Jason Salus

.@POTUS @JoeBiden grabbed my phone and said he wanted to take the selfie. Who was I to say no?

I’m increasingly convinced you can tell everything you need to know about a person by observing how they treat service workers.

Live from @DNC Meeting in New Orleans: We are glad to see the @DNC's Resolutions Committee's rejection of two resolutions related to Israel, both of which were out of step with the policies of the Democratic Party, as codified in the 2024 Democratic Party Policy Platform. We're grateful to DNC Chair Martin for establishing the Middle East Working Group last year, and agree with the decision of the Resolutions Committee to refer these resolutions to the Working Group for discussion as opposed to adoption. We oppose both resolutions, and are pleased to see their overwhelming rejection by the Committee. With regard to the resolution on AIPAC, we were also pleased with its defeat in the Resolutions Committee. We agree with the rejection of dark money in politics -- a topic covered in another more expansive resolution adopted by the Committee -- but also believe that singling out any individual organization is both unproductive and unnecessarily divisive.

The FedEx fuel surcharge is now 26.5% for most packages, an additional cost that the company has tied to the price of gas.

Trump was warned this would happen. He did it anyway. Now, over 10,000 Veterans lost their homes. 90,000 more are on track for foreclosure. On top of cutting jobs, slashing benefits and throwing our heroes into an unnecessary war. The most anti-Veteran President in history.

Trump is seeking to pay for his new $1.5 trillion military budget by cutting the following: $510 million - Grants for farmers and agricultural research $82 million - Loans for rural small businesses (Fully eliminated) $61 million - Support for farmers and food markets (Fully eliminated) $240 million - School meals and food education for children abroad (Fully eliminated) $659 million - Community building grants $47 million - Support for minority-owned businesses (Fully eliminated) $449 million - Economic development grants for communities $1.6 billion - Weather forecasting, fisheries, and coastal protection (NOAA) $993 million - Scientific research and technology standards $150 million - Support for American exports and trade $2.2 billion - Broadband and internet access programs $8.5 billion - Funding for public schools $1.5 billion - Vocational training and adult education (Fully eliminated) $2.7 billion - College access and higher education support $15.2 billion - Roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects $1.1 billion - Home energy efficiency and clean energy programs (Fully eliminated) $1.1 billion - Scientific research funding $386 million - Environmental cleanup programs $150 million - Cutting-edge clean energy research $4 billion - Help paying home heating and cooling bills for low-income families (Fully eliminated) $768 million - Refugee resettlement assistance $819 million - Care and shelter for migrant children $775 million - Local anti-poverty programs (Fully eliminated) $5 billion - Public health programs, mental health services, and disease prevention $5 billion - Medical research (NIH) $129 million - Healthcare quality and safety research $356 million - Emergency preparedness and disaster response $1.3 billion - FEMA community disaster preparedness grants $707 million - Cybersecurity protection for critical infrastructure $52 million - Airport and transportation security $40 million - Protection against chemical and biological weapons threats $53 million - Funding for homeland security operations $3.3 billion - Community development block grants for local neighborhoods (Fully eliminated) $1.3 billion - Affordable housing construction grants (Fully eliminated) $393 million - Programs to reduce homelessness $529 million - Housing assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS (Fully eliminated) $489 million - Housing and services for Native American communities $50 million - Grants to help communities build more housing (Fully eliminated) $60 million - Enforcement of fair housing and anti-discrimination laws $58 million - Homebuyer and renter counseling services (Fully eliminated) $45 million - Renewable energy development programs (Fully eliminated) $1.7 billion - Grants for local law enforcement and public safety $20 million - Civil rights mediation and legal access programs (Fully eliminated) $1.6 billion - Job training for at-risk youth (Fully eliminated) $395 million - Jobs program for low-income seniors (Fully eliminated) $234 million - Worker safety and labor protection programs $101 million - Enforcement of equal pay and workplace anti-discrimination laws $46 million - Programs to combat child labor and forced labor abroad $2 billion - International humanitarian aid $1.2 billion - Food aid for hungry families abroad (Fully eliminated) $4.3 billion - Global health and disease prevention programs $2.7 billion - Funding for the United Nations and international partnerships $642 million - International economic and treasury programs $315 million - Democracy and anti-corruption programs abroad $486 million - Grants for public transit projects $4.2 billion - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure $372 million - Airline service for rural and small communities $145 million - Grants for sustainable and equitable infrastructure $204 million - Loans and investment for underserved communities $1.4 billion - IRS taxpayer services and enforcement $100 million - Air pollution monitoring and reduction programs (Fully eliminated) $1 billion - EPA grants to states for environmental protection $2.5 billion - Clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funds $90 million - Grants to reduce diesel pollution (Fully eliminated) $3.4 billion - NASA space and earth science research $297 million - NASA technology innovation programs $1.1 billion - International Space Station operations $143 million - STEM education programs $309 million - Small business development and entrepreneurship programs $170 million - Small Business Administration operations $158 million - Loans for small businesses

#Passover is my favorite holiday, a time to gather with friends & family and retell a story of hope & liberation. We could all use some hope right now. Chag Sameach! And for a hilarious Passover primer, check out my pal @AlexEdelman’s piece:

.@GovernorShapiro on political differences in America:  "We should have differences, and when we iron out those differences... we ultimately end up with a better product... that is a good thing and that is a healthy part of our process. "What is not healthy is when people inject vitriol, and division, and hate into that conversation."

President Trump can sign whatever the hell he wants to, but it won’t change the Constitution. The authority to set our election rules belongs to the states — and as Governor, I will protect your right to vote. That includes your right to vote by mail.

"Most people don't understand as yet the magnitude of this shock." Of all the issues discussed during this weekend’s many conference calls on the economic and financial consequences of the Middle East conflict, this one sentence stood out the most. It’s a sobering reminder that we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg regarding the shock to the economic and financial systems. #economy #markets #middleeastwar

BREAKING: I just signed a bipartisan bill giving bars the option to stay open until 4 AM as we celebrate FIFA and America250 right here in Philadelphia. Celebrate responsibly, Philly. 🍻🇺🇸

Jewish institutions now spend $765 million annually on security, according to an estimate last year by the Jewish Federations of North America. A typical Jewish organization spends 14% of its annual budget on security, @jfederations estimates. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/…

Pennsylvanians are paying the price for this reckless war thanks to @SenMcCormickPA @SenFettermanPA @GarrityForPA @Rob4PA @RepScottPerry @RepMackenzie and @RepBrianFitz cheerleading Trump’s war instead of protecting us

A mystery charge drained hundreds of dollars from one man’s bank account from a company that he never heard of. @ValeriaAponteTV has more. on.nbc10.com/BTOqLaX

.⁦@PADemParty⁩ Chairman ⁦@DePasqualePA⁩ on Sen. Tracy Pennycuick Playing Politics With The Safety of Governor Shapiro’s Family - PA Democratic Party padems.org/chairman-depas…

Attending this morning’s State of the County with my Row Office colleagues. The future of @montco_pa is bright! 🌄

President Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. abcnews.link/0Qrywz9

Update: For the fourth month in a row, net Dem voter registration numbers in Pennsylvania have outpaced net GOP numbers. In the past decade, that's almost never happened. fwiw!

Inbox: January's tax revenues were almost 5% above projection, according to the Department of Revenue, at $3.9 billion. Year to date, the state has brought in $25.5 billion, or 1.7% above projections.

This February month is special 4 Mondays 4 Tuesdays 4 Wednesdays 4 Thursdays 4 Fridays 4 Saturdays 4 Sundays This only happens once every 823 years!

State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D., Philly) wants to "establish a transparent, evidence-based standard that aligns utility profits with actual economic risk," citing a 2025 report that found electricity costs went up more at privately owned utilities than publicly owned.