PENNSYLVANIA – With less than 75 days until the midterm elections, Governor Josh Shapiro spent the weekend rallying across Pennsylvania as volunteers headed out to knock on doors and mobilize voters as part of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s Weekend of Action.

Governor Shapiro joined local Democrats in Union, Lebanon, and Berks counties to thank volunteers for getting off the sidelines in these important midterms and doing their part to move our Commonwealth and our country forward. He emphasized that grassroots organizing — knocking doors, talking with neighbors, and turning out voters — will be critical to winning up and down the ballot this November.

Read and watch some key highlights from Governor Shapiro’s stops in Union, Lebanon, and Berks counties this weekend:

Reading Eagle: Shapiro rallies Berks Democrats in Reading

• Gov. Josh Shapiro is urging Berks County Democrats to turn their frustration with President Donald Trump into votes.
• Shapiro said the consequences of what he called the Trump administration’s “chaos and cruelty and corruption” are being felt by families across Pennsylvania.
• “I know that you’re frustrated. I know that you’re angry, and I know that you’re worried about the world that we are in today,” Shapiro told those gathered at the Berks County Democratic Committee headquarters.
• The governor pointed to tariffs, rising costs and federal changes to health care and food assistance as examples of Trump administration policies that are hurting Pennsylvanians.
• He urged Democrats to respond by organizing, knocking on doors and voting for the party’s candidates up and down the ballot.
• Shapiro also attacked his Republican opponent, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, portraying her as closely aligned with Trump.
• “I don’t think Donald Trump deserves a rubber stamp here in the governor’s office,” Shapiro said. “We need to stand up for freedom. We need to stand up for opportunity. We need to stand up for all Pennsylvanians, no matter what you look like or where you come from, who you love or who you pray to.”

WGAL: Shapiro campaigns in Berks, Lebanon and Union counties

• Governor Josh Shapiro campaigned Saturday in three spots across Pennsylvania, trying to mobilize voters in Berks, Lebanon and Union counties.
• “I’m really here today because you’re the people that have the real power in this situation. You’re the people with the ability to make a huge difference, not just in our commonwealth, but in our country,” said Shapiro in Lebanon.

Lebtown: Shapiro rallies local voters during campaign visit to the Lebanon Valley

• Saying he wanted to end the “chaos, cruelty, and the corruption” in Washington, D.C., Gov. Josh Shapiro brought his gubernatorial re-election campaign to Lebanon County Saturday.
• Shapiro rallied the vocal Democratic faithful during a campaign stop at the party’s headquarters in the city.
• “There’s a lot of concern and there’s a whole lot of anger out there. For as much progress as we’re making here in Pennsylvania, I also know that people are scared and angry and just tired of the chaos and the cruelty and the corruption,” Shapiro said to a packed room at the party’s city headquarters. “Coming from Washington, D.C. Coming from Donald Trump and his enablers like Dan Meuser. And so I’m here to tell you that it’s not just about being angry about that for politics’ sake. Their chaos and their cruelty and their corruption, it’s hurting our communities.”
• “There is nothing more cruel than going to Washington, D.C., after promising to protect Medicaid and Medicare and Social Security and ripping away healthcare from hard-working Pennsylvanians, from disabled Pennsylvanians,” Shapiro said, noting there are 16,000 people in Lebanon County who are losing or have lost healthcare coverage. “Donald Trump and Dan Meuser thought it was a good idea to give a tax cut to the people at the very top and to pay for it on the backs of people’s healthcare here in Lebanon County, across Pennsylvania.
• Shapiro called Garrity, his opponent, a Trump enabler, saying that she supports tariffs, the bill that cut Medicaid, and the landmark Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
• “And she still can’t bring herself to acknowledge that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election here in Pennsylvania. I don’t need an enabler here in Pennsylvania occupying the governor’s office. We got more stuff to get done, and we can’t simply have someone there who’s going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump,” said Shapiro. “We have to stand up to him as I have as your governor. I gave you my word. I would stand up and defend your fundamental freedoms. That’s why women still have a right to choose.”
• “When Trump demanded that I turn over all of the voter votes with more private personal information, I said, ‘Hell no,’” Shapiro said. “He sued me. ‘I’ll see you in court, Mr. President.’”

Standard-Journal: Shapiro campaign stop draws strong crowd in Lewisburg

• It was standing room only Saturday at the Union County Democratic Committee (UCDC) headquarters, where dozens of people stood shoulder-to-shoulder for more than an hour to hear Gov. Josh Shapiro rally local Democrats and kick off the county’s canvassing effort ahead of November’s midterm elections.
• Praising the county party’s organizing efforts, Shapiro said his administration is focused on listening to residents while delivering results. He also acknowledged frustration among Pennsylvanians over rising costs and argued that federal policies under the current administration are making those challenges worse.
• “I know people are hurting right now,” Shapiro said. “And I know there’s a lot of pain, and I know there’s a lot of anger and frustration.”
• Shapiro said tariffs, in particular, are affecting Pennsylvania farmers and consumers by limiting markets and increasing the cost of goods. He also criticized the administration’s handling of the war in Iraq, saying the consequences are being felt by families at home.
• “I am here to say that there is a cost to his chaos,” Shapiro said. “There’s a cost to his cruelty and corruption, and it’s hurting Union County.”
• Shapiro talked about what he described as corruption in the Trump administration, criticizing the president’s personal financial gains while in office. He drew a sharp contrast between himself and his Republican opponent, Stacy Garrity, who, he said, supports Trump’s positions on tariffs, the war, health care and federal staffing cuts, while he his opposes those policies.
• “We need to end the cruelty, and we need to end the corruption,” Shapiro said. “I think when it comes to the election, people are really worried Trump’s gonna try to do something to steal it, and I’m gonna stand up and protect that.”

WFMZ: Gov. Shapiro Stops by Reading During “Weekend of Action” to Rally Voters

WGAL: Governor Shapiro Rallies Voters in Lebanon County

MeidasTouch: Shapiro: Donald Trump put us in a war of choice that he had no business going into and has no idea how the hell to get out of.

You all feel the effect of that when gas is over $4/gallon and everything costs more because of the chaos he’s unleashed overseas.

MeidasTouch: Shapiro: You have Republican members of Congress join with the president to go to Washington, DC and vote to give a tax cut to the people at the very, very top and pay for it on the backs of working folks’ healthcare. That’s cruel!

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