News Releases

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...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey is releasing a report that outlines how the Trump Administration and far right Congressional Republicans continue to take steps to undermine the stability of the health insurance market. Republican leadership’s attempts to undermine stability and brew uncertainty will hurt consumers across the Commonwealth and the nation. Download the Report According to health insurance regulators and executives, the decisions by the Trump...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on President Trump’s budget proposal: “President Trump’s budget is not just the wrong approach, but a recipe for fewer jobs, lower incomes and less opportunity for Pennsylvania families. It cuts Social Security, decimates Medicaid and ends the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - it is an extreme document that reads like a wish list of special interest giveaways and is riddled with...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Trump Administration's notice to Congress on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): "I commend the decision to move forward with the renegotiation of NAFTA, which is a deeply flawed trade deal that has disadvantaged Pennsylvania workers. While today’s announcement is a welcome step, we must see real details on how the Administration intends to level the playing field for our workers...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released a statement on the anniversary of the Amtrak Train No. 188 derailment: "Today, we pause to remember those who were impacted by the derailment of Amtrak Train No. 188, particularly those who lost their lives or were seriously injured. My thoughts today are with them and their families. We must never stop working to ensure the safety of our nation's rail system, and I will continue to fight for investments that keep our railways safe." ###

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) joined Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) to reintroduce legislation that would protect pregnant workers from workplace discrimination. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would address legal ambiguities and help ensure that pregnant women are treated fairly on the job. The legislation, which is closely modeled after the Americans with...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey released the following statement regarding President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey: "This is Nixonian. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein must immediately appoint a special counsel to continue the Trump/Russia investigation. On March 20th Director Comey said, “I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government's...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined his colleagues Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) in introducing a bipartisan bill to prohibit schools from discriminating against or stigmatizing children who have outstanding credit or don't have enough money to pay for meals at school. U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) led the House companion bill along with U.S. Representatives. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Ben Ray...

Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by 12 Democratic Senators, demanded that the Trump Administration end its sabotage of the U.S. health care system. In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Tom Price, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Mick Mulvaney, the Senators demanded that the Administration commit to making vital payments to ensure the viability of the health care system and to turn over documents, which the...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing the below statement following the House of Representatives passage of the American Health Care Act which would repeal the Affordable Care Act. “Republicans in the House of Representatives just delivered an economic punch to the gut of middle class families in Pennsylvania. What passed today isn’t a health care bill, but a scheme to cut taxes for millionaires and big corporations, a giveaway for special interests, and...

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) introduced 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. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) along with his Senate colleagues Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tom Carper (D-DE), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Tom Udall (D-NM) are introducing The Know Conflicts Act, a piece of commonsense legislation to increase transparency regarding financial conflicts in the administration of federal assistance.  President Trump holds global financial interests of vast scale and complexity, but has refused...

Washington, D.C. – A group, led by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), of nine ‎U.S. Senators and 13 ‎members of the U.S. House of Representatives have released a letter to John Kelly, Secretary of the Department Homeland Security (DHS), calling on the Trump Administration to put an end to the detention of four children and their mothers at the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC) in Leesport, Pennsylvania. The congressional group wrote, “With more pressing issues facing ICE and...

Washington, D.C. -Following efforts by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Congress’ government funding bill includes language that will secure permanent health care benefits for almost 2,000 retired coal miners in Pennsylvania and over 20,000 across the nation who were in danger of losing their coverage. For months, Casey has called for action on a health care and pensions fix.  In November, he wrote to President Trump urging him to take action to help miners.  Casey has also called...

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing, entitled “Aging Without Community: The Consequences of Social Isolation and Loneliness.” Sen. Casey invited Richard Creech, age 63, of Harrisburg, Pa., to testify before the panel on how technology makes it possible for him to live in his own home, raise a family, and continue to be independent as he ages. Mr. Creech, who has cerebral palsy, used...