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Strouse touts women's rights in Bucks County

BUCKS COUNTY House candidate Strouse touts women's rights BRISTOL TOWNSHIP Kevin Strouse, a Democrat running for Congress in Bucks County, campaigned in Bristol Township on Tuesday, seeking to emphasize his commitment to women's rights.

BUCKS COUNTY

House candidate Strouse touts women's rights

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP Kevin Strouse, a Democrat running for Congress in Bucks County, campaigned in Bristol Township on Tuesday, seeking to emphasize his commitment to women's rights.

Backed by about a dozen female supporters at a brief news conference, Strouse said that if elected, he would vote against legislation seeking to defund Planned Parenthood and that raising the minimum wage would be one of his priorities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that in 2012 women made up about two-thirds of the workers who were paid at or below minimum wage.

Strouse is running against Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, who has said in the past that he opposes abortion.

Fitzpatrick's campaign issued a statement defending his record of supporting women's rights, including his backing of a federal law that provides resources to prosecute domestic and sexual assault.

Diane Marseglia, Bucks County's lone Democratic county commissioner, spoke at the event in support of Strouse, as did Kimberly Rose, a Democrat running to unseat State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson, a Republican in lower Bucks County.

Marseglia said that she believed in Strouse's stance on the issues and that he "is not going to play politics" with women's rights.

- Chris Palmer