News Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is joined by 13 of his Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Access to Healthy Foods for Young Children Act of 2019 (S.2501), legislation to improve one of the Nation’s most important child nutrition programs: the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Every day, CACFP provides healthy, nutritious meals to more than 3 million of our youngest who are in Head Start, Early Head Start and child care programs in both centers...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, along with U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and House Budget Committee Member and U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Stop the Wait Act. After waiting months to qualify for coverage through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), individuals with disabilities are forced to...

Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and 26 Senate Democrats introduced the Protect American Values Act – legislation that would prohibit the Trump Administration from using federal funding to implement its so-called “Public Charge” rule. Scheduled to go into effect on October 15, 2019, the “Public Charge” rule aims to prevent immigrants from coming to or staying in the United States based on their wealth, family size, age, skills, level of...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement ahead of the auction of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children:  “St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children cares for the most vulnerable children in Philadelphia and around the region. As it comes up for auction, I expect all parties to focus first on what is in the best interest of these children and their families. St. Christopher’s must continue to provide the high level of...

Washington, D.C. - In response to continuing tensions between India and Pakistan, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement on the ongoing situation in Jammu and Kashmir: "India’s recent changes to the status of Jammu and Kashmir are a drastic shift away from decades of precedent and policy, increase the potential for escalated conflict between Pakistan and India and raise serious concerns about the safety and security of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. First and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the following statement calling on the Israeli government to reverse course on its decision to bar U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib from visiting the country: “The United States and Israel have always enjoyed an unbreakable bond based on mutual respect, shared security interests and commitment to democracy and human rights. As a United States Senator, I have worked tirelessly to support Israel by backing...

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s new policy on legal immigration: “This is another cruel attack on vulnerable children and immigrants who are coming to our country legally. This obscene rule will do nothing to fix our immigration system. It will only ensure that families, who are legal U.S. residents, will fear asking for needed assistance, and that children go without healthcare, vital nutrition...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Mississippi: “Yesterday’s raids were another example of the Administration’s penchant for cruelty towards children and vulnerable families. While ICE has conducted enforcement actions under all Administrations, the Trump Administration routinely chooses to take steps that inflict maximum trauma on children. Ripping...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement on the purchase of Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia: “Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children have served the most vulnerable in Philadelphia’s community for generations. As these two institutions are auctioned, I expect anyone looking to purchase them to commit to three things.  First, they must continue to provide...

Washington, DC - Following this weekend’s mass shootings, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement: "Enough. We don’t have to live like this. Politicians who refuse to take action to reduce gun violence are complicit in this carnage. If we’re going to truly confront this uniquely American problem, we have to speak uncomfortable truths. Over and over again, domestic terrorists use high powered, military-style assault weapons to kill our children and...

Washington, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bill to extend nutrition assistance for vulnerable infants, children and mothers across the country. The Wise Investment in our Children (WIC) Act would address a gap in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) that kicks young children off vital nutrition assistance before they are eligible to start school. The WIC Act would also give states the option...

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to ensure that students across Pennsylvania have a safe learning environment, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), primary author of the Campus SaVE Act, which was enacted as a part of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, is pressing 123 colleges and universities in the Commonwealth to ensure that they have adequate policies in place to prevent campus sexual assault. Specifically, Casey is requesting information about institutions’ efforts...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced new legislation to reauthorize mandatory funding at $25 million for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) for five years, through 2024. The PAF program is a vital health and human services program that delivers funding for states and tribal entities so they can provide essential services directed to youth who are pregnant and parenting, to pregnant women who have experienced sexual violence and other...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and several members of the Pennsylvania House delegation, are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review the impact of the pending closure of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Senators Casey and Toomey urge the department to ensure the 550 Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency positions at Hahnemann remain in Pennsylvania, and ask...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently introduced the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (S. 2259), which would enhance and expand support, protection and prevention for Americans affected by family violence, domestic violence and dating violence. More than 10 million people in the United States are abused each year, and more than one third of women and men in America report that they experienced sexual violence, physical...

Washington, D.C. – Following recent studies showing increasing prevalence and severity of black lung disease among coal miners and deteriorating financial viability of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) hosted a roundtable discussion with miners and families affected by the disease. During the discussion, Senator Casey introduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act (S. 2205) that would ensure miners’ can access essential health and disability...

Washington, D.C. – In two separate requests, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is calling on relevant Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to help fund vital grant programs that help improve quality of life for residents in south central Pennsylvania. Specifically, Casey is asking for support for the Chesapeake Bay program as well as for the Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities program, which could support communities impacted by the announced closure of Three Mile Island. “These...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement after President Trump confirmed that multiple  immigration raids would take place in major cities on Sunday:  "Today’s raids, which will sweep up innocent children and families, will go down as one of the lowest points of a thoroughly immoral Administration that has shown itself to be devoid of decency. Instead of ripping children away from their parents and separating families, President Trump...

Washington, D.C. – As the Trump administration continues its cruel and neglectful treatment of children at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has joined a coalition of more than three dozen Senate colleagues in fighting for migrant children’s rights with the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act. This new legislation would put an end to the Trump administration’s harmful treatment of migrant children and reform how children fleeing persecution are treated...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee revealed for the first time that that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Criminal Division was not consulted before the Administration relaxed disclosure requirements on dark money political groups. The information was revealed in a correspondence from the IRS to the Senators. The correspondence came after Casey pressed the IRS Commissioner, Charles P. Rettig,...