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Pat Toomey

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Patrick Toomey is a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Toomey was known for his focus on fiscal conservatism, economic growth, and limited government. During his tenure, he served on several Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, where he was involved in financial regulation and economic policy discussions.

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Jun 3, 2015

If it is to large politically connected corporations, then that strikes me as crony capitalism.

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Jun 3, 2015

Do you net out the lost jobs in the industries where the competitive disadvantage that the Ex-Im Bank confers occurs?

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Jun 3, 2015

So if you are looking at the net, you are acknowledging that there are some who win and some who lose.

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Jun 3, 2015

In economics, there is no such thing as a free lunch. There is a cost to everything that is provided.

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Jun 3, 2015

It is clear to me that the Ex-Im Bank interferes with the free market.

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May 18, 2015

it seems to me in disputable that the source of the increasing deficits and corresponding debt are the increases in spending.

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May 18, 2015

is it fair to say that major Government programs cannot be considered sustainable if they are growing faster than nominal GDP indefinitely?

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May 18, 2015

the way I look at this, this tax increase that my friends on the other side want, they have gotten.

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May 18, 2015

The policies that this Federal Government has pursued have not exactly been at the top of, say, my priority list.

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May 12, 2015

The Association supports the 'Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act' (S. 695), sponsored by Sen. Patrick Toomey (Penn.) that requires the VA to report to Congress on issues relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains.

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Apr 27, 2015

Isn't Congress right to be concerned that recent mission creep at these international organizations is resulting in regulatory decisions that do not have the input of their elected representatives?

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