Philadelphia Public Record

Vol. III No. 53 (421)

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

March 21, 2012

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Mad With Hunger

D.A.SETH WILLIAMS, left, and Gary DeVito of Zarwin Baum enjoy 10th annual Zarwin HUB March Madness. Story page 5.

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Mar. 22“Touch of Class” fundraiser for State Sen. Shirley M. Kitchen at 6040 Belfield Ave., 5-7 p.m. Wine and cheese reception. For info and to volunteer for her campaign, call (215) 848-1283.

Mar. 22Reception for State Senate candidate Alfonso Gambone at IATSE Ballrm., 2401 S. Swanson St., 6-10 p.m.

Music, open bar, buffet. Tickets $100, couples $175, tables $675. For info www.votegambone.com.

267-808-0287 Mar. 2382nd Airborne’s All American Dinner and awards ceremony at Iron Workers 401 Union Ha., 11600 Norcom Rd., 6 p.m. Gov. Ed Rendell speaker. Tickets $35, includes dinner, dessert open bar, entertainment. Make checks payable to 82nd Airborne/HM Chapter and mail to 1818 Market St., 13th fl., Phila. PA 19103.

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Mar. 23Bernice Hill hosts Democrat 63rd Ward Spring Fling at American Legion Post 810, 9151 Old Newton Rd., 7-11 p.m. DJ, dancing, drinks, refreshments, raffle.

RSVP (215) 698-9421.

Mar. 25Annual Men’s Day Breakfast in Fellowship Hall, Zion Baptist Church, 3600

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N. Broad St., 8 a.m. Speaker Michael A. Rashid, President and CEO AmeriHealth Mercy.

Donation $8.

Mar. 25Fishtown Neighbors Association announce 2012 Chili Cook-Off at Skybox at 2424 Studios, 2424 E. York St., 1-4 p.m.

Mar. 26Congressman Bob Brady takes to airwaves via WURD 800 AM from 7 am to 10 am at Woodlawn Village Restaurant, 5234 Woodland Avenue. For info, contact Andale at 21`5 724-6600.

Mar. 27-29 AFL-CIO State Convention hosted by Phila.

Council AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding at Sheraton Downtown Hotel, 17th & Race Sts. Mar. 28: COPE Dinner.

Mar. 2966A Ward Leader Shawn Dillon hosts fundraiser for Ed Neilson, Democrat State Rep candidate, at Bridgeman’s Ha., 11600 Norcom Rd., 7-9 p.m. Tickets $30. Beef and beer.

For info Shawn Dillon (215) 637-6360.

Mar. 29State Rep. Rosita Youngblood hosts fundraiser at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 7-9:30 p.m. Dinner, open bar, dancing. Tickets $75.

For info (215) 745-4306.

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Kitchen: Voter Reg Deadline Is Monday State Sen. Shirley Kitchen reminds her constituents Monday, Mar. 26 is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming Apr. 24, Pennsylvania primary election.

“Voters have a chance to select candidates for federal and state elections in both political parties in this year’s primary election,” Kitchen said. “I encourage unregistered individuals to take advantage of their fundamental right and register to vote.”

In order to qualify, potential voters must be citizens of the United States for at least one month before the next election; residents of Pennsylvania and their election district for at least 30 days before the next election; and at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election.

Constituents can visit the Senator’s Web site, www.senatorkitchen.com, and click on the “Register to Vote” link at the bottom of the page to apply online or print out an application.

Applications are also available at the senator’s district office, located at 1701 W. Lehigh Ave., Suite 104 (call 215-227-6161), as well as any post office, public library or Driver’s License Cen3|

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Additionally, the new Pennsylvania voter ID law requirements will not take effect until the general election in November; however, voters may be asked for a photo ID when voters go to their polling place for the primary election, Kitchen said.

“Voters who do not have proper

ID for the primary election will not be turned away and their vote will count that day,” Kitchen said. “However, if individuals do not have proper ID as part of the new law for the general election, I urge you to contact me. My staff and I will gladly help individuals through the process to obtain the proper ID in time for the November election cycle.”

Toomey Garners Pa. Bio Award US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has been named the Federal Public Official of the Year for the Senate by Pennsylvania Bio, the state’s biosciences industry trade association.

Sen. Toomey will accept the award tonight at Pennsylvania Bio’s annual dinner in Philadelphia. The Federal Public Official of the Year award honors a Pennsylvania public official who has demonstrated outstanding leadership on behalf of the biosciences industry.

“Right here in Pennsylvania, we have the potential to create tens of thousands of additional jobs in the life sciences industry and

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be a leader in the creation of life-saving technologies and products. Many of our up-andcoming medical device companies are on the cutting edge of exciting innovations and discoveries, from handheld devices that help our troops detect traumatic brain injuries during battle to non-invasive respirators,” Toomey said.

“I’m proud to support legislation that promotes this growing industry, helps improve lives and creates new job opportunities for Pennsylvanians. I thank Pennsylvania Bio for this recognition and am honored to accept this award.”

THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD The Senator has introduced or co-sponsored a number of bills that would create jobs and make it easier for small businesses to raise capital, including: • The Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) (S. 17): This legislation would repeal a 2.3 percent medical device tax included in the president’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act. This tax, which will take effect in 2013, even applies to researchers developing new technologies that have yet to break even on their research costs, penalizing companies pioneering new lifesaving technologies. Not only will the new tax cost Pennsylvania jobs, it will discourage and perhaps prevent the development of these critical discoveries.

• The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act with Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) (S. 1423): The Afford-

able Care Act created a fee on the sales of brand name drugs.

While the legislation intended to exempt drugs targeting rare diseases, or orphan drugs, the Treasury Department issued a narrow interpretation that left some orphan drugs susceptible to the fee. The Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2011 corrects this inequity and would exempt all orphan drugs with an FDA indication solely for one or more rare diseases from this unintended fee.

• The Small Company Capital Formation Act with Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) (S. 1544): This legislation would cut regulatory burdens on small businesses and make it easier for them to raise much-needed capital through public offerings.

• The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) (S. 1824): This legislation would raise the shareholder limit from 500 to

2,000 for community banks and non-banks and would exempt employees from this cap. As a result, small businesses will have the flexibility to focus on longterm growth, job creation and creating better environments for their employees.

• The Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) (S. 1933): This legislation would make it easier for growing firms to go public by reducing the hurdles of an initial public offering by phasing in many of the costliest obligations over time.

Other honorees are Congressman Patrick Meehan (R-Delco), Federal Public Official of the Year for the House of Representatives, and State Rep. Scott Petri (R-178th), the State Public Official of the Year.

Farnese Plans Invasive Tests For Viagra Buyers State Sen. Larry Farnese (DPhila.) denounced HB 1077 as an unconscionable bill that could require women to undergo an unnecessary and humiliating transvaginal ultrasound so they can access their protected health services, and announced that he will file legislation requiring men combating erectile dysfunction to undergo similar tests.

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“No woman should be forced to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound if they don’t want or need the test. But for some reason the Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives think that their degrading legislation is the right thing for female patients who are rightfully accessing their protected health

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services,” said Farnese. “So today, I’m submitting legislation that will require men to undergo a few similarly evasive tests in order to show that this effort is ridiculous and that we should be protecting and expanding, not watering down, health services for women.”

Farnese’s legislation would re-

THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD quire male patients to: • Be given a full prostate exam and undergo a cardiac stress test; • Submit a signed affidavit from a sexual partner stating that the patient suffers from ED; • Participate in sex therapy to determine if there are non-physical reasons for the individual’s ED; and • Watch a video detailing the side effects of ED medication.

The bill, which is expected to be officially filed by early next week in Harrisburg, would require physicians to provide the patient with written proof that he

will benefit from using ED medication and that there are no other potential medical or psychological causes to his impotency. Once approved, patients would have to present documentation proving that they completed the necessary requirements to their pharmacist before their ED prescription could be filled.

HB 1077 mandates that under some circumstances a woman could be required to undergo a humiliating transvaginal ultrasound 24 hours before her abortion to determine the precise age

and size of the fetus. A transvaginal ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of soft tissue structures within the woman’s body. Most ultrasound procedures are performed on the surface of the skin; however, this bill could often require a more invasive test. A transvaginal ultrasound is performed by inserting a probe into the woman’s vaginal canal.

The probe is covered by a lubricated condom and can be rotated to obtain images of her uterus and ovaries.

Professionals Team Up, Fight Hunger With Hoops On Mar. 15, as basketball enthusiasts everywhere watched Western Kentucky pull off the most fantastic 5-minute finish in NCAA tournament history, Phila. firm Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy P.C., HUB International, a leading insurance brokerage, and over 2,000 guests took part in the second round of March Madness by raising $25,000 and collecting 507 lb. of food for Philabundance at the 10th Annual Zarwin HUB March Madness! This year’s Zarwin HUB March Madness topped last year’s efforts by $12,000.

current 610WIP personality Mike Quick, District Attorney Seth Williams, Sheriff Jewell Williams, State Rep. Tony Payton, Jr., Comcast Network host Art Fennell, and a host of Zarwin Baum/HUB clients and invited guests allowed themselves to be swept up in the mayhem of March Madness as they gathered at the Crystal Tea Room to enjoy plenty of food, drinks, pop-a-shot basketball games, and arcade games, while watching 9 full hours of the NCAA tournament on large projection screens.

Former Philadelphia Eagle and

To the right of the screens, atten-

dees watched as artists Perry Milou and Glenn Stevens painted a Philadelphia college hoops scene on an 8x6 foot canvas; and during commercial breaks, put their bids in for one (or a few!) of the 120 luxury items featured in the silent auction. As the day wore on, guests could be found lounging in one of several adjacent rooms which featured a Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey tasting and projection screens to ensure that guests didn’t miss any of the basketball action, or the ‘Man Cave’ - a room complete with a giant projection screen, leather couches, full size arcade games, and a beer tasting

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