Toomey Watch

08/03/2015

Pat Toomey says the President's Iran deal enables a terrorist machine.

This deal would give Iran the capacity to inflict harm in much more destructive ways. I will do everything I can to defeat this deal, and I encourage everyone to do the same.

07/30/2015

Pat Toomey is co-sponsoring a bill to defund Planned Parenthood.

— In the wake of protests over secretly taped recordings of Planned Parenthood officials, Republicans in the U.S. Senate — including Pennsylvanian Pat Toomey — are seeking to prohibit the organization from receiving any new federal tax dollars.

07/24/2015

Pat Toomey takes a courageous stand on Donald Trump, or not...

"Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey paused for a long, awkward silence and looked down at the bright carpets in a Capitol elevator when asked what he makes of Trump leading his party's presidential field. "Not much," he finally said. Is Trump good for the party? Another long, awkward pause. "I'll have more on that for you later.""

The billionaire's swift rise to the top of the GOP presidential field is not being regarded as a welcome development.

07/17/2015

Pat Toomey says the Fed no longer has credibility. Do you think he's right?

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said it's time to end the Federal Reserve's "subjective" moving of the goal post on interest rates.

07/15/2015

Do you think a $50,000 contribution from Pat Toomey's leadership PAC to a Super PAC that is not allowed to coordinate with Toomey's campaign is just a “distraction and false controversy"?

The Senator's leadership PAC has asked a Super PAC for a full refund.

07/13/2015

Pat Toomey is already up on TV with his first ad of the 2016 campaign. Here's the ad.

www.toomeyforsenate.com

07/06/2015

Looks like Pat Toomey's leadership PAC may have made a $50,000 donation to a Super PAC run by former Toomey aides, which is expected to support Toomey's re-election. Does that sound like coordination to you?

A $50,000 donation between PACs could prove to be a trouble for PA’s junior Senator.

06/29/2015

Here is Pat Toomey's official statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage:

"Over the years, I have supported efforts to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Yet I have also long supported the traditional definition of marriage. Today, the Supreme Court has ruled that all states must recognize same-sex marriage. Understandably, many people will celebrate this decision. While I disagree with it, I acknowledge the Supreme Court's ruling as the law of the land."

Nice to see that he acknowledges that the ruling is now the law of the land, we guess.

Pennsylvania's Republican congressional members largely denounced a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that legalized same-sex marriage.

06/26/2015

Here's what Pat Toomey had to say about yesterday's Supreme Court ruling upholding Obamacare. Do you think he'll have anything to say about today's ruling on marriage equailty?

06/23/2015

Do you think this is just lip service or do you believe that Toomey will actually try to get his fellow Republicans to support his bill to expand background checks for gun purchases?

Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) renewed his call Monday for tougher rules to keep guns away from criminals and the mentally ill, just as the debate over gun laws gained new traction in the aftermath of the church shooting in South Carolina.

06/15/2015

Dominic Rawson says Pat Toomey's opposition to the reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank hurts U.S. exporters and Pennsylvania's economy.

By Dominic Rawson Pennsylvanians sent Pat Toomey to the U.S. Senate to solve problems and get things done. We were heartened when he predicted the 2014 elections would "end the gridlock" so Congress could get to work strengthening our economy...

05/28/2015

Pat Toomey wants your local police force to have military-grade armored personal transport vehicles.

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is urging the White House to reconsider new restrictions on what military equipment can be accessed by local law enforcement agencies, saying the limits announced Monday go too far.