Steve Santarsiero booed off house floor
State Rep. and former teacher Steve Santarsiero went missing yesterday, running out on a vote to provide millions in additional funding to schools in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. When it came time to vote on a bipartisan fair funding formula that would benefit his constituents, Santarsiero asked to go on legislative leave to avoid having to vote, and was booed off the House floor as a result. The bill passed with a veto-proof majority, but was opposed by Santarsiero’s string-puller, Governor Tom Wolf, who vetoed a previous version of the bill.
Instead of growing a spine and standing up for his constituents, Steven decided to hit the road instead, missing this critical vote for schools across the 8th District. If Steven’s 0-54 bill passing record wasn’t bad enough already, now he is deliberately missing the tough votes his constituents elected him to make.