Депутат Дэн Мьюзер отказался от дебатов с Рэйчел Уоллес из-за страха перед подотчетностью

Editor: I’m not surprised U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser has not accepted invitations to debate Rachel Wallace. Not because Wallace is a formidable challenger with grassroots support, although she is. The Skook native raised nearly $700,000 from individual donors, and as an added bonus, she actually lives in our district. And not because Dan’s on the wrong side of issues important to voters, although he certainly is. Wallace showed up in Tremont supporting residents organizing to fight the massive ICE detention center planned for their tiny community. Meuser was a no-show; he favored the detention centers for both Schuylkill and Berks. He supports all the proposed data centers, too. Whenever there’s a struggle between big money and the working class, Dan’s on the side of big money. It’s because Meuser loathes being held accountable for his record, one that includes voting for the big ugly bill, which will slash Medicare and Medicaid, adversely impacting struggling rural hospitals just to benefit billionaires. And the disgraceful vote he cast in the wee hours of the morning on Jan. 7, 2021, against certifying Pennsylvania’s election results — after Capitol Police helped him escape from the rioters and the blood and excrement was cleaned up. This also explains why Meuser has held only one town hall since 2019, and that one has an asterisk. Initially, only people who received a “special invitation” could attend, and the press was not invited. Only after Wallace announced her own town hall, open to the public and press, did he open his event to the public and, at the last minute, the press. But his objective was achieved: he made it difficult or impossible for most constituents to attend, including me. I understand why he’s afraid. Helen Sluzis, Morea