Press Releases - Page 19 of 30 - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

Fetterman Statement on School Nutrition Program Congressional Review Act Resolution

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the following statement on a resolution offered by Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) that would overturn recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prevent discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in school nutrition programs. “I can’t even believe that this resolution is even real. This makes it possible for some random lunch lady to deny lunch to a hungry child because

October 24, 2023

Fetterman, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Return Benefits to SNAP Recipients

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) last week introduced the Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act, legislation to allow state SNAP agencies to reimburse SNAP recipients of benefits stolen by skimming. This bill is cosponsored by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) are leading a

October 23, 2023

Fetterman Walks Fourth and Fifth UAW Picket Line Since September, Stands In Solidarity With Workers In Toledo and Streetsboro

TOLEDO, OH – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined striking UAW workers in Ohio, at the Chrysler Toledo Assembly Plant in Toledo and the Stellantis Part Distribution Plant in Streetsboro, where he continued to pledge his solidarity to the cause. At the rally in Toledo, he spoke with union members, talked to local press, walked the picket line, and gave remarks to the crowd.In his remarks, he thanked the

October 20, 2023

Fetterman, Casey, Brown, 31 Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity with UAW Workers on Strike

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey, Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, and 31 bipartisan colleagues introduced a resolution in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently on strike against the Big 3 automakers. Autoworkers voted to go on strike in September – calling for a fair share of the record-breaking profits their labor produces

October 19, 2023

Following I-95 Collapse, Fetterman Introduces Bill to Make FTA Emergency Response Program Work Better

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with fourteen Senate colleagues, today introduced theTransit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) program that serves the same purpose for America’s highways and road infrastructure. The Transit Emergency Relief Act would provide a consistent

October 18, 2023

Statement from Senator Fetterman on Israel

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday released the following statement: “Innocent Israelis were the victims of a terrorist attack that resulted in the largest loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust. Now we know that the tragedy at the Gaza hospital was not caused by Israel. I grieve for every innocent person and brave Israeli soldier killed since Hamas started this war. If not for the horrific attacks

October 18, 2023

Fetterman Walks Picket Line in Macungie with UAW Workers on Strike Against MACK Trucks

MACUNGIE, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Tuesday walked the picket line with workers from the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 677 on strike against MACK Trucks in Macungie, PA. Fetterman visited the Local 677 union hall, spoke with union members, talked to local press, and gave remarks to the crowd. “I proudly stand in solidarity with the striking UAW workers with MACK Trucks across Pennsylvania and this country,” said Fetterman.

October 10, 2023

Fetterman Statement on Israel

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement on the violence in the Middle East affecting Israel: “We now know this was a wide-scale, premeditated, cowardly, terrorist campaign against Israeli civilians that also claimed the lives of American citizens. “I unequivocally support any necessary military, intelligence, and humanitarian aid to Israel. The United States has a moral obligation to be in lockstep with our ally as

October 9, 2023

Fetterman Walks Picket Line with Striking UAW Workers in Bucks County, PA

LANGHORNE, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined striking UAW workers on the picket line outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, PA. Fetterman spoke with the union members, talked to local press, and gave brief remarks to the crowd. Senator Fetterman previously joined striking UAW workers in Wayne, MI just a day after the strike started, after driving his UAW-made Ford Bronco to the picket line. He promised to keep showing

October 5, 2023

Fetterman Statement on Supreme Court Case Seeking to Gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Tuesday released the following statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America, a case argued at the Supreme Court today that could gut the CFPB and benefit payday lenders and other deep-pocketed financial interests: “Today, allies of payday lenders, debt collectors, and financial scammers who exist to rip off consumers are at the Supreme Court

October 3, 2023