News Releases

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement after today’s derailment in Bedford County: “I’m closely monitoring the derailment in Bedford County. My thoughts are with the residents who have been displaced and the first responders who are working tirelessly on this incident. Earlier today, I spoke with Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director, Richard D. Flinn, in order to receive a briefing on the derailment. I also spoke with...

Washington, D.C. - Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) sent a letter to Frank T. Brogan, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education outlining what is at stake and why we must do everything we can to protect Cheyney University’s accreditation. Cheyney University, located just outside of Pennsylvania’s Second Congressional District, is the oldest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country. After years of heartbreaking...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following this morning's health care vote: "The Senate Republican health care plan was a terrible bill for the middle class and that’s why it was rejected on a bipartisan basis. It’s now time for Democrats and Republicans to work together on common sense solutions that will make our health care system more affordable and bring down costs for families. I commend Senators McCain, Collins and Murkowski for their...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a statement following the recent terrorist attack in Jerusalem: “This morning’s attack at one of the most religiously significant places in Jerusalem, killing two Israelis, is nothing short of horrific. This senseless terrorism against the people of Israel, as well as the sites that make the city sacred to so many, is destructive and makes peace harder. Palestinian President Abbas has condemned this attack, but Palestinian leaders must...

Washington, D.C.  – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the release of the “new” GOP health care bill: “Instead of working in a bipartisan way, Senate Republicans have continued to meet in secret after the light of day showed their health care scheme to be a bad deal for our families and a bonanza for the super-rich. The latest version of this scheme does not change the fact that it still sells out the middle class, seniors, children and...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey is sending the below letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos reiterating the strong points he made at her confirmation hearing and condemning her meeting tomorrow with groups such as the National Campaign for Men. Dear Secretary DeVos: I write today to express my serious concern at your continued refusal to commit to upholding the protections currently in place to prevent sexual assault and support victims. I want to reiterate a point I made to...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, have sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, calling on him to reveal the details of the backroom deals being made with Republican Senators in order to gather support for their health care scheme. As the Senate...

Washington, D.C. - Following efforts by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2018 will include an authorization of funding to begin a comprehensive, nationwide study of the impacts of perflourinated chemical (PFC) contamination on human health.  Hundreds of communities around the country, including the Pennsylvania communities near Horsham Air Station and the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, have seen elevated PFC levels...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bpb Casey (D-PA) is responding to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) new report on the Senate Republican health care bill: “Obscene. Unconscionable.  The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has just confirmed that Pennsylvania families will pay higher costs for less care with fewer protections under the Senate Republican health care scheme in order to lavish the wealthiest with tax cuts. Many wealthy people who would receive these tax...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the murder of Nabra Hassanen: “My prayers are with the family and friends of Nabra Hassanen, whose young life ended far too soon.  By all accounts, Nabra was a good student, great friend, and active member of her community. Her murder is a stark reminder that we still have so much work to do to end violence against women, especially against women of color. I urge law enforcement to not...

Washington, D.C.  – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the release of the GOP health care bill: “This health care scheme sells out the middle class, hurts seniors and children and devastates individuals with disabilities to finance tax breaks for the very rich. Despite weeks of secretive deliberations, the Senate Republican bill is nearly identical to the House bill that raises premiums for middle class families, cuts nursing home care for seniors...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa), Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee released a joint report, “TrumpCare Threatens Rural Hospitals,” outlining the devastating impact that the Republican health care plan would have on rural hospitals. “This plan is a two-fold attack on rural communities,” Sen. Casey said. “First, it rips health care...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), along with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and over 40 of their Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that would help expand two anti-poverty tax credits that help put money back in the pockets of working Pennsylvanians and their families. Casey and Brown have reintroduced the Working Families Tax Relief Act to expand access to and the value of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC), and to ensure that no...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following Senate passage of S. 722, an Act to Provide Congressional Review and to Counter Iranian and Russian Governments’ Aggression: "The Senate came together today to pass S. 722, an Act to Provide Congressional Review and to Counter Iranian and Russian Governments’ Aggression, and send a strong, bipartisan signal to our Iranian and Russian adversaries – there are consequences for their aggression.  As...

Washington, D.C.  – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI-01) announced that they have introduced legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of those who commit criminal acts based on hate. The Disarm Hate Act would prevent individuals convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing or possessing firearms. Joining Senator Casey as cosponsors of this bill are Senators Baldwin (D-WI), Blumenthal (D-CT), Gillibrand (D-NY),...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, led a group of 14 senators in calling on Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tom Price to stop misleading the public about the negative impacts of President Trump’s budget and the Republican Healthcare Plan on Medicaid protections. “We are alarmed by the repeated false statements you have made regarding the American Health Care Act, particularly related to...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the RISE Act in an effort to ease the burden of transitioning to college life for students with disabilities. The act, which amends the Higher Education Act (HEA), would clarify that documentation used in K-12 education and other settings to receive special education or accommodations would be acceptable as proof of a disability for students in higher...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a statement regarding President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord: “This is a double-barreled blow to both Pennsylvania jobs and our environment. By pulling out of an agreement to combat climate change, President Trump has put Pennsylvania workers at a disadvantage when it comes to competing for clean energy jobs. Foreign countries will now take the lead in growing an industry that produces jobs with...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Dean Heller (R-NV), released the following statements after their Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act (S. 114) passed the Senate by unanimous consent. The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually report on the bonuses awarded to critical positions within the VA, including VA Regional Office (VARO) directors, VA hospital directors, and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the below statement following the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the American Health Care Act of 2017, passed by the House earlier this month: "Higher costs, less coverage – that’s the reality facing Pennsylvania families under the congressional Republican health care plan, according to an analysis released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today. Under the Republican scheme, Pennsylvanians...