WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: In letter, Senators urge Leadership to address concerns raised by Congressional oversight to improve accessibility of Senate technology for people with disabilities 2022 report revealed failures across the federal government to make technology fully accessible, as required by law Senators: "Inaccessible technology disadvantages people with disabilities when they seek to contact their Senators, use  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, former President Donald Trump said that abortion rights should be left to the states. Trump has previously bragged about installing extreme right-wing justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, said that there should be punishment for women who get abortions if they become outlawed, and recently suggested he'd support a 15-week federal abortion ban. Senator Fetterman released the following statement  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, last week, Congresswoman Wild hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders in Pennsylvania's veteran and military communities and Lehigh Valley health care providers. They spoke about the importance of protecting assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF, for those who serve our country, especially in the face of new attacks against veterans' health care. Check out highligh  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District and its contractor, Chicago-based Architectural Consulting Group, as the groups announced they will begin construction on Erie Harbor's north pier in mid-April, repairing approximately 1,800 feet of the damaged structure. The work is part of more than $7.5 million worth of activity in Erie  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) issued the below statement after securing $3,500,000 in federal funding for the Williamsport Levee Flood Control Project. This project will address the looming threat of significant flooding in Williamsport's economic core. The funding was included in FY24 Appropriations legislation recently signed into law. According to the U.S. Army Corps of E  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: In response to Allentown's Jewish Community Center and Jewish Federation offices evacuating this morning after they received an email threatening to blow up facilities and synagogues, Congresswoman Susan Wild released the following statement: "I was heartbroken to hear of the threats made against our community's Jewish organizations today, and am thankful that above all, everyone is safe. "Credible or   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-4), and Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) led a letter with 35 colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to modernize its national air pollution standards for locomotives in order to protect the health of rail workers and fenceline communities and to close existing loopholes that rai  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Long-Term Care Workforce: Addressing Shortages and Improving the Profession" at 10 a.m. on April 16, 2024, at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) * Senator Mike Braun (Republican-Indiana) Witnesses * Nicholas Smith, Direct Support Professional/Behavioral Health Specialist Lead, SPIN, Philadelphia, PA * Broo  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, joined his colleagues Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Le  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Amidst Senator Casey's ongoing investigation of corporate greed squeezing the budgets of American families, this new snapshot reveals how greedy corporations take advantage of female consumers J.P. Morgan estimates the price hike known as the "pink tax" could cost women an average of $1,300 per year Read Casey's study, "The Pink Tax: How Companies Tack Extra Costs on Women in the Age of Greedflati  more