Quotes from Bob Casey, Jr.

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

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

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.

There are some templates that are in place for bipartisan investment in ways to make our economy stronger and ways to lift the middle class and help the vulnerable.

I hope we can agree that it's better to cut taxes substantially, robustly, for the middle class as opposed to the top 1 percent. That would lift people's wages or take-home pay. And when you do that, you automatically are reducing somewhat the big costs in their lives.

The most direct path to success is a good job, but the road to employment for those with criminal records is often riddled with barriers. Removing those barriers would allow those with records to leave the past behind, support their families, make a positive future - and improve our economy.

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.

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

I take my 'advice and consent' duty as a U.S. senator very seriously.

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

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

Barack Obama and I have an honest disagreement on the issue of abortion.

Some public officials are blessed - you can't acquire this, but you are blessed with the gift of empathy, being able to empathize with those who are suffering.

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.

After much deliberation, and after reviewing the legal, public policy and civil-rights questions presented, I support marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be repealed.

I think it's clear to most people that the description of pro-life Democrat is accurate. I've been very consistent. What it means is I try to support policies that help women and children both before and after birth.

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

When you have a governor of your party, that governor has the capacity to be able to build a party, lead a party, more so than any Senator or anyone in the Congressional delegation.

Employment is key to reducing recidivism.

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.

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

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.

No man-made law will ever eliminate cruelty and evil from every human heart.

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.