2012 Penn. Senate Debates: on Immigration


Marc Scaringi: Secure America's borders

All of the candidates also favored securing America's borders, protecting the right to bear arms, and imposing a term limit on congressional politicians. And each candidate believes Casey can be unseated.

"He is the most liberal senator in the U.S. Senate," Welch said. "He is completely out of touch with the people of Pennsylvania."

Source: Lehigh Valley Express-Times on 2012 PA Senate debate Apr 5, 2012

Steve Welch: Secure America's borders

All of the candidates also favored securing America's borders, protecting the right to bear arms, and imposing a term limit on congressional politicians. And each candidate believes Casey can be unseated.

"He is the most liberal senator in the U.S. Senate," Welch said. "He is completely out of touch with the people of Pennsylvania."

Source: Lehigh Valley Express-Times on 2012 PA Senate debate Apr 5, 2012

  • The above quotations are from 2012 Pennsylvania Senate Debate.
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Candidates and political leaders on Immigration:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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