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Joe Sestak

Joe Sestak

Joe Sestak is a retired admiral and former congressman from a suburban Philadelphia district. He defeated incumbent Arlen Specter for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 2010, but lost in the general election to Republican Pat Toomey.

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Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on January 25, 2016 a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club:
Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • February 8, 2016
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on October 11, 2010 a campaign commercial:
Pat Toomey "still supports privatizing Social Security."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2010
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign commercial:
"Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Joe Sestak

Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on September 20, 2010 a campaign commercial:
Says Joe Sestak "voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors" and jeopardizing "access to care for millions."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2010
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on July 14, 2010 a television commercial:
"Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2010
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