Boccieri and Dahlkemper receive threats

Two area members of Congress said they received threats because they voted in favor of the landmark health-care bill.

U.S. Reps. John Boccieri of Alliance, D-16th, who grew up and lived most of his life in Mahoning County; and Kathy Dahlkemper of Erie, Pa., whose district includes a portion of Mercer County, said they received threats.

“Having flown missions in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan, I know what it’s like to be in harm’s way,” said Boccieri, an Air Force Reserve pilot based at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna. “But I never imagined serving in Congress could feel the same.”

Dahlkemper said: “Regrettably, my office has received a number of e-mails, letters, faxes and phone calls that are threatening or menacing in nature as a result of my vote in favor of health-care reform.”

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