Statement from Mayor Barletta on Court Ruling

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta released the following statement regarding today’s ruling by the federal appeals court in Philadelphia: Today's decision by the Third Circuit Court is not unexpected. I’m not disillusioned by this ruling. We knew this would not be the last stop on this...

Kanjorski's district has highest...

Hazleton, PA – The unemployment rate in Paul Kanjorski’s congressional district is now the highest in the entire state of Pennsylvania, continuing to show that the 26-year incumbent’s failed economic policies are destroying our regional economy and costing area residents...

Lou Barletta vows to fight Kanjorski's...

Paul Kanjorski wants to open a military-style training camp in Conyngham Township, a quiet community that will have to get used to “chases, machine-gun fire and bomb blasts” that will take place at the facility. (Washington Post, 2/23/10). There would be about 500 bomb blasts a year...

Lou Barletta strongly opposes Ground Zero...

 Lou Barletta, mayor of Hazleton and candidate for Congress in the 11th District, issued the following statement regarding the proposal to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City: “I strongly disagree with President Obama’s remarks about the construction of a mosque a...

Kanjorski offsides on Joe Paterno snub

Lou Barletta, Hazleton mayor and candidate for Congress, asked why Paul Kanjorski does not support the nomination of Penn State Head Football Coach Joe Paterno for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a sports figure can receive in the United States. Kanjorski did not sign a...