Pennsylvania\u2019s powerful need some \u201clive, laugh, love\u201d moments \u2013 and there are few better ways to find them than on an individualized trip focused on personal growth that helps open hearts and minds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a public service, City & State has some summer vacation ideas for several of Pennsylvania\u2019s biggest and brightest, offering firsthand experiences we believe could change their perspectives:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joe Pittman visits a SEPTA station<\/p>\n
Having Pittman \u2013 SEPTA\u2019s toughest opponent in the state Senate \u2013 and other GOP grandstanders who call the city a \u201cshithole\u201d daytripping on the Market-Frankford Line will show them how transit riders from all walks of life need SEPTA to get around.<\/p>\n
John Fetterman visits his Philadelphia office<\/p>\n
An all-too-rare visit by Pennsylvania\u2019s lightning-rod U.S. senator to his Philadelphia district office might be better suited to October \u2013 all those cobwebs and skeletons of would-be staffers give off early Halloween vibes.<\/p>\n
Dave McCormick spends time on his Pennsylvania farmstead\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania\u2019s newest senator comes with bespoke baggage of his own \u2013 questions regarding his true residency that date back to his campaign. McCormick, a longtime Connecticut resident, can kick off summer with a trip back to his roots at the family farm near Bloomsburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Summer Lee and Chris Rabb go on Birthright Israel<\/p>\n
Two of the most outspoken Democrats in the state will now bookend the congressional delegation, with Summer Lee in Pittsburgh and Chris Rabb in Philadelphia. The pair has plenty to say about Israel and Palestine \u2013 so it only makes sense that they would take an educational trip of their own to see the Holy Land up close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rob Bresnahan rings the stock exchange closing bell<\/p>\n
The congressional freshman\u2019s stock portfolio and proximity to New York make perfect sense for a poignant day trip to the Big Apple, where Bresnahan can take a helicopter tour of the city and cap off the day by ringing the Stock Exchange\u2019s closing bell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Wawa goose and Buc-ee’s beaver swap places<\/p>\n
The gas chain giants try living a day in the life of a fellow regional icon. Wally Goose will try to navigate his way through one of the Texas-based chain\u2019s legendary labyrinths to find some beaver nuggets, while Bucky the Beaver sinks his teeth into a pork roll Sizzli.<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania\u2019s gridiron stars go on a spa retreat<\/p>\n
Both of the state\u2019s football teams could use a day off. Nick Sirianni and Big Dom can dip into meditative practices and receive \u201ctush push\u201d glute massages, while Aaron Rodgers can learn the ways of science-backed remedies and modern medicine.<\/p>\n