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In Banking Hearing, Fetterman Promotes Pennsylvania’s Whole Home Repair Bill

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on Wednesday promoted Pennsylvania’s “Whole-Home Repairs program when questioning witnesses at a hearing discussing the future of housing. “I’m really excited about Whole-Home Repairs, said Sen. Fetterman in the hearing. “Here in Pennsylvania, one of my friends, Nikil Saval in the Senate, shepherded it. And he got linked up with

April 26, 2023

Fetterman Hits the Ground Running First Week Back in D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman wrapped up his first week back in the Senate. Sen. Fetterman spent his time in Washington speaking at a press conference, questioning administration nominees, meeting with constituents, and chairing a subcommittee hearing. Sen. Fetterman on Tuesday joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), along with House colleagues, to introduce the ETHICS Act. The new bill that would

April 21, 2023

NEWS: Fetterman Chairs First Subcommittee Hearing on Nutrition

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday led his first hearing as Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research. The hearing focused on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and other nutrition assistance in the 2023 Farm Bill. “This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. SNAP is a critical safety

April 19, 2023

Fetterman Joins Colleagues to Introduce New Stock Trading Ban Legislation at Presser

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined his Senate colleagues to introduce the ETHICS Act, a new bill that would ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent minors from owning or trading stocks, commodities, or futures. The bipartisan, bicameral bill is led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and is co-sponsored by over 20 senators. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Michael Cloud (R-TX) are the House leads.

April 18, 2023

Fetterman Statement on House GOP Proposal to Cut SNAP Funding

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement on House Republicans’ plan to cut funding for SNAP: “Cut SNAP for families and kids while pushing tax cuts for billionaires? Not on my watch.” Sen. Fetterman on Wednesday will chair his first subcommittee hearing in the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research for a hearing will focus specifically on SNAP and the critical assistance

April 17, 2023

Fetterman Visits Western PA Farm, Holds Roundtable with Local Farmers Affected by Train Derailment

DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday held a roundtable with farmers from Beaver and Lawrence Counties who were affected by the train derailment in nearby East Palestine, OH to discuss the lingering effects of the derailment on their operations and wider agricultural issues. Sen. Fetterman also toured a dairy farm in Enon Valley, PA, run by Alex Leslie and his family, to hear about the farm’s

April 13, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Announces $266 Million to Make PA Drinking Water Safer, Improve Water Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced $265,913,000 in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make Pennsylvania’s drinking water safer and cleaner. The funding, bolstered by the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, will remove contaminants—like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)—from the water supply and improve water infrastructure by replacing lead pipes. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, Pennsylvania will receive more

April 6, 2023

Sen. Fetterman Sits Down With CBS Sunday Morning In First Interview To Air Since Leaving Hospital

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman sat down with CBS Sunday Morning prior to his release from Walter Reed Memorial Hospital earlier this week in his first interview to air since he received treatment for serious depression. “My message right now isn’t political. I’m just somebody that’s suffering from depression,” said Sen. Fetterman in the interview. The full interview is available here. “It’s like, you just won the

April 2, 2023

Sen. Fetterman Released from Walter Reed, Back in Braddock

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman is back in Braddock. Earlier today he was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was treated for major depression by a team led by Dr. David Williamson, Neuropsychiatry Chief and Medical Director. According to Dr. Williamson, Senator Fetterman’s depression is now in remission. Senator Fetterman’s entire course of treatment took place in the Neuropsychiatry unit at 7 East,

March 31, 2023

Fetterman, Casey, Brown Introduce Railway Accountability Act To Expand Rail Safety In Wake Of Derailment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Railway Accountability Act to address additional long-standing rail safety concerns, protect workers, and help prevent future harm to rail-side communities across the country. The Railway Accountability Act would build on the proposals in the bipartisan Railway Safety Act, introduced earlier this month by Senators Brown and J.D. Vance (R-OH), and co-sponsored by Senators

March 30, 2023

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