Press Releases - Page 12 of 26 - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

Fetterman, Warren Lead Senators in New Letter Urging Biden Administration to Swiftly Deschedule Marijuana

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led nine of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram, urging them to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Descheduling would be a major step in undoing failed War on Drugs policies and bringing sanity to national cannabis policy. The

January 30, 2024

Casey, Fetterman Continue Push to Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable to Pennsylvanians After Company Starts Process of Joining Close Call Reporting System

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman today continued their push to hold Norfolk Southern accountable after the company announced that it would take steps towards joining the Federal Railroad Administration’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), a program that allows employees to anonymously report near-misses or close calls on railroads when they see them and protects employees from retribution when they report these events. In August,

January 30, 2024

Fetterman Joins DOT Secretary Buttigieg, PA Lawmakers to Announce Federal Grant in Pittsburgh

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Pittsburgh to formally announce a $142.3 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant for the Eastern Pittsburgh Multimodal Corridor Project. This funding will make major safety improvements to the I-376 (Parkway East) and the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, including the flood-prone “bathtub” downtown. “I’m proud to have worked with Senator Casey to

January 26, 2024

Fetterman Statement on National Security Supplemental

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Thursday released the following statement on negotiations surrounding the National Security Supplemental: “I’ve been saying for months that we need to get a deal done to address the situation at the border and fully support Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. We can’t let politics get in the way of this critical aid, and we’ve got to keep working on a path forward

January 25, 2024

Fetterman Statement on Senate Aid Negotiations

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the following statement on the ongoing Senate foreign aid negotiations: “As the grim second anniversary of the Ukraine invasion approaches, it is long past time for Congress to deliver crucial aid to our allies. “We also must deliver critical humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. “Passage of this aid would send an unequivocal statement to the world and our adversaries

January 21, 2024

Fetterman, Majority of Philly Delegation Pen Letter Urging DOT to Support SEPTA

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, joined by the majority of the Philadelphia area congressional delegation, today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging the Biden Administration to continue investment in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) amid a looming transit fiscal cliff. The letter comes one month after the Pennsylvania state budget failed to include an increase in state public transit funding. The change,

January 17, 2024

Fetterman, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Mislabeling of Egg Alternatives

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced the Consistent Egg Labels Act to enforce better market terms for eggs and their alternatives. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would require the FDA to prohibit alternatives from using misleading terms in their branding. Senator Fetterman’s Pennsylvania colleague Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA) is the Democratic lead of the bipartisan House companion legislation. “Pennsylvania’s egg producers work

January 12, 2024

Fetterman, Cassidy, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Discrimination on College Campuses

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), along with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), today introduced legislation to address discrimination on college and university campuses. The Protecting Students on Campus Act would inform students of their right to file a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education if they experience discrimination based on their race, color, or

January 11, 2024

Fetterman Blasts U.S. Steel Sale, Vows to Take All Possible Actions to Block Acquisition

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement blasting the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, a Japanese company. “I live across the street from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thompson plant in Braddock. It’s absolutely outrageous that U.S. Steel has agreed to sell themselves to a foreign company. Steel is always about security – both our national security and the economic security of

December 18, 2023

Fetterman Secures Key Wins for Pennsylvania in Defense Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed the Senate-led, bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. U.S. Senator John Fetterman worked to ensure the bill included key wins for Pennsylvania. “I was proud to vote for this year’s National Defense Authorization Act months ago and see it pass the Senate with strong bipartisan support, and I was proud to support the bill again today,” said Senator Fetterman. “Pennsylvania’s military installations

December 14, 2023