Protesters chanted and camped out at state Sen. Joe Picozzi's office in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday as SEPTA cuts loom in the Philadelphia region. Picozzi, a Republican, introduced a plan last week to fund SEPTA for two years, pulling from capital dollars set aside for infrastructure projects. It passed the Senate but failed in a House committee. In a statement to CBS News Philadelphia, Picozzi said he respects his constituents' right to protest, but "disrupting our ability to serve the community is not the way to achieve progress." "My focus remains on delivering a solution that ensures safe, reliable SEPTA service with real accountability and transparency," Picozzi said in a statement. "I will continue to fight for a deal that serves the best interests of the people of Northeast Philadelphia and our city as a whole. I am grateful to the first responders who helped ensure everyone's safety today, and I remain focused on doing the hard work needed to deliver lasting results to ...