Walking with
First Responders
In the Navy, Admiral Joe Sestak learned the values of duty, honor and courage.
Those values served him well in his first position in the Navy as a Fire Marshal
on his first ship where Joe saw what he continues to value now – the selfless
commitment of so many first-responders here at home. That’s why when Joe
was a Congressman, he always voted for bills that provided resources to people
who put their lives on the line for others, and he will do the same as a Senator.
Sen. Toomey Talks
Admiral Sestak Walks
“You don’t have to look at just what I
say, you can look at what I did.”
“Don’t judge me by my intentions –
hold me accountable for results.”
On Firefighters
Here’s What Toomey Has Said…
What Joe Sestak Has Done
 “Across Pennsylvania, frankly most
 Co-sponsored the Volunteer Firefighter’s
municipalities across America, are
Tax Incentive Protection Act, which amends
experiencing some tough fiscal times.
the tax code to give flexibility to state and
Budgets are tight everywhere, including our
local governments to develop tax incentives
municipalities, and the folks that tend to feel for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel
that are often the fire departments that have  Sponsored the Christopher Kangas Fallen
all kinds of needs.” [The Express-Times, 6/2/14]
Firefighter Fairness Act, a bill to provide
full benefits to fallen firefighters regardless
…But Here’s What He Has Done
of their age or duty limitations
 Voted three times against $700 million in
 Restored cuts to the Firefighter Assistance
Firefighter Assistance Grants, which
Grants program
include funding for firefighter equipment,
 Fought against a proposal to eliminate the
such as ladder trucks and fireboats, and
$115 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and
safety initiatives that are vital to
Emergency Response (SAFER) program,
communities throughout Pennsylvania –
which funds firefighter hiring and training
where 90 percent of our fire companies are
run by volunteers
 Voted to authorize four-year funding for
programs to assist fire prevention and
control, firefighter training, and emergency
medical services
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*Citations will be provided upon request*
Sen. Toomey Talks
Admiral Sestak Walks
“You don’t have to look at just what I
say, you can look at what I did.”
“Don’t judge me by my intentions –
hold me accountable for results.”
On Supporting Police Officers and Law Enforcement
Here’s What Toomey Has Said…
 “Don’t forget to thank a law enforcement
officer when you see him or her. I think it’s
the least we can do considering the
sacrifices our police men and women make
every day.” [The Carlisle Sentinel, 2/3/15]
What Joe Sestak Has Done
 Voted for the Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) Improvement Act, which
provided funds for five years for law
enforcement technology grants, hiring
grants for new police officers, and funds for
hiring community prosecutors
…But Here’s What He Has Done
 Voted in favor of economic recovery
 Voted three times against Edward Byrne
legislation to support state and local law
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
enforcement, including funding for Byrne
program, which helps police departments
Justice Assistance grants to support local
combat criminal activity through training
law enforcement efforts with equipment and
programs and purchasing general equipment
operating costs, Internet Crimes Against
 Voted three times against resources for
Children Grants, and Violence Against
law enforcement officials, like armor vests
Women Grants
 Voted every year against funding for the
National Sex Offender Registry and Public  Co-sponsored legislation that extends
federal jurisdiction to hate crimes motivated
Website, funding for missing and exploited
by the victim’s actual or perceived sexual
children investigations, and against grants
orientation, gender, gender identity, or
for victim services programs to improve the
disability and provides assistance to state
justice system’s response to violent crimes
and local law enforcement to streamline the
against women and people with disabilities
investigation and prosecution of hate crimes
 Voted three times to defund grants for
 Introduced and passed in the House the
rural law enforcement to better address
Elder Abuse Victims Act, the first elderdomestic violence
abuse prevention bill to pass the House in
 Voted three times against a U.S. Attorney
17 years, which among other items,
Led Task Force on Human Trafficking and
established specialized prosecution and
funding for the Justice Department’s Civil
departments to train law enforcement on
Rights Division that investigates human
best practices for handling elder abuse cases
trafficking with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)
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*Citations will be provided upon request*
Sen. Toomey Talks
Admiral Sestak Walks
“You don’t have to look at just what I
say, you can look at what I did.”
“Don’t judge me by my intentions –
hold me accountable for results.”
On Ensuring Resources for Emergency Responders
Here’s What Toomey Has Said…
What Joe Sestak Has Done
 “Emergency responders risk their lives daily  Voted for legislation to continue the
in the name of serving and protecting. My
Interoperable Communications Grants,
thoughts and appreciation are with them.”
which help local police, firefighters and
[The Allentown Morning Call, 2/5/15]
emergency responders to talk to each other
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during a crisis
 Voted three times against the
 Hosted several Responders Grants and
Interoperable Communications Grants
Appropriations Seminars as part of ongoing
which help local police, firefighters and
efforts to inform his constituents about
emergency responders to talk to each other
opportunities to seek funding at the state and
during a crisis
federal level for projects
 Voted three times to defund programs that  Voted to increase funding for the
protect women from domestic violence,
Metropolitan Medical Response System,
including ones that combat violence against
which provides funding for hospitals and
women; fund rape crisis centers for
EMS services in major metropolitan areas to
women’s emergency treatment; provide
enhance their preparedness
specific grants for rural law enforcement to  Co-sponsored the Supporting Emergency
better address domestic violence; and
Responders Volunteers Efforts (SERVE)
programs to reduce violence against women
Act, which provides a $1,000 tax credit to
on college campuses
those individuals who serve as volunteer fire
fighters or members of EMS crews
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Paid for by Friends of Joe Sestak
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*Citations will be provided upon request*