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December 21, 2010
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Senator Pileggi Comments on Reapportionment Announcement

HARRISBURG – The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census statewide population totals, Pennsylvania will lose one Congressional seat. The state currently has 19 members in the U.S. House of Representatives; that number will decrease to 18 for the 2012 elections.

"Although it is disappointing, this result was expected," said Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9). "It is one of the consequences of the fact that Pennsylvania's population growth has not kept pace with other states.

"I will work with Governor-elect Corbett and my colleagues in the General Assembly to reverse that trend by enacting policies to foster job creation and overall economic growth. We must focus on attracting people to Pennsylvania and allowing the next generation of graduates to find family-sustaining jobs here in the Commonwealth."

Following the 1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania had 36 members in the U.S. House of Representatives. The number of Congressmen from Pennsylvania has declined after every Census since then.

The redistricting of Congressional seats in Pennsylvania is addressed by legislation, which must be approved by both chambers of the General Assembly and signed by the Governor.

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Erik Arneson
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