Sometimes I, as a public official, turn to Scripture or hymns - especially hymns, because sometimes we Catholics don't have the Scriptures memorized like we should - to help me explain a public policy position or an idea or to be able to articulate it better when you're talking about justice or mercy or compassion.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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I was heart broken, scared, I had a lot of anxiety, I was worried, I felt weak, and I had no idea how I was ever going to come up with the strength. But I just closed my eyes, and took a blind leap. I knew I had to get out of there.

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I was just walking around like a zombie..I really had no idea what I was doing.. But the best thing that I did do was leave and get the hell out of there. I have no regrets.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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Pennsylvania couldn't be prouder of our native son, Joe Biden from Scranton. No one knows us better than Joe.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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I believe the United States should make the protection of Syrian civilians from war crimes and crimes against humanity a higher priority.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way?

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Pennsylvania is home to some of the hardest-working, toughest, most decent people in America.

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We cheerleaders are peppy and happy and get front row seats to the game!

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The evidence is pretty strong: if you have access to family planning and birth control, the abortion rate is going to go down.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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There are fewer unwanted pregnancies and fewer occasions where a woman is confronted with that decision if she has access to family planning and birth control. That's why I support Planned Parenthood; that's why I support Title X.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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Employment is key to reducing recidivism.

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I don't support gay marriage, but I also don't support a constitutional amendment banning it. However, I do support same sex unions that would give gay couples all the rights, privileges and protections of marriage.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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Barack Obama and I have an honest disagreement on the issue of abortion.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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I know Barack Obama. And I believe that as president, he'll pursue the common good by seeking common ground rather than trying to divide us.

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Catholics are every bit as diverse as any other sort of voters out there, with conservative Democrats and moderates.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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So often, generalizations don't apply to Catholic voters. Catholics are concerned about the war, the economy, about issues like abortion, issues pertaining to the budget and funding Medicaid and Medicare and what happens to the environment.

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I do think there's a difference between what a religious leader says and does and what a public official or legislator does. But there's no question that a lot of our legal underpinnings find a good bit of their foundations in the Scriptures.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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After much deliberation, and after reviewing the legal, public policy and civil-rights questions presented, I support marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be repealed.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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The Supreme Court has increasingly come down on the side of big corporations instead of workers and middle-class families.

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Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the court has decided a string of 5-4 decisions in which the Republican-appointed majority votes as a block in favor of corporations, overlooking workers and families looking for a fair shake.

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I take my 'advice and consent' duty as a U.S. senator very seriously.

Bob Casey, Jr.

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