Bob Casey

“We should all agree that we should repair roads and bridges and water systems.”

“I don't know how many speeches I have given saying, 'No child worse off.'”

“Catholics are every bit as diverse as any other sort of voters out there, with conservative Democrats and moderates.”

“When I make a commitment to someone, it is for the smooth road and the rocky road.”

“Democrats in 2020 can't just drive by red counties. You have to stop, get out of your car, ask for people's votes, and engage with them on issues that relate to their lives.”

“Human nature being what it is, people don't want to acknowledge that a problem exists when they know they have 35 other problems to deal with.”

“Pennsylvania is home to some of the hardest-working, toughest, most decent people in America.”

“Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the court has decided a string of 5-4 decisions in which the Republican-appointed majority votes as a block in favor of corporations, overlooking workers and families looking for a fair shake.”

“Currently, many job seekers must check a box on their applications indicating whether they have a criminal history. These boxes are often used as proxies for job fitness, and job-seekers with criminal histories frequently find themselves screened out of contention. As a matter of basic fairness and also economic sense, it's time to ban the box.”

“The Supreme Court has increasingly come down on the side of big corporations instead of workers and middle-class families.”

“I do think there's a difference between what a religious leader says and does and what a public official or legislator does. But there's no question that a lot of our legal underpinnings find a good bit of their foundations in the Scriptures.”

“The evidence is pretty strong: if you have access to family planning and birth control, the abortion rate is going to go down.”

“The broad consensus is that our system should be better structured to deter crimes without giving up on everyone who commits them, and should better balance resources to hold violent criminals fully accountable without imposing unnecessarily harsh sentences on nonviolent offenders.”

“If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way?”

“You always want to be open to possibilities in the new year.”

“There are fewer unwanted pregnancies and fewer occasions where a woman is confronted with that decision if she has access to family planning and birth control. That's why I support Planned Parenthood; that's why I support Title X.”

“Sometimes I, as a public official, turn to Scripture or hymns - especially hymns, because sometimes we Catholics don't have the Scriptures memorized like we should - to help me explain a public policy position or an idea or to be able to articulate it better when you're talking about justice or mercy or compassion.”

“We need a Supreme Court justice who will restore fairness, balance, and independence to the highest level of the judiciary. Based on his record, I do not believe Gorsuch would be that kind of justice.”

“The attorney general should be a watchdog for the rule of law, not a lapdog for the president - simple as that.”

“Employment is key to reducing recidivism.”