News Releases

Washington, D.C. – With the Penn State Nittany Lions and the University of Washington Huskies set to square off in the 2017 Fiesta Bowl, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have placed a friendly wager on the outcome. The senator with the losing team will deliver a home state product to the other. Casey has wagered an assortment of ice cream from Penn State’s Berkey Creamery. Cantwell has wagered smoked Pacific salmon from Pike Place Market and craft beer from...

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, wrote to Facebook, Google and LinkedIn to express serious concern over the use of advertising targeting tools on these platforms that allow employers to recruit potential employees in specific age ranges. The senators penned the letter in light of recent news reports on how targeted online job postings can become an avenue for age-based hiring...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey is releasing the following statement after Continuing Resolution vote: “It’s outrageous that Republicans in Congress are rushing to go home for Christmas instead of fully reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program and addressing other vital priorities. The Republicans who run Congress had all the time in the world to cut taxes for the super-rich and big corporations and now are urgently skipping town before families who...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced a five-year reauthorization of their Global Food Security Act. The Senators’ 2016 legislation, which is now public law, ensures that the life-saving food security programs managed under the Feed the Future Initiative will continue through 2018. This reauthorization is crucial to ensuring the success of the program beyond next year. “Feed the Future and the Global Food Security Act have...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced the unanimous passage of a resolution recognizing the pervasive threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world. The bipartisan resolution calls on governments to investigate and resolve cases of violence against journalists and calls on the President and Secretary of State to commit to making freedom of the press a central pillar of U.S. democracy promotion. “With...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the statement below following tonight’s passage of the Republican tax plan: “The GOP tax scheme is a raw deal for Pennsylvania families. The middle class is getting the short end of the stick while the super-rich and big corporations get a windfall. Instead of reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which has now expired, or investing in infrastructure like our roads and bridges to create...

Washington, D.C. - As the Nation’s opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities across the country, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to provide states with the resources they need to tackle this ongoing public health emergency. Senator Casey was joined by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King...

Washington, D.C. – Congressional Republicans’ tax plan includes provisions that may encourage companies to move production and jobs overseas. To ensure the Administration adheres to its numerous promises to “put American workers first,” U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have penned a letter asking the Administration to prevent the inclusion of provisions in the tax bill that...

Washington, D.C. – Over the course of the last two decades, U.S. demand for organic products has surged. Unfortunately, a lengthy certification process and complex regulations have prevented many American farmers from making the transition to organic farms - forcing U.S. food companies to turn to overseas suppliers. In an effort to make this transition easier and help grow the U.S. production of organic products, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017....

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following passage of the Senate Republican tax scheme: “This is an insult to the many middle class families in Pennsylvania who will pay more in taxes under this scheme while the super-rich and big corporations get a windfall. Congress should be working in a bipartisan way to make our tax system simpler and fairer, but the Senate Republican plan does just the opposite. In 2019, the country’s 572,000 richest...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the current situation with North Korea following President Trump's trip to the region: “North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs represents a grave threat to our national security and that of our allies. In recent months, President Trump’s increasingly bellicose language and rejection of diplomacy has encouraged Kim Jung Un to respond in kind. The potential consequences of this heightened...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the statement below following reports that the GOP Senate tax bill will include the repeal of the Obamacare individual mandate: “In addition to being a giveaway to the super-rich and big corporations, it now appears that the congressional Republican tax scheme will also sabotage our nation’s health care system. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this latest decision will cause 13 million Americans to lose...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement regarding the latest tax plan put forth by Senate Republicans: “After my initial review of the “plan” and what has been reported publically, I can tell you that each version of the congressional Republican tax scheme gets worse for Pennsylvania and our families. By going further than the House of Representatives and fully ending the deductions for state and local taxes, the latest version,...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments on China trade: “Our nation sure as hell should blame China for their trade cheating. When China cheats on trade, Pennsylvania workers lose their jobs and their wages stagnate. Instead of giving China a pass, President Trump should be holding China accountable. For months, the Administration has talked about taking action against China’s cheating but...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the Clean Power Plan: "I worked with EPA on changes to the Clean Power Plan that addressed the grave threat of climate change in a way that made sense for Pennsylvania’s diverse, energy-producing economy. The result was a plan that protected Pennsylvania jobs while putting us on a path to a clean energy future. "I am disappointed that the Trump Administration has abandoned the Clean Power Plan. I support a public...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey released the following statement to mark 85 years since the Holodomor: “I join with the Ukrainian-American community to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the Holodomor. This famine was planned and executed by Joseph Stalin with the goal of eliminating the Ukrainian Independence movement, and it resulted in the death of millions of Ukrainians. This commemoration serves as an opportunity ensure that the legacies of those who were killed...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the statement below following Vice President Pence’s visit to York, PA to discuss the GOP tax plan: “Middle class families and small businesses in York and South Central Pennsylvania deserve a tax cut, but Vice President Pence is peddling a massive giveaway to the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations. This scheme lavishes the super-rich with obscene tax giveaways while middle class families lose important tax...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement regarding the latest tax plan put forth by congressional Republicans: “Congressional Republicans have taken great pains to spin their tax scheme as great for the middle class, but a few marginal changes don’t change the fact that their plan is fundamentally a massive giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. By eliminating key deductions like the deduction for state and local...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) issued the following statement on the first day of open enrollment for Americans purchasing health insurance on the individual health care market, which runs from November 1st to December 15th: “I encourage all Pennsylvanians to log on to healthcare.gov between today and December 15 to participate in open enrollment. Open enrollment allows Pennsylvanians to shop for health care plans that fit their families’ needs, and most...

Washington, D.C. – Following Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce would initiate an antidumping (AD) investigation into practices by China, Italy, and Taiwan and a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into alleged unfair Chinese subsidies, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement: “I’m encouraged by this announcement from Department of Commerce and would like to applaud the Bonney Forge Corporation and...