WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Legislation would extend key FDA program that incentivizes development of new treatments for rare pediatric conditions including cancers Casey pushed for program's creation in 2012, has reauthorized it in the years since Since 2012, the program has awarded 53 vouchers for 39 rare pediatric diseases that have led to innovations benefitting over 200,000 patients Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Julia M. Lipez, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Karla M. Campbell, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Mary Kay Lanthier, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Vermont; and Cathe  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety released the following testimony by Barbara Arnold, a professor of practice and chair of the mining engineering program at the Pennsylvania State University, from a June 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Digging Deeper: Building Our Critical Minerals Workforce": * * * Senators, staff, and guests. Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to address you regarding the urgent n  more