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Thank Mayor Nutter, Governor Rendell, Senator Fumo and Representative Evans for their efforts to resite the casinos away from the Riverfront!

On July 3rd, 2008, Senator Vincent Fumo and Representative Dwight Evans held a joint press conference announcing their commitment to work together to try and resite both casinos. They pledged to use all resources of the legislature, including passing new laws, if the casinos do not move voluntarily. Mayor Nutter has been working hard since he took office in January to stop the casinos from being built along Philadelphia's Riverfront. Governor Rendell has recently expressed willingness to resite the casinos despite stubbornly supporting these casino locations since the beginning. In their own way they have each recently taken a stance to resite the casinos and they deserve our thanks. Please call each of these people today and thank them for working to resite the proposed casinos.

Mayor Nutter: 215-686-2181
Governor Rendell: 717-787-2500
Senator Fumo: 717-787-5662
Representative Evans: 717-783-1540

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