Bob Casey

It is in their interest, as much as it's in our own interest, to stop the flow of ammonium nitrate.

I would urge you, upon confirmation, to use every bit of energy and persuasion and cajoling and anything else you can bring to bear on the leadership in Sri Lanka to get results.

I do not think they have made anywhere near substantial progress.

The consequence of not doing it was I think 19,700 jobs.

I think from this hearing and the testimony that has been offered, one bipartisan note, we need to extend the Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance Benefits through the end of 2012.

We're very encouraged that there's movement, and we look forward to this committee's role in reaching solutions.

It's been one of those days.

S. 296, legislation introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Casey, coupled with President Barack Obama's Executive order, will require drugmakers to notify the Food and Drug Administration of shortages and this is an important step in the…

I appreciate you having this hearing, and I appreciate the work you've done, and the Ranking Member, and so many others on both sides of the aisle.

It is unacceptable that we are unable to help seriously ill patients not because we don't know how, but because we don't have enough of a product that we know saves lives to go around.

I hope that we can find a way to move forward on the legislation--S. 296, the Preserving Access to Lifesavings Medicines Act--that Senator Klobuchar and I introduced earlier this year.

We cannot allow this to happen on our watch.

With the introduction of Senator Bob Casey's Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act of 2011, it is our hope that Congress will work to pass this legislation.

In physical abuse, one of our biggest problems is abusive head trauma, the shaken baby syndrome.

Nobody wants to admit that this society allows this to happen at the rate at which it is happening.

It is understandable why some people want to adopt a Federal standard requiring that every individual become a mandated reporter if they have reason to believe that a child has been harmed or is in danger of being harmed.

We need to train adults to recognize what might be abuse, and that requires some pretty careful education.

I wanted to go back to your written testimony about prevention.

We will be sending a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct that kind of an analysis of the 18 States that have a mandatory reporting for all adults to further inform us about how this requirement has worked to…

The legislation seeks to amend the definition of child abuse to include 'any deliberate act... that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm...'

We welcome the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Child Act (the 'Speak Up Act') of 2011 introduced by Senator Casey.

Senator Casey, I appreciate you calling for this hearing, and for your continued leadership to ensure that children are protected, connected to health care, and have access to high-quality childcare and education opportunities, in…

I have known Frank a long time, and I am so grateful he is here with us.

This hearing will not focus on Pennsylvania. It will focus on the broad issues because it goes on in every State and, regrettably, in every community.

We have got to dedicate ourselves now to the right policies, the right legislation to really protect our children.