From the HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS:
A Democratic-led effort to force debate on whether to have federal authorities look into how the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse investigation was handled tied up the state House of Representatives on Wednesday, causing the Republican speaker to abruptly end the day’s session.
Speaker Sam Smith adjourned the chamber after Democrats tried to force discussion of a resolution asking the U.S. attorney’s office to investigate the matter, including whether the three-year probe of allegations against the former Penn State assistant football coach took too long, putting children’s safety at risk.
It was unclear what will happen to the so-called discharge resolution when the House resumes session in two weeks, but Democratic leaders vowed to press for a floor debate on it…
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We just tried to force a vote on HR 520, urging the US Attorney to investigate AG #Corbett and his handling of the Sandusky case. The Republican majority immediately stopped proceedings, and nearly all Republican members have fled floor even though we’re still in session.
This is shocking and outrageous- what depths won’t they go to in order to learn the truth?