- Press releases from: August 2022
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Majority Press
Casey Leads Bipartisan Letter to Government Watchdog Urging Examination of Lack of Web Accessibility Across Federal Government
Casey held Aging Committee hearing on federal government web accessibility, led bipartisan oversight letters to Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Justice calling for... - Press releases from: July 2022
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Casey Holds Aging Committee Hearing to Examine Lack of Web Accessibility Across Federal Government
Hearing follows bipartisan oversight letter Senator Casey sent to Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Justice calling for more accessible websites and technology As... -
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Ranking Member Scott, Chairman Casey Hold Hearing on Improving Technology for Seniors, Veterans, and People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON—Today, United States Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chairman Bob Casey (D-Pa.) held a hearing titled “Click Here:... -
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Casey Introduces Suite of Legislation to Enable Americans with Disabilities to Run for and Serve in Elected Office
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is introducing legislation to support people with... - Press releases from: June 2022
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Casey Leads Bipartisan Letter Demanding Answers from Department of Justice on Lack of Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Chairman Casey, colleagues: Reports on web accessibility from Dept. of Justice are required every two years, but the latest report is from 2012 Letter continues Casey’s... -
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Ranking Member Scott, Chairman Casey Hold Hearing on Grandfamilies, Introduce New Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Chairman Bob Casey (D-Pa.), held a hearing titled “Strengthening Support... -
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Ranking Member Scott Opening Remarks at Hearing on Grandfamilies
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered the following opening remarks at the committee’s hearing... -
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Casey Holds Hearing, Introduces Suite of Bills to Support Grandfamilies
Casey introduces legislation to expand benefits, improve access to resources for grandparents and relative caregivers raising children More than 2.7 million children in the... -
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Casey, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Help More Seniors and Disabled Americans Live Independent Lives
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the Eleanor Smith Inclusive... -
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Casey, Colleagues Call on DOJ to Ensure Government Websites Comply with the ADA
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and seven of their Senate... -
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Scott, Casey Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Veterans Affairs to Make Websites Accessible for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chairman Bob Casey (D-Pa.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of committee leaders... -
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Casey Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Veterans Affairs to Make Websites Accessible for People with Disabilities
Casey releases VA report showing only 10 percent of VA’s websites are accessible for people with disabilities, including blind, deaf and paralyzed veterans Chairman Casey’s 2020... -
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Senate Passes Ranking Member Scott, Chairman Casey’s Resolution to Establish “Older Americans Mental Health Awareness Day”
WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chairman Bob Casey’s (D-Pa.)... - Press releases from: May 2022
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Minority Press
Ranking Member Scott, Aging Committee Members Hold Hearing on Mental Health
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Chairman Bob Casey (D-Pa.), held a hearing titled “Mental Health Care for... -
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Ranking Member Scott Opening Remarks at Hearing on Senior Mental Health
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered the following opening remarks at the committee’s hearing titled “Mental... -
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Casey Holds Hearing on Senior Mental Health, Improving Care for People with Medicare and Medicaid
Casey’s bipartisan legislation would advance a more streamlined health care experience for people who receive both Medicare and Medicaid An estimated one in four older adults... -
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Casey: 1 in 5 Facilities on Poor-Performing Nursing Homes List Overdue for Inspections
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, raised concerns about the timeliness of inspections at the Nation’s... - Press releases from: April 2022
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Majority Press
Casey, Markey, Van Hollen, Blumenthal, Duckworth Urge Department of Transportation to Make Infrastructure Investments Accessible for Seniors, People with Disabilities
Washington, D.C. – Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), communities across the country are seeing historic investments in local transportation, from...
