News Releases

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) will receive $12,544,967 in new funding from the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan, passed in March 2021, provided relief to families, businesses, local governments and others to help ease the burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan to help jumpstart our economy during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Senator...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will be receiving $96,017,640 in new funding from the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan, passed in March 2021, provided relief to families, businesses, local governments and others to help ease the burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan to help jumpstart our economy during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement today following President Biden’s State of the Union address: “When President Biden was inaugurated last year, he inherited a sluggish economy and a deadly pandemic. Since then, our Nation has made great progress and as President Biden said tonight, the state of our union is strong. After two long years, we are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Washington, D.C. - To celebrate Black History Month, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) will honor four Black leaders from Pennsylvania who have demonstrated powerful persistence in overcoming challenges and creating change. This year’s honorees are Della Clark, Julius Boatwright, Theo Braddy and Tyrone Holmes. “These leaders have faithfully served Black communities in the Commonwealth by supporting and strengthening minority businesses, providing mental health support, advocating for...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that Pennsylvania will receive over $20 million to expand broadband and access to high-speed internet in the Southern Alleghenies region. The Rural Broadband Infrastructure Expansion in the Alleghenies project, led by Huntingdon County in partnership with Fulton and Bedford Counties, Upward Broadband, Crowsnest Broadband and Alleghenies Broadband, Inc., will deploy last-mile fixed wireless service to Bedford, Franklin, Fulton,...

Abbott announced a recall last week after contaminated powder infant formulas led to multiple hospitalizations, one death Company received complaints related to the contaminated formula products as early as September 2021 Senators: “It is completely unacceptable that manufacturing conditions allowed a contaminated product to reach babies, and that it took months for the company to act to warn parents and caregivers about this danger.” (Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, Senator...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has spent her career fighting for a more equitable and just America and will carry that vision on the Supreme Court. She comes to this position with a breadth of experience and an unwavering dedication to the law. I am honored to support her...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on Russian President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.  “President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is an aggressive escalation in his efforts to upend international order, undermine democracy and amass power at all costs. For years, Putin and his government have perpetuated hostile attacks against Ukraine and the international community, from the annexation of Crimea to sponsoring militant...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Schumer filing cloture on the motion to proceed to the Women’s Health Protection Act: “The question before the U.S. Senate on this vote is whether the Senate will proceed to debate the Women’s Health Protection Act. Given the recent Supreme Court rulings, potential rulings this year, and the Republican Party’s clear and unrelenting use of this issue as a...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to prioritize the pro-worker, pro-environment trade provisions in the China competitiveness bill, known as USICA in the Senate and the America COMPETES Act in the House. As...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the proposals in Congress to ban Members of Congress from stock trading: “I believe my role as a United States Senator is to get up every day and fight to make the lives of Pennsylvanians better. It is a sacred responsibility and one that I do not take lightly. Members of Congress are here to deliver for their constituents, not to use confidential information to enrich themselves. I support...

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 $25 million to expand access to electric vehicle charging as part of the first-ever national electric vehicle charging network. Building out the network is a key step to make electric vehicles more accessible to all Pennsylvanians and Americans. The $25 million for FY22 is the first installment of an anticipated total of $171 million for...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to express concerns about the threat to domestic production of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES). GOES is a necessary component of our electrical grid, which is part of our critical infrastructure and key to our national security. Cleveland-Cliffs is North America’s only...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act to improve college access, retention and completion rates for foster and homeless youth. Less than half of teenagers in foster care today that want to attend college will enroll, and only 3 to 10 percent obtain a bachelor’s degree. Additionally, homeless and foster youth are at a higher risk of physical and mental...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement following the Senate’s confirmation of Amy Gutmann to serve in the Biden Administration as U.S. Ambassador to Germany: “Amy Gutmann is a proven leader who has made immeasurable contributions to the University of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia and our Commonwealth. I was pleased to cast my vote in favor of her confirmation to this critical diplomatic position,” said Senator Casey....

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing Pennsylvania will receive $244 million this year in funding for abandoned mine land cleanup as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding will create good-paying jobs in rural and energy communities in Pennsylvania while reclaiming abandoned mine lands and addressing the hazards and environmental pollution posed by legacy mining sites. “Pennsylvania’s coal industry built and powered...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is applauding the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) announcement that they are beginning the work to replace the Fern Hollow Bridge using $25.3 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This announcement comes less than a week after the bridge collapse. “I applaud the City of Pittsburgh, PennDOT and the Federal Highway Administration’s swift response to the Fern Hollow Bridge...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing almost $234 million in funding for public transportation projects in Pennsylvania as a result of the infrastructure law. The funding, administrated by the Federal Transit Administration, will allow for infrastructure upgrades and new projects in both urban and rural areas, as well as funding to improve access to transit for seniors and people with disabilities. “From our biggest cities to our rural communities,...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is applauding the new plan from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to spend the $1.7 billion from the American Rescue Plan helping Pennsylvania families as they continue to recover from our Nation’s public health and economic crisis. “I applaud Governor Wolf and his Administration for this plan to invest $1.7 billion in services that will benefit Pennsylvanian families and workers. When Democrats passed the American Rescue...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the agency to consider improvements to the way it decides how emergency rental assistance (ERA) is redistributed to ensure equitable allotment of funding across Pennsylvania. As of November 2021, the program had spent or obligated at least $573 million in rental assistance in Pennsylvania and served over 64,000 households in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Despite...