News Releases

Washington, D.C. – As Child Abuse Prevention Month comes to a close, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has reintroduced his Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act (SPEAK Up Act). The bill would require states to implement a consistent standard for child abuse reporting by requiring those with responsibility over children, such as medical professionals, teachers and coaches, to report suspected child abuse and neglect directly to state authorities. Casey’s bill was first introduced in...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Trump Administration’s announcement of their tax proposal: “This scheme is a massive tax giveaway to millionaires, billionaires and big corporations at the expense of middle class families in Pennsylvania. This tax plan may help the wealthiest and the biggest corporations avoid paying their fair share, but it won’t create jobs, increase middle class incomes or grow our economy. At the same...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) announced that they have re-introduced the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act to make the current adoption tax credit fully refundable. Making the tax credit fully refundable will ensure that more families can benefit from this critical support. “It is a common misconception that only wealthy families adopt,” said Senator Casey. “We must do all we can do to ensure that all children are afforded the...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following White House action on steel dumping: "I appreciate the Administration heeding my call for more aggressive enforcement of U.S. trade laws to curb practices that harm US industries. As I wrote to USTR Froman and Commerce Secretary Pritzker, on steel dumping in 2016, “Countries that don’t make things don’t last for very long. To that end, preservation of our manufacturing base is not just an economic...

Pittsburgh, PA - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the passing of Dan Rooney: “With the passing of Dan Rooney, our Commonwealth lost a son of Pittsburgh’s North Side who will be remembered as much for his kindness to others as his achievements in leading one of the most successful NFL franchises. Dan’s integrity, decency, and humility were an example to all of us-- as Steelers fans, as Pennsylvanians and as Americans. Whether it was building an...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today are demanding answers from United Airlines following the forcible removal of a ticketed passenger on Flight 3411 from Chicago, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky. “Consumer trust and confidence are critical to ensure this industry continues to thrive, and we hope United Airlines will work diligently to immediately address...

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement regarding President Trump’s summit with President Xi of China. Earlier this week, Senator Casey led a letter to President Trump identifying areas of trade policy that should be raised with China. Senator Casey’s statement and earlier letter are below. “During his summit with President Xi, President Trump failed to hold China accountable for its cheating on trade. Earlier this week, I led a letter with several...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), a member of the National Security Working Group and former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, released a statement following the recent U.S. action in Syria: ”The targeted actions taken last night are an appropriate and proportionate response to a heinous attack by the Assad regime on Syrian civilians. As I have said before, Bashar al-Assad is a war criminal who has...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and 20 of his Senate colleagues penned a bipartisan letter calling for robust funding for the Essential Air Service Program (EAS). The EAS Program, funded through the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT), provides critical air service that connects rural and remote areas to major hubs, helping to grow area businesses and support economic growth. President Trump’s FY2018 budget proposal would eliminate funding for the program, which could...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA, joined by ten Democratic Senators, reintroduced the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act, which would increase environmental protections for communities where natural gas drilling takes place. Specifically the bill would require drillers to disclose the chemicals that go into the ground during the hydraulic fracturing process and close a 2005 loophole that prevents the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from...

Washington, DC- U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by 11 Democratic Senators, released a letter today calling on President Trump to hold China accountable on trade during his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi. During the campaign, President Trump promised to get tough on China “on day one,” yet he has failed to take meaningful actions to blunt China’s cheating on trade. For workers with the deck stacked against them due to China’s cheating, the Senators called...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today marked Equal Pay Day and reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. “Equal Pay Day is a vital reminder that we still have work to do to ensure that...

Washington, DC- 21 U.S. Senators, led by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) have released a letter to Tom Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), calling on the Trump Administration to release a secret plan that was presented to the House Freedom Caucus. In a bid to win the far right group’s support, reports indicate that the Administration identified specific Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules that the Administration would gut in exchange for the Freedom...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on President Trump's executive orders concerning trade: “I commend President Trump for taking these preliminary steps on trade, but it’s critical that he follow through on his promises by cracking down on countries that cheat and renegotiating bad trade deals. I have consistently opposed bad trade deals and called for action against countries, like China, that cheat on trade, yet congressional Republicans have...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has reintroduced legislation, the Trash Reduction And Sensible Handling (TRASH) Act, to restrict the flow of out-of-state trash into Pennsylvania. The legislation would give states the ability to leverage their own solid waste management plans to create higher standards thereby restricting interstate waste imports. The bill would also allow states to impose higher fees on out of state waste. Trash Reduction And Sensible...

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced his decision to vote “no” on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court of The United States. Casey has used the weeks since the nomination was announced to thoroughly review of Judge Gorsuch’s record, meet with Gorsuch and judicial experts, and most recently reviewed his hours of testimony from his hearing. Below is a statement laying out Casey’s rationale on this decision: “In...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators representing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed blasted President Trump’s budget released Thursday that would zero out funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program and severely cut funding for other core programs to maintain and restore the health of the Bay, which is an economic lifeline for the region. Led by Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.), Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kirsten...

Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released a 50 State Report detailing the impacts of TrumpCare on older Americans. These individual state fact sheets make clear the consequences of TrumpCare’s irresponsible policies: imposing an age tax on those between the ages of 50-64 will cause premiums to skyrocket, reducing tax credits available to older Americans will make health care out of reach for millions, decimating...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on President Trump's first budget proposal: "President Trump's budget is a series of broken promises to the people of Pennsylvania. Instead of keeping his commitment to fight for the middle class and Pennsylvania communities who deserve a fair shot, President Trump is pursuing the agenda of far right Congressional Republicans. "President Trump promised to pursue a substantial investment in our infrastructure- not only has he...

Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he is sending a letter to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Walter M. Shaub, Jr, asking for OGE, the federal government’s ethics watchdog for the executive branch, to analyze the latest examples of President Trump’s conflicts of interest. President Trump refuses to divest his holdings as Presidents of both parties have done in the past, creating conflicts of interest that could see the interests...