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Border and public safety

In short

Paige Cognetti's campaign says as mayor she spent over $4 million on police technology and training and added officers; it lists no border or immigration position on the pages checked. Rob Bresnahan's campaign would secure the border, build the wall and give police what they need to fight fentanyl. Bresnahan voted for a 2026 law giving ICE $31.1 billion and a 2025 law with $46.55 billion for the border wall, among much else.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Paige Cognetti

Her campaign says that as mayor she spent more than $4 million on police technology and training and added officers. No position on immigration or the border was found on her biography, priorities or anti-corruption pages.

Rob Bresnahan Jr

Would secure the border, build the wall and give police what they need to fight fentanyl.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

    He voted for the 2026 Secure America Act, which passed the House 214-212 and became law, giving ICE $31.1 billion and Customs and Border Protection $13 billion.

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    His office says keeping communities safe starts with securing the border and enforcing the law. He voted for S. 2, the Secure America Act, which passed the House 214-212 on June 9, 2026 and became Public Law 119-98 the next day. It gives ICE $31.1 billion and Customs and Border Protection $13.0 billion for immigration enforcement through September 2029 (sections 201 and 202), among other homeland security money. Limit: The quote comes from his own release about this vote.

  2. official action

    Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

    He voted for H.R. 1, which became law and sets aside $46.55 billion through 2029 for border barriers and the border wall system.

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    His campaign says the country must secure the border and build the wall. He voted for H.R. 1 on passage and on the final House vote. The law, Public Law 119-21, appropriates $46.55 billion through 2029 for border barriers and the border wall system (section 90001). Limit: The vote was on a large bill that did many other things. How much wall gets built is up to the executive branch.

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Sources11 source records

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  1. Meet Paige Cognettihttps://paigeforpa.com/meet-paige-cognetti/

    Paige For PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography and record claims as mayor.

    candidate statement

    For: Paige Cognetti: campaign position

  2. Prioritieshttps://paigeforpa.com/priorities/

    Paige For PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Platform: reform, family costs, unions, manufacturing, tariffs, data centers.

    candidate statement

    For: Paige Cognetti: campaign position

  3. Anti-Corruption Agendahttps://paigeforpa.com/anti-corruption-agenda/

    Paige For PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Stock trading ban, corporate PAC money, No Budget No Pay, term limits, audits, lobbying and board bans.

    candidate statement

    For: Paige Cognetti: campaign position

  4. Rob for PAhttps://robforpa.com/

    Rob for PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign home page, paid for by Rob for PA, the committee's FEC-filed website. Issue statements on border, economy, Social Security and Medicare, public safety, jobs. Links X and Instagram @Rob4PA and Facebook RobforPA.

    candidate statement

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: campaign position; Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  5. Bresnahan Votes to Secure Border, Fund CBP and ICEhttps://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-votes-secure-border-fund-cbp-and-ice

    Office of Rep. Rob Bresnahan · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Release of June 9, 2026 on his vote for S. 2, the Secure America Act.

    official office record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  6. Roll Call 214, S. 2, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026214

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 9, 2026, passed 214-212. Bresnahan: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  7. S. 2, Secure America Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor: Sen. Lindsey Graham. Passed the House June 9, 2026 (Roll Call 214); became Public Law 119-98 on June 10, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  8. Public Law 119-98 (S. 2, Secure America Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jun 10, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Approved June 10, 2026. Sec. 201 appropriates $13,020,000,000 to CBP and sec. 202 $31,075,000,000 to ICE for immigration enforcement, both available until September 30, 2029.

    official legislative record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  9. Roll Call 145, H.R. 1, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025145

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published May 22, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 22, 2025, passed 215-214 with one Present. Bresnahan: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  10. Roll Call 190, H.R. 1, on concurring in the Senate amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 3, 2025, passed 218-214. Bresnahan: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction

  11. Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1, 2025 reconciliation act)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jul 4, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted July 4, 2025. Sec. 70101 makes the lower income-tax rates permanent; sec. 70201 creates the no-tax-on-tips deduction; secs. 71101-71102 pause the 2023 and 2024 Medicaid, CHIP and Medicare Savings Program enrollment rules until September 30, 2034; sec. 71107 sets six-month eligibility checks for expansion adults; sec. 71110 limits the expansion match rate for emergency care for certain non-citizens; sec. 71112 cuts back-dated coverage to one month before application for expansion adults and two months for all other enrollees, from three; sec. 71115 lowers the provider-tax threshold; sec. 71119 requires Medicaid work requirements with exemptions; sec. 90001 appropriates $46,550,000,000 for border barriers and the wall system. The 90 per cent expansion match rate in SSA 1905(y) is not amended.

    official legislative record

    For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction