes to how these markets work and the choices these firms are making. A congressional investigation will help ensure future legislative action is based on a more complete view of what is going on rather than selective and partial corporate disclosures.

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IMPORTANT MEDICAID CHANGES ARE COMING TO PA.

Under the federal HR-1 law, significant changes will affect Medicaid eligibility & coverage. Pay close attention to renewal notices, documentation requests, & deadlines. Missing paperwork could mean losing your health coverage.

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Applications are now open for Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides eligible Pennsylvanians with vital assistance to help cover heating bills and keep homes warm and safe.

🔗 Learn more about eligibility: https://t.co/mbM1kW151L

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Thank you to all of the poll workers and poll greeters from each party who worked yesterday to ensure people had the opportunity to make their voices heard yesterday. Your commitment to the democratic process helped make sure voters could safely & successfully cast their ballots.

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@alex_yarkosky This was provided by the organization hosting the sessions. I am sharing for awareness.

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For more than five years, my Royersford office has proudly hosted the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, helping eligible residents access free tax preparation services and keep more of their hard earned money.