Category: U.S Senate News

  • Toomey: An Upside To Debt Debate

    Philadelphia Inquirer I interviewed Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) last week about the coming debt-ceiling debate. A part of that conversation follows, and you can read the rest at www.philly.com/toomey Question: […]

  • Toomey Ready For Battle

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Some stories to catch up on while waiting for President Obama’s gun regulation speech later today: U.S. Sen Pat Toomey was in Pittsburgh for meetings yesterday and told […]

  • Toomey To Obama: New Debt Must Link To Spending Cuts

    Philadelphia Inquirer Sen. Pat Toomey, responding to an afternoon press conference by President Obama, said spending cuts should be the priority as the federal government approaches its borrowing limit, signaling […]

  • Pat Toomey On How Firm He’ll Stand For Entitlement Reform Before Debt Ceiling Increase: Whatever It Takes

    Hot Air Blog The conservative fiscal hawk from the Keystone State, Pat Toomey, appears on Hugh Hewitt’s show tonight, and let no wiggle room about the standoff that’s coming. For […]

  • Toomey’s Debt Plan

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steamrolling toward another fight on the nation’s debt limit, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey seems poised to again push for prioritizing debt payments along the lines of his 2001 […]

  • Toomey Named To Powerful Senate Finance Committee

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review On the powerful Senate committee that oversees taxation, trade and certain health programs, Sen. Pat Toomey hopes to bring about reform. Assigned on Thursday to the Senate Finance […]

  • Sen. Toomey Introduces Bill To Improve Federal Contracting Process

    Senator Pat Toomey WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today introduced the Government Contracting Improvement Act of 2012 to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to include in […]

  • The GOP Makes History With A Senate Appointment

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina resigned this month, there was no jostling for his seat. The smart money was already on Gov. Nikki Haley appointing […]

  • Naturalization Bill Inspired By Bethlehem Man Passes U.S. Senate, Pat Toomey Says

    Easton Express-Times A bill inspired by a Lehigh Valley man’s desire to become a U.S. citizen passed the U.S. Senate on Monday night and headed to President Barack Obama for his […]