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fitzWATCH LIST! BRIAN FITZPATRICK VS. REPUBLICAN VOTERS & VALUES FITZPATRICK: AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ................ 1 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST THE 2ND AMENDMENT ........... 25 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST A BORDER WALL .................. 35 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST AMERICAN JOBS .................. 42 FITZPATRICK: FOR ABORTION & OBAMACARE .......... 68 FITZPATRICK: FOR AMNESTY & SANCTUARY ............. 72 FITZPATRICK: FOR NANCY PELOSI ............................. 79 FITZPATRICK: FOR CARBON TAXES ............................ 85 FITZPATRICK: FOR “TRANS RIGHTS” ......................... 89 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP • Fitzpatrick refused to vote for Donald Trump for President in 2016, writing in “Mike Pence”. • Fitzpatrick voted with Nancy Pelosi & Democrats to label President Trump a “racist”. • Fitzpatrick told Philadelphia Inquirer he is “undecided” about voting for Trump in 2020. © bucksPAC 12/18/20 | bucksPAC.com | [email protected] | 215-804-9116 Page 1 of 131 fitzWATCH LIST! BRIAN FITZPATRICK VS. REPUBLICAN VOTERS & VALUES FITZPATRICK: AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ................ 1 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST THE 2ND AMENDMENT ........... 25 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST A BORDER WALL .................. 35 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST AMERICAN JOBS .................. 42 FITZPATRICK: FOR ABORTION & OBAMACARE .......... 68 FITZPATRICK: FOR AMNESTY & SANCTUARY ............. 72 FITZPATRICK: FOR NANCY PELOSI ............................. 79 FITZPATRICK: FOR CARBON TAXES ............................ 85 FITZPATRICK: FOR “TRANS RIGHTS” ......................... 89 1) 8/28/2020 3 FORMER PA CONGRESSMEN FOR BIDEN; PA-01’S BRIAN FITZPATRICK REFUSES TO ENDORSE TRUMP Joe Biden’s presidential campaign used Twitter to announce its “Republicans for Biden” campaign that included endorsements from former PA Congressmen Jim Greenwood, Charlie Dent, & Bill Clinger, among others. Jim Greenwood served from 1993-2005 in Bucks County. His district is home to current Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA01). POLITICSPA notes that Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is “the lone GOP member of Congress in the state to not yet declare his support for Trump in the upcoming election.” https://www.politicspa.com/three-former-gop-pa- congressman-included-in-republicans-for-biden-rollout/95528 https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1297858199920488451 2) 8/28/2020 HERITAGE ACTION: CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK NEAR DEAD LAST IN CONSERVATIVE VOTES (23%) In its latest rankings of the 116th Congress, HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA Scorecard lists Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) near dead last in conservative votes at 23%. Only 1 Republican Congressman, Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), was ranked lower at 12%. The average Republican in Congress scores 87%. Fitzpatrick’s HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA Scorecard ranking decreased during his current term in office. His lifetime Scorecard ranking is 25%, which also decreased. https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/F000466/116 https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members 3) 8/18/2020 CLAUDIA TENNEY (R-NY): CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK’S H.R.7632 “A FAKE BILL… TO COVER THE FACT THAT HE VOTED TO DEFUND POLICE” Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) both voted for H.R.7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. H.R.7120 would end “qualified immunity” for law enforcement, exposing police officers to civil lawsuits by personal injury attorneys. Congressman Brindisi is an ex-trial lawyer whose family runs a leading personal injury law firm. Congressman Fitzpatrick is an ex-law enforcement agent. After © bucksPAC 12/18/20 | bucksPAC.com | [email protected] | 215-804-9116 Page 2 of 131 fitzWATCH LIST! BRIAN FITZPATRICK VS. REPUBLICAN VOTERS & VALUES FITZPATRICK: AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ................ 1 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST THE 2ND AMENDMENT ........... 25 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST A BORDER WALL .................. 35 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST AMERICAN JOBS .................. 42 FITZPATRICK: FOR ABORTION & OBAMACARE .......... 68 FITZPATRICK: FOR AMNESTY & SANCTUARY ............. 72 FITZPATRICK: FOR NANCY PELOSI ............................. 79 FITZPATRICK: FOR CARBON TAXES ............................ 85 FITZPATRICK: FOR “TRANS RIGHTS” ......................... 89 voting to expose police officers to punitive lawsuits for performing their jobs, Congressmen Fitzpatrick & Brindisi teamed up again to propose H.R.7632: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) calls H.R.7632 “a fake bill”. Tenney, a Republican running against Brindisi in New York’s 22nd district, stated: “I think it’s just an attempt to try to cover the fact that he actually voted to defund the police and he’s trying to make it look like he didn’t.” https://www.nationalreview.com/news/n-y-dem-rep-s-push-to-eliminate-qualified-immunity-would- financially-benefit-his-family-and-major-donors 4) 7/22/2020 CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK VOTES WITH DEMOCRATS TO REPEAL TRUMP TRAVEL BAN, RESTRICT PRESIDENT’S POWER TO LIMIT IMMIGRATION The House voted to repeal the Trump administration’s travel ban and restrict the president’s power to limit entry to the U.S. The White House stated that undoing the travel ban “would harm the national security of the United States” and that the ban has been “central to the Administration’s ongoing efforts to safeguard the American people against the spread of COVID-19.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-house- approves-repeal-of-trump-travel-ban-decried-as-anti-muslim 5) 5/21/2020 PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK STATES HE IS “UNDECIDED” ABOUT VOTING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP IN NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION; MAY VOTE FOR DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT “But while he has embraced some of Trump’s political rhetoric ahead of the June 2 primary, Fitzpatrick resists close identification with the president, calling himself undecided in the general election. https://www.inquirer.com/news/president-donald-trump-bucks- county-brian-fitzpatrick-christina-finello-congresss-20200521.html 6) 5/13/2020 CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK SILENT ON REOPENING PENNSYLVANIA; REFUSES TO JOIN PRESIDENT TRUMP, PA REPUBLICAN SENATOR PAT TOOMEY, & EIGHT PA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN OPPOSING DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR TOM WOLF THREATS TO WITHHOLD MILLIONS OF © bucksPAC 12/18/20 | bucksPAC.com | [email protected] | 215-804-9116 Page 3 of 131 fitzWATCH LIST! BRIAN FITZPATRICK VS. REPUBLICAN VOTERS & VALUES FITZPATRICK: AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ................ 1 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST THE 2ND AMENDMENT ........... 25 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST A BORDER WALL .................. 35 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST AMERICAN JOBS .................. 42 FITZPATRICK: FOR ABORTION & OBAMACARE .......... 68 FITZPATRICK: FOR AMNESTY & SANCTUARY ............. 72 FITZPATRICK: FOR NANCY PELOSI ............................. 79 FITZPATRICK: FOR CARBON TAXES ............................ 85 FITZPATRICK: FOR “TRANS RIGHTS” ......................... 89 DOLLARS FROM PA COUNTIES DURING CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY https://www.politicspa.com/pagop-delegation-minus-fitzpatrick-blasts-wolf-on-covid-19- response/94489/ The lone Pennsylvania Republican in the state’s congressional delegation that did not sign on to the joint statement is Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks). On Monday, President Donald Trump shot out a tweet pinpointing Pennsylvania & criticizing Democrats for their response to COVID- 19. 7) 3/26/2020 “CLUB FOR GROWTH” RANKS CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK DEAD LAST (27%) IN “VOTES FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM”; BELOW DEMOCRAT “SQUAD” ILHAN OMAR (38%) & ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (33%) https://www.clubforgrowth.org/scorecards/legislator/F000466/Brian- Fitzpatrick 8) 3/25/2020 CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK VOTES WITH DEMOCRAT NANCY PELOSI MORE THAN ANY OTHER REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS. Americans for Democratic Action Voting Guide: October 2018. https://adaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2018.pdf 9) 2/28/2020 CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK IS THE ONLY PA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TO VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS FOR H.R. 2339 “VAPING BAN”; WOULD PROHIBIT ALL SALES OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, VAPING E-JUICES, & DISPOSABLE NICOTINE PRODUCTS; TRUMP VOWS TO VETO https://finance.yahoo.com/news/house-vote-nationwide-flavor-ban-192100486.html 10) 12/25/2019 CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK JOINS DEMOCRAT PRO-IMPEACHMENT LEADERS DAVID CICILLINE, MAX ROSE, SUSAN WILD, DEAN PHILLIPS, GIL CISNEROS TO VISIT US TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST http://www.startribune.com/cicilline-leads-bipartisan-delegation-to-middle- east/566475772 11) 12/25/2019 CONGRESSMAN FITZPATRICK’S FREEDOMWORKS LIFETIME SCORE IS ONLY 22%. http://congress.freedomworks.org/legislators/brian-fitzpatrick © bucksPAC 12/18/20 | bucksPAC.com | [email protected] | 215-804-9116 Page 4 of 131 fitzWATCH LIST! BRIAN FITZPATRICK VS. REPUBLICAN VOTERS & VALUES FITZPATRICK: AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ................ 1 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST THE 2ND AMENDMENT ........... 25 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST A BORDER WALL .................. 35 FITZPATRICK: AGAINST AMERICAN JOBS .................. 42 FITZPATRICK: FOR ABORTION & OBAMACARE .......... 68 FITZPATRICK: FOR AMNESTY & SANCTUARY ............. 72 FITZPATRICK: FOR NANCY PELOSI ............................. 79 FITZPATRICK: FOR CARBON TAXES ............................ 85 FITZPATRICK: FOR “TRANS RIGHTS” ......................... 89 12) 12/14/2019 POLITICO: CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK IS A POSSIBLE DEFECTOR TO VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS ON TRUMP IMPEACHMENT: “IS BELIEVED TO BE A GET-ABLE VOTE” TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/14/5-reporters-review-the-week-in- impeachment-084947 Andrew Desiderio, Congress reporter: “There are two