Press Releases - Page 24 of 30 - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

Casey, Fetterman Announce $80 Million for SEPTA Clean Bus Infrastructure Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced $80 million for the Southeastern Public Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to modernize transit facilities and enable them to support clean energy buses. This funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help SEPTA build resilient charging infrastructure to support low- to no-emission buses throughout their system and make the air in Southeastern Pennsylvania cleaner to breathe.

June 26, 2023

Fetterman, Full Slate of Nutrition Subcommittee Democrats Seek Information on SNAP Changes in New Letter to USDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday led the full slate of Democrats on the U.S. Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeking information on impacts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that were passed in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA). The members urged USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide any metrics the agency used to determine

June 26, 2023

Fetterman Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Decision

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the following statement on the anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade: “It was true a year ago and it’s true today: Deciding when and how to become a mother is a decision that should be made by women and their doctors, not politicians or extremist Supreme Court Justices. “Since

June 24, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Announce $19 Million to Replace Fort Jenkins and Water Street Bridges

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) are announcing $19,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund the replacement of the Fort Jenkins and Water Street Bridges between Pittston and West Pittston, PA. This funding comes from a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. With this funding, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Luzerne County,

June 23, 2023

Fetterman Statement on Striking Workers in Erie

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Friday released the following statement in response to 1,400 members of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America going on strike in Erie, PA: “I am proud to give my full support to the 1,400 members of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 506 and 618 who are on strike today in Erie. “As long as these

June 23, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Announce $25 Million Awards for SEPTA, North Philly School Zones

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) are announcing two $25 million grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for SEPTA’s trolley modernization project and for the City of Philadelphia’s school zones traffic safety project in North Philadelphia. SEPTA will use the funding to improve trolley capacity and on-street station accessibility and make service faster and more reliable for commuters. The funding for

June 23, 2023

Fetterman Introduces Bill to Make Pennsylvania & America’s Streets Safer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today introduced the Shovel-Ready Streets Act, a bill to fund street safety improvements and make roads safer for pedestrians in Pennsylvania and across the country. Pennsylvania is home to some of the most unsafe streets in the nation — between 2012 and 2020, 1,426 pedestrians were killed on Pennsylvania streets. Experts have dubbed State Street in Harrisburg the “deadliest road in America.

June 22, 2023

Fetterman Grills Powell on Price Gouging at Banking Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman yesterday called out the role of corporate price gouging in boosting inflation during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing with Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Senator Fetterman used his time to grill Chair Powell on preserving employment while lowering inflation and the way corporate greed and monopolies contribute to higher costs for Pennsylvania

June 22, 2023

Fetterman Pushes Fed Nominees to Stand Up for Working People

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on the nominations of Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook and Dr. Adriana Debora Kugler to serve as Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the nomination of Dr. Philip Nathan Jefferson to serve as Vice Chair of the Board. This hearing focused largely on the

June 21, 2023

Fetterman, Casey, Philly Congressional Delegation Push for Emergency Funds to Expand SEPTA Capacity After I-95 Collapse

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey, joined by Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-2), Dwight Evans (PA-3), Madeleine Dean (PA-4), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), today sent aletter urging the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration to provide federal funds to support additional capacity on SEPTA following the collapse of a bridge on I-95. According to brand new numbers

June 15, 2023