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Morning Times Republican officials and candidates at all levels of government, including Lt. Governor Jim Cawley, dined with some of … Continue reading
Keep an eye on Toomey | Posted on: February 21st, 2012Washington Post The Republican senator from Pennsylvania — the current one — may not be a well known as Sen. … Continue reading
Commissioners McLinko, Miller endorse Welch | Posted on: February 21st, 2012Daily Review The Republican Bradford County commissioners, Doug McLinko and Daryl Miller, endorsed businessman Steve Welch for the U.S. Senate … Continue reading
GOP Senate candidates visit region: 2 Cambria commissioners endorse Welch | Posted on: February 20th, 2012Tribune-Democrat Steve Welch, a Chester County businessman running for U.S. Senate, drew the endorsements of Cambria County’s two Republican commissioners … Continue reading
PA GOP Chairman Gleason Statement On Anniversary Of Obama-Casey Stimulus Bill | Posted on: February 17th, 2012PAGOP PA GOP Chairman Gleason Statement On Anniversary Of Obama-Casey Stimulus Bill HARRISBURG, PA – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman … Continue reading
Steve Welch on KYW Newsmakers | Posted on: February 17th, 2012Keystone Conservative Steve Welch, appeared on KYW Newsmakers Sunday morning to discuss how he will restore fiscal responsibility to Washington … Continue reading
Pat Toomey and Conservative Senators Challenge Insurance Mandate Pat Toomey and Conservative Senators Challenge Insurance Mandate | Posted on: February 17th, 2012Keystone Conservative Washington DC – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and 42 of his colleagues filed an amicus brief … Continue reading
Endorsed Republicans File With Nearly 25,000 Signatures | Posted on: February 15th, 2012PAGOP Endorsed Republicans File With Nearly 25,000 Signatures Team Earns Strong Showing of Grassroots Support Throughout Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, PA – … Continue reading
Toomey: ‘Decency’ calls on Reid to bring budget to Senate floor | Posted on: February 14th, 2012The Hill Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Tuesday slammed Senate Democrats for refusing to tackle a new budget. “[Senate Majority … Continue reading
Casey fought hard for ObamaCare but will not fight hard to repeal the preventative services mandate | Posted on: February 13th, 2012Steve Welch for U.S. Senate Paloi, PA — With the liberal Sen. Bob Casey fully backing and voting for ObamaCare, … Continue reading
Toomey co-sponsors earmark ban | Posted on: February 1st, 2012Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A temporary ban on Congressional earmarks could become an enduring law of the land under a bill amendment … Continue reading
Pennsylvania GOP picks favorite to run against Sen. Casey | Posted on: January 31st, 2012The Hill The Pennsylvania Republican Party endorsed businessman Steve Welch to take on Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) over the weekend, a … Continue reading
Barletta: A frustrating first year | Posted on: January 31st, 2012Citizens Voice The idea seemed so right, so obviously necessary, that even a Congress known for its partisanship had to get … Continue reading
Pa. GOP endorses Chester County’s Steve Welch for U.S. Senate | Posted on: January 30th, 2012NewsWorks All four of Governor Corbett’s picks for state and federal offices have received the endorsement of the commonwealth’s Republican … Continue reading
Poll: Casey who? | Posted on: January 26th, 2012Philadelphia With one of the best-known names in Pennsylvania politics, Bob Casey Jr. easily won a seat in the U.S. … Continue reading
RNC: Obama recycles rhetoric from old SOTU addresses [VIDEO] | Posted on: January 25th, 2012The day after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, the Republican National Committee is up with a new … Continue reading
Sen. Toomey responds to State of the Union address 2012 | Posted on: January 25th, 2012 One Thousand Days Without a Budget: The GOP calls out the “Do-Nothing Democrats” in the Senate | Posted on: January 25th, 2012Weekly Standard It has been 1,000 days since the Senate has produced a budget, and congressional Republicans are getting fed … Continue reading
Obama’s State of the Union Address to Mark 1,000 Days Without a Democrat Budget | Posted on: January 25th, 2012Americans for Tax Reform Democrats have not fulfilled their basic budget responsibilities since April 29, 2009 When President Barack Obama … Continue reading
As parties lose voters, Republicans chip away at Democrats’ advantage | Posted on: January 20th, 2012Morning Call As the presidential election looms, Republicans are ever so slowly chipping away at Democrats’ sizable voter registration edge in Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Senator Toomey denounces President’s rejection of Keystone Pipeline | Posted on: January 19th, 2012The News Eagle Washington D.C. — U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) denounced President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline … Continue reading
Obama’s recess appointments might not hold up in court | Posted on: January 18th, 2012The Hill Some legal experts, including those who have sided with President Obama on other constitutional issues, think there is … Continue reading
Senator Pat Toomey Announces Boundary Support | Posted on: January 17th, 2012The Gettysburg Foundation Gettysburg, Pa. (Jan.13, 2012) — Gettysburg Foundation and National Park Service representatives attended an event today where … Continue reading
Senator Pat Toomey supports farmers during trip to Pennsylvania Farm Show | Posted on: January 16th, 2012The Patriot-News All eyes were on U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey today at the 96th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. It … Continue reading
GOP foes line up in bid to oust Casey | Posted on: December 20th, 2011Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune Review Nine Republicans are vying for the seat held by Sen. Bob Casey Jr. in 2012, … Continue reading
GOP Senate hopefuls debate but target Casey | Posted on: December 12th, 2011Borys Krawczeniuk, Times Tribune NEW YORK CITY – Seven Republicans candidates who would like to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Casey … Continue reading
Sen. Toomey: Democrats shunned tax reform offer | Posted on: December 6th, 2011By U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, published in the Patriot News By now, most folks in Pennsylvania know that the Joint … Continue reading
Toomey for Veep? He would be a boon to any ticket — especially a Romney one. | Posted on: November 28th, 2011National Review While there’s still a lot of road ahead in the 2012 presidential race, one fact is already clear: … Continue reading
GOP adopts Toomey’s deficit-reduction plan | Posted on: November 15th, 2011Morning Call WASHINGTON — Away from the cyclical conversations at the supercommittee table, Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey worked on his own … Continue reading
Toomey Hopes Super Committee Will Reform Tax Code | Posted on: September 28th, 2011National Journal Speaking on Fox and Friends Tuesday, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should consider … Continue reading
Toomey Politely Dismisses Obama Deficit Plan | Posted on: September 20th, 2011By Brittany Foster, Contributing Writer, PoliticsPA It took about two minutes after the conclusion of President Obama’s deficit reduction speech … Continue reading
PoliticsPA’s Ups & Downs: 9/9 | Posted on: September 9th, 2011From PoliticsPA Tom Corbett. The Governor has handled the recent weather emergencies well, and emerged as a leader doggedly tackling … Continue reading
An Interview with Super-Committee Member Sen. Pat Toomey | Posted on: August 12th, 2011Here’s the first super-committee interview with newly appointed member Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.). He’s a supply-sider and Tea Party … Continue reading
Overzelous state agency threatens Pa. jobs | Posted on: August 9th, 2011by U.S. Senator Pat Toomey Over the past six months I have traveled across Pennsylvania, and I have heard the … Continue reading
Pat Toomey co-sponsors bill to unlock bypass funding | Posted on: August 5th, 2011WASHINGTON. — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., announced today that he has co-sponsored legislation to help clear the way for … Continue reading
Toomey’s clout emerges in debt talks— Lehigh Valley senator builds consensus among tea party members, GOP stalwarts amid stalemate. | Posted on: August 1st, 2011WASHINGTON — Among his conservative Republicans colleagues, Pat Toomey is a visionary. The freshman senator from Zionsville foresaw this week’s … Continue reading
Mr. President, We Are Waiting for an Answer | Posted on: July 25th, 2011Posted by Senator Pat Toomey (Profile) Friday, July 22nd at 9:36AM EDT 13 Comments Tuesday night, the House of Representatives offered … Continue reading
Restore fiscal health, grow U.S. economy | Posted on: July 15th, 2011By Pat Toomey As I traveled across Pennsylva- nia last year, I promised Penn- sylvanians that I would dedicate myself … Continue reading
We can’t postpone tough choices | Posted on: July 12th, 2011By Pat Toomey For months, President Obama‘s administration demanded a clean increase in the government’s $14.3 trillion debt limit ceiling with … Continue reading
With GOP Senate support, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey revamps his plan for budget if debt talks fail | Posted on: July 11th, 2011With GOP Senate support, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey revamps his plan for budget if debt talks fail Published: Friday, July … Continue reading
Restore fiscal health, grow U.S. economy | Posted on: June 19th, 2011Restore fiscal health, grow U.S. economy By Pat Toomey June 19, 2011 As I traveled across Pennsylvania last year, I … Continue reading
Toomey opens area’s first Senate office | Posted on: June 7th, 2011Toomey opens area’s first Senate office The Tribune-Democrat — Republican Pat Toomey has opened what he says is the Johnstown … Continue reading
Toomey: Balanced budget possible in next 10 years (With Video) | Posted on: May 25th, 2011UPPER DARBY — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., discussed his proposal to balance the federal budget in 10 years during … Continue reading
Senator Toomey Rejects President Obama’s Call For Return To 1967 Borders | Posted on: May 20th, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) strongly criticized President Obama’s speech today in which the president called for … Continue reading
Toomey plan for balancing budget | Posted on: May 14th, 2011Pat Toomey has been in the U.S. Senate for just five months, but already he has emerged as one of … Continue reading
Sen. Toomey releases ‘balanced budget proposal’ | Posted on: May 11th, 2011Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican, released his “balanced budget proposal” on Tuesday afternoon. “I’m not aware of any country that … Continue reading
Toomey set to announce his own budget | Posted on: May 7th, 2011The HIll By Peter Schroeder Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) plans to throw another budget plan into the ring next week, … Continue reading
Toomey willing to raise debt if spending controlled | Posted on: May 4th, 2011U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Monday he is hoping to produce his own plan to balance the federal budget in … Continue reading
Unsustainable budget threatens U.S. | Posted on: March 24th, 2011Repeated battles over the 2011 budget are taking attention from a more dire problem—the long-run budget deficit. Divided government is no excuse for inaction. The bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, under co-chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, issued a report on the problem in December supported by 11 Democrats and Republicans — a clear majority of the panel’s 18 members. Continue reading
Toomey Takes Oath As Pa.’s New US Senator | Posted on: January 5th, 2011The new Congress — with its Republican majority in the House and a weakened Democratic majority in the Senate — … Continue reading
Congress, state capitols and GOP | Posted on: January 4th, 2011It’s good to be a Republican these days. In November’s midterm congressional elections, the GOP wrested control of the U.S. … Continue reading
Toomey impressed with Boeing plant | Posted on: December 17th, 2010Alex Rose The Delaware County Daily Times Republican U.S. Senator-elect Pat Toomey said he was impressed with innovations taking place … Continue reading
Toomey visits Mechanicsburg company in tour of state | Posted on: December 14th, 2010WHTM Senator-elect Pat Toomey made a stop Monday in Cumberland County as part of his tour of the state to … Continue reading
Toomey on Health Care Ruling: “A Step in the Right Direction” | Posted on: December 13th, 2010Senator-elect Pat Toomey voiced his support for today’s ruling of a federal district court that the individual mandate portion of … Continue reading
Toomey urges austerity before jobless benefits | Posted on: December 3rd, 2010Mike Wereschagin Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sen.-elect Pat Toomey said Thursday that Congress should extend unemployment benefits but must pay for them … Continue reading
Senator Elect Toomey Talks With Channel 11 | Posted on: December 2nd, 2010WPXI In about a month Republican Pat Toomey will be sworn in as the United States senator representing Pennsylvania.On Thursday, … Continue reading
GOP Targets Casey’s Senate Seat in 2012 | Posted on: November 22nd, 2010John Guerriero Erie Times News The state Republican Party issued a similar message. “If we want to repeal ObamaCare, … Continue reading
Senate Republicans Unanimously re-elect McConnell as Leader | Posted on: November 16th, 2010Michael O’Brien The Hill Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was re-elected to his position on Tuesday by the acclimation … Continue reading
Republicans May Yet Have Upper Hand in Senate | Posted on: November 16th, 2010Gerald F. Seib Wall Street Journal On paper, the numbers tell you the Democrats held on to a majority in … Continue reading
Toomey at Helm of a Republican Wave in Pennsylvania | Posted on: November 3rd, 2010Daniel Malloy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pat Toomey, a former Republican congressman, defeated Representative Joe Sestak, a Democrat, on Tuesday in a … Continue reading
