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Fetterman Joins Colleagues to Introduce New Stock Trading Ban Legislation at Presser

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined his Senate colleagues to introduce the ETHICS Act, a new bill that would ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent minors from owning or trading stocks, commodities, or futures. The bipartisan, bicameral bill is led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and is co-sponsored by over 20 senators. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Michael Cloud (R-TX) are the House leads.

April 18, 2023

Fetterman Statement on House GOP Proposal to Cut SNAP Funding

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement on House Republicans’ plan to cut funding for SNAP: “Cut SNAP for families and kids while pushing tax cuts for billionaires? Not on my watch.” Sen. Fetterman on Wednesday will chair his first subcommittee hearing in the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research for a hearing will focus specifically on SNAP and the critical assistance

April 17, 2023

Fetterman Visits Western PA Farm, Holds Roundtable with Local Farmers Affected by Train Derailment

DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday held a roundtable with farmers from Beaver and Lawrence Counties who were affected by the train derailment in nearby East Palestine, OH to discuss the lingering effects of the derailment on their operations and wider agricultural issues. Sen. Fetterman also toured a dairy farm in Enon Valley, PA, run by Alex Leslie and his family, to hear about the farm’s

April 13, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Announces $266 Million to Make PA Drinking Water Safer, Improve Water Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced $265,913,000 in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make Pennsylvania’s drinking water safer and cleaner. The funding, bolstered by the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, will remove contaminants—like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)—from the water supply and improve water infrastructure by replacing lead pipes. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, Pennsylvania will receive more

April 6, 2023

Sen. Fetterman Sits Down With CBS Sunday Morning In First Interview To Air Since Leaving Hospital

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman sat down with CBS Sunday Morning prior to his release from Walter Reed Memorial Hospital earlier this week in his first interview to air since he received treatment for serious depression. “My message right now isn’t political. I’m just somebody that’s suffering from depression,” said Sen. Fetterman in the interview. The full interview is available here. “It’s like, you just won the

April 2, 2023

Sen. Fetterman Released from Walter Reed, Back in Braddock

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman is back in Braddock. Earlier today he was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was treated for major depression by a team led by Dr. David Williamson, Neuropsychiatry Chief and Medical Director. According to Dr. Williamson, Senator Fetterman’s depression is now in remission. Senator Fetterman’s entire course of treatment took place in the Neuropsychiatry unit at 7 East,

March 31, 2023

Fetterman, Casey, Brown Introduce Railway Accountability Act To Expand Rail Safety In Wake Of Derailment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Railway Accountability Act to address additional long-standing rail safety concerns, protect workers, and help prevent future harm to rail-side communities across the country. The Railway Accountability Act would build on the proposals in the bipartisan Railway Safety Act, introduced earlier this month by Senators Brown and J.D. Vance (R-OH), and co-sponsored by Senators

March 30, 2023

Casey, Fetterman Applaud Nomination of Eric G. Olshan as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced that President Joe Biden has nominated Eric G. Olshan to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators play an essential role in recommending to the White House U.S. Attorney candidates with the commitment to equal justice, legal experience, and integrity necessary to serve the Commonwealth. “Eric Olshan’s vast and deep experience

March 20, 2023

Fetterman to Open Pittsburgh Regional Office

PITTSBURGH, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman’s office today announced that it would open a Pittsburgh regional office at 310 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The office will open to the public in early April. “Our team is proud to open another office to serve the people of Pennsylvania, this time in Pittsburgh,” said Joe Pierce, Senator Fetterman’s State Director. “This location will provide top services to the people of southwestern

March 16, 2023

Fetterman Submits Statement for the Record, Questions Norfolk Southern CEO at EPW Hearing on Train Derailment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman submitted a statement for the record and multiple questions to remotely participate in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s hearing on Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio. Senator Fetterman’s full statement can be found here, and a video of Committee Chair Tom Carper reading part of

March 9, 2023