Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey cast their votes on the issue of repealing health care. Casey said repealing the law “does not make sense.” Toomey says the “overreaching” law is too burdensome to businesses and individuals.

Senator Bob Casey is about to step into the Congressional spotlight. It was announced this afternoon that the Senator will chair the JEC, which is charged with overseeing economic conditions and economic policy and includes members from each the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Senator Bob Casey Jr. is ready to take on anyone who challenges that he is not sufficiently pro-life, especially over the recent health care law.

State Sen. Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) reached out to social conservative voters with his announcement to introduce legislation that will require state Department of Health officials to provide licensing and annual inspections for abortion clinics within the Commonwealth.
He’s making inroads with a key demographic that could help him take on Casey: social conservatives.

Former Governor Mark Schweiker definitively ruled out a challenge to U.S. Senator Bob Casey in an interview this afternoon with PoliticsPA. “It’s always flattering to hear such invocations, but it wasn’t born of my thought process. It’s not in the cards. It was never in the cards,” said Schweiker.

It was announced this morning that former Governor Mark Schweiker is taking a position as Senior Advisor to the Government Affairs division of law firm Stradley Ronon. Needless to say, taking a high-profile position as a lobbyist does not seem like the move of someone planning a run for statewide public office.

Rick Santorum leads the Republican primary field to challenge Senator Bob Casey in 2012, but among better known rivals in the GOP Presidential primary he ranks 5th. Meanwhile, none of the prospective GOP candidates is very well known in PA.

WASHINGTON, DC— In response to continuing drug crime in Pennsylvania, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today called for additional federal help to combat drug crime in Pennsylvania.  In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Senator Casey highlighted recent reports of drug dealers from the New York City area targeting northeastern Pennsylvania.  He also […]

Senator Bob Casey joined several Democrats calling for reform of the Senate procedure known as filibuster. In recent years, the practice has been used by Democrats and Republicans to effectively require a 60-vote majority for each step of the legislative process. Casey’s press release is below.

SCRANTON — Robert Mariani, the Scranton attorney nominated for a federal judicial appointment, donated to the campaign committees of Sen. Bob Casey and his brother Patrick’s congressional race, to the tune of $9,500, according to the Federal Election Committee. But, its not uncommon, said Casey spokesman Larry Smar when asked Thursday by PoliticsPa.com about the contributions. […]