Politics & Government

Here’s how the lawmakers who represent Centre County in Congress voted Sept. 2-8

A page holds copies of the Inflation Reduction Act while riding an elevator inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington.
A page holds copies of the Inflation Reduction Act while riding an elevator inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. AP

Here’s a look at how Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators voted over the previous week. There were no key votes in the House.

APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of John Lee to be a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lee, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois since 2012, was previously a private practice lawyer in Chicago and, in the early 1990s, a Justice Department lawyer. A supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said of Lee: “During his time on the bench, he always applied the law to the facts before him in an evenhanded and fair fashion.” The vote, on Sept. 7, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.

YEAS: Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.; NAYS: Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.

SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andre Mathis to be a judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Mathis has been a private practice lawyer in Memphis, Tennessee, since 2007. A supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called Mathis “a person of outstanding credentials and integrity to serve the community that raised him.” The vote, on Sept. 8, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.

YEAS: Casey; NAYS: Toomey

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