News Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside 31 of his Senate Colleagues, penned a letter calling on the Trump administration to put American jobs and national security ahead of China. The senators wrote the letter in response to President Trump’s announcement that he has directed the Department of Commerce to look at easing penalties imposed on China-based company ZTE for violations that include selling sensitive U.S. technologies to Iran and North Korea in violation...

Washington, D.C. In the United States, millions of American struggle with hunger every day, despite the fact that a tremendous amount of food that is produced in this country goes to waste. Food products are often discarded on the farm if they are considered “ugly” produce, if they are overproduced, if market conditions are unfavorable or if an existing contract or retail market is lost. To respond to these issues and feed the most vulnerable, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Administration’s announcement regarding its intention to withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA): “I strongly disagree with the President’s decision to end U.S. participation in an agreement that constrains Iran’s nuclear program and helps prevent the regime from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability. U.S. military officials, past and present, have said that...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), released a new report on the economic impact of the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The analysis, modeled after a national analysis conducted by the Council for Economic Advisers, found that in 2016 alone the opioid crisis cost Pennsylvania over $53.77 billion dollars in fatalities, health care spending, addiction treatment, criminal justice and lost productivity. The largest economic impact of the crisis was opioid-related fatalities,...

Washington, D.C. – As journalists around the world continue to face persecution, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) unveiled a resolution highlighting the importance of press freedom and condemning attacks against journalists. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the dangers that reporters face and reaffirms freedom of the press as a priority for the U.S. government. In 1993, the United Nations Proclaimed World Press Freedom Day. World Press Freedom...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has secured the participation of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Ranking Member, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), in the upcoming Showcase for Commerce event in Johnstown. “I’m pleased that Senator Reed has accepted my invitation to this year’s Showcase for Commerce in Johnstown,” Senator Casey said. “This year’s event will highlight Pennsylvania’s skilled workforce and role as...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the National Security Working Group and former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, released a statement announcing his intention to vote against CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to be Secretary of State: “After careful consideration, I have decided to vote against Director Pompeo for Secretary of State. Director Pompeo supports policies that...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is pleased to announce that three of his bills created to address the ongoing opioid crisis have passed a vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, as a part of S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act. Casey’s Supporting Infant Plans of Safe Care Implementation Act of 2018, Protecting Moms and Infants Act and his Restricting Entrance and Strengthening the Requirements on Import Controls for Trafficking...

Washington, D.C. – Pennsylvania infants, mothers, grandparents and everyone in between are harmed by the opioid epidemic. To address this crisis, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping both the oldest and youngest victims of the epidemic.  Casey, alongside U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), introduced the Protecting Moms and Infants Act, to build upon their earlier Protecting Our Infants Act, which was the first federal law to...

Washington, D.C. - Though the Republican tax bill was sold to the public as a “middle-class miracle,” there are a number of provisions that undermine working families and make it harder for Pennsylvanians to make ends meet. Among these provisions was the suspension of tax deductions for union dues and other common employee expenses. In response to the GOP tax scheme’s deliberate attack on working Americans and union members, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), introduced The Tax...

Washington, D.C. – Each day, as the opioid crisis continues to ravage our communities, more and more infants are born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or are otherwise affected by substance abuse. In an effort to help these children, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has introduced the Supporting Infant Plans of Safe Care Implementation Act of 2018. This legislation will provide much needed resources to states for implementation of the 2016 law, plus additional guidance and technical...

Washington, D.C. – Though the Republican tax bill was sold to the public as a “middle-class miracle,” the benefits have flowed mainly to corporations and the wealthy. To call out this scam for what it is, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is unveiling a report recently produced by Senate Democrats. At the end of the day, Republicans will try to force the American people to pay for their massive tax giveaway to the wealthy through major cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following U.S. air strikes on targets in Syria: “While Bashar al-Assad must be held accountable for his unlawful use of chemical weapons against civilians, the strikes that have been carried out were done without an authorization from Congress, which is unacceptable. In April of 2017, when the Trump Administration first carried out strikes against Syrian forces in response to the use of chemical weapons, I said that...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement regarding the situation in Syria: “The Administration has indicated that it’s considering a strike against Syria in response to its chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Nations that use chemical weapons against civilians must be held accountable. If the Administration intends to go forward then it must seek an authorization for the use of military force from Congress first. Unlike the March...

Washington, D.C.  - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-P.A.), alongside U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and a number of their colleagues, penned a letter to the relevant Appropriations Subcommittee leadership requesting a minimum of $225.5 million in federal funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program to help local law enforcement bolster their community policing efforts. “The COPS Hiring program represents a fiscally responsible solution to ensure that our...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey is releasing the statement below following the White House’s nomination of David Porter of Pennsylvania for a lifetime appointment on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals: "As a lawyer, David Porter has advocated legal theories that stack the deck against workers, deny Pennsylvanians access to health care and undermine the equal protection of our laws for all Americans. "I have worked in a bipartisan way with Senator Pat Toomey to recommend and...

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to ensure that important federal programs meet the needs of the LGBT community, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by over 20 of his colleagues, penned a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging HHS to continue to include sexual orientation and gender identity questions on data collection instruments used to evaluate the effectiveness of programs serving older Americans and children in the foster care...

Washington, D.C. – After almost five years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that Wills Eye Hospital has now been classified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as an inpatient hospital under Medicare. This important designation will ensure that all patients can receive the critical services they need at Wills Eye Hospital. “For 185 years, Wills Eye has provided world class services to the people of Pennsylvania and to the...

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to help support stronger, more secure election systems in Pennsylvania and around the country, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), called on federal appropriators to support the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the independent, bipartisan commission that works with state and local election officials to improve federal election administration. Specifically, Casey requested an increase in EAC funding to give states the resources they need to ensure we have...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) have introduced the Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act to ensure that children’s hospitals have the support they need to provide adequate medical education for training of pediatricians and other residents. Specifically, this bipartisan legislation would reauthorize funding to the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. “Children have very different...