News Releases

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Supreme Court Decision in Janus v. AFSCME: "By overturning 40 years of precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court is showing its opposition to the rights of working families and commonsense.  If someone directly benefits from the negotiations by a union, it makes sense that they should pay a fee to cover the costs associated with this work and not get a free ride.  If all workers benefit, it is only...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), alongside a number of their Senate colleagues, penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma calling for transparency and expediency regarding Navigator program funding. The Navigator program funds nonprofit entities and health care organizations to assist consumers in navigating, shopping,...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement on the death of Antwon Rose: “I want to express my condolences to the family and friends of Antwon Rose. I grieve with them, and the communities of East Pittsburgh and the Woodland Hills School District. I am disturbed by what I saw on the video, and I have numerous questions about exactly what happened and why. A thorough investigation is necessary. Antwon’s family has a right to...

Washington, D.C. – Many college campuses across America lack the resources necessary to support students with mental health issues. To address this shortcoming and expand protections for students, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside his colleagues U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced the Higher Education Mental Health Commission Act. This legislation would establish...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement on President Trump’s executive order concerning the Administration’s cruel policy of ripping migrant children away from their parents: “It is long overdue for President Trump to amend the most egregious element of his cruel and inhumane policy of ripping migrant children from their parents. But substituting a lesser form of cruelty for a greater form is still cruelty. Family detention is far from the...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the summit between the United States and North Korea: “North Korea’s nuclear weapons program represents a grave threat to our national security and that of our allies. I remain optimistic that yesterday’s summit in Singapore may be a first step toward achieving a robust and verifiable nuclear agreement. However, I am concerned by the President’s statement that he would end joint military...

Washington, D.C. – Following a push from Pennsylvania’s congressional leaders, the City of Philadelphia has been selected as one of the final five potential host cities for the new Army Futures Command. U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), alongside U.S. Representatives Bob Brady (D-PA-1), Ryan Costello (R-PA-6), Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13), Dwight Evans (D-PA-2), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-8) led a number of their colleagues in penning a letter to the Under...

Washington, D.C. – As the text of the 2018 Farm Bill was just unveiled, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is announcing a number of critical wins for Pennsylvania farmers, families and rural communities. Among other legislative provisions authored or pioneered by Casey, the bill will include measures that address senior nutrition needs, improve conservation efforts across the commonwealth and work to protect water...

Washington, D.C. – As the Trump Administration recently argued in a court brief that the ACA’s protections for preexisting conditions should be ruled unconstitutional, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement: “This suit is an outrageous assault by the Administration and congressional Republicans on older Americans, people with disabilities and the 52 million adults with pre-existing conditions. It is now abundantly clear that in passing a massive tax...

Washington, D.C. - In an effort to reach a swift resolution to a trade case impacting the American newspaper industry, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to use his authority under the Tariff Act of 1930 to initiate a suspension agreement that would generate a resolution between American and Canadian paper firms. This letter comes as follow up from a personal call Casey made to Secretary Ross last month on the issue. “Local...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Department of Education anti-union labor agreement: "In an Administration that has made a habit of breaking promises and attacking working families, the Department of Education recently reached another new low.  Three months ago, the Department of Education unilaterally threw out an active contract with its employees and replaced it with anti-labor and anti-worker provisions not agreed to by the workers. The...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a letter today signed by him and 39 of his Democratic Senate colleagues demanding the Trump administration stop further traumatizing children and end Trump’s inhumane policy of separating innocent children from their parents who cross the Southwest border seeking asylum in the United States. Citing the American Academy of Pediatrics, Casey and the senators stressed the short- and long-term damage to these children from...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), in collaboration with Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), has successfully worked to secure a $35.1 million grant for PennDOT under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program. PennDOT will use this funding to replace and improve the outdated I-99/I-80 Exit 161 interchange in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The updates will ensure greater road...

Washington, D.C. – As the Senate considers David Porter for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement: “David Porter has no judicial experience so one of the only ways to assess his fitness for the second highest court in the nation, the U.S. Court of Appeals, is through his writings. His published works reveal an ideology that will serve only the wealthy and powerful as opposed to protecting the rights of all Americans. Mr....

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the recently announced health care premium increases in Pennsylvania as a result of ongoing attempts by congressional Republicans and the Administration to sabotage our health care system: “While these rates represent a smaller increase than previous years, premiums are still too high for too many Pennsylvania families. This is a direct result of the ongoing attempts by congressional Republicans and this...

Washington, D.C. – According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly half of employed college graduates across the country are in jobs that require less than a four-year college education. For many young people seeking a job, an Associate’s degree is the most affordable and accessible vehicle to higher paying employment opportunities. Each year, thousands of community college students who haven’t yet received a degree transfer to four-year institutions. If these students...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd., et al., Petitioners c. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, et al. "The Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop was narrow in scope and focused on the particular circumstances of the case, but it shines a light on the discrimination that LGBTQ individuals face on a daily basis. The Republican-controlled Congress has been blocking legislation, like the...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) commends Congressmen Robert Brady (D-PA1),  Brendan Boyle (D-PA13) and Dwight Evans (D-PA2) for their legislation to address school conditions:  "I commend Congressmen Brady, Boyle and Evans for pushing for action and highlighting the need to protect children in schools. I have long advocated for increases funding to mitigate the issues of mold, asbestos and lead paint in our schools. Children and their families have a basic right to...

Washington, D.C. – As President Trump recently signed three executive orders aimed at weakening protections for federal workers’ unions, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement: “These executive orders are just the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine our nation’s labor unions. The over 30,000 federal workers in Pennsylvania keep our state and our country running. Unions have long built the middle class in this...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) issued a statement following a report released by the ACLU alleging widespread abuse of migrant children by immigration officials: "Recent allegations of widespread abuse of migrant children by immigration officials is nothing short of horrifying. Anyone who inflicts harm against minors and children should be held accountable and punished. The abuse of children is an insult to the values on which this country was founded.  Human beings, no...