Bucks County Senate Candidates Stand Together for Reform

Three State Senate candidates from Bucks County stood alongside one another Friday calling for reform in Harrisburg. Paul Lang, Chris Serpico and Jeff Albert presented a program they'll propose once elected:

THE KEYSTONE CONTRACT
A 10-point program of reform proposed by State Senate candidates Albert,
Lang & Serpico.

ADOPT TERM LIMITS

Three term limit for Senators; Six year limit for leaders and committee
chairs

LOBBY REFORM

Require quarterly disclosure of the value of all resources that
principals commit to their lobbying related activities (including support
staff and efforts to influence the public to lobby); and disclosure of
all gifts, meals and travel provided to public officials by a lobbyist or
principal.

Bar receipt of gifts of any kind, and reimbursement of personal
expenses, such as books and legal fees.

WAM REFORM

End use of the Commerce Department as means of funding legislative
WAMs (Walking Around Money)

Publish list of WAMs in a searchable database by Legislator and
recipient

STOP ACCRUED BENEFITS

End all accrued benefits (benefits based on length of time served)

Prohibit any increase in any form of compensation beyond inflation

END COMMITTEES AS FIEFDOMS

Permit one-third of members to bring up a bill or amendment in
order to prevent unlimited control of agendas by Committee Chairs

OPEN RECORDS REFORM

Post all voting records within 24 hours

Publish all Legislative Journals within 20 days of session

Provide timely access to essential documents prepared for pending
decisions

Ensure that access to documents is not denied through excessive
retrieval processing, copying fees, and time delays

NO PROMOTION OF PERSONAL BUSINESS

Bar the use of official position in the State Senate to promote
personal business interests

Restrict the Legislator and the Legislator?s family and business
partners from doing business with any state or local agency and with any
state regulated business.

STOP LAME DUCK SESSIONS

No Lame Duck Sessions where you can raise taxes and approve
spending

RE-DISTRICTING REFORM
Create an independent redistricting commission

INCREASE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Publish budget notes online for every bill and amendment, after the
last budget note has been issued, with at least three legislative days of
notice before voting

Provide an online database searchable by sponsor, co-sponsor,
Legislator and the aggregate for spending

Adopt campaign finance limits similar to existing federal law

All three candidates have pledged to fight for the people of Pennsylvania by
pushing for true reform in the Senate.

The Keystone Contract is just one example of how these three Democratic PA
Senate candidates from Bucks County bring fresh ideas to the people of
Pennsylvania and they will deliver change in Harrisburg.

The three Senate candidates can be contacted as follows:

Jeff Albert For PA Senate
15 E. Byberry Rd.
Hatboro, PA 19040
www.28isenough.com

Paul Lang For PA Senate
P. O. Box 386
Bensalem, PA 19020
www.electlang.com

Chris Serpico for Pa Senate
99 East Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.voteserpico.com