Like many Pennsylvania Democrats from outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh , Kanjorski opposes gun control . He is also moderately conservative on abortion . However , he is strongly pro-labor , and has spoken out against the Iraq War . He has served on the Financial Services Committee since he entered Congress in 1985 and was the second-ranking Democrat on that committee at the time of his departure . He usually played behind-the-scenes roles in the advocacy or defeat of legislation and steers appropriations money toward improving the infrastructure and economic needs of his district . He is popularly known as " Kanjo . " On May 10 , 2007 , the usually moderate Kanjorski voted with fellow Democrats to begin the redeployment of all forces from Iraq , however the bill was defeated . As of the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001 , Kanjorski 's position on the war in Iraq appeared to be that he would vote for redeployment , but not as a condition of continued funding for the war until and unless the expected presidential veto of such a bill would be overridden
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Paul Kanjorski