Q: Require political ads to disclose their largest funders?
Lou Barletta (R): No. Did not support DISCLOSE Act of 2017, which provides for these disclosure requirements.
Bob Casey (D): Yes. Supported original DISCLOSE Act in 2010 & 2017.
Q: Support Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations & unions?
Barletta: Unknown.
Casey: No. Says the ruling has enhanced the power of corporate special interests & a handful of wealthy individuals.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Pennsylvania Senate race
, Oct 9, 2018
For debt limit & balanced budget amendment to help economy
[The debt limit] deal not only averts financial disaster, but it also cuts trillions of dollars in federal overspending. It includes serious spending controls, and it includes guaranteed votes on a balanced budget amendment.
I am going to continue to seek additional spending controls so we get to reduce our debt, restore global trust in the American economy, and create stability so business owners can create jobs.
Source: 2011 House of Representatives website, item #284
, Aug 1, 2011
No recess appointments without Congressional approval.
Barletta co-sponsored Resolution against Presidential appointments
Congressional Summary: Resolution Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days and expressing that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.
Text of Resolution:
Whereas the Constitution states, 'Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days';
Whereas, on January 4, 2012, President Barack Obama appointed Richard Cordray to be the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and appointed Sharon Block, Terence Flynn, and Richard Griffin to the National Labor Relations Board; and
Whereas these appointments broke the long-established precedent of Congress being in recess for more than three days before the President can make a recess appointment:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of the President's appointment of four officers when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized.
OnTheIssues Notes:Pres. Obama attempted to appoint Elizabeth Warren to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in May 2011; House Republicans disapproved of Ms. Warren. House Speaker John Boehner disallowed the Senate's adjournment resolution, which meant the Senate was legally not adjourned and Pres. Obama could not make a "recess appointment" which would otherwise be allowed. This Resolution brings the issue to the fore again, for another set of Obama appointments for which House Republicans disapprove.