Dec 18, 2024
I am proud of the work we have done together, on behalf of the people of Pennsylvania, to fight for our children, our seniors, people with disabilities, our veterans, and our workers. In my 18 years in the Senate, I have worked to pass…
Bob Casey
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Robert P. Casey is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, having served since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on a range of issues including healthcare, education, and economic development. Throughout his tenure, Casey has been an advocate for policies aimed at improving access to healthcare and supporting working families. He has also been involved in efforts to address climate change and promote job growth in Pennsylvania.
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December 18, 2024
I rise today for the final time as a U.S. Senator with a heart full of gratitude.…
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by number of sources- I rise today in support of a resolution honoring the lifetime achievements of C. DeLores Tucker. Along with her family and many friends with us today in Washington, we pay tribute to her life of service and courageous commitment to justice for women and for the African-American community. Cynthia DeLores Nottage Tucker was born in Philadelphia, PA, on October 4, 1927 and was the tenth of eleven children in her family. Her Bahamian-born Baptist minister father and her hard-working mother approached life from a Christian perspective and encouraged their children to do so as well. She grew up in a nurturing and achievement-oriented household. "My mother and father gave us wonderful values," Tucker once told Good Housekeeping magazine. "They taught us to be good and loving, and to use our lives to help others." Young DeLores originally intended to become a doctor and, as a girl, spent summers working in local hospitals. When she graduated from Girls' High of Philadelphia, her father took her to the Bahamas as a reward. During the trip, she became seriously ill and was restricted to a sickbed that kept her out of college for a year. This setback changed the course of her life.3 sources2010govinfo.gov
- I rise today to talk about a couple aspects of the legislation. I will do it in summary form. I will submit a longer statement for the Record. First, I wish to say how much I appreciate the work that has been done not only this week but over many weeks and months that led up to today. We were working a number of months ago on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to get a bill out of the committee. After it was completed, of course it looked easy, but I know how hard Senator Alexander, the chairman of the committee, and Senator Murray, the ranking member, worked to reach this point. The vote that day was 22 to 0, and now we are considering the bill on the floor. So that is significant and noteworthy, especially in these times in the Senate. I just wanted to talk about a couple of aspects of this legislation. For far too long, States have had to deal with the uncertainty of Federal waivers. One aspect of the legislation we are focused on is that we need one law that provides States and districts with more flexibility. We hear all across the country--I certainly heard it in Pennsylvania--that among the concerns people had was a lack of flexibility, sometimes a one-size-fits-all regimen that came from Washington. So that flexibility is important. We also want to make sure we are recapturing the original intent of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--to protect our most vulnerable students.…3 sources2015govinfo.gov
- I rise tonight to speak about the healthcare legislation. I am grateful for the remarks of our colleague from Illinois, the great leader that he is, talking not only about the impact on his home State but on our country. I think a lot of us, especially in the last couple of weeks, have had an opportunity both to debate healthcare and, probably more importantly, when we go home to be on the road, to go to places where folks are thinking about it very intensively. Many people I had a chance to interact with and, really, to listen to on the road were folks in small towns and rural areas, especially, who probably didn't ever imagine they would have to engage in this kind of a discussion or debate. Coming into a conference room to have a discussion or a roundtable about healthcare is not what they do every day. They don't necessarily sit around to talk about a public policy issue. They usually have so much in their lives that keeps them busy and so many concerns and so many challenges that are weighing them down that they don't have any opportunity to have these kinds of conversations. Many of them felt obligated to have these conversations. Many of them were motivated to speak out because of what would happen in their lives and usually in the life of someone in their family.…3 sources2017govinfo.gov
- I think it is important that we reassess what those claims were at the time.2 sources2024congress.gov
- I rise today to speak about our economy and some of the debates and discussions we are engaged in now about tax policy as well as to emphasize the need to be guided during these debates by the two essential priorities on which we must focus. Obviously, those priorities are job creation and continuing economic growth, continuing our recovery. We also must make sure that in the process of doing that, we don't take steps that will increase long-term deficits. So while we debate these many tax issues, I think it is critically important that we don't forget about provisions that both combat poverty and assist those who fall in the lower income brackets. Last month, the Nation added over 150,000 jobs, which is strong evidence that we are slowly recovering from the devastating impacts of the recent recession. But we are certainly not out of the woods yet, and the Senate must continue to pass legislation that will spur economic growth as well as to focus on ways we can extend certain tax provisions that are set to expire this year. I am 100 percent in favor of extending income tax rates for middle and lower income tax brackets. Now is not the time to raise taxes on those middle-income families who are still recovering from the recession.2 sources2010govinfo.gov
- I rise tonight to talk about the Inflation Reduction Act. I am limited on time. I will try to keep within my 5 minutes. I wanted to start by just kind of providing a brief summary. This is legislation that will do a number of things, all of which are helpful to American families and the American economy. First of all, it will lower the cost of prescription drugs for seniors. It will, in fact, lower the cost of energy, the prices people pay for energy. On the prescription drug front, we talk about lowering costs and empowering Medicare, for the first time, to begin to negotiate for lower prices. It also caps the out-of-pocket costs that Medicare beneficiaries pay at $2,000. In Pennsylvania, the estimate is that there are more than 73,000 Pennsylvanians that pay more than $2,000 a year for prescription drugs. Every one of those 73,000-plus Pennsylvanians and more will benefit from capping out-of-pocket costs. It lowers costs for families, but it also reduces the threat of climate change and reduces the deficit at the same time--all of that while reducing emissions between now and 2030 by some 40 percent. And this may be the very last time--the very last time--that we have an opportunity to take action in a substantial way against the threat of climate change. The Presiding Officer has worked on this issue for years. He knows of what I speak better than anyone. This may be the last chance to take action on climate change.…2 sources2022govinfo.gov
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Dec 17, 2024
I know we have a number of colleagues who want to speak. I will be very brief. I just want to start by saying how grateful we are for the service of Sherrod Brown in the U.S. Senate and the great work that he has done. He reminded us to…
Sep 25, 2024
I rise today to recognize the 51st anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the importance of the law to equal access for people with disabilities, including equal access to Federal technology. When it was signed into law on…
Sep 12, 2024
Closing Sharon Regional Medical Center would have devastating consequences on the local community.
Sep 12, 2024
I am disappointed that Dr. de la Torre defied the subpoena this Committee authorized and has chosen not to appear today.
Sep 12, 2024
I am disappointed that Dr. de la Torre defied the subpoena this Committee authorized and has chosen not to appear today.
Sep 12, 2024
Closing Sharon Regional Medical Center would have devastating consequences on the local community.
Sep 11, 2024
I am disappointed that Dr. de la Torre defied the subpoena this Committee authorized and has chosen not to appear today.
Aug 21, 2024
What am I supposed to do if I can't afford diapers? In just six months, a box of diapers went up $15.
Aug 21, 2024
They're selling you a lie. It's in the bag with the diapers. Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.
Aug 7, 2024
Addressing these challenges is essential to our State's and our country's success, and we are grateful for Senator Casey's work to shine a light on the urgent need to invest in care.
Aug 7, 2024
We are enormously grateful for leaders like Senator Casey who are working to make those investments a reality.
Aug 7, 2024
We are enormously grateful for leaders like Senator Casey who are working to make those investments a reality.
Aug 7, 2024
Thank you to Senator Casey for organizing this hearing and for all you do to improve the support for caregivers.
Aug 7, 2024
Addressing these challenges is essential to our State's and our country's success, and we are grateful for Senator Casey's work to shine a light on the urgent need to invest in care.
Aug 7, 2024
Thank you, Senator Casey, for organizing this hearing and for all you do to improve support for caregivers.
Aug 7, 2024
Thank you, Senator Casey, for organizing this hearing and for all you do to improve support for caregivers.
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