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Paige Cognetti running in Josh Shapiro’s footsteps in key Pa. swing district

JL;DR SUMMARY Paige Cognetti, the Democratic mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, is campaigning to unseat Republican Representative Rob Bresnahan by adopting a strongly pro-Israel stance in a key swing district. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Democratic PartyTwo State SolutionHouse Of RepresentativesMilitary AidScrantonJosh ShapiroPaige CognettiRob Bresnahan

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
"Paige Cognetti, the Democratic mayor of Scranton, Pa., is staking out a pro-Israel platform as she seeks to unseat freshman Rep."
Pennsylvania, United States
"In addition to calling for reauthorization of the current 10-year memorandum of understanding between Israel and the United States that is set to expire in 2028, Cognetti also stressed her support for ensuring humanitarian aid gets to the people who need it and backed a diplomatic, two-state solution to the conflict, which she acknowledged would be a complicated and hard-fought effort."
Israel
"In addition to calling for reauthorization of the current 10-year memorandum of understanding between Israel and the United States that is set to expire in 2028, Cognetti also stressed her support for ensuring humanitarian aid gets to the people who need it and backed a diplomatic, two-state solution to the conflict, which she acknowledged would be a complicated and hard-fought effort."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"...her support for continued military aid to the Jewish state in the wake of its war against Hamas in Gaza."
Ukraine
"...but also that we ship to our allies, like Ukraine and Israel."

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