Shapiro Shamelessly Plays Politics Using Pennsylvania Tax Dollars… Again
Press Release
HARRISBURG, PA – The Garrity for PA Campaign issued the following statement after the latest political grandstanding by Governor Josh Shapiro in his attempt to play to national liberals at the expense of Pennsylvania taxpayers.
Stacy Garrity said: “Josh Shapiro is absolutely shameless. Press conferences and coordination of multiple cabinet secretaries isn’t cheap, and making a public spectacle before the appropriate paperwork has even been filed by the federal government is at best premature and at worst grandstanding for cheap headlines at the public’s expense. The establishment of facilities like those being discussed in Schuylkill and Berks counties warrant serious review, and Josh Shapiro’s administration’s off-handed rejection and public indignation is a disservice to the seriousness of the issue at hand.”
This week, the Shapiro Administration made several public appearances and statements opposing the federal government’s interest in establishing ICE detention facilities in Berks and Schuylkill counties. In her statement today, Shapiro’s Secretary of Environmental Protection Jessica Shirley said: “Environmental protection and public safety cannot be afterthoughts in the pursuit of political posturing, and the Shapiro Administration opposes ICE detention centers that will clearly harm Pennsylvanians and our environment.”
Labor & Industry Secretary Nancy Walker would admit in the Shapiro Administration’s press release that they had not yet received the federal Department of Homeland Security’s complete plans for either facility; so, by making her statement, Secretary Shirley – a state official who is on official public time – made the issue political by rejecting the facilities outright without review.
“It should surprise absolutely no one that Josh Shapiro is playing to his liberal base on an issue as important as our homeland security. As a Montgomery County Commissioner, Josh Shapiro led the county into sanctuary-style status. Then as Attorney General and Governor, Josh Shapiro wholeheartedly supported cooperating with Joe Biden’s ICE. But now that Donald Trump is President, Josh Shapiro has flipped again for political expedience,” continued Garrity.
“Pennsylvanians deserve a governor who will put their security and their safety first, and a governor who will review issues with the seriousness that they deserve and not follow the political winds as their guide. I commanded one of the largest enemy internment camps in Iraq, I understand the seriousness of protecting our nation from threats, and I also appreciate the importance of treating those in care and custody with dignity and respect – and none of that entails political posturing like Josh Shapiro displayed this week,” concluded Garrity.
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