Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

Fetterman Introduces Bill to Provide SNAP Benefits for Striking Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman joined Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Greg Casar (D-TX-35) to introduce the Food Secure Strikers Act, legislation to allow striking workers to qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. “The union way of life is sacred – it’s what built Pennsylvania and this nation. Every single union worker walking the picket line needs to know that we have their back here

March 27, 2025

Fetterman leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand VA Burial Benefits, Ensure Veterans and Their Families Can Be Honored Together

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act, a bipartisan bill to permanently expand the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) burial benefits. This legislation would allow the VA to provide memorial headstones or markers for veterans, their spouses, and dependent children, regardless of when they passed away, ensuring military families are properly honored together. “We can never

March 26, 2025

Fetterman Rejects Chaos, Votes to Prevent Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – Today, by a vote of 54-46, the United States Senate passed H.R. 1968, The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for Fiscal Year 2025, along party lines. U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) voted to invoke cloture, meeting the 60 votes necessary to end debate on the Continuing Resolution (CR) and move to final passage. Senator Fetterman released the following statement in response: “My YES vote on cloture IS NOT an endorsement

March 14, 2025

Senator Fetterman Leads Introduction of School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced legislation that would direct the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay off all outstanding student meal debt. The legislation also would grant the USDA new authority to purchase food for food banks. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senator Fetterman to introduce the legislation. “‘School lunch debt’ is a term so absurd that is shouldn’t even exist. I’m

March 13, 2025

Senator Fetterman, Members of PA Delegation Introduce Bill to Rename Norristown Post Office in Honor of African American Historian Charles Blockson

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced legislation to rename the Norristown Post Office after Charles Blockson, a prominent African American historian. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04) led 12 members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation to introduce the companion bill in the House. “Charles Blockson dedicated his life to collecting and preserving African American history. He lives on through his historical collections, which are now studied by countless Pennsylvania students,” said Senator Fetterman. “I’m

March 4, 2025

Fetterman Joins Bipartisan Group of Pennsylvania Members to Reintroduce Bill Protecting Mushroom Farmers

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) to reintroduce the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) and Dan Meuser (R-PA-09) introduced a companion bill in the United States House of Representatives. “Pennsylvania is the mushroom capital of the world, and our mushroom farmers deserve access to the same insurance as so many other producers – that’s just common sense,” said Senator Fetterman. “I’m grateful that

February 27, 2025

Senators Fetterman, Smith, Cramer, and Britt Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Domestic Bus Manufacturing

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman joined Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Katie Britt (R-AL) to reintroduce bipartisan legislation to cut red tape and strengthen the domestic bus manufacturing industry by providing more flexibility for local transit systems when purchasing buses. Current U.S. standards impose outdated, 40-year-old payment practices on our bus manufacturers and purchasers, which result in unnecessarily high costs. Many domestic bus manufacturers have gone bankrupt or left the market,

February 21, 2025

Fetterman Urges Trump Admin to Reverse Measures Banning Transgender Troops from Military

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) condemned the Trump Administration’s decision to bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military and called for an immediate reversal of these policies. In a video posted to X, Senator Fetterman stated: “I am unapologetically pro-military—I believe in a strong, lethal military. But I am also unapologetically pro the LGBTQ community… “I am calling on President Trump to rescind this executive order—to allow and

February 13, 2025

Fetterman Statement on Release of Marc Fogel

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) released the following statement on the release of Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania school teacher who was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly four years: “Marc Fogel’s return home is long overdue—and I know all of Pennsylvania, especially his family, will be welcoming him back with open arms. “I commend President Trump and Steve Witkoff for their efforts in finally bringing Marc home.”

February 12, 2025

Fetterman Presses Defense Department to Modernize Mental Health Support for Servicemembers

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) sent a letter to Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, Director of the Defense Health Agency, urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to consider allocating funds for new mental health care application programming and reform existing efforts. In the letter, Senator Fetterman writes: “As DoD considers how to spend its greater than $60 billion annual budget for military health care funding in Fiscal Year 2026,

February 7, 2025