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(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman has faced a flurry of attacks from Republicans about his health and stance on crime as he holds a narrow lead over Republican Mehmet Oz in their Senate race. <\/p>\n

Fetterman, who suffered from a stroke in May<\/a>, has come under fire from Oz about his health and has struggled at time to speak in interviews, a side effect of the stroke. <\/p>\n

But Republicans, who have made crime one of their major campaign pillars ahead of midterm elections, have zeroed in on publicly criticizing Fetterman’s past stances on criminal justice<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, however, says the GOP is “lying” about Fetterman’s health and crime stances. <\/p>\n

“I’d say two things because the Republicans have been lying about John Fetterman on a regular basis,” Casey said. “So, I would urge news organizations to check the facts on that assertion. But secondly, I don’t think there’s any question when it comes to votes on crime measures, crime programs, in the federal budget, the Republican Party in Washington, of which Dr. Oz is now a card-carrying member, is the party of crime.”<\/p>\n