The Hill: The Campaign Legal Center and the Sunlight Foundation said Friday that the Office of Congressional Ethics should look into whether Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) violated House rules by soliciting campaign contributions for his swearing-in ceremony.
On the heels of polling that seemed to indicate that Bob Casey would be vulnerable in 2012 comes a new Public Policy Polling survey that finds Pennsylvania’s senior senator with a 41-29 approval rating.
Democrats in Pennsylvania aren’t ceding any ground in the debate over health care reform. Activists across the state are preparing to challenge Republicans in moderate districts in the run-up to the House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and they’re getting help from a familiar face.
Senator Bob Casey joined several Democrats calling for reform of the Senate procedure known as filibuster. In recent years, the practice has been used by Democrats and Republicans to effectively require a 60-vote majority for each step of the legislative process. Casey’s press release is below.
SCRANTON — Robert Mariani, the Scranton attorney nominated for a federal judicial appointment, donated to the campaign committees of Sen. Bob Casey and his brother
by Christopher Nicholas Nicholas was one of PoliticsPA’s Top Operatives of 2010 Now that the Census Bureau has re-apportioned America’s 435 Congressional districts among the
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick. Apparently, Rep. (we think) Fitzpatrick was not on the floor of the House during the oath of office for House members. He
PoliticsPA Up and Down are out for the week. Spoiler alert: Rep(?) Fitzpatrick is getting hosed for missing the oath of office. GOP consultant Chris Nicholas looks at redistricting numbers. State Rep. Metcalfe aims for the national spotlight in the immigration debate. Rendell gives his exit interview to the Capitol press corps. Toomey takes aim at defense spending. And Obama polls ahead of Rick Santorum in a hypothetical matchup.
The Hill has the story: GOP Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) cast their first votes of the 112th Congress on Thursday despite the fact they were technically not members of Congress at the time. The two Republicans missed the official swearing-in ceremony on the House floor Wednesday. It was not immediately clear why but the men did cast votes for speaker.
Casey Urges HUD to Release Funds to Prevent Home Foreclosures WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, Secretary
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