News Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act. The legislation helps miners who have suffered from ‘black lung’ disease and their survivors access the workers compensation they are entitled to receive under the Black Lung Benefits Program. The legislation helps miners and their survivors access legal representation, ensures benefits...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) are announcing that the White House has nominated Judge Mia Perez, Judge Kai Scott, Kelley Hodge and John Murphy to be United States District Judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. For over a decade, Senators Casey and Toomey have worked together to recommend Federal District Court candidates to the White House with the experience, intellect, and temperament necessary to serve the Commonwealth.“A product of...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement applauding the nomination of Cindy Chung to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: “I am pleased that President Biden has nominated Cindy Chung to serve as a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Since 2014, she has served the people of the Western District of PA with integrity, distinction and a commitment to administering fair and equal...

Funding will be used to improve terminal connector and TSA security checkpoint Senator Casey visited Lehigh Valley International Airport last March to tour initial construction Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announcing that Lehigh Valley International Airport is receiving $5,000,000 in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The funding cis an award from the FY22 Airport Terminal Program, a new competitive grant program created by the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is receiving $20,000,000 in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding is an award from the FY22 Airport Terminal Program, a new competitive grant program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. PIT can expect to receive additional funding from the infrastructure law in the coming years. “As Pittsburgh continues to grow as a...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will receive $24,000,000 in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding is an award from the FY22 Airport Terminal Program, a new competitive grant program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. PHL can expect to receive additional funding from the infrastructure law in the coming years. “Thanks to the infrastructure law,...

Chairman Casey, colleagues: Reports on web accessibility from Dept. of Justice are required every two years, but the latest report is from 2012  Letter continues Casey’s push to improve accessibility for people with disabilities on the web, apps and beyond Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Aging Committee Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) led a bipartisan group of Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding information on web...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “The climate crisis is an all-hands-on-deck challenge and today, the Supreme Court tied one of the EPA’s hands behind its back. This decision will make it harder for the Biden Administration, and all future administrations, to take the urgent action needed to meet our climate objectives at the pace needed to...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.“Today’s decision upends almost a half century of legal precedent and rips away a constitutional right that generations of women have known their entire lives. This dangerous ruling won’t end abortions in this country, but it will put women’s lives at risk. And make no mistake—this is not the end goal, it’s just...

First meaningful commonsense gun safety legislation passed in almost thirty years By expanding background checks and extreme risk protection order laws and cracking down on gun traffickers, legislation will save lives ICYMI – Senator Casey Op-Ed: I changed my stance on guns. I shouldn’t be the only one. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing Senate passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, commonsense gun safety legislation that will expand...

Bipartisan legislation would expand youth mental health care to meet high demand for support Mental health disorders affect about one in five children Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation to support children and teens with mental health or substance use disorders. The Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act would create new grant programs to help health care providers expand mental health services for youth....

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act to help ensure all newly constructed single-family homes built with federal funding include at least one accessible (or “zero step”) entrance, doorways wide enough for a wheelchair, one wheelchair accessible bathroom and light switches as well as thermostats at reachable heights from a...

Washington, D.C. - Today, the Senate Finance Committee voted out U.S. Senator Bob Casey’s (D-PA) ABLE Age Adjustment Act, legislation to help people with disabilities save for the future. Introduced by Senators Casey and Jerry Moran (R-KS) in February, the ABLE Age Adjustment Act would build on Casey’s 2014 ABLE Act and enable more people who become disabled as adults to qualify for ABLE accounts, which make it possible for people with disabilities to save money without risking loss...

Washington, D.C. - In the wake of a tragic house fire that killed 12 people, including 9 children, in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act. This bipartisan legislation would help protect the more than 10 million Americans who live in public or federally assisted housing from the risk of fire. The bill would require the installation of hardwired or tamper-resistant battery-powered smoke alarms in...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced today that 24 Pennsylvania students have accepted appointments to the United States service academies. “The mission of our U.S. service academies is to provide cadets with the knowledge and skills essential to a career in our Nation’s military, and I am proud to recommend each of these students for appointment to these great institutions,” said Senator Casey. “These young people have distinguished themselves in the classroom and in their...

Honoring Our PACT Act would expand Veterans Affairs health care to more than 3.5 million veterans Legislation would also invest in new Veterans Affairs health care facilities, including in the Lehigh Valley Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing Senate passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, legislation to expand health care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to veterans...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) are leading a large coalition of regional partners from Pennsylvania and New Jersey in urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to reestablish direct passenger rail service between Scranton, PA and New York, NY. Senator Casey and Representative Cartwright sent letters to FRA Administrator Amit Bose, calling for a once-in-a-generation investment to bring a vital, long-overdue rail...

Casey’s Legislation to Empower FDA to Better Address Infant Formula Supply Chain, Prevent Future Shortages Was Included in FDA Package HELP Committee’s First Major Retirement Legislation in a Decade Includes Casey Bill to Help Part-Time Workers Save for Retirement Washington, D.C. - Today, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted out two of U.S. Senator Bob Casey’s (D-PA) key priorities to help working families. The Protect Infants from Formula Shortages...

Casey, Murray, Cantwell push FTC to investigate whether major retail chains have engaged in unfair trade practices by raising prices for specialized formulas during nationwide shortage Senators: “It is utterly unconscionable that anyone would try to take advantage of this shortage to extort scared parents with hungry infants so they can make a quick buck.” Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children and Families, Patty...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) released a joint statement on the new proposal for an outbound investment mechanism in the conference of H.R.4521, the Bipartisan Innovation Act.  “Over the last couple months, we have engaged in constructive discussions with stakeholders on developing a robust,...