Letter to the editor: Disappointed in Wolf's veto

It is rather difficult for me to understand the outrage from the left about bringing Pennsylvania into line with the CDC and federal guidelines just like New York, which is the hardest hit state of them all, which is what Senate Bill 613 aimed to do. This would allow industries like construction, car dealerships and realtors to practice social distancing while wearing masks and return to work safely.

It is rather sad for me to see the vitriol and anger from left wing of the Democratic Party shaming people who simply want to do the right thing and go to work to provide for their families and for small business owners to keep their doors open for business. Remember, many people don’t qualify for benefits or can’t afford to wait for the government to get its act together to provide assistance.

Does it make sense that we pack hundreds of people into Walmart every day, but I can’t visit a retail shop in Belle Vernon that never gets more than five people at a time? This shutdown hasn’t been a month. The fear started the first week of March, and businesses immediately began to suffer, so this is actually going on for two months now.

That is why it was so very disappointing for me to see Gov. Tom Wolf ignore working-class families and give in to the angry mobs by vetoing SB 613 on April 20.

Melanie Patterson

Belle Vernon