{"id":140992,"date":"2026-03-17T20:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/140992\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:21:10","slug":"advocacy-groups-constituents-rally-in-favor-of-affordable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/140992\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy groups, constituents rally in favor of affordable energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy organizations Action Together NEPA, Affordable Pennsylvania and Pennsylvanians Together hosted a St. Patrick\u2019s Day green-themed \u201cRally for Affordable Energy\u201d on Tuesday afternoon outside Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick\u2019s Scranton office, 417 Lackawanna Ave., Jessica Brittain, communications director for Action Together NEPA, said in a news release. The event was postponed Monday due to the risk of high winds and thunderstorms, officials said. Constituents, wearing green, displayed signs and shared personal stories about their struggles with high energy costs, officials said. The rally \u2014 which opposed the votes from McCormick and U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp. for President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d \u2014 was part of Action Together NEPA\u2019s Show Up\/Speak Out campaign to hold legislators accountable, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Salton, of the Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, speaks during...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-PROTEST-0318-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Matt Salton, of the Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, speaks during the protest in downtown Scranton Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A cardboard cutout of U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan is placed...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-PROTEST-0318-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-PROTEST-0318-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A cardboard cutout of U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan is placed behind the podium as a speaker peps up the crowd during the protest in downtown Scranton Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dwayne Heisler, campaign director for the Pennsylvania Policy Center, speaks...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-PROTEST-0318-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-PROTEST-0318-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dwayne Heisler, campaign director for the Pennsylvania Policy Center, speaks during the protest organized by Action Together NEPA in front of Sen. Dave McCormick\u2019s Scranton office on Lackawanna Avenue Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 3<\/p>\n<p>Matt Salton, of the Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, speaks during the protest in downtown Scranton Tuesday, March 17, 2026. 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