Press Releases - Page 9 of 23 - U.S. Senator John Fetterman

Fetterman Blasts U.S. Steel Sale, Vows to Take All Possible Actions to Block Acquisition

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Monday released the following statement blasting the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, a Japanese company. “I live across the street from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thompson plant in Braddock. It’s absolutely outrageous that U.S. Steel has agreed to sell themselves to a foreign company. Steel is always about security – both our national security and the economic security of

December 18, 2023

Fetterman Secures Key Wins for Pennsylvania in Defense Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed the Senate-led, bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. U.S. Senator John Fetterman worked to ensure the bill included key wins for Pennsylvania. “I was proud to vote for this year’s National Defense Authorization Act months ago and see it pass the Senate with strong bipartisan support, and I was proud to support the bill again today,” said Senator Fetterman. “Pennsylvania’s military installations

December 14, 2023

Fetterman Grills Wall Street Execs During Banking Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman yesterday participated in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, with witnesses including executives of Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, State Street, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. During his line of questioning, Senator Fetterman grilled the executives about their share buybacks and stock dividends, laid into them about how

December 7, 2023

Fetterman, Houlahan Announce $500,000 Grant for Passenger Rail Corridor from Reading to Philadelphia

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) on Wednesday announced a $500,000 Corridor ID grant from the Federal Railroad Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Schuylkill River Passenger Authority (SRPRA) to study a passenger rail corridor from Reading to Philadelphia and New York City. The funding, which will put SRPRA in the pipeline of rail projects ready for implementation, was made

December 5, 2023

Fetterman Introduces Bill to Ensure Affordable Housing in Forgotten Communities

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today introduced legislation to ensure long-term housing affordability. The Keep Affordable Housing in Forgotten Communities Act would encourage plans for long-term housing affordability as part of the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant program, ensuring that revitalizing efforts benefit longtime community members. “Hardworking people should be able to find housing in the communities where they grew up. This is especially true in forgotten communities –

November 28, 2023

Fetterman, Brown, Smith Call on CFTC Chairman to Uphold Dodd-Frank, Reject Proposed Rule

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with colleagues Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tina Smith (D-MN), today sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam sharing their serious concerns with the CFTC’s Proposed Rule on Seeded Funds and Money Market Funds, which they called a “step in the wrong direction” that would “undermine the goals of Dodd-Frank.” The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection

November 27, 2023

Fetterman Joins Union Leaders Sara Nelson, Shawn Fain to Support Union Flight Attendants at DCA

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today stood in solidarity with American Airlines flight attendants at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The senator was joined by union leaders Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants (APFA)-CWA, AFL–CIO, and UAW President Shawn Fain, as well as two of his constituents, APFA DCA President John Pennel and APFA DCA Vice President Dianne Britton. Senator Fetterman spoke

November 16, 2023

Fetterman Presses Witnesses on Decarbonizing Steel in EPW Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday questioned witnesses in a U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on Industrial Decarbonization. Senator Fetterman focused his questioning on the processes that can decarbonize steelmaking, advocating for greener technologies while also protecting good-paying union jobs for people working in the industry. “What does that mean to your average union worker that might be thinking ‘I’m going to

November 16, 2023

Fetterman Joins Legislation to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Debt Interest

WASHINGTON, DC – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today joined his colleagues Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-2) on legislation to lower the student loan burden on current borrowers by eliminating interest on federal student loans and capping interest rates for future borrowers. “Pennsylvania has the third highest rate of student loan debt in the nation. If we can spend trillions bailing out big banks and their

November 15, 2023

FETTERMAN OP-ED: American Families Need Broadband. Let’s Invest In It

BRADDOCK, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Sunday published a new op-ed in PennLive pushing for the U.S. House and Senate to come together and pass a funding extension for the federal Broadband Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP is a critical resource that helps over 700,000 Pennsylvanians, and over 21 million people across the country, afford reliable internet service. The program is set to expire next year

November 13, 2023