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Fetterman, Majority of Philly Delegation Pen Letter Urging DOT to Support SEPTA

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, joined by the majority of the Philadelphia area congressional delegation, today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging the Biden Administration to continue investment in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) amid a looming transit fiscal cliff. The letter comes one month after the Pennsylvania state budget failed to include an increase in state public transit funding. The change,

January 17, 2024

Fetterman, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Mislabeling of Egg Alternatives

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced the Consistent Egg Labels Act to enforce better market terms for eggs and their alternatives. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would require the FDA to prohibit alternatives from using misleading terms in their branding. Senator Fetterman’s Pennsylvania colleague Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA) is the Democratic lead of the bipartisan House companion legislation. “Pennsylvania’s egg producers work

January 12, 2024

Fetterman, Cassidy, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Discrimination on College Campuses

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), along with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), today introduced legislation to address discrimination on college and university campuses. The Protecting Students on Campus Act would inform students of their right to file a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education if they experience discrimination based on their race, color, or

January 11, 2024

Fetterman Blasts U.S. Steel Sale, Vows to Take All Possible Actions to Block Acquisition

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement blasting the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, a Japanese company. “I live across the street from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thompson plant in Braddock. It’s absolutely outrageous that U.S. Steel has agreed to sell themselves to a foreign company. Steel is always about security – both our national security and the economic security of

December 18, 2023

Fetterman Secures Key Wins for Pennsylvania in Defense Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed the Senate-led, bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. U.S. Senator John Fetterman worked to ensure the bill included key wins for Pennsylvania. “I was proud to vote for this year’s National Defense Authorization Act months ago and see it pass the Senate with strong bipartisan support, and I was proud to support the bill again today,” said Senator Fetterman. “Pennsylvania’s military installations

December 14, 2023

Fetterman Grills Wall Street Execs During Banking Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman yesterday participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, with witnesses including executives of Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, State Street, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. During his line of questioning, Senator Fetterman grilled the executives about their share buybacks and stock dividends, laid into them about how

December 7, 2023

Fetterman, Houlahan Announce $500,000 Grant for Passenger Rail Corridor from Reading to Philadelphia

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) on Wednesday announced a $500,000 Corridor ID grant from the Federal Railroad Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Schuylkill River Passenger Authority (SRPRA) to study a passenger rail corridor from Reading to Philadelphia and New York City. The funding, which will put SRPRA in the pipeline of rail projects ready for implementation, was made

December 5, 2023

Fetterman Introduces Bill to Ensure Affordable Housing in Forgotten Communities

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today introduced legislation to ensure long-term housing affordability. The Keep Affordable Housing in Forgotten Communities Act would encourage plans for long-term housing affordability as part of the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant program, ensuring that revitalizing efforts benefit longtime community members. “Hardworking people should be able to find housing in the communities where they grew up. This is especially true in forgotten communities –

November 28, 2023

Fetterman, Brown, Smith Call on CFTC Chairman to Uphold Dodd-Frank, Reject Proposed Rule

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with colleagues Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tina Smith (D-MN), today sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam sharing their serious concerns with the CFTC’s Proposed Rule on Seeded Funds and Money Market Funds, which they called a “step in the wrong direction” that would “undermine the goals of Dodd-Frank.” The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection

November 27, 2023

Fetterman Joins Union Leaders Sara Nelson, Shawn Fain to Support Union Flight Attendants at DCA

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today stood in solidarity with American Airlines flight attendants at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The senator was joined by union leaders Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants (APFA)-CWA, AFL–CIO, and UAW President Shawn Fain, as well as two of his constituents, APFA DCA President John Pennel and APFA DCA Vice President Dianne Britton. Senator Fetterman spoke

November 16, 2023