Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

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 Current U.S. standards impose outdated, 40-year-old payment practices on our bus manufacturers and purchasers, which result in unnecessarily high costs.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

Fetterman, Slotkin, and Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to Foreign Adversaries

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) to introduce the Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act. The bipartisan bill would prohibit the sale or export of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or any entity owned or controlled by those nations. Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) led the introduction of this legislation in

February 4, 2025

Fetterman Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East Palestine

Washington, D.C. – Two years ago today, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, less than one mile from the Pennsylvania border. Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman released the following statement on the derailment and the Railway Safety Act: “Two years ago, on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, we saw what happens when communities like Darlington Township, Pennsylvania and East Palestine, Ohio are overlooked by leaders in Washington and corporate executives. “The

February 3, 2025

Fetterman Celebrates Signing of the Laken Riley Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump is set to sign the Laken Riley Act. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), who cosponsored the legislation and voted in favor of it, will attend the signing ceremony at the White House. Senator Fetterman released the following statement in response: “I believe a secure border creates a more secure nation and it’s just common sense. “I believe a stronger border is fully compatible with my commitment

January 29, 2025

Fetterman on Freezing of Federal Aid

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator John Fetterman released the following statement in response to a Trump administration order that froze federal financial assistance: “I am closely monitoring the repercussions in PA as a result of the federal funding pause. “My office just received calls from over a dozen PA organizations, including one that serves both 🔴 ➕ 🔵 low-income families, and their access to funds through the Federal Payment Management System have been cut off.

January 28, 2025

Fetterman Secures Victory for Pennsylvania Workers with New Rule to End Decades-Long Pay Disparity

2,100+ Federal Workers in PA Will Get Pay Raises Under New Rule Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) applauded the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for publishing a rule that will end a decades-long pay disparity affecting more than 2,100 hourly federal workers in Pennsylvania and nearly 14,500 across the country. This long-overdue reform, which will take effect on October 1, 2025, will raise wages for hourly federal

January 24, 2025

Fetterman, Lummis Combat Housing Crisis with Bipartisan Whole Home Repairs Act

“This program helped thousands of Pennsylvanians stay in their homes, imagine what it could do for families across the country.” Washington, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the Whole-Home Repairs Act, a bipartisan bill to address the nationwide housing crisis by providing essential home repair assistance to low- and moderate-income homeowners and small landlords. The legislation seeks to replicate the successful Whole-Home Repairs

January 22, 2025