Thread by @BucksCoKierstyn

Hi folks! Welcome to a bare-bones #Pennsylvania #MoCTrack for the week ending 10/31/21.

Since it is so close to #ElectionDay2021 (which should be your focus), I’m just going to run down the votes and quotes, with basic links.
#MoCTrack 1/20
Full Report- bit.ly/3BwI59Y

The House passed a bill to fund shelters and programs to address #DomesticViolence.

Over 95% of #GOP MoCs voted No on this. #Shame.

8 of 9 #Pennsylvania GOP MoCs were NO votes, only #PA01's @RepBrianFitz voted YES.
#MoCTrack 2/20
govtrack.us/congress/bills…

In case you were wondering why all those #GOP House members voted NO a #DomesticViolence prevention bill? This portion from the speech of Rep. Bob Good of Virginia gives you an idea.

The bill passed, thankfully.
#MoCTrack 3/20
congress.gov/congressional-…

Onto our 7⃣ judicial confirmations.
Myrna Perez, was confirmed to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Among her lengthy CV, she worked at the @BrennanCenter and @NYULaw.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted DID NOT VOTE.
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 4/20
vettingroom.org/2021/06/28/myr…

Jia Cobb was confirmed to a Washington DC District Court. She previously represented indigent defendants in DC and in federal court.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 5/20
vettingroom.org/2021/06/18/jia…

Karen McGlashan Williams was confirmed to a district court in #NewJersey. She has been serving as a magistrate judge in NJ since 2009.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted YES
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 6/20
vettingroom.org/2021/05/28/jud…

Patricia Tolliver Giles was confirmed to the first of two judicial positions in Virginia. She was a federal prosecutor in the US Attorney’s office in #Virginia.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted YES
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 7/20
vettingroom.org/2021/07/19/pat…

The other judicial position in #Virginia went to Michael S. Nachmanoff, who previously served as Chief Public Defender before working as a magistrate judge since 2014.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 8/20
vettingroom.org/2021/07/23/jud…

The first of two #Connecticut judicial slots was filled by Sarala Vidya Nagala. She has worked as the Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Unit in CT since 2017.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 9/20
vettingroom.org/2021/06/21/sar…

Omar Williams was confirmed to the other #Connecticut judicial positions. He worked as a state public defender before becoming a trial judge.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#CourtsMatter
#MoCTrack 10/20
vettingroom.org/2021/06/23/jud…

On to bureaucratic confirmations.
Douglas Parker was confirmed to be our next Asst Sec. of #Labor. He worked in the Obama Admin as the Dept of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Admin.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted DID NOT VOTE
#MoCTrack 11/20
bit.ly/3pV2Mua

Matthew Olsen was confirmed to lead the National Security Division at @TheJusticeDept. He is a past Director of the National Counterterrorism Center under President Obama.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#MoCTrack 12/20
bit.ly/3w3YJwz

Christopher Schroeder was confirmed to lead the Office of Legal Counsel at @TheJusticeDept. He has split his career between government positions and academia.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#MoCTrack 13/20
bit.ly/3CzoQhc

Hampton Dellinger is the new leader at the Office of Legal Policy in @TheJusticeDept. He is a former Deputy Attorney General from North Carolina.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#MoCTrack 14/20
bit.ly/3w2Ofxh

Our last confirmation is for the position of Solicitor General at @TheJusticeDept. Elizabeth Prelogar worked extensively on #SCOTUS cases before working on the #Mueller special counsel team.
🔵@SenBobCasey voted YES
🔴@SenToomey voted NO
#MoCTrack 15/20
bit.ly/3jThePq

Other votes this week:
Five bills passed by suspension of the rules.
Shortcut to recaps - bit.ly/3BwrpiT

Another seven bills passed unanimously.
Shortcut to list - bit.ly/3BIR73X
#MoCTrack 16/20

Our tweets of the week for each #Pennsylvania lawmaker can be found here:
Senate - bit.ly/3GH0BjB
House - bit.ly/3BDsc1G
But this one was - by far - our favorite image!
#MoCTrack 17/20

https://twitter.com/RepSusanWild/status/1453464762243768322?s=20

And you can find our quotes of the week in traditional media from…
@SenBobCasey - bit.ly/3EAWMKT
@SenToomey - bit.ly/3GDu0LH
@RepBrianFitz - bit.ly/3CsCuTn
#MoCTrack 18/20

HOLY CRAP, It's NOVEMBER!

If you haven’t made a plan to vote, there’s still time!

Visit this great resource from #Pennsylvania’s Department of State to find your polling palace or the nearest drop-box!
#MoCTrack 19/20
vote.pa.gov/Voting-in-PA/P…

That’s it from #MoCTrack.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for being a part of an informed electorate.
And don’t forget to vote!
#MoCTrack 20/end
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