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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

Casey, Fetterman Applaud Nomination of Eric G. Olshan as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced that President Joe Biden has nominated Eric G. Olshan to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators play an essential role in recommending to the White House U.S. Attorney candidates with the commitment to equal justice, legal experience, and integrity necessary to serve the Commonwealth. “Eric Olshan’s vast and deep experience

March 20, 2023

Fetterman to Open Pittsburgh Regional Office

PITTSBURGH, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman’s office today announced that it would open a Pittsburgh regional office at 310 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The office will open to the public in early April. “Our team is proud to open another office to serve the people of Pennsylvania, this time in Pittsburgh,” said Joe Pierce, Senator Fetterman’s State Director. “This location will provide top services to the people of southwestern

March 16, 2023

Fetterman Submits Statement for the Record, Questions Norfolk Southern CEO at EPW Hearing on Train Derailment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman submitted a statement for the record and multiple questions to remotely participate in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s hearing on Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio. Senator Fetterman’s full statement can be found here, and a video of Committee Chair Tom Carper reading part of

March 9, 2023

Sens. Casey, Fetterman Urge USDA, EPA to Address Concerns of Farmers & Agricultural Producers Near Darlington Twp & East Palestine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on Wednesday sent a letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Michael Regan, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to address the concerns of farmers and agricultural producers in and around the Norfolk Southern derailment site in East Palestine and Darlington Township. The Senators requested that USDA and EPA deploy

March 8, 2023

Fetterman to Open Wilkes-Barre Regional Office

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman’s office today announced that it would open a Wilkes-Barre regional office in the Stegmaier Federal Office Building in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The office will open to the public in early April. “Our Pennsylvania team is proud to have added a Wilkes-Barre office to our other open locations. We’re thrilled to expand our state services to northeastern Pennsylvania with this office and look forward

March 7, 2023

Fetterman’s Office Launches New Portal For Appropriations Requests

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman’s office on Thursday announced that they are accepting fiscal year 2024 appropriations requests. The Senator’s team launched an online portal for submission which is live on his website and can be found here. The new system for appropriations requests further builds on Sen. Fetterman’s commitment to serving Pennsylvania and bringing home funding for projects across the commonwealth. Fetterman recently announced a new office in

March 2, 2023