Pennsylvania Member of Congress Tracking Report (MoCTrack)
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Member of Congress Tracking Report for the week ending September 20, 2020. Wow, as if this election wasn’t already the most consequential of our lifetime, now we lose RBG. I hope everyone reading this is giving as much time as they can to helping out their favorite candidates, because the consequences of us not doing so are unimaginable. Our MoCTrack volunteers are doing just that, so the report is a bit slimmer now through the election. Thanks for your patience with us!
VOTES – The House and the Senate both took votes this week.
OTHER SECTIONS
We have the statements from our senators on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, as well as the quotes of the week for both Senator Bob Casey and Senator Pat Toomey. And don’t miss the Toomey SCOTUS flashback, where he makes clear his position on confirming Supreme Court Justices during presidential election years. Don’t forget to check out the tweets of the week from all of our Pennsylvania MoCs as well as their Trump Tracker ratings (how often they vote with President’s Trump’s stated agenda). We close out this week’s report with a Call to Action on what you can do to stop the Senate from confirming a new Justice before the election.
PA-01
We have your Brian Fitzpatrick content in our special PA-01 report. It’s a short one this week, since Fitzpatrick was all but MIA from news coverage. He did vote a lot, though – so make sure you know what he was up to there. We’ve got a slimmed down tweet section featuring content from our three MoCs. There were only two items in this week’s Brian Fitzpatrick’s media presence, and one was just a group letter. And in case you missed it last week, we have a collection of Brian Fitzpatrick’s TEN WORST VOTES – make yourself familiar with these talking points, folks!
Follow the votes and quotes from our Pennsylvania Members of Congress, because they work for US!
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Member of Congress Tracking Report for the week ending September 20, 2020. Wow, as if this election wasn’t already the most consequential of our lifetime, now we lose RBG. I hope everyone reading this is giving as much time as they can to helping out their favorite candidates, because the consequences of us not doing so are unimaginable. Our MoCTrack volunteers are doing just that, so the report is a bit slimmer now through the election. Thanks for your patience with us!
VOTES – The House and the Senate both took votes this week.
- The House passed a collection of bills designed to address inequity. One related to diversity and inclusivity in educational facilities, and another relates to pregnancy discrimination. They also passed a grant program to fund local programs that are working to improve diversity.
- Two pieces of Covid-related legislation passed (but NOT a phase four response package, alas). One bill provides technical assistance to child care facilities related to pandemic training. The House also passed a resolution calling on all public officials to denounce all anti-Asian coronavirus-related discrimination.
- Budget clarity was the topic of the last House bill we looked at this week.
- The Senate confirmed EIGHT JUDGES this week. Five of those judicial confirmations were not controversial (passed with over 75 votes). But three Illinois judges had more contentious votes, including one who refuses to leave behind his NRA membership even after taking his seat on the federal bench.
OTHER SECTIONS
We have the statements from our senators on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, as well as the quotes of the week for both Senator Bob Casey and Senator Pat Toomey. And don’t miss the Toomey SCOTUS flashback, where he makes clear his position on confirming Supreme Court Justices during presidential election years. Don’t forget to check out the tweets of the week from all of our Pennsylvania MoCs as well as their Trump Tracker ratings (how often they vote with President’s Trump’s stated agenda). We close out this week’s report with a Call to Action on what you can do to stop the Senate from confirming a new Justice before the election.
PA-01
We have your Brian Fitzpatrick content in our special PA-01 report. It’s a short one this week, since Fitzpatrick was all but MIA from news coverage. He did vote a lot, though – so make sure you know what he was up to there. We’ve got a slimmed down tweet section featuring content from our three MoCs. There were only two items in this week’s Brian Fitzpatrick’s media presence, and one was just a group letter. And in case you missed it last week, we have a collection of Brian Fitzpatrick’s TEN WORST VOTES – make yourself familiar with these talking points, folks!
Follow the votes and quotes from our Pennsylvania Members of Congress, because they work for US!
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Want to check out our 2019, the legislative year in review report? It's right here, with details for all 20 of Pennsylvania's MoCs. |
Familiarize yourself with PA-01 Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's TEN Worst Votes
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This is where we will keep our archive of older, previous weeks' MoCTrack Reports from the 116th Congress. |
