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Fetterman, Casey, Brown, 31 Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity with UAW Workers on Strike

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey, Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, and 31 bipartisan colleagues introduced a resolution in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently on strike against the Big 3 automakers. Autoworkers voted to go on strike in September – calling for a fair share of the record-breaking profits their labor produces

October 19, 2023

Following I-95 Collapse, Fetterman Introduces Bill to Make FTA Emergency Response Program Work Better

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with fourteen Senate colleagues, today introduced theTransit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) program that serves the same purpose for America’s highways and road infrastructure. The Transit Emergency Relief Act would provide a consistent

October 18, 2023

Statement from Senator Fetterman on Israel

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday released the following statement: “Innocent Israelis were the victims of a terrorist attack that resulted in the largest loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust. Now we know that the tragedy at the Gaza hospital was not caused by Israel. I grieve for every innocent person and brave Israeli soldier killed since Hamas started this war. If not for the horrific attacks

October 18, 2023

Fetterman Walks Picket Line in Macungie with UAW Workers on Strike Against MACK Trucks

MACUNGIE, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Tuesday walked the picket line with workers from the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 677 on strike against MACK Trucks in Macungie, PA. Fetterman visited the Local 677 union hall, spoke with union members, talked to local press, and gave remarks to the crowd. “I proudly stand in solidarity with the striking UAW workers with MACK Trucks across Pennsylvania and this country,” said Fetterman.

October 10, 2023

Fetterman Statement on Israel

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement on the violence in the Middle East affecting Israel: “We now know this was a wide-scale, premeditated, cowardly, terrorist campaign against Israeli civilians that also claimed the lives of American citizens. “I unequivocally support any necessary military, intelligence, and humanitarian aid to Israel. The United States has a moral obligation to be in lockstep with our ally as

October 9, 2023

Fetterman Walks Picket Line with Striking UAW Workers in Bucks County, PA

LANGHORNE, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined striking UAW workers on the picket line outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, PA. Fetterman spoke with the union members, talked to local press, and gave brief remarks to the crowd. Senator Fetterman previously joined striking UAW workers in Wayne, MI just a day after the strike started, after driving his UAW-made Ford Bronco to the picket line. He promised to keep showing

October 5, 2023

Fetterman Statement on Supreme Court Case Seeking to Gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Tuesday released the following statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America, a case argued at the Supreme Court today that could gut the CFPB and benefit payday lenders and other deep-pocketed financial interests: “Today, allies of payday lenders, debt collectors, and financial scammers who exist to rip off consumers are at the Supreme Court

October 3, 2023

Fetterman Writes Op-Ed on UAW Strike, Calls on Big 3 to Reach Fair Deal with Workers

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Friday published an op-ed on MSNBC about the ongoing UAW strike, his support for the striking workers, and his experience pushing for a fair deal between the locomotive company Wabtec and striking United Electrical, Radio, and Machine workers in Erie earlier this year. “Put simply, union workers built this country, and they work every day to keep it running. The least

September 29, 2023

Fetterman, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bill to Provide More Flexible, Healthy Milk Options

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with colleagues Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Roger Wicker (R-MS), today introduced the Addressing Dietary Distress in the Stomachs of Our Youth (ADD SOY) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would grant schools more flexibility to serve beverages that are nutritionally-equivalent to dairy milk for students. Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced the House companion legislation. “We need

September 28, 2023

Fetterman Congratulates House Oversight on First Impeachment Hearing, Delivers Gift to Committee Room

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Thursday directed his staff to deliver a gift to the House Oversight Committee to congratulate and salute Representative Comer and his Team America™️ squad as they embark on their historic impeachment journey.

September 28, 2023