News Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement applauding the award of $500,000 to the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative for their placement as a finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge: “I applaud the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative for their achievement in receiving this competitive award. Their efforts to strengthen and expand the region’s technology workforce are exactly what we need as...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement applauding the award of $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship for their placement as a finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge: “I applaud the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship for their achievement in receiving this competitive award. Their efforts to strengthen and expand the region’s outdoor recreation workforce and tourism industry will support...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement following the Wolf Administration’s announcement that Pennsylvania will distribute approximately $1.2 billion of American Rescue Plan funding to home and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities: “The United States is in the midst of a caregiving crisis. Seniors and people with disabilities struggle to find and afford reliable care, forcing family members out of the...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements (CREATE) Graduates Act, which would help community college students who transferred receive their associate degree by transferring their earned credits back to their community college, a process known as “reverse transfer.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 100 occupations only...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement following the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement that the U.S. will co-sign the World Trade Organization’s joint ministerial declaration on gender equality:  “I applaud this important step by the Biden Administration in advancing gender equality in the United States’ trade policy and agreements. I’ve long...

Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Conor Lamb (D-PA-17), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24) and John Katko (R-NY-24) introduced the bipartisan Promoting Advancement Through Transit Help (PATH) to College Act. The PATH to College Act establishes a new pilot grant program for public transit providers, in collaboration with eligible institutions of higher education, to increase access to public transportation for college...

Washington, D.C. - Following the House of Representatives’ passage of the Build Back Better Act, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement: “Today, the House passed legislation to invest in American children, seniors, families and workers. The Build Back Better Act would lower costs for Americans, create jobs and strengthen our Nation’s economy. I applaud my colleagues in the House for passing this important legislation. Now the Senate has an obligation...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, bipartisan legislation that would better prepare school leaders, including principals, to facilitate high-quality early childhood education programs and provide support to teachers. As states expand pre-kindergarten programs, elementary school principals, superintendents and other school leaders are increasingly responsible for early education classrooms. “To...

Washington, D.C. – As the Nation recovers from the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) are introducing bipartisan legislation that would lift up workers with disabilities and raise wages for people being paid subminimum wage. Currently, thousands of people with disabilities are being paid less than the minimum wage—most of those workers have intellectual or developmental disabilities—and some can be paid as little...

Washington, D.C. - Following the introduction of the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Senators are announcing a robust coalition of new endorsers and supporting organizations for their revised bill, including manufacturers and retailers like IKEA, Room & Board, Crate & Barrel and Williams-Sonoma, in addition to consumer groups and Parents Against...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) applaud today’s release of the bipartisan, independent U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (China Commission) 2021 Annual Report to Congress. Within its top 15 recommendations, the report proposes introduction and passage of legislation to “screen offshoring of critical supply chains and production capabilities” to China in order to “protect U.S. national and economic security...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will receive an award of $15,000,000 in discretionary grant funding from the Department of Transportation. This Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant will fund projects to renovate and improve the 19th and 37th Street Trolley Subway Stations to make repairs and ensure they are Americans with Disabilities Act...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission will receive an award of $21,158,854 in discretionary grant funding from the Department of Transportation. This Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant will build out the Allentown Riverside Drive Multimodal Revitalization Corridor, a 3.5-mile system of off-highway roads, pedestrian and cycling paths and transit stretching from Allentown...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that the City of Johnstown will receive an award of $24,448,164 in discretionary grant funding from the Department of Transportation. This Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant will fund the Iron-to-Arts Corridor project, which will upgrade the Johnstown Train Station, restore the Inclined Plane transit system to its full function, improve the CamTran Downtown Intermodal...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The law will bring billions of dollars to Pennsylvania to improve roads and bridges, increase access to public transportation, build out clean energy infrastructure, expand broadband and more. “Today, President Biden fulfilled his promise to the American people by signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) unveiled the Five Freedoms for America’s Children Act, comprehensive legislation which would ensure that every child has the support they need to be able to reach their fullest potential. Senator Casey’s proposal includes five core freedoms we must guarantee our Nation’s children so they can enjoy a prosperous future: The Freedom to be Healthy The Freedom to be Economically Secure The Freedom to Learn The Freedom from...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement regarding the Scranton teachers’ union strike: “Educators in the Scranton teachers’ union have been working without a contract and without a raise for five years. I urge both sides to stay at the negotiating table to try to come to a fair agreement for our kids, our teachers, other school professionals, taxpayers and the district. All parties need to keep working until the issues are resolved....

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the announcement that the Biden Administration and the European Union have reached an agreement on steel and aluminum tariffs: “When given a level playing field, American workers, especially our steel workers, can outwork and outcompete our global competitors. However for too long they’ve been at a disadvantage due to predatory practices and subsidies from non-market economies. With this...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) are announcing that President Biden has nominated Cindy K. Chung as U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Since 2011, Senators Casey and Toomey have worked together to recommend U.S. Attorney candidates to the White House with the intelligence, legal experience and unquestioned honesty and integrity necessary to serve the Commonwealth. “I am pleased that President Biden has nominated Cindy Chung to...

Phoenixville, PA - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten for a tour of the Phoenixville Area School District, where they heard from students directly about the challenges they face and discussed their work to support students at the federal level, including Casey’s bipartisan, bicameral Safe Schools Improvement Act (S.2410). At Phoenixville High School, Casey and Marten held a listening session with members of HOPE (Humans of...