COVID-19 Archives

House and Senate Lawmakers Announce Relief Plan for Rental Assistance Fund

February 16, 2022

HARRISBURG − February 16, 2022 − Lawmakers from the state House and Senate held a news conference today to outline plans to restore Pennsylvania’s depleted Emergency Rental Assistance Program and help thousands whose incomes were affected by the pandemic.

Sen. Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph Hughes announce 5 vaccine clinics in Philadelphia May 1 & 2

April 29, 2021

Sen. Hughes, panelists discuss trust, empathy in vaccine messaging

March 25, 2021

Sen. Hughes leads conversation with Black men about COVID-19 for #StopTheVirus campaign

March 25, 2021

COVID-19 virtual conversation with Black women

March 11, 2021

Sen. Hughes issues statement in response to U.S. Senate approving the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Saturday

March 6, 2021

Philadelphia, PA − March 6, 2021 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), who also serves as the Democratic chairman of the state Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate passing the $1.9...

Senator Hughes gets 5,000 masks to seniors in the district for #StopTheVirus campaign

March 1, 2021

Sen. Hughes hosts virtual conversation with young Black men about COVID-19

February 25, 2021

‘Get a mask. Get the test. Get the vaccine’: Sen. Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes announce #StopTheVirus campaign

February 18, 2021

#StopTheVirus: Join Sen. Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes’ May Day Challenge

February 18, 2021

#StopTheVirus: Join Sen. Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes’ May Day Challenge Get a mask, get the test, get the vaccine; We are in this together! Sheryl and I announced our #StopTheVirus campaign Thursday morning, with the goal of getting out information about the...

Sen. Hughes touts passage of critical COVID-19 relief legislation that includes key rental assistance, small business grant provisions

February 5, 2021

PHILADELPHIA — February 5, 2021 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) touted the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s action to drive out COVID-19 relief for vulnerable residents Friday after Senate Bill 109 was sent to Gov. Tom Wolf for signature. The...

Sen. Hughes touts COVID-19 relief coming to PA, including rental and utility assistance

February 5, 2021

Big Win for PA renters and small businesses!

February 5, 2021

Big Win for PA renters and small businesses! General Assembly sends COVID-19 relief package to Gov. Wolf for signature I am pleased to announce the Pennsylvania General Assembly has passed legislation that would provide much-needed aid to our people and communities in...

City opens applications for COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program

January 28, 2021

City opens applications for COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program Funding will help organization get food to more neighbors in the region The city of Philadelphia has launched a new COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program (RGRP) to help provide grants of up to...

Sen. Hughes expresses support for Pa. Senate’s $912 million pandemic relief bill

January 27, 2021

State legislators push for eviction, foreclosure protections ahead of looming deadline

January 4, 2021

HARRISBURG – January 4, 2021 – State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) were joined by State Representatives Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) and Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny) in a call to extend eviction and...

We are in this together, please mask up!

December 28, 2020

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...

Sen. Hughes issues statement following Gov. Wolf initiating $145M transfer of funds to support PA small businesses

December 23, 2020

PHILADELPHIA – December 23, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf announced a transfer of $145 million from the commonwealth’s Workers’ Compensation Fund Security Fund at the...

PA CARES 21 plan would provide relief to 500K jobless PA’ians

December 9, 2020

PA CARES 21 plan would provide relief to 500K jobless PA’ians Senate Dems proposal is to provide $350 a week to those on pandemic-related unemployment programs for six additional weeks Last week, my colleagues in the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus and I...

Sen. Hughes unveils bold, innovative $4 billion COVID relief plan

December 4, 2020

Sen. Hughes unveils bold, innovative $4 billion COVID relief plan The PA CARES 21 plan is supported by the PA Senate Democratic Caucus People have been struggling and been bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. They need help and they need it now. Whether that’s...

Sen. Hughes outlines the $4 billion PA CARES 21 Plan; COVID-19 aid for those in need

December 4, 2020

Pa Senate Dems Unveil Innovative $4 Billion Pandemic Relief Plan to Help Front-Line Workers, Vulnerable Residents, Small Businesses and More

December 4, 2020

Pennsylvania − December 4, 2020 − Aiming to stimulate Pennsylvania’s economy by providing direct aid to workers, families, small businesses and other vulnerable populations, the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced a bold, innovative $4 billion pandemic...

Senator Hughes announces forthcoming proposal for no-cost COVID-19 vaccine coverage in PA

December 1, 2020

PHILADELPHIA— December 1, 2020 — Pointing to the need to protect public health and to ensure Pennsylvanians have access to the COVID-19 vaccine it becomes available to the public, state Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced plans for a new...

Senators Costa & Hughes Slam Republican Inaction on Federal CARES Funds

October 29, 2020

HARRISBURG – October 29, 2020 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Senator Vincent Hughes and members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today slammed House and Senate Republicans for recessing the General Assembly until mid-November without passing legislation to drive out Pennsylvania’s remaining $1.3 billion in federal CARES funds to Pennsylvanians suffering the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Wolf Announces Additional $96 Million for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

October 5, 2020

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced that an additional $96 million in state grants have been approved for 5,373 Pennsylvania small businesses that were impacted by the business closure order due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Businesses in...

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