WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) sent a letter to the Maryland Air National Guard and the Air National Guard Readiness Center to request a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the Air Force and National Guard Bureau’s proposal to lower the altitude floor at which pilots can fly in the Duke Military Operating Area (MOA) to as low as 100 feet Above Ground
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Thursday sent a new letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pushing for an updated street safety framework to deal with the “unconscionable safety crisis” on Pennsylvania streets. This follows a letter Fetterman sent earlier in the week with Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), pressuring the Attorney General and Secretary of Transportation to set standards for accessibilities in
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Tuesday released the following statement: “Speaker McCarthy’s debt default plan would cut food assistance for nearly 40,000 people in Pennsylvania. This is just cruel. “No one I’ve ever met wants to stay on SNAP for life. They need it to make ends meet. I sure didn’t come to Washington to take vital assistance away from working people at the same time big
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today slammed bank executives from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the recent failures of their banks. Witnesses represented two of three banks that have been seized by regulators in the past two months. Senator Fetterman first criticized former Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker for vacationing in Hawaii
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the below statement following news that increased work requirements for the SNAP program were on the table in debt default talks: “It’s punitive adding more work requirements for SNAP. SNAP already has work requirements. I didn’t come here to take food away from hungry kids, and that’s exactly what this proposal would do; a proposal that would make Scrooge blush. “I’ve
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, where he used his time to grill witness Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, on his opposition to marijuana legalization. Senator Fetterman pressed Mr. Sabet on the data of marijuana-related deaths compared to deaths resulting from
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday joined his colleagues to introduce the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023. The bill, originally authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), would provide free breakfast, lunch, and dinner to every student – to ensure that no child in this country goes hungry. “It is downright cruel that we are letting our children in America go hungry,” said Sen. Fetterman. “No
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted out the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023, sponsored by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA). The bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration. This landmark legislation would prevent future train derailments by taking key steps to improve rail safety procedures and protocols and increasing fines for wrongdoing committed by rail
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman yesterday participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on executive accountability after recent bank failures. The hearing comes in the wake of First Republic Bank’s collapse on Monday, the third bank to be seized by regulators in the past two months, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Senators questioned the witnesses on the
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today met with the Secretary of Labor nominee Julie Su to discuss her nomination to the position, protecting workers on the job, and ensuring labor rights in Pennsylvania and across the country. “We need a Secretary of Labor who will fight for workers. It was an honor to meet with Acting Labor Secretary Su. I know she is the labor ally we
