In the end, their bills were less ambitious and they still faced accusations of partisanship. Pat Toomey R. Republicans also used reconciliation to unilaterally advance their major legislative efforts under Trump, including his signature tax cuts.
A little. Several people close to Casey predicted he will likely look for the consensus position and usually land wherever Biden does. They also have a long and deep connection. And when the younger Casey arrived in the Senate, Biden, then chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, pushed party leaders to put Casey on the panel, as well, becoming a mentor, Brown said.
So when Biden launched his presidential campaign with a 6 a. Even as he voices support for more liberal efforts, the bills Casey personally writes rarely ruffle feathers, or grab big headlines. Casey, 58, looked past Barletta for much of the race, presenting himself as a senator willing to work with Trump on issues like infrastructure, middle-class wages and healthcare policy.
But he also said he would challenge a president enthralled to special interests. The race was more fizzle than sizzle, despite Trump's efforts to boost Barletta with fundraisers and rallies in Wilkes-Barre in August and in Erie in October. Casey, the namesake son of a former governor, has held elective statewide office since , serving as Pennsylvania's auditor general and then treasurer before winning his Senate seat in Barletta forged his political brand with illegal immigration , including a controversial push in Hazleton for an ordinance to punish businesses and landlords for hiring or renting to undocumented immigrants.
Barletta insisted his town of 25,, where the Latino population soared from 5 percent in to 52 percent in , had to act because of rising crime and costs. Barletta always lagged Casey in fundraising, making it difficult to tell his story. The sharpest exchange in the Senate race was sparked by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, the law that helped propel Barletta to win a seat in the House amid "Tea Party" Republican opposition to then-President Obama's signature legislation.
Barletta lashed out at Casey in mid-October for a campaign commercial suggesting the Republican supported removing health insurance protections for patients with preexisting medical conditions. That aired while Barletta's month-old grandson was being treated for cancer. The chart below reports missed votes over time. Show the numbers Follow govtrack. And please consider supporting our work by becoming a monthly backer govtrack on Patreon or leaving a tip.
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