Fetterman, Dean Introduce Bill to Suspend Student Loans for Survivors of Sexual Violence
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) in the House, today introduced legislation to establish a student loan deferment option for survivors of sexual violence who temporarily withdraw from an institute of higher education […]
Fetterman Spends Weekend Standing In Solidarity, Supporting The Union Way Of Life
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman spent the past weekend attending two different union events in Pittsburgh, as well as traveling 5 hours to Michigan to walk the picket line with striking United Auto Workers (UAW). Senator Fetterman began his weekend on Friday by speaking to SEIU Workers United at their annual conference […]
Fetterman Walks Picket Line with Striking UAW Workers in Michigan
BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Saturday drove his UAW-made Ford Bronco from Braddock, Pennsylvania to Wayne, Michigan where he then joined striking UAW workers on the picket line. Fetterman was joined on the picket line by Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters. After walking the picket line, Fetterman addressed a group of […]
Fetterman Introduces Bill to Level the Playing Field Against Corporate Meat Consolidation, Empower Small and Local Livestock Producers
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman this week introduced the Strengthening Local Meat Economies Act. This critical legislation aims to be a countervailing force against out-of-control corporate concentration in meat industry sectors. It would offer critical investments in rural economies across the country by supporting small farmers and ranchers directly. Currently only a […]
Fetterman Statement on UAW Strike
BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Friday released the following statement after the UAW announced a strike against the Big 3 automakers: “It’s time to decide what side you’re on. Are you on the side of the Big 3 CEOs who made a combined $74 million last year, and are now claiming to […]
Fetterman Statement on UAW Negotiations
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Thursday released the following statement on negotiations between the Big 3 automakers and the UAW: “Last year, the CEOs of the Big 3 made a combined $74 million. Yet these same CEOs are now claiming they cannot afford to pay the UAW workers who bust their asses […]
Fetterman, Casey Send Letter Pushing for Changes to Department of Education’s Interpretation of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on Hunter Safety Classes
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey, along with over a dozen bipartisan Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Senate Appropriators requesting clarifying language to address the Department of Education’s interpretation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as it relates to archery and hunter safety education. Currently, the law is being interpreted in […]
Fetterman Statement on UAW Negotiations
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement on the UAW’s ongoing negotiations with the Big Three automakers: “If the Big 3 can find money in the couch cushions to bump executive pay by 40% over the past few years, they sure as hell can find the money to give […]
Fetterman, Braun Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Support Organic Agricultural Research
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) today introduced the bipartisan Streamlining Organic Research Act. The bill would provide much needed support to the organic farming industry‚ both through protecting funding for research agencies and universities and ensuring organics research is prioritized at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “I’m […]
Fetterman Spends Labor Day with Workers and Their Families at Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade
PITTSBURGH, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman spent Labor Day morning with union workers, administration officials, and elected officials at the annual Pittsburgh Labor Day parade. Sen. Fetterman joined Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Julie Su, Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council President Darrin Kelly, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Summer Lee, Mayor Ed […]