News Releases

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following this morning's tragedy at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh: “Today, our Commonwealth and country stand in solidarity with the Jewish community of Pittsburgh. We mourn the loss of eleven lives at Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill and pray for their families. This was an evil act of hate and the perpetrator must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. “I...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Chris Coons (D-DE) led a group of their colleagues in calling on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to amend a new Department policy that will halt the provision of diplomatic visas for unmarried, same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and employees posted to the United States or at U.S.-based international organizations. “To bar LGBTQ diplomats from bringing their partners to the United States is to...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to The Supreme Court of the United States: “Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation further stacks the Supreme Court in favor of corporate special interests who already have far too much power. This is now a Supreme Court by and for the corporate right. As a result, workers, those with pre-existing conditions, individuals with disabilities and ordinary Americans seeking their day in...

Washington, D.C. – Following passage in Congress of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, H.R. 6), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that the legislation includes a number of his legislative priorities, including measures that increase response resources for states and several provisions to protect infants, children and seniors caught up in the...

Washington, D.C. - Today, for the first time in 6 years, Congress passed a reauthorization of our nation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Following years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) was able to secure new provisions which will work to ensure safety for pilots and passengers aboard all commercial aircraft. Specifically, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 includes provisions from Casey’s Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act (SAFE) and Saracini Aviation...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Tom Cole (OK-04) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) introduced the Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act, critical bipartisan and bicameral legislation to combat Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). “This legislation is named...

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to boost community safety across Pennsylvania, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has introduced the Law Enforcement Resources and Community Safety Act of 2018. Specifically, this package would provide resources to keep first responders safe from fentanyl exposure on the job, strengthen witness protection programs and address state and local problems associated with drug trafficking, gangs and organized crime. “Ensuring the health and safety of families...

Washington, D.C. – Following years of advocacy, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) are announcing that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has designated Allegheny, Beaver and Washington Counties as part of ONDCP’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. “The opioid crisis continues to impact too many families across Pennsylvania,” said Senator Casey. “That’s why I’m pleased that ONDCP has taken a step...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Trump Administration's rollback of methane protections: "I am disappointed, though hardly surprised, that the Administration continues to put the interests of polluters above public health.  This week’s Interior Department rollback of the Bureau of Land Management’s methane waste reduction rule, combined with last week’s EPA proposal to rollback standards for preventing methane waste, amounts...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the accusation of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh of sexual assault: “Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has bravely come forward and deserves to be heard. What she describes in her interview is a violent sexual assault, which should be disqualifying for a nominee to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. The Judiciary Committee should postpone Thursday’s vote and conduct a full review of this...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the situation in Syria:  “A Syrian regime assault on the roughly 3 million people of Idlib would dramatically compound the human suffering and humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Syria. Backed by Russia and Iran, Assad is emboldened and shows absolutely no regard for the lives of the people he’s trying to bomb and starve into submission. I appreciate the Administration’s tough statements about the...

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), announced that both the Senate and House have passed bipartisan legislation they worked on to ensure that children’s hospitals have the support they need to provide adequate medical education for training of pediatricians and other residents. The legislation, which passed the Senate yesterday, now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Specifically, this bipartisan...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on Secretary Betsy DeVos’ proposed changes to existing protections against sexual assault: “As students return to their college classrooms, we should be working to ensure their safety, not peeling back their protections against campus sexual assault as Secretary DeVos recently announced. Title IX is a cornerstone of federal law to protect students from sexual harassment and sexual assault, and these...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Administration's latest NAFTA announcement:  “I have supported NAFTA renegotiation because it is a deeply flawed deal that has disadvantaged Pennsylvania workers. I’m glad the negotiators are making progress and that Canada will soon return to the negotiating table. When a final deal is reached I intend to thoroughly review the new agreement to ensure it levels the playing field for workers...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Senator John McCain: “John McCain was a patriot who served our nation with honor and distinction as a Navy pilot and public official. Today, we come together to mourn his loss, to express gratitude for the sacrifices he made for America and to extend our condolences to his family. As a servicemember, he experienced the horrors of war and captivity and still returned with a desire to...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the Administration’s proposal to gut the Clean Power Plan: “This decision will severely undermine our nation's efforts to promote clean air and combat climate change. It will also put our workers at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to competing for good-paying, clean energy jobs. In particular, children who have asthma or other diseases suffer when we fail to take aggressive action on clean...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the release of the report of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro:  “The kinds of abuses that took place over decades should be the subject of continuing scrutiny, review and transparency, and that's what this grand jury report has begun to achieve. It never should have taken this long, and Church leadership bears the responsibility for the abuse and the...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside a number of his Senate colleagues, filed legislation to block the online publication of blueprints that can be used to make fully functioning 3D-printed guns. The 3D Printed Gun Safety Act would make it illegal for anyone to intentionally publish a digital file online that programs a 3D printer to automatically manufacture a firearm. The move comes just hours before Trump administration is going to allow people to start posting such...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), the primary Democratic author of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act, applauded the passage of his legislation into law. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act will help students and workers get the skills they need to find high-skill, high-wage or in-demand jobs in the future. “I am pleased that we were able to work together across party...