News Releases

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced $8,000,000 in federal funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the dredging of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The Army Corps’ Delaware River Philadelphia to the Sea project also received  $500,000. The funding comes from the FY23 allocation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “Water infrastructure plays a critical role in the local economy of Southeastern Pennsylvania,” said Senator...

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, March 31, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) held a hearing entitled, “Preventing Tragedies and Promoting Safe, Accessible, and Affordable Homes,” which examined best practices to keep older adults and children safe from accidental and preventable injuries at home. Senator Casey highlighted his bipartisan legislation to prevent consumer-related deaths, the STURDY Act, which would create a mandatory stability standard for...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives passing legislation to name the United States Courthouse in Harrisburg in honor of Judge Sylvia Rambo. The Senators introduced companion legislation, which passed the Senate in October 2021 that would designate the new United States Courthouse in Harrisburg as the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse.” The bill will now go to the President for his signature....

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pennsylvania is set to receive $186 million to help low-income families save on energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program. The Commonwealth’s formula allocation of Weatherization Assistance Program funding has increased by ten-fold, from $18 million to $186 million, in just one year. This funding will pay for retrofitting for thousands of...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act (S. 3957) with U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) and David McKinley (R-WV-1). Acid mine drainage (AMD)—the release of highly acidic water from abandoned mines— is one of the largest sources of water pollution throughout the country and threatens the health and safety of Americans...

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced $77 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for design work and construction on the Emsworth Lock and Dam, part of the Upper Ohio Navigation system. Once construction is complete, large cargo ships will be able to move through the Emsworth Lock and Dam system more reliably and efficiently, relieving landside congestion and facilitating timely delivery of goods. The funding is in addition to...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement today on President Biden’s FY 2023 budget: “President Biden’s budget demonstrates his clear commitment to children, families, seniors, veterans and workers. Since the start of his Administration, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have put cash in people’s pockets, lifted millions of children out of poverty and created 7.4 million new jobs. This budget builds on that progress by...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Aging Committee Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study on the factors that have led to lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among people with Medicaid than the general public. The Senators are seeking to better understand the persistent disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates among people with Medicaid and the data barriers that interfere with...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is launching a new interactive map highlighting federal investments that are being delivered to Pennsylvania. Since the start of the Biden Administration, billions of dollars have come—and are continuing to flow—into Pennsylvania to support families, schools, small businesses, health centers, local government and more. Additionally, the Commonwealth has already started to see the first of what will be a wave of...

Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, March 23, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) held a hearing entitled, “An Economy That Cares: The Importance of Home-Based Services,” which examined how a major investment in home-based services would provide financial relief for American families and enable millions of family caregivers to get back to work. Chairman Casey highlighted his Better Care Better Jobs Act, which would expand access to services for seniors and...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), joined by 18 of their colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives, sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration to increase investment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed region in the President’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal. The lawmakers ask the President to create a new Chesapeake Resilient Farms Initiative (CRFI), which would provide farmers with the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that Philadelphia will receive $98 million in funding for disaster relief and economic revitalization from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will receive an additional $23 million for surrounding counties. The funding will be used to restore infrastructure and housing after the destruction from Hurricane Ida, which impacted nearly 1,200 homes in Southeastern...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Special Committee on Aging and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, commended the U.S. Department of Education for launching a historic initiative to help phase out the subminimum wage for people with disabilities. The new grant program—the Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE)—makes $167 million in funding...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that five Southwestern Pennsylvania entities and one statewide organization will receive $4.14 million in POWER grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Grantee projects include workforce training, small business development, opioid education and other regional development purposes. Casey has been a strong advocate for funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission and its work. “In our ever-changing...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement on Equal Pay Day, which marks the amount of time the average woman has to work in order to reach what her white male colleagues were paid in the previous calendar year. While today marks Equal Pay Day for all women, the pay gap disproportionately hurts women of color—who have to work even longer to close the wage gap. “Today and every day, I am committed to advancing equality and equity for women...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the passage of a federal spending bill for Fiscal Year 2022. For the first time in more than a decade, the spending bill includes congressionally directed spending for community projects; Senator Casey secured $81.6 million for 63 projects across the Commonwealth. “Today, Congress passed bipartisan legislation that will have far-reaching benefits across Pennsylvania. This bill invests in the economic growth of rural and...

Washington, D.C. - With gas prices rising in recent days against a backdrop of continued Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined his Senate colleagues in introducing the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act to curb profiteering by oil companies and provide Americans relief at the gas pump. This legislation would impose a new excise tax on oil extracted or imported by large oil corporations, and revenue raised from a tax on the windfall profits of these companies...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the Senate passage of the Postal Service Reform Act: “The Postal Service Reform Act is a significant step toward modernizing one of the federal government’s most important functions. As I voted in favor of this bill, I thought about the Pennsylvanians I continue to hear from who are not receiving bills, prescriptions and other essential mail on time or at all. This bipartisan bill will help...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing Pennsylvania will receive $26 million in funding for abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation. This funding is in addition to the $244 million PA received from the infrastructure law last month and will allow states to invest in the safety of land damaged by mining and create jobs for coal communities. One-third of the Nation’s abandoned mine land is in Pennsylvania, with approximately 43 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and 12 of his colleagues sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Administration to include a tax credit to help American families pay for child care in its tax season outreach and awareness campaigns. In the American Rescue Plan, Democrats expanded the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), providing families with a fully refundable tax credit to help offset the costs of child care...