WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Bills would address child food insecurity by expanding access to free or reduced-price school meals Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced two bills that would expand access to free or reduced-price meals for millions of American children. When children experience food insecurity, they face unique barriers that affect their ability to do well in school. The bills  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) celebrated the nomination of Mary Kay Costello to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. If confirmed, Costello will sit in Philadelphia and will be President Biden's ninth federal judge appointment in Pennsylvania. "Recommending Mary Kay Costello's nomination to the White House was an easy decision, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on June 12, 2024: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced it was maintaining the current interest rate target range: "Last week, we celebrated another jobs report that beat expectations and showed prime-age em  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), John Thune (R-SD), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reintroduced the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation streamlines the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage (MA) a  more