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PA SENATE REPUBLICANS STEAL AN ELECTION

PA SENATE REPUBLICANS STEAL AN ELECTION

The shameful act of Senate GOP leadership is nothing short of voter suppressionI was shocked, appalled, angered and saddened by what happened this week on the Senate floor. My colleague, Senator Jim Brewster, won reelection in Pennsylvania’s 45th Senatorial District...

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We are in this together, please mask up!

We are in this together, please mask up!

Sen. Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes want you to help protect public health I hope you and your loved ones had a great holiday, whether you celebrated Christmas, Hanukkah, are in the process of celebrating Kwanzaa. As we approach the New Year and a fresh start in...

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Have you filed to get your federal stimulus payment?

Have you filed to get your federal stimulus payment?

Don’t miss out, the deadline to file for economic impact payments electronically is Nov. 21Did you know there is an estimated $77 million in unclaimed coronavirus COVID-19 relief that has yet to be claimed by Philadelphia families? Most Philadelphia households have...

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Pennsylvania is working to make sure we #CountEveryVote

Pennsylvania is working to make sure we #CountEveryVote

Be patient as election officials work to count the remaining legally-cast ballotsIt’s been three days since Election Day and the nation’s eyes are on a handful of states whose final voting tallies have yet to be finalized. Pennsylvania is among those states and our...

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#CountEveryVote

#CountEveryVote

Please be patient as election officials count mail ballots across the commonwealthI want to start off by thanking everyone who voted, no matter which method you chose. I am happy to see so many people exercising their right to vote, in the city of Philadelphia,...

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Election Day is almost here!

Election Day is almost here!

Tuesday, Nov. 3 is your last chance to vote, don’t miss outElection Day is finally here! Today is the day where our great nation puts democracy in action and people get to voice their opinions at the polls. I hope that everyone who had a mail ballot has returned it...

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The clock is ticking, return your mail ballot ASAP

The clock is ticking, return your mail ballot ASAP

Get to the polls during Multi-Faith Souls to the Polls WeekendWe are four days out from the 2020 Election. If you have yet to return your mail ballot, what are you doing? We need everyone to return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure they will count. There are...

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1 week to go, return your ballot today

1 week to go, return your ballot today

Time is running out to get your mail ballot returned on timeI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It’s voting time! More than 3 million Pennsylvania voters applied for mail ballots and we need every one of those ballots to be returned properly and counted. Mail...

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It’s voting time! Return your ballot ASAP

It’s voting time! Return your ballot ASAP

Make sure your vote counts, submit your ballot todayWe’re 11 days away from Election Day! If you haven’t done so already, please return your ballot ASAP. More than half of the state’s mail ballots have already been returned, which is great news. Let’s get the rest...

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6 p.m. 10/22 Real Young Black Men VOTE returns

6 p.m. 10/22 Real Young Black Men VOTE returns

Join Sen. Hughes and the latest panel for a great dialogue on the issues that matter to young Black men Look, the election is right around the corner and I want to dispel the myth that Black men won’t vote. I believe that Black men will vote and I’m out to prove...

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Don’t miss the deadline to register to vote in PA

Don’t miss the deadline to register to vote in PA

Register before midnight tonight; it only takes a few minutesYou cannot vote if you aren’t registered. I hope that everyone reading this message is registered and if you’re not, today is the last day to do so in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. You can register to...

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7:30 PM TONIGHT! Real Young Black Men VOTE

7:30 PM TONIGHT! Real Young Black Men VOTE

Young black men must vote to protect our democracyI cannot emphasize enough how important it is that young black men vote in the 2020 General Election. Health care, jobs, wages and more are all on the line with this election, and every election for that matter. Real...

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Time is running out to register to vote and to vote by mail

Time is running out to register to vote and to vote by mail

Plan accordingly to vote on or before Nov. 3!We are three weeks away from the 2020 General Election and that means time is running out to develop a plan to vote. Please be sure you register to vote before the Oct. 19 deadline. That is the first step to any plan. You...

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TONIGHT at 7 PM Real Young Black Men VOTE

TONIGHT at 7 PM Real Young Black Men VOTE

Help prove the pundits wrong and show up to the pollsThere is this myth that young Black men aren’t going to vote. Let’s prove the doubters wrong and show up to the polls strong! Join me tonight on Zoom for a conversation about making that possible. Real Young Black...

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Virtual Conversation: 7 PM 10/8 Real Young Black Men VOTE

Virtual Conversation: 7 PM 10/8 Real Young Black Men VOTE

Join Senator Hughes for a critical conversation on the upcoming election and why your vote mattersVoting is power and I want to make sure every voter understands that going into the 2020 General Election. That is why I am holding a virtual event to address a very...

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Help ensure an accurate 2020 Census count, respond today!

Help ensure an accurate 2020 Census count, respond today!

Take 10 minutes and respond today to help provide resources for the next 10 years in our communityThe U.S. Census Bureau is pushing to end the 2020 Census count as soon as possible, which why I encourage you to respond to the 2020 Census today! Philadelphia,...

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Respond to the 2020 Census today before it’s too late!

Respond to the 2020 Census today before it’s too late!

Federal courts set to decide whether count will end Sept. 30 The deadline to respond to the 2020 Census is nearing and we need you to respond today! It takes about 10 minutes and will have an impact for 10 years. Don’t waste any time! Complete the 2020 Census...

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Get prepared for the 2020 General Election, U.S. Census

Get prepared for the 2020 General Election, U.S. Census

We are 46 days away from the general election and less than two weeks away from the end of the 2020 Census count, which means it is crunch time for two very important parts of our democracy. Let’s start with the good news: Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court recently sided...

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28 days left before the 2020 Census ends its 2020 count

28 days left before the 2020 Census ends its 2020 count

An inaccurate count could cost southeast PA $10,000 in federal funding per personComplete the 2020 Census today! The U.S. Census Bureau has cut the response time for the 2020 Census, which means there are 28 days left to respond. The decennial census affects billions...

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Respond to the 2020 Census today!

Respond to the 2020 Census today!

Sen. Hughes and the PA Senate Democrats fought to include program in COVID-19 reliefThe current federal administration has cut census counting efforts by one month. That will affect hard to count areas, such as the black and brown communities that make up important...

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Sign up to vote by mail now!

Sign up to vote by mail now!

Request your ballot now to allow for enough time for processing, potential mail delaysThe coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has made voting by mail essential in the 2020 election. We will likely be still dealing with the effects of the virus in November and the simplest,...

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Pennsylvanians need the HEROES Act

Pennsylvanians need the HEROES Act

Tell Sen. Toomey to put people first and support the $3 trillion planOur people need help. The U.S. economy has seen its worst drop in its history, unemployment claims are again on the rise, and COVID-19 cases continue to surge. We’re still in the middle of a pandemic...

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Tell Sen. Toomey to support the HEROES Act

Tell Sen. Toomey to support the HEROES Act

Our people need a comprehensive recovery planOur communities are still reeling from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and are in desperate need of help from the federal government. As a means to help those who are struggling across this nation, the U.S. House of...

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Applications for new small business GRANTS open June 30

Applications for new small business GRANTS open June 30

Small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for grants to offset losses as a result of business closures. The application process for the grants is set to open Tuesday, June 30. Eligible businesses will receive grants ranging from...

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2017

10.17.2017: ‘Pathways to Pardons’ Event This Thursday at Drexel University

10.5.2017: Join Us at Neighborhood Fall Festival Oct. 14

9.27.2017: Friday Roundtable to Focus on Voter Access

9.26.2017: Today is National Voter Registration Day

9.22.2017: Must Stop No Health Care/TrumpCare Bill

8.30.2017: How You Can Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors

8.17.2017: We Must Not Be Silent

8.11.2017: Due to Inclement Weather Forecast, Tomorrow’s Block Party with a Purpose is Postponed

8.7.2017: Honoring Voting Rights Act & Increasing Voter Participation

8.3.2017: You’re Invited: Neighborhood Block Party with a Purpose!

7.25.2017: Shame! Health Care Repeal Effort Moves Forward

6.30.2017: There’s Still Time to Sign Up for Summer Reading Program

6.28.207: Absurd! Senate OKs Guns in Classrooms

6.23.2017: Unequal and Insufficient Education Funding in PA Must Come To An End

6.1.2017: First Time Homebuyer Seminar & Energy Conservation Workshop

5.12.2017: #1 Issue in Education – PA’s Unequal Education Funding! Worst in the Nation!

5.8.2017: Success Story! Jobs, Community Revitalization and Fresh Food Come Back to the Neighborhood

5.2.2017: Signups for Obamacare on the Rise

4.26.2017: Attack on Planned Parenthood Comes to the Pennsylvania Senate

4.5.2017: It’s Tax Return Season; See if You Qualify for Tax Credit

4.4.2017: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

2.27.2017: Join Us at Wednesday’s Community Forum

2.22.2017: Turn Anger Into Action at My Upcoming Forum!

2.21.2017: PA Budget Hearings Viewing Schedule

2.13.2017: Fighting Bad Policies that Hurt Women, Families and Workers

2.7.2017: ALERT: Watch Gov. Wolf’s Budget Address Today

2.7.2017: Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

1.31.2017: Today is the LAST DAY to Sign Up for the Affordable Care Act

1.26.2017: You can STILL enroll in Obamacare!

1.19.2017: Just 11 days left to enroll in Obamacare!

1.18.2017: January 31st is the deadline to enroll in Obamacare!

1.4.2017:  Time to Mobilize with Senator Hughes & Rev. Al Sharpton

1.1.2017: Happy New Year from Senator Hughes & Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes

2015

12.29.2015: Gov. Wolf Prevents School Closings with Line-Item Budget Veto

12.19.2015: Check Out the Next Big Project in West Philly’s Revitalization

12.14.2015: Here’s What I’m Doing on the Anniversary of the Mass Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary

12.7.2015: PA Senate Votes 43-7 to Send PA Budget with Record Education Increase to House to End Budget Impasse

12.3.2015: Getting Results: New Affordable Housing Coming to West Philly

11.25.2015: Senator Hughes Invites You to Unleash the Power of Age Expo for Adults 50 +

11.9.2015: Check out my latest opinion piece in the Harrisburg Patriot-News

11.5.2015: Senator Vincent Hughes Celebrates Veterans Day 2015 by Honoring African American Women Veterans

10.22.2015: Help Me Stop the Next Act of Gun Violence

10.15.2015: Pennsylvania Needs a Budget, So GOP Must Compromise

10.7.2015: Republicans Pick Drillers Over Schools, Again

10.4.2015: The deadline to register to vote in the November 3rd election is October 5th.

9.24.2015: Hitting the Streets for Quality Health Insurance!

9.18.2015: You’ll Never Believe the Latest Republican Budget Stunt

8.27.2015: #BREAKING: You Won’t Believe What This Poll Says About the Republican Position on the State Budget

8.18.2015: Please share this video #TaxShaleFundSchools

8.13.2015: You Won’t Believe What’s Happening to Test Scores in Our Public Schools

7.29.2015: Here’s How to Beat the Heat

7.2.2015: Why Governor Tom Wolf Vetoed the Republican Budget

6.25.2015: Major Announcement: More Summer Jobs for Philly Youth!

6.23.2015: Three Reasons Why We Need More Funds for All Schools – Especially Philadelphia

6.8.2015: Live Telephone Town Hall Meeting – June 9th at 6 p.m.

6.3.2015: Sen. Hughes Presents Save our Skills: Read to Succeed Program

5.18.2015: Sen. Hughes Introduces Historic $3.8 Billion Cut in Property Taxes

4.7.2015: Senator Hughes Welcomes Governor Wolf to 7th Senatorial District in West Philadelphia

4.6.2015:  Help Support Drexel Student Zakiya James

3.27.2015: Confronting Racism in PA: Why I Am Supporting Gov. Wolf’s Nominee for PA State Police

3.24.2015: Senator Hughes to Appear on Pa. Cable Network TONIGHT

3.20.2015: Sen. Hughes Introduces Universal Voter Registration Bill to Honor The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Passage of the Voting Rights Act

3.16.2015: ALERT: Senate Budget Hearings Start Today

3.3.2015: ALERT: Governor Wolf to Deliver Budget Address

2.6.2015: Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Resources

1.14.2015: Top Hughes Staffer Chosen by Governor-Elect to be Budget Secretary

1.12.2015: Important Deadline to Sign up for High Quality, Very Affordable Health Care is Approaching

1.6.2015: Private Panel Discussion & Screening of the Movie Selma

2014

12.24.2014: A Season for Giving Back

12.8.2014: More Bad News for PA: Gov. Corbett Announces $2 Billion Budget Hole

12.2.2014: Additional resources for World AIDS Day

12.1.2014: A Message from Senator Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph on World AIDS Day

 

11.18.2014: Senator Hughes Can Help Get Health Coverage for You and Your Family! 

11.13.2014: Senator Hughes Re-Elected Senate Democratic Appropriations Chairman 

11.10.2014: Please Join Me on Veterans Day

11.5.2014: Please Join Me on Veterans Day

11.3.2014: Vote for Our Schools and Our Kids!

10.31.2014: Your Right to Vote is Under Attack!

10.04.2014: Repaving City Line Ave Thanks to Act 89

09.15.2014: Senate Democrats Call for Pennsylvania Department of Education to Investigate Complaints About School Conditions in Philly Schools 

09.05.2014: Update on your Credit Score

08.26.2014: Documenting School Conditions in Philadelphia

07.10.2014: Save our Skills Summer Reading Program

07.07.2014: 5th Annual Community of Giving Blood Drives in Memory of E. Steven Collins

6.18.2014: Solution #2 for PA’s Budget Deficit & Education Funding Crisis: Shale Tax for Schools

6.11.2014: Solution #1 for PA’s Budget Dilemma and Education Funding Crisis: Expand Medicaid and Save PA $400 Million

5.9.2014: #BringBackOurGirls: PA Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Victims of Nigerian Kidnapping

4.25.2014: PHEAA Financial Aid For College Deadline Approaching!

4.14.2014: Time to Tax Natural Gas Drilling to Fund Education

4.3.2014: Tomorrow: Breaking the Silence on Mental Wellness

3.26.2014: Register Now for Breaking the Silence: A Summit on Mental Wellness

3.25.2014: Action Alert: Fund Our Schools / Tax Marcellus Shale Rally

3.18.2014: Time is Running Out to Get Affordable Health Insurance

2.18.2014: Join Senator Hughes THIS Saturday to Get Health Insurance

2.12.2014: Gov. Corbett’s “Healthy PA” vs. Healthcare for All

2.10.2014: Governor Corbett’s “Proposed” 2014-2015 Education Budget

1.28.2014: West Philly, Get Covered Thanks to Obamacare!

1.22.2014: The Affordable Care Act is Working 

1.17.2014: Test Scores Fall Because of Education Funding Cuts

1.16.2014: Mr. President: Don’t Buy Governor Corbett’s Health-care Plan

2013

12.11.2013: PA Senate Honors the Life of Nelson Mandela

11.26.2013: Senate Democrats Offer Plan to Create 80,000 Jobs to Put People Back to Work

11.19.2013: Help Available to Understand Health Insurance Options

10.30.2013: First in A Series: The Crisis in Education Funding!

10.1. 2013: Health Care for All: The Affordable Care Act/Obamacare Starts October 1, 2013! Enroll Now!

9.30.2013: Learn How to Get Health Coverage in the Insurance Marketplace

9.24.2013: Why It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage

8.14.2013: Tell the Governor to Send $45 million to Philly Schools

8.7.2013: Save Our Skills: Free Reading Program for Students

7.25.2013: Update on Philadelphia School District Funding Crisis: $138 Million response to $180 Million Request

7.11.2013: How We Can Create Jobs in PA

7.1.2013: Huge Victory in Senate on Medicaid Expansion

6.24.2013:  Time for Big Push to Expand Health-Care

6.19.2013: How We Can Solve the Statewide School Funding Crisis

6.13.2013: Medicaid Expansion: Helps Others, Help Yourself

6.11.2013: Hughes Hosts “Welcome Home Hero: You’re Not Alone”

6.62013: PA Senate Passes Attack on Women’s Reproductive Health-Care Services

6.4.2013: 2013-14 State Budget -Stop the Cuts, Put the People First

5.7.2013: Free Dental Clinics in Pennsylvania

5.6.2013: Fresh Food Access Initiative for Urban Food Deserts

4.12.2013: Another Study Comes Out in Support of Medicaid 

3.25.2013: Pennsylvania’s Job Picture: Wrong Direction, Unemployment Up, New Job Creation Down 

3.8.2013: A True Look at Basic Education Funding In Pennsylvania

3.6.2013: Senators Hughes, Ferlo, and Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee to Hold Hearing on Medicaid Expansion in Pittsburgh 

2.26.2013: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Another Republican Governor Decides to Expand Medicaid, It’s Time for Gov. Corbett to Follow Suit

2.25.2013: Steep Federal Spending Cuts Will Have Serious Impacts on Pennsylvania

2.22.2013:  As Another Governor Decides to Expand Medicaid Under the Affordable Care Act, Governor Corbett Continues to Stall

2.19.2013: Getting Philly Covered: The Promise and Opportunity of the New Health Care Law

2.19.2013: Senate Appropriations Committee 2013-14 Budget Hearings Begin Today

2.7.2013: Governor Corbett Must Make the Right Choice for Pennsylvania: Expand the Medicaid Program, Bring Billions of Dollars to PA and Help the Uninsured

1.29.2013: Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee Hosts Health Care Reform Discussion

1.23.2013: Sen. Democratic Appropriations Committee to Hold Public Discussion on the President’s New Health Care Reform Plan

1.16.2013: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Unveil Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence

1.14.2013: Devastating Fire in West Philadelphia Highlights the Need for Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness

1.9.2013: Philadelphia School District Superintendent Releases Action Plan

1.8.2013: Senator Hughes Sworn-In to Fifth Full Term in PA Senate – Jobs to be Top Priority