Our people need help Call Sen. Pat Toomey and demand he support the HEROES Act
Our people need help Call Sen. Pat Toomey and demand he support the HEROES Act Dial 202-224-3121 today and make your voice heard It has been nearly three weeks since the first round of federal COVID-19 relief measures and protections have expired. Negotiations on a...
PA Senate Democrats & Small Businesses Rally Behind Legislation Supporting Business Interruption Insurance Claims
Harrisburg, PA – August 27, 2020 – Today, State Senators Iovino, Street, Brewster, Schwank, and Hughes joined members of the Commonwealth’s small business community via Zoom to advocate for bipartisan legislation that would help Pennsylvania businesses file claims on...
Sen. Hughes announces $440K in COVID-19 small business relief grants awarded in the 7th Senatorial District
PHILADELPHIA — August 18, 2020 — A total of $440,000 in pandemic relief grants have been awarded to the businesses in the 7th Senatorial District, State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced Tuesday. The grants were awarded...
Sen. Hughes touts $50 million in hazard pay grants awarded to PA’s front-line businesses
PHILADELPHIA – August. 17, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that $50 million in hazard pay grants had been recently awarded to Pennsylvania businesses through the Department of Community and Economic Development...
PA Senate Democrats & CDFI Network Announce $96 Million in Small Business Grants
Statewide, Pa. – August 10, 2020 – The Pennsylvania CDFI Network and the PA State Senator Democrats today announced $96 million in grant awards under the COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance program. The small businesses that have been...
Join Sen. Hughes for a community conversation about educating Philadelphia children during the COVID-19 crisis
Philadelphia Community Stakeholders to lead dialogue on needs and concerns to ensure a successful school year Philadelphia’s public schools will begin the academic year online and I want to invite you to a conversation with the Philadelphia Community Stakeholders to...
Pennsylvanians need the HEROES Act
Pennsylvanians need the HEROES Act Tell Sen. Toomey to put people first and support the $3 trillion plan Our 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....
Tell Sen. Toomey to support the HEROES Act
Tell Sen. Toomey to support the HEROES Act Our people need a comprehensive recovery plan Our 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...
New $50 million hazard pay program now accepting applications
New $50 million hazard pay program now accepting applications Grants would give $3 per hour pay increase to front-line workers Pennsylvania is offering $50 million in grants to provide hazard pay to front-line workers in a number of fields that sustain the...
Senator Hughes announces $50 million hazard pay grant program for front-line workers
Philadelphia — July 16, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) proudly announced a $50 million fund to provide hazard pay increases to front-line workers in health care, social assistance, transit, food manufacturing, food retail,...
Applications now open for $175 million rental, housing assistance program
Applications now open for $175 million rental, housing assistance program Up to 6 months of assistance available for those impacted by COVID-19 Renters and homeowners who are struggling to pay rent because of income lost to COVID-19 can apply for a lifeline today...
‘Protest is leading to policy’ says Sen. Hughes as legislature passes police reform bills
‘Protest is leading to policy’ says Sen. Hughes as legislature passes police reform bills The Pennsylvania Senate has passed several police reform bills as a response to the tragic murder of George Floyd and subsequent movement to address systemic policing and racial...
$175 million housing assistance program open for renters and homeowners
$175 million housing assistance program open for renters and homeowners Sen. Hughes and the PA Senate Democrats fought to include program in COVID-19 relief The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority is working with organizations across the commonwealth’s 67 counties...
Sens. Hughes, Haywood join PHFA to announce upcoming financial assistance program for renters and homeowners hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic
PHILADELPHIA— July 1, 2020 — State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Director Robin Wiessmann from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced a new program that will help renters and homeowners impacted by the economic slowdown related to the coronavirus pandemic, alongside Pennsylvania housing advocates.
Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30
Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30 Applications for grants to aid small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30. Eligible businesses will receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on...
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....
Philadelphia lawmakers lay out path for a ‘Just Recovery’ in Pa.
‘Legislature must take steps to safeguard marginalized communities’
PHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2020 – Philadelphia lawmakers today held a virtual news conference to lay out the steps the Pennsylvania legislature must take to create a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the calls for racial justice demanded by Pennsylvanians across the state are acted on.
Grants for small business affected by COVID-19 coming soon
$200 million in grants will be available with $100 million dedicated for Historically Disadvantaged Businesses Alongside my colleagues in the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus, I fought to get $225 million in aid for small businesses affected by the pandemic....
Senator Hughes issues statement on $225 million for small business assistance grants statewide
HARRISBURG – June 8, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf announced $225 million for small business relief across Pennsylvania Monday: “The announcement of the Main Street and Historically...
PA Senate Democrats Announce $225 Million for Small Business Assistance Grants Statewide
HARRISBURG – June 8, 2020 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced the direction of $225 million in federal CARES Act funding to aid small businesses across the commonwealth. This funding was authorized by the recently enacted COVID-19...
Democratic PHEAA board members tout $30 million in CARES Act funding for PHEAA grants
HARRISBURG — June 5, 2020 — State Senators Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), John Blake (D-Lackawanna), and Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia touted the $30 million in funding the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus was...
State Senate Policy Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community
Harrisburg – June 4, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware, Vince Hughes (D-Philadelphia), and Shariff Street (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a...Policy Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community
