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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

After I-95 Bridge Collapse, Fetterman Pushes for More Resources for Philadelphia, Financial Support for SEPTA in FHWA Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today participated in a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing with Shailen Bhatt, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which covers the design, construction, and maintenance of the nation’s roads. Senator Fetterman used his time to discuss critical issues facing Pennsylvania, first focusing on the I-95 overpass collapse that occurred in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday. Fetterman commended the quick

June 14, 2023

Casey, Fetterman, Boyle Announce $3 Million in Emergency Funding for I-95 Collapse

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2) announced that the Federal Highway Administration approved $3,000,000 in Emergency Relief for Federal-Aid Highways (ERFA) Quick Release funding to PennDOT for repairs associated with the I-95 collapse in Northeast Philadelphia on June 11, 2023. The funding can be used for emergency repairs needed to restore essential traffic and other preliminary work. A final

June 14, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Introduce Bipartisan Fair Trade Legislation to “Level the Playing Field” for American Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman on Wednesday introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), and others to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws to combat unfair trade practices and protect American workers. The legislation updates the previous Leveling the Playing Field Act, which was originally introduced by Senator Brown and signed into law in 2015, addressing

June 8, 2023

Fetterman Chairs Subcommittee Hearing, Pushes for Pennsylvania Agricultural and Economic Priorities in Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today chaired his second Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research hearing, where he focused on agricultural and economic issues critical to Pennsylvania, including expanding crop insurance to cover mushroom farmers, advocating research into psychedelic mushrooms for veterans and others with PTSD, combatting spotted lanternflies, and promoting organic farming. “This is an opportunity to decrease risk for our farmers,

June 7, 2023

Fetterman, Casey, Vance, Bipartisan Group Of Senate Colleagues Introduce Bill To Stop The Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act. The bipartisan legislation would designate the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species that poses a significant threat to our nation’s agricultural economy, as a high-priority research initiative for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

June 7, 2023

Sens. Fetterman and Casey, Bipartisan Group of PA House Members Introduce Legislation to Protect Mushroom Farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA), along with a bipartisan group of colleagues in the House, introduced the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study on providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers. The study would analyze the effects of threats to production, such as inclement weather and pests uniquely harmful to mushrooms, in addition to

June 5, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Announce $375,000 for Bucks, Delco Rail Crossing Improvement Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced a $375,000 grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to study how best to alleviate congestion and train delays and improve safety and travel time for passengers and freight at three rail crossings in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) designated the funding for the following crossings: the Meetinghouse Road rail crossing in

June 5, 2023