News Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced legislation to reauthorize Durbin’s Congenital Heart Futures Act, which expired earlier this year.  The bipartisan legislation – introduced in the House today by Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) – raises awareness of the continuing impact congenital heart defects have throughout patients’ lifespans, promotes more research at NIH, and encourages...

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following an announcement that Kraft Heinz Co. will close their LLehigh Valley Plant: “I’m concerned by the loss of jobs at Kraft’s Lehigh Valley facility which will have a negative impact on the Lehigh Valley’s economy and a substantial and adverse impact on the workers and their families. Losing one’s job is a horror and it’s critical that Kraft Heinz and all levels of government work...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement on the 20th anniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s death. “Today we pause to honor the life and work of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated on this day 20 years ago. Prime Minister Rabin sought peace in all facets of his life; whether as a soldier, general and as an elected leader. His heroic pursuit of peace was recognized when he received a Nobel Peace...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the procedural vote on S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. “The legislation offered today would substantially weaken our nation’s ability to protect our water. This is the water in which our children drink and bathe. Clean water provides critical habitat for fish and wildlife which supports Pennsylvania’s hunting and fishing heritage. Instead of gutting basic clean water...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Child Poverty Act, which would establish a national target to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the United States.   Child poverty would be cut in half in the first 10 years, and completely eliminated in 20 years. To meet these goals, the bill tasks a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty with developing a plan that would...

Washington, D.C. – Today, First Focus Campaign for Children announced U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) as a 2015 Champion for Children. First Focus, a national bipartisan children’s advocacy organization, grants this award to the top 100 Members of Congress who work to represent children in legislation. This is the 5th year Senator Casey has earned the distinction. “I am grateful to receive this honor from First Focus, a strong advocate for the needs of American children and...

Philadelphia, PA- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) called on the federal government to increase funding to dedicate resources for transitional and permanent housing for homeless youth. Joined by Sister Mary Scullion of Project HOME and local youth service providers, Sen. Casey discussed the need to increase funding for Homeless Assistance Grants and to commit funds specifically to combat youth homelessness. “We have an abiding obligation to make sure that our nation’s children...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), announced today that their legislation to address the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and infants suffering from opioid withdrawal passed the U.S. Senate. Senator Casey, a tireless advocate for the welfare of all children, introduced the Protecting Our Infants Act earlier this year with Senator McConnell. The legislation is now moving to the House of Representatives for...

Washington, DC – 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 Secretary Clinton’s testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi today: “Today, Secretary Clinton once again provided hours of testimony on the attack that occurred on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi in September of...

Washington DC – 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, South and Central Asian Affairs, released a statement amid ongoing violence in Israel: “I am deeply concerned by the ongoing violence in Israel and the West Bank and condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks against innocent Israeli civilians. Terrorism in any form is unacceptable and I fully...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement on the passing of Sister Adrian Barrett: “Sister Adrian Barrett was a champion of the poor and the powerless. She fought tirelessly for Northeastern Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable children and families and spent her life as a true servant to her community. Her nonprofit, Friends of the Poor, was a lifeline for thousands during challenging times. Sister Adrian’s ministry came directly from...

Washington DC- Today U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA), which would overturn a Supreme Court decision that created a high bar for workers seeking to bring workplace age discrimination claims. The bill essentially reverses Gross v. FBL Financial and amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other major civil rights laws to specify that workers only must prove that discrimination is a...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced the Hide No Harm Act of 2015, legislation that would make it a crime for a corporate officer to knowingly conceal information about a corporate action or product that poses the danger of death or serious physical injury to consumers or workers. Under the legislation, any officer who conceals such information...

Norristown, PA- With a heroin crisis challenging communities across the state, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) visited a local addiction treatment provider and professional training center to discuss his support for a new plan to help fund prevention and treatment of opioid addiction. Deaths from drug overdoses in Pennsylvania now surpass deaths from car accidents. In 2013, 2.4 million Americans abused or were dependent on opioids, yet only half received treatment. Casey was joined by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced today their bipartisan legislation, the Protecting Our Infants Act, was approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). The Senators introduced the bill earlier this year, and it’s expected to be considered by the full Senate soon. The bipartisan Protecting Our Infants Act would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...

Washington, DC – 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 the following statement on today’s Russian airstrikes in Syria: “With today’s airstrikes, the Russian Federation is no longer just protecting and supplying the Assad regime, it is directly participating in its brutality. The choice to strike Homs, an...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Protecting Medicare Advantage for all Medicare Beneficiaries Act, legislation to preserve and protect Medicare Advantage plans serving a high percentage of low-income and seniors with disabilities. Current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance would force certain Medicare Advantage plans, many of which serve the most vulnerable beneficiaries, to terminate. Portman and...

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-17), Bobby Scott (VA-03) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (PA) proposed sweeping reforms to the federal program that provides benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung disease.  Federal law requires that coal companies compensate miners with disabilities who contract black lung, which is caused by inhaling coal dust over an extended period of time, but coal companies routinely deploy an array of unfair tactics to avoid...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) issued a statement following Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia: “Philadelphia has had many important days in its history and Pope Francis’ visit will be long remembered among those historic moments. In Philadelphia, Pope Francis continued his uplifting, affirmative and inclusive message that appeals to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Pope Francis is a servant leader. During his papacy, Pope Francis hasn’t...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement following Pope Francis’ remarks to a joint session of Congress: “Today, Pope Francis delivered an inclusive and affirming message to Congress about the basic obligations we have to one another and our common home, earth. He also urged members of both parties to work in cooperation for the common good. Pope Francis has lived a life of compassion informed by integrity. From his days in Argentina to...