Press Releases - Page 7 of 23 - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

At Hearing, Fetterman Speaks to PA’s Housing Crisis & How His Whole-Home Repairs Act Will Help Address It

Fetterman illustrated the magnitude of PA’s housing crisis with stats out of Centre, Pike, Indiana, Montour, Lehigh, Franklin, Allegheny, and Dauphin Counties WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman spoke at the Senate Banking Housing and Urban Development Committee hearing about his recently introduced Whole-Home Repairs Act. The bipartisan bill—which Senator Fetterman introduced last week with Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)—would create a national five-year pilot program to expand on a wildly successful and popular

March 12, 2024

Fetterman Praises Passage of Bill Benefiting Key Projects, Veterans, Farmers and more in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman released the following statement after the Senate passed a 6-bill “minibus” that will prevent a partial government shutdown and fund key projects across the commonwealth. The bill cleared the Senate by a 75-22 vote today and will be sent to the president’s desk: “I came to Washington to fight for every community in our commonwealth. I am proud to have worked with

March 11, 2024

Fetterman, Wyden, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Secure Food Benefits Against Hackers and Thieves

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Ron Wyden, (D-OR), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to stop criminals from exploiting security flaws in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards used to pay for groceries. Exploiting these flaws allows criminals to steal food benefits from families with low incomes. The legislation would update the cybersecurity regulations for SNAP cards, which haven’t

March 8, 2024

Fetterman Statement on Confirmation of Moshe Marvit to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the following statement after his constituent Moshe Marvit, of Pittsburgh, was confirmed to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: “Coal miners do some of the toughest work on Earth and have played a critical role in powering not just Pennsylvania’s regional economy, but also our nation’s. Their health and safety should be protected by the very best. That’s

March 6, 2024

Fetterman, Lummis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Scale Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Program to the National Level

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Whole-Home Repairs Act. The bill would create a national five-year pilot program to expand on a wildly successful and popular Pennsylvania program designed to help homeowners with critical home repairs. The Whole-Home Repairs Act is a crucial piece of solving the broader housing shortage the country is facing. When families can’t afford repairs, we lose housing units to blight, which further

March 5, 2024

Fetterman, Brown Introduce Bill to Improve SNAP Food Delivery for Workers and Consumers

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today built upon their record of empowering workers through the Farm Bill by introducing the Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act. The new legislation would require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized retailers to pay good wages, ensure SNAP groceries are delivered safely, and protect SNAP users’ online data. It would also establish standards for the safe and secure

February 29, 2024

Fetterman Joins Colleagues on Legislation to Take on Price Gouging

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman this week joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and seven additional Senate colleagues to introduce the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2024. The bill, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), would prohibit corporate price gouging by empowering the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to prohibit the sellers from charging grossly excessive prices. “For too long, corporations have gotten away with jacking up prices

February 28, 2024

Fetterman Pens Letter to HUD Urging the Agency to Prioritize Maintaining Access to Housing Affordability

WASHINGTON, DC– Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Friday penned a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge urging the agency to prioritize maintaining housing affordability even as affordability requirements expire. Due to historical construction trends, a significant number of affordable units are likely to convert to market rate in the coming years. The letter calls on HUD to work with both property owners to minimize the

February 26, 2024

In Upper Darby, Fetterman Announces $317 Million Federal Investment in SEPTA

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined federal, state, and local officials at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby to announce a new $317 million dollar Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grant for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). This grant, which is administered by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA), is by far the largest award ever made under this grant program to

February 21, 2024

FETTERMAN DECLARES: GOP = OPEN BORDERS

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released following statement on Senate Republicans’ intention to block the bipartisan border security supplemental: “The supreme irony of my career: During the 2022 campaign, the GOP bludgeoned me as a socialist with a hard-on for an open border. “Now I’m here in the Senate demanding a secure border and they won’t take yes for an answer. “Who wants an open border

February 6, 2024