News Releases

Washington, D.C. - Despite rancor and gridlock, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is finishing 2019 having successfully fought on behalf of his constituents. Senator Casey’s 2019 work includes securing miners’ pensions and health care, working to phase out the use of dangerous PFAS chemicals and modernizing the regulation of over-the-counter drugs. Below is a list of Senator Casey’s 2019 work on behalf of Pennsylvania constituents. Fighting for Jobs and a Secure...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following  statement following the decision from the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the case of Texas v. Azar: “The Fifth Circuit Court’s ‘decision’ today could still lead to millions of Americans losing their health care once this case is finally decided. This continued uncertainty is only possible because the Trump Administration and Republican members of Congress aided and abetted...

Washington, D.C. – Following extensive efforts to fulfill our Nation’s promise to our retired coal miners who have kept the lights on for generations, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and a number of his colleagues announced an agreement on several key provisions in end-of-year spending legislation to shore up retired coal miners’ pensions and health care. “Coal miners powered this country for decades and I am proud to say that after years of fighting, we have reached an...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) reintroduced legislation that would help put an end to the persistent wage disparities at Tobyhanna Army Depot and Letterkenny Army Depot. Currently, salaried employees at both facilities, served by the General Schedule (GS), are included in higher paying locality pay areas than their hourly employee counterparts, who are served by the Federal Wage System (FWS). The Locality...

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act (S.2740), introduced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), passed the full Senate. The Senators introduced this landmark legislation to overhaul the way over-the-counter medications are regulated and brought to market. The legislation seeks to streamline and modernize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory system, ensuring effective oversight and...

Washington, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined a bipartisan group of senators in a letter to Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in support of its global efforts to thwart climate change. The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) is underway in Madrid to convene a meeting on the historic Paris Climate Agreement. As the meeting took place, Casey joined a group of...

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Aging, was joined by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tom Carper (D-DE) and 11 other Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The letter urges CMS to publicize the existence of a Special Enrollment Period for beneficiaries who enrolled in health care plans after using inaccurate information from Medicare’s...

Washington, D.C. - As individuals with disabilities continue to face unique struggles around the world, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Dina Titus (D-NV-1) led a bicameral delegation in the introduction of a resolution recognizing International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 3. The legislation highlights the unique struggles faced by individuals with disabilities and reiterates Congressional support for efforts to promote inclusivity and accessibility...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) sent a letter to Trump Administration officials urging them to stop obstructing access to health benefits and disability compensation for approximately 83,000 veterans, some from Pennsylvania and Colorado. Following a federally-mandated National Academies of Medicine (NAM) study on the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange, Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Mick Mulvaney declined to include...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), along with forty-five senators, sent a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, urging him to reject changes proposed in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) August 19, 2019 Proposed Rulemaking: HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard (the Proposed Rule).  “We are deeply troubled by the direction this Administration is heading...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) submitted a public comment responding to the EPA’s proposal to weaken methane pollution controls: “Under the Trump Administration, the EPA has continued to abandon its mission to protect human health and the environment. In its own regulatory analysis of the proposed methane emissions rule, the EPA acknowledged that it is ‘likely to adversely affect health’ and to ‘degrade air quality.’...

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he successfully worked to secure a $2 million grant for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. SEPTA will use this funding to advance the next phase of its Direct Bus service in the City of Philadelphia, building on the success of the first phase launched in October 2017. This new phase of...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have written to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urging him to use his authority to transfer unspent funds to conservation programs that will help agricultural producers and landowners voluntarily improve their farms and private forests by reducing runoff pollution. The senators are asking that previously non-expended funds from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019: "On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember transgender people, gender-variant individuals and those perceived to be transgender who have been murdered because of hate. Transgender people, particularly transgender women of color, are disproportionately affected by fatal violence. According to a report published by the Transrespect versus Transphobia...

Washington, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) along with Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Doug Jones (D-AL) applauded the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) passage of Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen efforts to investigate and collect information when a young infant or child dies. Scarlett’s Sunshine Act would help combat Sudden Unexpected...

Washington, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a report detailing the numerous actions that the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans have taken to rip away health care coverage for millions of hard working Americans. The report sheds light on how their egregious actions are an attempt to destroy, dismantle and defund the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since it was signed into law, the ACA has helped millions of families and individuals gain and maintain...

Washington, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and his Senate Democratic colleagues introduced a companion bill to the House-passed Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The bill, which would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) through 2024, includes a number of additional improvements to the current law. Passing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act would help improve criminal justice and community-based responses to domestic violence and provide...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement following recent outbreaks of gun violence in Philadelphia and yesterday's tragedy in Santa Clarita: "Our communities continue to face unconscionable gun violence. In recent weeks, Philadelphia has seen an outbreak of shootings involving children, including those which killed a 2-year old girl and an 11-year old boy, and injured a 10-year old boy, to name just a few. Yesterday, the lives of students...

Washington, D.C. – In response to U.S. Senator Bob Casey’s (D-PA) recent release of an investigative report into online searches for health insurance, Google has removed false advertisements that aim to deceive consumers looking for affordable, comprehensive health insurance through HealthCare.gov. The online search engine has removed advertisements that falsely claim to be HealthCare.gov. This will help ensure individuals seeking health insurance coverage online are not diverted to...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a statement honoring the brave men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces: "On Veterans Day, we come together to honor the brave men and women who have served our nation valiantly. As we mark Veterans Day, it is not only a time to thank our veterans for their service, but to acknowledge the debt we owe them for protecting us and preserving our freedom. We must ensure that all veterans have what they need when they return...