
On Sunday’s “The Cats Roundtable” on AM 970 in New York, Senate Health Care Committee chairman Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) warned that ObamaCare is in a “death spiral.” “If we look at what is happening right now, I think we’re witnessing
by Trent Baker13 Dec 2015, 8:04 PM PST0

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) promoted the Stop Sanctuary Policies Act, which he stated includes Kate’s Law, to address the “terrible problem” of sanctuary cities during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. Transcript (via ABC Radio) as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator Pat Toomey
by Ian Hanchett17 Oct 2015, 7:24 AM PST0

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) have introduced legislation to make the to make the murder of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating factor in favor of the death penalty. Current law already applies this penalty when the murder victim is a federal law enforcement officer or prosecutor. The legislation comes in the wake of a number high profile murders of police officers, including Pennsylvania State Trooper Corporal Bryon Dickson and Philadelphia Officer Robert Wilson, III.
by Caroline May29 Sep 2015, 8:16 AM PST0

Over the past weekend Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) waved the white flag on the gun control legislation he and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) pushed but failed to secure in April 2013 and tried to push again and again between then and now.
by AWR Hawkins15 Sep 2015, 5:51 PM PST0

In this weekend’s Republican weekly address, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) criticized the pending deal with Iran over its nuclear program and warned that such a deal increases the threat of conflict with the Middle Eastern power more likely. Transcript as
by Jeff Poor5 Sep 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

Pennsylvania Democrat Joe Sestak was apparently so excited to march in the Delaware County Independence Day parade that even little kids standing on the edge of the streets weren’t safe from his jumping, rambunctious clumsiness.
by Warner Todd Huston7 Jul 2015, 12:57 PM PST0

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) floated the idea of reviving a measure that he and his colleague Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) raised in the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting that would have
by Jeff Poor24 Jun 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

On June 23, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) suggested more gun control is needed in the wake of the Charleston attack, but he made clear he will not bring it up until he is sure he has rounded up the necessary votes.
by AWR Hawkins24 Jun 2015, 4:45 AM PST0

A new Quinnipiac poll has embattled Pennsylvania Democrat, Joe Sestak, dropping three points to Republican Pat Toomey on the heels of Sestak’s 422 mile walk across Pennsylvania as a means of kicking off his potential run for Toomey’s Senate seat.
by Dan Riehl6 Apr 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

Pennsylvania Democrat and likely Senate candidate Joe Sestak tweeted out a link to a dubious New York Times hit piece on Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics scientist Wei-Hock Soon.
by Dan Riehl23 Feb 2015, 11:58 AM PST0

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) told Philadelphia radio host Dom Giordano that the Obama administration “is no longer trying to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon,” according to reports.
by Dan Riehl4 Feb 2015, 1:15 PM PST0
Tim Carney at the Washington Examiner brings us another heartwarming tale of crony capitalist success, demonstrating once again that campaign donations are the best investment you can make in a politicized economy: James Torrey of Greenwich, Conn., has bundled more
by John Hayward29 May 2014, 1:30 PM PST0

No unemployment benefits for millionaires? You would think a proposal to cut them off wouldn’t generate much opposition, particularly from Senate Democrats – but you would be wrong. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania figured out how to get a little
by Alfred S. Regnery16 Jan 2014, 7:16 PM PST0

A document published by the Senate Steering Committee Tuesday found that there is actually $18 billion more than advertised in spending in the omnibus spending bill House and Senate establishment leaders introduced late Monday. The Senate Steering Committee, chaired by
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2014, 11:55 PM PST0

What will this mean for the average American, the middle class, and especially the poor? In recent years, the Fed, led by chairman Ben Bernanke and since 2010 also by vice chairman Janet Yellen, has embarked on the most radical
by Hunter Lewis5 Jan 2014, 3:00 PM PST0

Gabrielle Giffords is using the last of the money from her congressional campaign account to launch a new gun control PAC that will make its first contributions to Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (D-PA). According to Politico, “the
by AWR Hawkins6 Dec 2013, 3:09 PM PST0

Breitbart News: What do conservatives have to do to resonate with young people? GG: They have to explain, succinctly, why their stuff works. And you have to do it with humor, minus jargon, minus anger. Freedom is fun. It’s not
by Greg Gutfeld31 Oct 2013, 12:07 PM PST0

While speaking at an August 26 town hall meeting in Danville, Pennsylvania, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) responded to a constituent’s criticism of the failed Manchin-Toomey background check expansion by defending the push for more gun control. Responding to a constituent
by AWR Hawkins28 Aug 2013, 7:37 AM PST0

Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), the PAC of Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly focused on gun control, is being forced to refund money to contributors after being caught accepting illegal donations. One of the illegal donations was tied to
by AWR Hawkins20 Aug 2013, 5:22 PM PST0

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) and her husband Mark Kelly will embark on a multi-state tour on July 1st to push for expanded background checks on gun purchasers. Kelly’s gun-control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, announced the “Rights and Responsibilities”
by Tony Lee25 Jun 2013, 2:48 PM PST0

A federal judge ordered Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to suspend the so-called “Under-12” rule and allow 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan onto an adult transplant list in a Wednesday ruling. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson made the ruling
by Tony Lee5 Jun 2013, 4:07 PM PST0

Organizing for Action (OFA) executive director Jon Carson said his group will now pour resources into opposing Senators who opposed gun control–especially Democrat Senators. This means Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Mark Begich (D-AK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), and Mark Pryor (D-AR)
by AWR Hawkins19 Apr 2013, 4:10 PM PST0

President Barack Obama lashed out defiantly and viciously at political opponents who defeated his efforts to expand federal gun regulations today. Standing with families of victims of the Newtown school shooting at the White House, the president claimed that opponents
by Joel B. Pollak17 Apr 2013, 3:37 PM PST0

With Senate support for the Manchin-Toomey “compromise” continuing to slide, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) appear willing to revert to gimmicks to try to squeak the bill through. The numbers on the bill are tight but tending
by AWR Hawkins16 Apr 2013, 6:57 PM PST0

As the Manchin-Toomey background check ‘compromise’ moves toward a scheduled April 18 vote, 39 Senators have already said they will be voting against it. This 39 opposed to the compromise includes eight of the 16 GOP Senators who voted to
by AWR Hawkins16 Apr 2013, 7:00 AM PST0