WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Casey lauds proposed rule to end wage disparities among hourly and salaried workers Rule change would increase wages for 2,100 Pennsylvania workers by a total of $23 million per year Casey has long fought for wage equity for workers at Tobyhanna and Letterkenny Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) proposed rule to solve the persistent wage   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Grants funded by Casey-backed Inflation Reduction Act Grants will go towards purchasing and installing solar energy systems and improving waste digestion to help farmers and small businesses save on energy costs Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured a total of $4,537,255 to lower energy costs for farmers and small businesses across the Commonwealth. The twenty awards will help businesses and farms pur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Army Corps is leading on lock and dam removal in broader effort to modernize Monongahela River, key for region's economy Members: "We understand that the various agencies of the Commonwealth are already standing ready to support the needed work on the Mon River. The Corps must do the same, as quickly as possible" Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, released the following statement: "One year ago today, the world witnessed a day of unimaginable horror. On October 7th, Hamas launched a brutal and unprovoked assault on innocent civilians in Israel, including Americans, marking the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on 1-Year mark of Hamas attack on Israel, on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * One year ago today, Hamas slaughtered over 1,200 innocent people in the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. In Israel, in America, and around the world, Jewish people are still experiencing the horrors of Hamas' cowardly attack. Hamas continues to hold innocent civilians hostage, and Jewish people have faced an intolera  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the House Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that, of 309 House Members who have received Department of Justice COPS or Byrne or Community Project Funding (CPFs) over FY22, FY23, and FY24, he has brought the 4th highest dollar amount back to his congressional district, with pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the CEOs of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and General Mills, pressing their executives on the companies' pattern of profiteering off consumers, both through "shrinkflation" and tax dodging. All three of these companies have shrunk the size of their packaging to squeeze profits out of their customers -- a practice known as  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, and Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey released the following statement to recognize one year since the October 7th attack: "Today, we mark one year since the October 7th attacks with hearts big enough to grieve both those killed one year ago by Hamas and those killed in the year since by the Israeli military.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey released the following statement on the anniversary of Hamas' October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel, which killed 1,195 Israelis, including 815 civilians: "One year ago, Hamas terrorists committed an unspeakable, barbaric act of coordinated violence against Israel. Almost 1,200 Israelis were killed, including hundreds of innocent civilians--children, residents of k  more