Pennsylvania Voter Guide Footnotes

2024 Pennsylvania Voter Guide Footnotes

1.) Dave McCormick Instagram – “Bob Casey saying… it’s impossible to bring down prices…different story when they rammed their ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ through Congress.” 5/15/2024:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6_-VIusrBu/?img_index=davemccormickpa

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…we need to reverse Bidenomics.” 6/11/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1800620968211022242

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “I will be a force for dramatically pulling backing spending”

6/3/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1797678283393503349

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…Casey urged Harris & Biden to spend BIG…” 8/22/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1826692000718225851

Dave McCormick, “Twitter/X – “…China to benefit from EV tax credits…Bob Casey enabled this through…Inflation Reduction Act.” “This is dangerous and wrong.” 5/4/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1786818184009384397

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…regulations on oil and gas…EV mandates…is devastating on manufacturing jobs.” 6/22/2024: https://x.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1804536278207046023

2.) Congressional Website, HR. 5376 – VOTED FOR Inflation Reduction Act 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm

Congressional Website, HR. 1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – Voted For 3/11/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319

Congressional Website, HR. 815 VOTED FOR – Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024 – sending funding to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan 4/24/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00048.htm

WATCH: National Republican Senatorial Committee – Bob Casey states, “So, that Rescue Plan was essential” 9/29/2021: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/kwbeor9vpkqesrcpeuhwb/h/Economy%20%26%20Spending?dl=0&preview=Casey+calls+American+Rescue+Plan+%22essential%2C%22+credits+with+helping+economy.mp4&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

3.) Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “It’s time to eliminate sanctuary cities to keep…Americans in PA…safe.” 5/5/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1765033047177449879

Candidate Website, McCormick US Senate – Dave on the Issues “…fight to secure the border, put an end to drug and human trafficking…” 2024: https://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…Stop flying immigrants into our country…” 8/2/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1819429420035142072

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…Casey voted to allow Pa’s taxpayer dollars to fund illegal alien flights into our country” 3/23/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1771554599775654111

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “What I saw at the border was infuriating…illegal aliens are getting free meals & plane tickets…” 5/21/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1793062262858489860

Davie McCormick, YouTube “What I saw at the Border Shocked Me” – “the people that are coming across the border are…getting benefits, plane tickets…” 6/4/2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXB2KaMUnJI

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “We need strength to secure the border” 8/15/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1824060092863422564

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X “…illegals get all kinds of benefits and you pay for it” 6/2/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1808111953509757051

WATCH: WHTM abc27 News, PA US Senate Debate – “Bob has voted for wide open borders. He voted for sanctuary cities. He’s voted against funding for the border patrol. He’s voted for federal benefits for illegal immigrants. He’s voted for all these wild spending bills under Biden and Harris which led to an increase in prices for working families…Let’s face it, Bob, you are a liberal.” @53:34 10/3/2024: https://youtu.be/KriHWsJV5AU?si=V1O-Jv0vVR68X-wr&t=3214

4.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 1948 to S.Amdt. 1959 to HR. 2579 – VOTE AGAINST -Border Options for Americans Act (local law enforcement my cooperate with Federal officials) 2/15/2018: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00034.htm

Congressional Website, S. 3100 VOTED AGAINST – Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act 7/6/2016: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1142/vote_114_2_00119.htm

Congressional Website, S. 2146 VOTED AGAINST – A bill to hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for defying federal law, to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and to provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement – 10/20/2015: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1141/vote_114_1_00280.htm

Congressional Website, S.J.Res 54 – VOTED TO remove emergency declaration from border wall, removing funding 10/17/2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00325.htm

Congressional Website, H.J.Res 46 – VOTED TO overturn Pres Trumps Emergency Declaration for border wall funding 3/14/2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00049.htm

Congressional Website, HR. 2882 – VOTED AGAINST – Haggerty Amendment prohibiting taxpayer money from being used for flying illegals into the US for resettlement 3/23/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00112.htm

WATCH: C-Span – Presidential 2006 Senate Debate – Question – “Should illegal immigrants be able to apply for citizenship without leaving the country?” Casey: “…I said I would support it (October 12, 2006) https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5123966/user-clip-bob-casey-endorses-mass-amnesty

Congressional Website, S. 744 VOTED FOR – Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (bill would have granted incremental amnesty) 6/27/2013: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00168.htm

5.) Candidate Website, McCormick US Senate – Dave on the Issues – “American must be energy independent” 2024: https://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “They want to BAN fracking…” 8/9/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1821981149490770212

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…they want to ban fossil fuels…PA needs a Senator that will unleash PA’s natural resources…” 6/26/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1816863533797188061

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…radical green energy mandates are making us more dependent on the CCP. “… I will fight to…boost our energy independence…” 3/5/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1765080062481863101

Candidate Website, McCormick US Senate – Dave’s Keystone Agenda to Reclaim America – “The only thing stopping Pennsylvania from becoming an energy superpower is red tape…they are pursuing an anti-fossil fuel agenda…makes us more dependent on the CCP…” 2024: https://davidmccormstg.wpenginepowered.com/daves-keystone-agenda/?tab=tab-2

WATCH: Building America’s Future, YouTube – “America’s Future Tour: The Path Back to Energy Dominance” – “…sparked an energy revolution that fueled America’s economy, and it made America a global superpower…it’s time to do that again.” @39:35 3/1/2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKg720TXZ2g

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X- “Bob Casey and Kamala Harris are on the warpath to eliminate fossil fuels and hundred of thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania’s energy sector” 7/26/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1816808604495950056

6.) Congressional Website, SAmdt.678 to SConRes.5 – VOTED AGAINST – To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the improvement of relations between the United States and Canada with regard to the Keystone XL Pipeline 2/4/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00032.htm

Congressional Website, S.Amdt.5265 to SAmdt.5194 to HR.5376 VOTED AGAINST – To provide for certain conditions on the export to China of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00311.htm

7.) Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “Kamala Harris want to raise your taxes so she can give free healthcare to illegal immigrants…this is who Bob Casey wants to be our next president.” 6/30/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1818287831409930263

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “Kamala: I am opposed to any policy that would deny any human being public health…” Dave McCormick disagrees with this. 7/30/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1815894904650047929

8.) Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 614 to S.Con.Res. 8 VOTED AGAINST – To establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to achieve savings by prohibiting illegal immigrants or illegal migrants granted legal status from qualifying for federally subsidized health care. 3/23/2013: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00077.htm

United States Committee on the Budget, “Senate Democrats Vote to Give Free Healthcare and Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants as Part of Immigration Reform” 3/23/2013: https://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/senate-democrats-vote-to-give-free-healthcare-and-obamacare-to-illegal-immigrants-as-part-of-immigration-reform

Congressional Website, S.Amdt. 968 to S.Amdt. 891 to HR.1319 – VOTE AGAINST – To ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to illegal immigrants 3/6/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00104.htm

Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “These migrant families have been through hell…it’s essential that these children have healthcare when they arrive” 7/19/2019: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1152308734280052738

9.) Candidate Website, Dave McCormick On the Issues – “…big government overreach has to stop…government should never impose vaccine mandates…children belong in school…” 2024: https://web.archive.org/web/20220530091332/https://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…Casey’s war on energy and EV mandates will devastate US manufacturing jobs while enriching China.” 6/22/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1804536278207046023

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “Leftist member wants…70-80% tax rate and every car should be eliminated in the next 11 years” 7/31/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1818621870775676929

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “The regulations on oil and gas…they’re not about the consumers…This is devastating to manufacturing jobs” 6/22/2024: https://x.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1804536278207046023

10.) Congressional Website, HR. 5376 – VOTED FOR – Inflation Reduction Act. This phases out gas powered vehicles. 8/7/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm

Congressional Website, VOTED AGAINST S.4072 – A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency – This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the rule titled Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles. Among other provisions, the rules include more stringent standards for greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants for light-duty vehicles and medium-duty vehicles. The standards phase in over model years 2027 through 2032. 4/18/2024: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00142.htm

Congressional Website, VOTED AGAINST S.Amdt. 421 to S.Amdt. 935 to S. 2226 – To provide remedies to members of the Armed Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. – (a) Limitation on Imposition of New Mandate.–The Secretary of Defense may not issue any COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a replacement for the mandate rescinded under section 525 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 absent a further act of Congress expressly authorizing a replacement mandate. 7/26/2023: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00199.htm

11.) Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…And they see Mehmet Oz for the anti-gun, anti-fracking, pro-abortion, pro-transgender transitions for kids…Hollywood liberal he really is” 5/9/2022: https://x.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1523819421743165447

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…I’ll always stand up for the integrity of our women’s sports.” 2/7/2024: https://twitter.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1755250145350894062

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “Great conversation…about education freedom and protecting the integrity of women’s sports.” 5/24/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1795914962969272417

Article, FoxNews – “Pennsylvania Senate Candidate David McCormick takes fire for corporate history on transgender activism” – Spokesperson said, “Dave does not support federal taxpayer dollars going toward transgender surgeries.” 3/17/2022: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/david-mccormick-corporate-history-transgender

WATCH: Mom’s For Liberty Fireside Chat – “…as a father of six daughters…the very idea that we’d allow biological males to compete with biological females is fundamentally unfair.” @14:46 5/29/2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=P0QhfPSUQi4

WATCH Mom’s For Liberty Fireside Chat – “…introducing transgender ideology to young children…is deeply troubling and something I would completely oppose…” @15:11 5/29/2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=P0QhfPSUQi4

WATCH: WHTM abc27 News, PA US Senate Debate – “He voted for biological males to compete in women’s sports. Let’s face it, Bob, you are a liberal.” @53:34 10/3/2024: https://youtu.be/KriHWsJV5AU?si=V1O-Jv0vVR68X-wr&t=3214

12.) Article, Pennsylvania Capital Star – “Casey announces $400,000 for the Philadelphia LGBTQ+ health and wellness center” 6/6/2024: https://penncapital-star.com/briefs/casey-announces-400000-for-philadelphia-lgbtq-health-and-wellness-center/

Other, Mazzoni Center Page – “Pediatric and Adolescent Comprehensive Transgender Services (PACTS)” Facility (supported by Casey) gives gender-affirming care. 2024: https://www.mazzonicenter.org/gender-affirming-care/pacts

Congressional Website, S.393 Equality Act, CO-SPONSORED – Would extend Title IV to include sexual orientation and gender identity to protected classes which could lead to changes in school curriculums.” 2/23/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/393/cosponsors

Congressional Website, S.Admt.1386 to S.Amdt.891 to HR.1319 – VOTED AGAINST -To prohibit funds that permit any student whose biological sex is male to participate in an athletic program…designed for women and girls. 3/6/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00097.htm

Congressional Website, S.393- Equality Act, CO-SPONSORED – Would extend Title IV 2/23/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/393/cosponsors

Article, Daily Caller- “Swing-State Dem Senator Says Concerns about Males Competing in Female Sports are ‘unfounded” 5/23/2024: https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/23/bob-casey-males-female-sports/

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “LGBTQ Pennsylvanians deserve nothing less than full equality” 6/21/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1539355986116370438

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “…Chambersburg council to rescind non discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people is shameful” 1/25/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1485994201238151185

13.) Candidate Website, McCormick US Senate – Dave on the Issues – “In PA, the current law…abortion is legal through 24 weeks. Bob Casey…supporting abortion up until the moment of birth.” 2024: https://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…huge victory for the protection of innocent life…puts the issue of life back into the hands of the state…” 5/3/2022: https://twitter.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1521586957457174528

WATCH: WHTM abc27 News, PA US Senate Debate – “This should be a state’s right. Pennsylvania has a law. It’s been supported by Democrats and Republicans alike. It was signed into law by the Senator’s father, Governor Casey. I support the three exceptions. I would not favor an abortion ban of any kind, legislation to support a national abortion ban…Senator Casey has signed legislation that would allow abortions up to the due date and has government funding supporting that.” @21:18 10/9/2024: https://youtu.be/KriHWsJV5AU?si=Ft0t7JelS_ng47nx&t=1278

14.) Congressional Website, S.109 – A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions – VOTED FOR 1/17/2019: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00007.htm

Congressional Website, HR. 3755 – VOTED FOR Cloture – A bill to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services. 2/28/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00065.htm

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “….extreme Republicans are continuing to push for a national abortion ban, I’ll keep fighting against their dangerous agenda” 6/24/2023: https://twitter.com/SenBobCasey/status/1672629105819369472

WATCH: WHTM abc27 News, PA US Senate Debate – “Dennis, I support Roe v. Wade. Roe v. Wade was the consensus across the country. It would allow reasonable restrictions. That’s what I would support.” @24:21 10/3/2024: https://youtu.be/KriHWsJV5AU?si=7I5WATmIsoPMahtA&t=1461

15.) Candidate Website, McCormick US Senate – Dave on the Issues – “Democrats are trying to…erase Photo ID to vote, requiring ballots in by election day…” 2024: https://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/

Article, Standard Speaker – “Responding to a question on mail in voting…McCormick supported issuing Voter identification cards as a condition for voting.”3/11/2022: https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/republican-senate-hopeful-pa-can-lead-in-u-s-energy-independence/article_d4fb814c-e101-581f-b0b4-53d06d81b1b1.html

16.) Congressional Website, S.4 Co-sponsored – John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 – Voter ID laws can be discriminatory 11/3/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4/cosponsors

Congressional Website, VOTED FOR S.1 – For the People Act of 2021 – Calls ID requirements “excessively onerous.” Says voter registration procedures are “burdensome” – referring to voter purging and limiting access to voting by mail. 8/11/2021: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00358.htm

17.) Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “We must do everything we can to help Israel” 2024: https://twitter.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1779246405694922983

18.) Congressional Website, S.Res 417 A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism 10/19/2023: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00261.htm

19.) Candidate Website, McCormick US Senate – Dave on the Issues “Second Amendment” “Dave is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment” 2024: https://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – Bob Casey endorses Kamala Harris who states, “I support a mandatory buyback program” Dave McCormick disagrees with Kamala’s statement. 7/23/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1815894904650047929

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X- “…I have and always will protect and defend American’s constitutional right to bear arms” 4/30/2022: https://x.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1520448393838948354

20.) Congressional Website, S.2938 – VOTED FOR – An act to make our communities safer -incentive for states to pass red flag laws 6/23/2022: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “We can expand background checks for all gun sales, including online, at gun shows & private sales.” 6/8/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1534526565266112513

Senator Bob Case, Twitter/X – “…commonsense reforms like enhanced background checks extreme risk protection orders and safe storage.” 6/6/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1533939629468049408

Bob Casey Jr, Twitter/X – “…universal background check, limited magazine sizes, ban military style weapons and bump stocks…” 2/21/2018: https://x.com/Bob_Casey/status/966434468251734016

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “…laws to temporarily remove access to firearms from those who might be a risk…” 6/8/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1534526566453202946

21.) Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – “…Dave is a champion for defending religious freedom…” 4/14/2022: https://twitter.com/davemccormickpa/status/1514587021473374208?s=42&t=NRCjb4YndVK0HYL1UNftTg

22.) Congressional Website, S. 393 Equality Act Co-Sponsored – Would impact businesses …required to participate in same sex weddings or gender transition celebrations 2/23/2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/393/cosponsors

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “LGBTQ deserve nothing less than full equality. I won’t stop fighting for them” 6/21/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1539355986116370438

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “…we need the Equality Act.” 1/25/2022: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1485994201238151185

23.) Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – Bob Casey endorsed “Kamala Harris…in support of abolishing private health insurance” 7/24/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1816097558235599220

Dave McCormick, Twitter/X – Bob Casey endorsed…Kamala Harris stated “Let’s eliminate all that. Let’s move on” (in reference to private health insurance) 7/23/2024: https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1815894904650047929

24.) Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “…to expand health care access for all Americans” 4/9/2024: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1777722145172255108

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “No one should be denied health care…expand access to health care for all Americans” 7/11/2024: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1811467115590820034

Senator Bob Casey, Twitter/X – “…health care for all is a mission worthy of a great Nation” 3/23/2021: https://x.com/SenBobCasey/status/1374427986930266117