WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Thursday released the following statement on Senator Menendez’s visit to today’s Democratic Caucus Meeting: “Unless Senator Menendez is coming today to resign, I am not interested in hearing his ‘explanation’ for gold bars stashed in a mattress. “We’re past the point of his tough talk and defiance, given the scope and scale of his alleged corruption.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday attended a U.S. Senate hearing in the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to discuss foreign ownership in American agriculture and push for more restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland and other resources. “Let me say, I hope many of our colleagues agree that the Chinese government and other U.S. adversaries should own zero agricultural land in our country,” said Sen. Fetterman in the
BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement after the death of United Steelworkers Union International President Tom Conway: “Gisele and I are devastated by the passing of United Steelworkers President Tom Conway, a force in the labor movement and an advocate for workers across Pennsylvania and this country. “Throughout my time in public service, it was always an honor and a privilege to spend
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Peter Welch (D-VT), last week introduced the School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act to cancel student lunch debt nationwide. “‘School lunch debt’ is a term so absurd that it shouldn’t even exist. That’s why I’m proud to introduce this bill to cancel the nation’s student meal debt and stop humiliating kids and penalizing hunger,” said Senator Fetterman. “It’s time to come together
BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Saturday released the following statement: “Senator Menendez should resign. He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence under our system, but he is not entitled to continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations. I hope he chooses an honorable exit and focuses on his trial.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the below statement following a Senate-wide meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “Meeting with President Zelenskyy only affirms my one thousand percent support for Ukraine. “If you can’t support Ukraine right now, that’s un-American and you’re not standing up for democracy. “The people of Ukraine had the courage to stand up and fight an evil empire, but now Republicans in
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) in the House, today introduced legislation to establish a student loan deferment option for survivors of sexual violence who temporarily withdraw from an institute of higher education to seek treatment and focus on their mental and physical health rehabilitation. “In February, I
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman spent the past weekend attending two different union events in Pittsburgh, as well as traveling 5 hours to Michigan to walk the picket line with striking United Auto Workers (UAW). Senator Fetterman began his weekend on Friday by speaking to SEIU Workers United at their annual conference in Pittsburgh. In his speech, he condemned Starbucks union busting practices, saying he has “never
BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Saturday drove his UAW-made Ford Bronco from Braddock, Pennsylvania to Wayne, Michigan where he then joined striking UAW workers on the picket line. Fetterman was joined on the picket line by Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters. After walking the picket line, Fetterman addressed a group of striking workers at the UAW Local 900 union hall. “I drove 290 miles from Braddock
WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman this week introduced the Strengthening Local Meat Economies Act. This critical legislation aims to be a countervailing force against out-of-control corporate concentration in meat industry sectors. It would offer critical investments in rural economies across the country by supporting small farmers and ranchers directly. Currently only a small number of huge corporations control the vast majority of the U.S. cattle, pork, and
