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Press Releases

7.27.2010 Hughes and Local Leaders to Address Impact of Severe State Budget Cuts
7.14.2010 Local Redevelopment Project to Spur Economic Development
4.30.2010 Senate Democrats, Local Leaders Tout Job Creation Initiative
4.29.2010 Senate Dems Join Administration in Job Creation Announcement
3.24.2010 Hughes to Host Financial Aid Workshops & Free Tax Prep for Students and Parents
3.23.2010 Legislation Would Create More Than 40,000 Transitional Jobs
3.18.2010 Op-ed:We Can Wait No Longer
3.17.2010 Hughes Applauds Board Order
 
2009  
11.23.09 Hughes Partners With Brown Family ShopRite to Help Families During the Holiday
09.30.09 Hughes, Wife Sheryl Lee Ralph Honored for Community Leadership
09.28.09 Hughes Applauds Progress on Salvation Army’s Kroc Family Center
09.2.09 Hughes Set to Host 12th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser
07.28.09 Hughes Lauds Movement of Unemployment Benefits Extension
06.01.09 Hughes Honored at Rededication of Historic Chapel
06.01.09 Hughes and the PA Breast Cancer Coalition Promote Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment
05.06.09 Hughes: Republican Budget Will Result in Massive State Lay-Offs
05.05.09 Hughes Promotes Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment
04.28.09 Hughes to Host “Surviving a Layoff” Seminar
04.20.09 Hughes Makes Youth Employment Applications Available
03.25.09 Hughes to Participate on Health Care Panel
02.04.09 Budget Paints a Dire But Progressive Picture for Pennsylvania
02.03.09 Hughes Recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
01.06.09 Hughes to Host Swearing in Celebration
01.06.09 Hughes Sworn-In to Fifth Consecutive Senate Term Today

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Audio 2010

3.10.2010

State Senate Observes March 10th as Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in PA

2.9.2010

Hughes Pleased that Gov. Rendell's Proposed State Budget Emphasizes Education and Jobs

 

 

2009

 

12.09

Pennylvania Moment - With the coming of colder weather, Senator Hughes has some warm news about help paying your heating bills.

8.10.09

Sen. Hughes discusses legislative efforts to address Philadelphia’s fiscal crisis.

5.6.09

Floor Remarks: Republican Budget Will Result in Massive State Lay-Offs

03.18.09

A Bill Reauthorizing the Health Care Cost Containment Council Wins Senate Committee Approval.

   
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Video

Floor Remarks on 2010-2011 State Budget.  Watch Video  

August 2010 - Sen. Hughes held strategic planning sessions with scores of leaders and community activists from the faith based, social service, arts and culture, health care, education, and economic development communities regarding the $5 billion shortfall that is projected in next year’s state budget.

 

Floor Remarks on 2010-2011 State Budget.  Watch Video Floor Remarks on PA's Unemployment Rate. Watch Video

June 30, 2010 - Sen. Hughes Floor Remarks on 2010-2011 State Budget

June 23, 2010 - Floor Remarks on PA's Unemployment Rate

Floor Remarks on Importance of Funding Public Education  | Watch Video Senator Hughes speaks on senate floor concerning budget cuts. | Watch Video

June 21, 2010 - Floor Remarks on Importance of Funding Public Education

June 8, 2010 - Senator Hughes Speaks on Senate Floor Concerning Budget Cuts.

Senators Announce Support for Small Games of Chance in Taverns | Watch Video State Sens. Christine Tartaglione and Vincent Hughes joined locak leaders in announcing a job creation and workforce development initiative, “Way to Work.”| Watch Video

June 8, 2010 - Senators Announce Support for Small Games of Chance in Taverns

April 30, 2010 - State Sens. Christine Tartaglione and Vincent Hughes joined locak leaders in announcing a job creation and workforce development initiative, “Way to Work.”

Capitol Connection: Creating Jobs in PA | Watch Video Senate and House Democrats Respond to Corbett’s Federal Health Care Lawsuit.  | Watch Video
April 22, 2010 - Capitol Connection: Creating Jobs in PA March 24, 2010 - Senate and House Democrats Respond to Corbett’s Federal Health Care Lawsuit.
Legislation Would Create More Than 40,000 Transitional Jobs | Watch Video Senator Hughes talks on Healthcare on Senate Floor  | Watch Video
March 23, 2010 - Senate Dems hold news conference to announce legislation that would create more than 40,000 transitional jobs.
March 22, 2010 - Senator Hughes praises the passage of the Federal Health Care bill on the Senate Floor.
Senator Hughes talks on Healthcare on Senate Floor  | Watch Video Senator Hughes' 2010 Budget Reaction  | Watch Video
March 17, 2010 - Senator Hughes talks on Healthcare on Senate Floor.
March 10, 2010 - State Senate Observes March 10th as Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Pennsylvania
Senator Hughes' 2010 Budget Reaction  | Watch Video Hughes Recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | Watch Video
February 9, 2010 - Senator Hughes Pleased that Gov. Rendell's Proposed State Budget Emphasizes Education and Jobs February 1, 2010 - Hughes Recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
   
   
   

 

Events

3.27.2010

"Show Me the Money: The Road Map to Financial Aid for College"

Saturday, March 27, 2010
10 A.M. - 2 P.M.
High School of the Future
4021 Parkside Avenue

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E-News - On the Issues

8.24.2010 PHEAA Launches Enhanced Student Aid and Debt Management Website
8.11.2010 Major Victory for Individuals Denied Social Security Benefits
8.6.2010 State Budget Crisis Prompts Strategic Planning Sessions
6.24.2010 2010-2011 State Budget Crisis: Searching For The Best In Us
6.17.2010 June 2010 Newsletter
6.11.2010 Living on the Edge: More Families Living on the Edge of the Economic Crisis
5.28.2010 Budget Alert: State Budget in Crisis
5.26.2010 Sen. Hughes Receives Bell of Hope Award
5.5.2010 The Facts on Breast Cancer
4.27.2010 7th District Staff Updates
3.26.2010 Jobs Legislation Puts Pennsylvanians Back to Work
3.11.2010 "Show Me the Money: The Road Map to Financial Aid for College"
2.23.2010 Haiti Needs Our Help
   
2009  
12.17.09 HIV/AIDS: The Fight Continues
12.9.09 Senator Vincent Hughes & Sheryl Lee Ralph Invite you to enjoy the holiday with us!
7.27.09 Unemployment Compensation: Jobless Workers Held Hostage
7.23.09 Budget Breakthrough
7.16.09 Senate Bill 850 Jeopardizes Mortgage Assistance Program
7.10.09 Budget Cuts will Cripple Pennsylvania Hospitals
6.26.09 Dropout Prevention
6.10.09 You're Covered! Free Breast Cancer Treatment
6.8.09 Republican Budget Predicts a Dire Future
5.5.09 Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Available to Eligible Pennsylvania Women
4.30.09 "Surviving a Layoff" Seminar
3.23.09 SCHIP Expansion is a Win for PA
3.16.09 Show Me the Money
2.23.09 Budget Hearings
2.4.09 Governor Ed Rendell Unveils Executive Budget
2.2.09 A Historic Moment for a Historic Policy
1.22.09 Hughes Begins Fifth Consecutive Term in the PA Senate
1.16.09 Hughes' “Senator Santa” Holiday Program Helps Hundreds of Families in Need
   
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Philadelphia, PA 19131
Ph: 215.879.7777 | Fax: 215.879.7778

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Harrisburg, PA  17120-3007
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