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Robert “Bob” Casey Jr.

He is a strong advocate for policies that will raise wages for the middle class and improve early learning opportunities and health care for children. Senator Casey serves on four committees, including the Finance Committee, the HELP Committee, and the Select Committee on Intelligence. He is also the Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, where his agenda is focused on policies that support seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Senator Casey graduated from The College of the Holy Cross in 1982, and spent the following year teaching fifth grade and coaching eighth grade basketball in inner city Philadelphia for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.  He received his law degree from Catholic University in 1988, and entered the practice of law in Scranton.  Senator Casey and his wife, Terese, live in Scranton and have four adult daughters.

Retirement Security

Promoting Retirement Security for All Pennsylvanians

Ensuring all Americans have access to retirement savings vehicles and are able to begin saving early in their career is a priority for Senator Casey. As a member of the Special Committee on Aging, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Committee on Finance, all of which have jurisdiction over policies and programs pertinent to retirement and savings, Senator Casey has had the opportunity to write and enact legislation helping millions of Pennsylvanians save for and afford retirement.

  • Senator Casey introduced policy to expand access to employer-sponsored retirement accounts to part time employees. Currently employers can exclude part-time employees from contributing their own funds to employer sponsored 401ks. This change will allow long-term part-time employees to have access to the same kind of retirement savings account as their full-time colleagues. 
  • Senator Casey cosponsored the Encouraging Americans to Save Act, which would make the Savers Credit partially refundable, and increase the income threshold to claim the credit to $65,000. Expanding access to the Savers Credit will make saving for retirement more affordable for Pennsylvanians.
  • Senator Casey supports expanding options for employee ownership and profit sharing. He is a cosponsor of legislation to expand access to Employee Stock Ownership Plans or ESOPs. These types of businesses help promote retirement security by giving all employees equity in the business. Employers are often better able to retain employees, and in turn employees often have greater wage and schedule stability.
  • Senator Casey cosponsored the SAVE Benefits Act, which would give seniors a one-time payment of about $580 to make up for the lack of a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2016.
  • Senator Casey introduced the Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2013, which strengthens the federal government’s ability to prosecute criminals who target older adults with financial scams.
  • Senator Casey supported legislation making it easier and less expensive for small businesses to establish and maintain retirement plans. This includes enhancing the tax credit available to small businesses to establish and auto-enroll employees in a retirement plan. In addition, Senator Casey supported legislation to allow small businesses to establish pooled 401ks with other employers (open MEPs), resulting in greater purchasing power, and lower administrative costs for each employer.

Resources for Pennsylvanians

  • If you feel like you or a loved one has been a victim of a crime, please call the Pennsylvania Agency on Aging statewide elder abuse hotline at 1-800-490-8505 or the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hotline at 1-855-303-9470. Internet crime complaints can also be reported to the FBI and the National White Collar Crime center: www.IC3.gov.
  • If you have received a suspicious phone call allegedly from the IRS that you believe may be a scam, record the employee's name, badge number, call back number and caller ID if available. Call 1-800-366-4484 to determine if the caller is an IRS employee with a legitimate need to contact you.
  • If you have a complaint about a financial product or service, such as a mortgage, loan or credit card, you can file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/ or (855) 411-2372.
  • Please do not hesitate to call Senator Casey’s Harrisburg office at (717) 231-7540 or visit http://casey.senate.gov/constituents/casework/.