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Fetterman Statement on Passage of the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, by a vote of 91-3, the United States Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, a legislative package that included both the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children’s and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), two bills that will help protect children online. This is the most significant step Congress has taken to keep children safe on the internet in decades.

July 30, 2024

Fetterman Backs USDA Move to Curb Big Money Interests in Livestock and Poultry Market

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator John Fetterman sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) endorsing the “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets” and “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems” rules proposed under Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA) authority. By clearly identifying what constitutes unlawful competitive injury and unfair practices, these rules aim to safeguard small domestic poultry and livestock producers from the overpowering influence

July 22, 2024

Fetterman & Colleagues Urge CFPB Chair to Include EBT Users in New Data Privacy Rule

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urging the agency to include Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in a soon to be finalized rule that provides critical protections for users of various financial services. When finalized, the rule will implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and

July 15, 2024

Fetterman Returns from Trip to Israel

The trip focused on the role of money laundering and illicit finance in the Israel-Hamas War Washington, D.C. – Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) recently returned from Israel where he met with American and Israeli leadership to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Senator Fetterman serves on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and the trip was focused on terror financing and combating illicit finance. “Illicit finance fans the flames

July 1, 2024

Fetterman, Casey, Deluzio Announce $25 Million for Sharpsburg Infrastructure Project

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) along with Representative Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) today announced a nearly $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the Borough of Sharpsburg’s “Reconnecting the Allegheny Riverfront to Economic Opportunity Project.” This significant investment is part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Discretionary Grant Program, which awarded a total of $90 million

June 24, 2024

Fetterman, Casey Applaud Nomination of Mary Kay Costello to Federal Bench

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) celebrated the nomination of Mary Kay Costello to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. If confirmed, Costello will sit in Philadelphia and will be President Biden’s ninth federal judge appointment in Pennsylvania. “Recommending Mary Kay Costello’s nomination to the White House was an easy decision, and I applaud President Biden for recognizing

June 12, 2024

Fetterman Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Consider Mushroom Growers’ Concerns in Rulemaking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to consider Pennsylvania producers’ priorities when finalizing the “National Organic Program: Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food proposed rule. Specifically, the letter highlighted the concerns that Pennsylvania’s mushroom growers have about USDA’s decision to create an entirely new standard for organic mushrooms instead

June 7, 2024

Senator Fetterman, Rep. Blunt Rochester Introduce Bicameral Comprehensive Legislation to Address Barriers to Creating More Affordable Housing

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, respectively. The legislation would empower local and state governments to address regulatory barriers to increasing the housing supply and decreasing costs by establishing new national frameworks and guidance. The bill is endorsed by over 115 supporting industry organizations and advocacy groups. There is

June 5, 2024

Fetterman Statement on Bryan Hagerich Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, a Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) judge announced a 52-week suspended sentence for Bryan Hagerich of Somerset County, PA. Hagerich, who had been detained in TCI for approximately three months for inadvertently carrying small amounts of ammunition in his luggage, will be released today and is set to return home to Pennsylvania. Senator Fetterman released the following statement in response: “This is great news. Bryan is

May 24, 2024

Fetterman Statement on Immigration Bill Vote

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate failed to pass the bipartisan border security bill. Senator Fetterman voted in favor of the legislation. Senator Fetterman released the follow statement in response to the vote: “I voted yes on this bill once again because I know we must secure our border, and this bill would help do that. “But I am tired of this political theater. I have Republican colleagues who will spend

May 23, 2024