The Pinnochio Factor

When we look back over the past few years, how well did those who seemed to share our values on human life, marriage/family, and conscience follow through?

• Highlights of voter guides from the Pa Catholic Conf / Archdiocese, Pa Family Council, and Pa Pro Life Federation (10/31/14)
•  A new bottom line (i.e., Take a look at David Gibbon in the 31st.)....(11/3/14)

• 2012 Pro Life / Pro Marriage / Pro Religious Liberty Voter Information (11/3/12)

• C.S. and T's Candidates' Questionnaire (10/30/10)
• John Galloway - pro-life, pro-conscience, pro-family (11/1/10)

For the Bucks County delegation in Harrisburg, have the impressions with which we were left been matched by present performance (as of 9/16/16)?

The Bucks County Delegation in Harrisburg			As per the Pa Catholic Conference, "Ask your legislator to include the language of House Bill 1623 in the Fiscal Code.” (NO to Planned Parenthood)	As per the Pa Catholic Conference, “Please represent me by voting yes on House Bill 1948.” (SB 888)
R	145	Rep Craig Staats	Co-sponsor	Co-sponsor & Voted Yea
D	141	Rep Tina Davis		Voted No
R	18	Rep Gene DiGirolamo		Voted Yea
R	142	Rep Frank Farry		Voted No
D	140	Rep John Galloway		Voted Yea
R	29	Rep Bernie O’Neill		Voted No
R	178	Rep Scott Petri		Voted No
R	143	Rep Marguerite Quinn		Voted Yea
D	31	Rep Steve Santarsiero		Voted No
R	144	Rep Kathy Watson		Voted Yea
R	12	Sen Stewart Greenleaf
R	10	Sen Chuck McIlhinney
R	24	Sen Bob Mensch		Co-sponsor
R	6	Sen Robert Tomlinson

The Bucks County Delegation in Harrisburg			As per Pa Pro Life, we should oppose efforts to  repeal Act 122 of 2011, “common sense law regulating abortion facilities”  (i.e., OPPOSE Santarsiero’s HB 2332; OPPOSE SB 1350).	As per Pa Pro Life, we should oppose Santarsiero’s initiative to repeal Act 13 of 2013.	As per Pa Pro Life, we should oppose  HB 1336, as we “don't want… [our] right to vote for judges to be taken away.”
R	145	Rep Craig Staats
D	141	Rep Tina Davis			Co-sponsor
R	18	Rep Gene DiGirolamo			Co-sponsor
R	142	Rep Frank Farry
D	140	Rep John Galloway
R	29	Rep Bernie O’Neill
R	178	Rep Scott Petri
R	143	Rep Marguerite Quinn			Co-sponsor
D	31	Rep Steve Santarsiero	Prime Sponsor	Author of initiative
R	144	Rep Kathy Watson
R	12	Sen Stewart Greenleaf
R	10	Sen Chuck McIlhinney
R	24	Sen Bob Mensch
R	6	Sen Robert Tomlinson

The Bucks County Delegation in Harrisburg			As per the Pa Catholic Conference,    “I am quite concerned that HB 1510/ SB 974 will run afoul of religious freedom and expose even more… to discrimination. Please  oppose the bill in its current form.”	As per Pa Family.org, “the latest move is to split SB 974 into parts to force it through in a piecemeal basis.  There are three proposed parts to this new strategy - SB 1306, SB 1307 and SB1316.”
				Oppose SB 1306	Oppose SB 1307	Oppose  SB 1316
R	145	Rep Craig Staats
D	141	Rep Tina Davis	Co-sponsor
R	18	Rep Gene DiGirolamo
R	142	Rep Frank Farry
D	140	Rep John Galloway	Co-sponsor
R	29	Rep Bernie O’Neill
R	178	Rep Scott Petri	Co-sponsor
R	143	Rep Marguerite Quinn	Co-sponsor
D	31	Rep Steve Santarsiero	Co-sponsor
R	144	Rep Kathy Watson	Co-sponsor
R	12	Sen Stewart Greenleaf
R	10	Sen Chuck McIlhinney	Co-sponsor
R	24	Sen Bob Mensch
R	6	Sen Robert Tomlinson

The Bucks County Delegation in Harrisburg			As per the Pa Catholic Conference, HB 1947 “would not apply to public schools or government agencies....a legislative remedy must protect all children, not simply penalize some institutions” (i.e., Vote NO on HB 1947).	As per the Pa Catholic Conference, “Please respect the concerns of all parties involved in adoption proceedings and vote no on HB 162 in its current form.”	As per the Pa Catholic Conference, we oppose “doctor prescribed suicide.”
R	145	Rep Craig Staats	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
D	141	Rep Tina Davis	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
R	18	Rep Gene DiGirolamo	------------	Voted Yea
R	142	Rep Frank Farry	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
D	140	Rep John Galloway	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
R	29	Rep Bernie O’Neill	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
R	178	Rep Scott Petri	Voted Yea	------------
R	143	Rep Marguerite Quinn	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
D	31	Rep Steve Santarsiero	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
R	144	Rep Kathy Watson	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
R	12	Sen Stewart Greenleaf
R	10	Sen Chuck McIlhinney
R	24	Sen Bob Mensch
R	6	Sen Robert Tomlinson

Click to Email the governor, as well as all of Bucks County's representatives and senators in Harrisburg, on pro life and pro marriage / family concerns.

For the Pa delegation in D,C., have the impressions with which we were left been matched by present performance (as of 9/19/16)?

Pa’s Delegation in D.C.	The 2016 Omnibus spending bill did NOT  include ANDA, but passed  the   House and  Senate.	As per the USCCB,  Support the Conscience Protection Act  (S 304)
1.   Bob Brady (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay
2.   Chaka Fattah (D)*	Voted Yea	----------
3.   Mike Kelly (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
4.   Scott Perry (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
5.   Glenn Thompson (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
6.   Ryan Costello (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
7.   Pat Meehan  (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
8.   Mike  Fitzpatrick (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
9.   Bill Shuster (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
10. Tom Marino  (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
11. Lou Barletta  (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
12. Keith Rothfus (R)	Voted Noe	Voted Yea
13. Brendan Boyle (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay
14. Michael Doyle (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay
15. Charlie Dent  (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
16. Joseph Pitts   (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
17. Matthew Cartwright (D)	Voted Yea	Voted Nay
18. Tim Murphy  (R)	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
·   Bob Casey (D)	Voted Yea
·   Pat Toomey   (R)	Voted Noe

Pa’s Delegation in D.C.	As per the USCCB, Support CWPIA (Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act; HR 1299/ S667)	“If passed, the [Maloney] amendments could infringe upon religious liberty of federal contractors, critics say” (CNA / EWTN News, 5/27/16).		As per the USCCB, Support FADA (First Amend-ment Defense Act; HR2802/ S1598)	As per the USCCB, support the Russell Amendment to the National Defense Authori-zation Act.
		See Final Vote Results for Roll Call 226	See Final Vote Results for Roll Call 258
1.      Bob Brady (D)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
2.      Chaka Fattah (D)*
3.      Mike Kelly (R)	Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
4.      Scott Perry (R)		Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
5.      Glenn Thompson (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
6.      Ryan Costello (R)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
7.      Pat Meehan  (R)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
8.      Mike  Fitzpatrick (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Yea	Voted Yea
9.      Bill Shuster (R)		Voted Noe	Voted Noe
10.    Tom Marino  (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
11.    Lou Barletta  (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe
12.    Keith Rothfus (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
13.    Brendan Boyle (D)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
14.    Michael Doyle (D)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
15.    Charlie Dent  (R)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
16.    Joseph Pitts   (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
17.    Matthew Cartwright (D)		Voted Yea	Voted Yea
18.    Tim Murphy  (R)	Co-Sponsor	Voted Noe	Voted Noe	Co- Sponsor
·    Bob Casey (D)
·    Pat Toomey   (R)

Pa’s Delegation in D.C.	As per the USCCB, support “increasing refugee resettlement here...& ensuring adequate funding for refugee assistance overseas & U.S. resettlement.”	As per the USCCB, Oppose “confi-scation of Christian lands in Cremisan Valley”
1.     Bob Brady (D)
2.     Chaka Fattah (D)*
3.     Mike Kelly (R)
4.     Scott Perry (R)
5.     Glenn Thompson (R)
6.     Ryan Costello (R)
7.     Pat Meehan  (R)
8.     Mike  Fitzpatrick (R)
9.     Bill Shuster (R)
10.   Tom Marino  (R)
11.   Lou Barletta  (R)
12.   Keith Rothfus (R)
13.   Brendan Boyle (D)
14.   Michael Doyle (D)
15.   Charlie Dent  (R)
16.   Joseph Pitts   (R)
17.   Matthew Cartwright (D)
18.   Tim Murphy  (R)
·   Bob Casey (D)
·   Pat Toomey   (R)

(Click to Email Pa's Congressional Delegation, asking for support of positions backed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.)

Candidates for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania (While we are awaiting ANY response to a 9/6/16 inquiry about their take on positions advocated by the USCCB, please feel free to make follow-up contacts to McGinty (Info@KatieMcGinty.com, Press@KatieMcGinty.com, Volunteer@KatieMcginty.com) and Toomey (abedell@toomeyforsenate.com, jmarkley@toomeyforsenate.com, rebecca@toomeyforsenate.com).)

Candidates for Pa's 8th Congressional District (While we are awaiting ANY response to a 9/6/16 inquiry about their take on positions advocated by the USCCB, please feel free to make follow-up contacts to Santarsiero (info@santarsieroforcongress.com), Scheetz (scheetz4thewin@gmail.com), and Fitzpatrick (media@brianfitzpatrick.com).)

Candidates for Pa's 31st Assembly District (While we are awaiting ANY response from to a 9/6/16 inquiry about their take on pro marriage/family and pro life positions, please feel free to make follow-up contacts to Gallagher (ryan@ryangallagherlaw.com) and Warren (perry@perrywarren.com).