News Releases

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement following agreement on the third coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package: “For days, Senate Democrats have been fighting for a COVID-19 relief bill that helps workers and families, not just special interests. We held firm in our insistence that the health and security of Americans must take precedence over corporate bailouts. The bill that the Senate is now considering provides significant funding to combat...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement about the Senate Republican coronavirus bill: “Americans who need relief the most, like families, workers and small and-medium-sized businesses were left out of this Republican-drafted bill.  It’s a rigged, massive corporate giveaway that creates a half a trillion dollar slush fund for the Trump Administration to hand out money to its corporate allies without any accountability, while...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to the Bureau of Prisons pressing for awareness on the agency’s preparedness for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Read the letter here.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a list of policies that Congress should include in the next coronavirus (COVID-19) legislative package in order to protect and support children and families during a public health emergency. “As the country adheres to the guidance of social distancing and we adjust to the disruption of our normal way of life—we are confronted with a new set of challenges that we must overcome,” Senator Casey said....

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and grocery and retail association leaders to immediately work to ensure SNAP participants can receive home food delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. When his office received a phone call from a constituent who cannot safely leave home to travel to the grocery store, yet was denied home delivery as a SNAP recipient, Senator Casey urged USDA and retailers to act swiftly to address...

Washington, D.C. – As the economic fallout of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak escalates, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) along with a group of his colleagues sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer outlining a bold new proposal to provide Americans with direct cash payments. “Over the course of just one week, most of America went from business-as-usual to a virtual shutdown. Workers have seen their hours...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, joined by his colleagues, sent a letter to the Trump Administration pressing the Coronavirus task force on the steps it is taking to protect children, assist early care and education providers to operate safely and minimize economic disruptions during the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. The Senators wrote, “It is critical that all early care and education providers are equipped to prevent and respond to the spread of COVID-19....

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Trump Administration to use its existing authority to allow states to temporarily expand coverage and services under Medicaid in an effort to fight the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. In previous national emergencies, such hurricanes and the H1N1 outbreak, the federal government allowed states to flexibly use Medicaid to treat impacted individuals and stem the crisis. Thus far, the Trump...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), two members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced a bill to prevent shortages of essential medical devices during a national emergency or public health epidemic. The Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020 (S. 3468) will provide the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the flexibility it needs to work with the private sector to ensure...

Washington, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a bill that would direct the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process through which it could measure, evaluate and report on conservation program outcomes. The Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020 would authorize a system through which USDA could quantify the environmental benefits of conservation activities in order to demonstrate their impact and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a report detailing how President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ efforts to destroy, dismantle and defund the ACA and Medicaid expansion will lead to more illness and higher costs associated with the coronavirus. “While the novel coronavirus risks American lives, the President is in court trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act,” said Senator Casey. “His efforts to sabotage affordable health care are...

Scranton, PA – Ahead of President Trump’s scheduled town hall in Scranton this evening, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a list of questions President Trump should be asked during his town hall. “Since his candidacy, the President has told Americans he would lower health insurance costs, protect Medicaid and ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions,” said Senator Casey. “Instead, he is supporting a lawsuit that would strike down the ACA through the courts,...

Washington, D.C. – To celebrate Black History Month, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he will honor three Black leaders from Pennsylvania who have paved pathways toward a brighter future for children and families throughout the Commonwealth. These leaders include Dr. Ellyn Jo Waller, Dr. Kathi Elliott and Rosemary Browne. “Dr. Ellyn Jo Waller, Dr. Kathi Elliott and Rosemary Browne are leaders who exemplify the incredible work that is being done in Pennsylvania to support...

Washington, D.C. – To commemorate the second National Gun Violence Survivors Week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and his Senate colleagues renewed their push to help create a support network for victims of gun violence, including survivors and their families, friends, classmates and coworkers, through federal legislation. While existing programs and benefits at the federal, state and local levels may help victims address medical, legal, financial and other needs, these opportunities can be...

Washington, D.C. - As USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) works to finalize farm bill changes to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has sent a letter to FSA Administer Fordyce calling for key water quality improvements and is releasing the following statement: "Farmers are the original stewards of the land and our shared resources, and it is critical that we ensure they have the tools and financial support they need to do this important work. This...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement ahead of Wednesday's vote in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump: "Over the course of two weeks, House Managers presented substantial, persuasive evidence that President Trump abused his power and obstructed Congress. It is unfortunate so many of my Republican colleagues voted last week to overrule the will of the American people and block additional witnesses and documents that would speak...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that M’kiyah Martin will be his guest to the President’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 4th to commemorate National Gun Violence Survivors Week. M’kiyah is a 14-year-old gun violence prevention advocate and high school student from South Philadelphia. Like many young Americans, M’kiyah experienced the effects of gun violence in her community when her teenage cousin was shot and killed...

Washington, D.C. – Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the William T. Coleman Jr. Department of Transportation Headquarters Act. This legislation would name the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters after William T. Coleman, Jr., the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation and first African American to serve in the position. “As we prepare to celebrate the start of Black History Month, I am proud to...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues requesting a meeting with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson. The senators wrote to Secretary Carson to get answers on why the agency has failed to protect tenants living in federally-subsidized housing from the cancer-causing dangers of radon and to chart a path forward to resolve this serious health hazard. “Because HUD has not answered previously-asked...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement following the United States’ airstrike in Iraq which killed General Qassim Suleimani of Iran: “Qassim Suleimani was a military figure who inflicted terror and killed thousands in Israel, Iraq, Syria and other places. He was directly responsible for the killing of hundreds of American soldiers and civilians. The world is safer with him gone. The Trump Administration must provide a full...