WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Statement follows announcement of the new, lower costs of the first ten prescription drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations Casey fought to pass law giving Medicare the power to negotiate and lower prescription drug prices New, lower prices will go into effect for Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, and NovoLog/Fiasp on January 1, 2026 Today,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of Members of Congress in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Administration to do everything in its power to bring Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel home. Fogel, a Pennsylvania native, is a U.S. citizen and career educator who has been imprisoned by Russia since August 2021 for carrying le  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee joined local community leaders, faith representatives, and advocates at Point State Park for the Pittsburgh stop of Free & Just's "Ride to Decide" national bus tour. The event, co-hosted by The Hub Project and Free & Just, brought together voices from across Pennsylvania to speak out against the ongoing attacks on reproductive freedom and dema  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA) joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and members of the Pennsylvania delegation in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the State Department to take immediate and decisive action to secure the release of Marc Fogel, a U.S. citizen, international educator, and native of southwestern Pennsylvania. Mr. Fogel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced new, lower costs for the first ten drugs subject to price negotiations by Medicare. The drugs are Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel,  more