Received this e-mail from Decorated Admiral, former Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate, Joe Sestak (D. PA), regarding Tea Party U.S. Senator Pat Toomey's (R. PA) weekly newsletter:
Sources:
1. Toomey’s votes against VA budget:
a. [H.R. 2055, Toomey voted nay, 12/17/11]
b. [H.R. 152, Toomey voted nay, 1/28/13]
c. [H.R. 933, Toomey voted nay, 3/20/13]
d. [H.J. Res. 59, Toomey voted nay, 9/27/13 and 12/18/13]
e. [H.R. 2775, Toomey voted nay, 10/16/13]
f. [H.R. 3547, Toomey voted nay, 1/16/14]
g. [H.R. 2684, Toomey voted yea, 10/14/99]
h. [H.R. 4635, Toomey voted nay, 10/19/00]
i. [H.R. 2620, Toomey voted nay, 11/8/01]
j. [H.J. Res. 2, Toomey voted nay, 2/13/03]
k. [H.R. 2673, Toomey voted nay, 12/8/03]
l. [H.R. 4818, Toomey voted nay, 7/15/04]
2. See No. 1 of this footnoted list.
3. [S. 3457, Toomey voted nay, 9/19/12]
4. [H.J.Res. 64, Toomey voted yea, 9/14/01; H.J.Res. 114, Toomey voted yea, 10/10/02]
5. [S. 1982, Toomey voted nay, 2/27/14]
6. “Kill Filibuster” website: http://killfil.com/...
7. “Kill Filibuster” website: http://killfil.com/...
8. “I Told You We’d Kill It,” Slate, 8/1/13: http://www.slate.com/...
9. [S. 3220, Toomey voted nay, 6/5/12; S. 2199, Toomey voted nay, 4/9/14 and 9/10/14]
10 “U.S. Senate Divides on Party Lines over Women's Pay Equity, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/6/12: http://www.post-gazette.com/...
11 -[H.J. Res. 59, Toomey voted nay, 9/27/13]
-“Over Obamacare, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey Votes Against Bill that Would Keep Federal Government Open,” Allentown Morning Call, 9/27/13: http://articles.mcall.com/...
-“Who Voted Against the Senate Bill to End the Government Shutdown?” Washington Post, 10/16/13: http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
12 Disabled American Veterans 2014 rating, Vote Smart: http://votesmart.org/...
13 Alzheimer’s Impact Movement 2014 rating, Vote Smart: http://votesmart.org/...
14 National Breast Cancer Coalition 2013-2014 rating, Vote Smart: http://votesmart.org/...
15 [H.R. 3547, Toomey voted nay, 1/16/14; H.R. 933, Toomey voted nay, 3/21/13; H.R. 2055, Toomey voted nay, 12/17/11]
16 [H.R. 3547, Toomey voted nay, 1/16/14; H.R. 933, Toomey voted nay, 3/21/13; H.R. 2055, Toomey voted nay, 12/17/11]
17 [H.R. 3547, Toomey voted nay, 1/16/14; H.R. 933, Toomey voted nay, 3/21/13; H.R. 2055, Toomey voted nay, 12/17/11]
18 [S. 1877, Toomey did not co-sponsor in 2011; and S. 2343, Toomey did not co-sponsor in 2014]
19 “Pat Toomey Holds Up Child Care Bill to Force Action on Background-Check Measure,” Allentown Morning Call, 9/18/14: http://www.mcall.com/...
20 “Manchin-Toomey Amendment Nixed,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/17/14: http://earlyreturns.post-gazette.com/...
21 [H.R. 3547, Toomey voted nay, 1/16/14; H.R. 933, Toomey voted nay, 3/21/13; H.R. 2055, Toomey voted nay, 12/17/11]
22 [H.R. 3547, Toomey voted nay, 1/16/14; H.R. 933, Toomey voted nay, 3/21/13; H.R. 2055, Toomey voted nay, 12/17/11]
23 A list of Toomey’s support of nearly 30 bills against the ACA will be provided upon request
24 “Preventive Health Services for Women,” Healthcare.gov: https://www.healthcare.gov/...
25 “Preventive Health Services for Adults,” Healthcare.gov: https://www.healthcare.gov/...
26 “Thomas Jefferson also Supported Government Run Health Care,” Forbes, 1/21/11: http://www.forbes.com/...
27 “Insuring America’s Health, Institute of Medicine, January 2004: http://www.iom.edu/...
28 “The Clock is Ticking: More Americans Losing their Health,” Families USA, July 2009: http://www.hartfordinfo.org/...
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