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Serving the
communities of:
Bridgeport, Conshohocken, East Norriton Township, Haverford Township,
Lower Merion Township, Narberth,
Norristown, Plymouth Township,
Radnor Township, Upper Merion
Township and West Conshohocken.
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For more information
contact:
King of Prussia Office
610.992.9790
Havertown Office
610.853.5433 |
Senator Connie Williams
Invites Veterans, Spouses,
Widows & Widowers of
Veterans on a
Veterans' Trip to
Gettysburg National Military
Park
Saturday, May 17, 2008
There
is no charge for the trip
Free lunch will be provided
Space is limited
Download and fill out a
reservation form.
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Monthly
Constituent Outreach for Older
Adults Available |
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Older adults with questions on
state programs or who would like
assistance in completing
applications for state programs
are invited to attend one of the
regularly scheduled constituent
service meetings. |
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For a
complete list of locations,
dates and times click
here.
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Unsung Heroes Awards 2007 |
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Meet the 2007 award winners
(with photos).
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Protecting the freedom of
women to breastfeed |
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Williams has introduced
three bills aimed at
supporting
women and babies.
Breastfeeding
is the oldest and most
natural way to nourish
babies. It is also one of
the healthiest. Women have
every right to utilize a
clean, warm and safe
location to nurse their
babies.
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Do
you want
to show your support for
breastfeeding? Click
here
to sign an electronic
petition in support of
breastfeeding. |
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Click
here
to view an informational
pdf on breastfeeding with
links for additional
background
Click
here
to listen to a WHYY report
on the need for Williams'
legislation.
Click
here
to view Williams'
legislation (S.B.s 34, 35
and 36).
Click
here
to view news releases on the
subject.
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Title IX |
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S.B. 985:
Leveling the playing field
in life |
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Sen. Williams has introduced
legislation to require
public middle schools and
high schools to annually
report the athletic
opportunities offered for
boys and girls. Click
here
for more details, useful
links, and coverage of the
issue.
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Social Security Benefit
Information for 2008 |
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The Social Security
Administration has announced
guidelines on Social Security
and Supplemental Security Income
for 2008. Changes take effect in
January, including a 2.3 percent
Cost-of-Living Adjustment and an
increase in maximum earnings
subject to Social Security tax.
Follow this link to a
fact sheet
on the 2008 Social Security
changes. |
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Questions on Medicare Part D? |
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To assist people
in understanding the federal
Medicare prescription drug
discount program, visit Pennsylvania
Department of Aging Web site by
clicking
here or Medicare's Web site by
clicking
here.
Updated information about
Medicare Part D is available on
the Department of Public
Welfare's site by clicking
here. A comparison of Medicare
cards is available by calling
Medicare at 1-800-633-4227.
APPRISE insurance program also
is providing advice. Contact an
APPRISE counselor by calling
1-800-783-7067. To learn more
about Medicare Part D visit The
National Pharmaceutical Council
Web site by clicking
here |
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Protecting Your Privacy |
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Constituents who would like
assistance with health insurance
problems must complete an
authorization form before any
information may be released to
Senator Williams' office. This
application is called a
HIPAA
form. Your authorization allows
your health insurance carrier or
HMO to release your protected
health information to a person
or organization that you choose.
For an online version of the
HIPAA
form, click
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Identity Theft Assistance |
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If you believe that you have
been a victim of identity theft
(when someone steals your
personal information, such as
Social Security number) there
are things that you can and
should do to begin to restore
your good credit. For
information from Pennsylvania
Attorney General click
here.
Information is available from
the U.S. Department of Treasury
click
here.
Remember to check the
nationwide credit agencies to
ensure that you are not a
victim. The three major
nationwide consumer reporting
agencies will provide to you,
upon request, a free copy of
your credit report once every 12
months. The companies are:
Equifax,
Experian
and
Trans
Union. |
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Conshohocken & Plymouth
(PDF) |
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Haverford & Radnor
(PDF) |
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Lower Merion & Narberth
(PDF) |
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Norristown & East Norriton
(PDF) |
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Upper Merion, Bridgeport, & West
Conshohocken
(PDF) |
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Have an old
cellular phone you'd like to put to good
use? |
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Phones For Life
(cell phones,
chargers and batteries collected at Sen.
Williams' district offices) will collect
phones, program them with 911 and
distribute them to older adults and
domestic violence victims.
Verizon,
Sprint
and T-Mobile
will
collect phones at their stores, program
them with 911 and send them to women's
shelters.
Nextel
accepts used cell phones
and donates them to the Red Cross.
Cingular
sends used cell phones
to be recycled and/or disposed in an
eco-friendly way.
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If you need a cellular phone
programmed with 911 and are not
sure how to locate one, please
call either of Sen. Williams'
district offices.
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Citations and Resolutions |
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As a service to her
constituents, Sen.
Williams will
provide an
individual, sports
team or organization
with a citation or
resolution from the
Pennsylvania State
Senate in
recognition of
outstanding service,
major milestones,
25th or 50th wedding
anniversaries,
birthdays for people
90 or older (one per
person, every five
years), Boy Scout
Eagle Awards, Girl
Scout Gold Awards,
or major athletic
accomplishments by a
team or individual
athletes.
Citations and resolutions should be requested at least three weeks in
advance of when
needed.
To request a citation or resolution, please download and complete the
Senatorial Citation
Order Form, by
clicking
here.
The Legislative Reference Bureau has final approval to in determining
if a citation or
resolution request
will be fulfilled. |
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Ask Here
PA
is a free service for
Pennsylvania residents,
Pennsylvania students and/or
Pennsylvania-related questions.
It is designed to provide fast
answers using information found
on the Internet. In many cases,
Ask
Here PA
librarians will provide an
answer online in 15 minutes or
less. Click
here
to access
Ask Here
PA
and to learn more about the
program.
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Click on
the image above for information on the
2008-09 proposed state budget |
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Sen.
Williams talks about proposed budget.
View
her reaction.
Listen
to her reaction.
Note: to properly access
links, please halt broadcast of
The Pennsylvania Report
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