News Releases

Washington, DC - On the heels of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ statement that the White House would support a $45 billion investment in the opioid fight, Senator Casey released the following statement: “I am pleased that the White House has come out in favor of a $45 billion investment in the opioid crisis. If the White House is serious about confronting the opioid crisis then I would urge President Trump to endorse my legislation, S. 2004, the Combating the...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following President Trump’s opioid remarks: “While I commend the Administration for taking this step, the federal government must do more than issue declarations. Just yesterday, I introduced legislation, the Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act, that would invest $45 billion over 10 years to fund opioid treatment and prevention, as well as research on pain and addiction. In order to help families suffering from...

Washington, D.C. – As cities across the country have seen a sharp increase in the number of tragic bus accidents, and driver related issues are a major contributor to these accidents, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced Driver Fatigue Prevention Act to address the problems associated with driver fatigue. U.S. Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA-14) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. As it stands now, bus drivers are exempt from the Fair Labor...

Washington, D.C. - To address a number of critical shortcomings of our Nation’s approach to combating the opioid epidemic, including the Administration’s unwillingness to make a long-term investment in the fight, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tom Udall (D-NM), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Al Franken (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy...

Washington, D.C. - In a new letter to President Trump and Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Senate Democrats urged the administration to keep its promise to quickly level the playing field for steel and aluminum workers, rather than prioritizing the GOP’s proposal to cut taxes for the rich. In the letter, the Senate Democrats explain that the Trump administration initially began its critical Sec. 232 investigations – which examine how imports could undermine the...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL),  Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), introduced legislation to reduce gun violence by cracking down on thefts from federally-licensed firearms dealers. A companion measure was introduced in the House by Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) in July. “Congress can’t keep failing at its most basic obligation...

WASHINGTON, DC - Led by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today 33 Senate and House Democrats introduced the Protect Access to Birth Control Act, legislation to rescind the Trump Administration’s interim final rules issued on October 6 that allow companies to interfere in their employees’ health care choices and force women to pay more for an essential part of their health...

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to simplify the complex enrollment process for the growing number of Americans aging into Medicare, U.S Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act. The BENES Act, which is supported by nearly 70 organizations that represent older Americans, people with disabilities, insurers, and health care providers, would simplify and modernize the Medicare...

U.S. Senator Bob Casey is issuing the following statement regarding the bipartisan agreement that has been reached on cost-sharing subsidies: “This commonsense bipartisan compromise will improve our health care system so that it works better for middle class families. In order for this legislation to benefit Pennsylvania families, the Administration must end the sabotage of the health care system, which just yesterday, caused a 30% premium increase in our state. Even if this legislation...

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on rate hikes in Pennsylvania as a result of the Administration’s decision not to continue making cost-sharing reduction payments: “These premium increases are the direct result of President Trump’s sabotage of our health care system. This sabotage must be stopped. Congress should be working in a bipartisan way to improve our health care system, yet congressional Republicans refuse to serve as an independent check and balance...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a statement on President Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal: “I look forward to reviewing the President’s Iran strategy in its entirety. I have led efforts to counter the Iranian regime’s aggressive behavior in the region, support for terrorist groups and ballistic missile development. I was an original cosponsor of the Iran sanctions legislation that was enacted earlier this year and I have introduced...

U.S. Senator Bob Casey is releasing the statement below following the latest Trump Administration effort to wreak havoc on the American health care system by ending cost-sharing subsidies: “Under the cover of darkness last night, President Trump placed a 20% premium tax on Pennsylvania families and it is wrong. These are payments that ensure health care is affordable for millions of Americans. The only result of this cruel action will be to hurt people. This decision will raise premiums...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a statement following President Trump’s latest executive order regarding our health care system: “This is a sabotage of our health care system by executive order. For nine months, the Administration and congressional Republicans have abdicated their basic obligation to make sure our health care system works for families. Instead, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have engaged in a sabotage of our health care system, which has...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey is issuing the following statement regarding the release of Caitlan Coleman and her family: “Today, our Commonwealth and our country gives thanks that Caitlan Coleman, Josh Boyle and their children have been released from captivity. This day is also special for Jim and Lyn Coleman who have spent the last five years devoted to the mission of bringing their loved ones home. They have been living any parent's nightmare, and today they can begin to heal...

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following President Trump’s remarks on the latest GOP tax plan: “Congressional Republicans are not pursuing tax reform, just a massive tax giveaway to the super-rich at the expense of the middle class. 80% of the Republican tax plan goes to the top 1% by 2027- that’s a bad deal for middle class families and workers. Under this plan, middle class families in Pennsylvania may see their taxes go up, through the elimination of...

Washington, D.C. – Despite the President Trump’s continued declarations that all Americans will be better off under his Administration’s tax proposal, 30% of Americans making between $50,000 and $150,000 a year could see a tax increase by 2027. To call out this tax giveaway for what it is, offer bipartisan priority suggestions, and urge the Administration to reconsider their misguided, unfair proposal, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) penned a letter to President Trump. “I...

Elizabethtown, PA - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, addressed a group of Pennsylvania seniors on the latest GOP tax plan. Casey called out this tax plan’s trillions in cuts for corporations, millionaires and billionaires and highlighted the potential devastating impacts of the proposed $1.5 trillion in budget cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. “It’s plain and simple, these cuts will devastate seniors in...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s decision to roll back protections that ensure a woman’s access to birth control: "Denying women access to birth control is wrong and that's exactly what the Trump Administration did today. An employer has no right to deny a woman access to birth control. This order is an insult to women. As it related to religiously affiliated institutions, the original order...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), along with a group of his Senate colleagues, introduced the Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act, a bill to close a loophole that allows semi-automatic weapons to be easily modified to fire at the rate of automatic weapons, which have been illegal for more than 30 years. “This is an important proposal that could decrease the risk of another Newtown, another Orlando or another Las Vegas,” said Senator Casey. “Congress has an...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas: "While we pray for the victims of this horrific attack and their families, it is not sufficient to just offer thoughts and prayers. The nation’s security continues to be at risk because Congress refuses to take real, meaningful action to curb gun violence. Congress must engage in a robust debate about commonsense ways to keep guns, particularly military-style...