HARRISBURG — February 3, 2021 — Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Democratic Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) jointly responded to Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 Budget Address with a...
Fixing broken and toxic schools, raising minimum wage part of Gov. Wolf’s ‘21 legislative plans Sen. Hughes pledges to support agenda to build back Pa. post-COVID Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf laid out his agenda for the 2021-22 legislative session, much of which was...
HARRISBURG – January 29, 2021 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus wrote U.S. House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging an investigation into the “traitorous and seditious acts” against the U.S. Constitution by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry. “This is not a...
HARRISBURG – January 28, 2021 – State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Maria Collett (D-Montgomery/Bucks), Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), and Tim Kearney (D-Delaware), reintroduced package of bills to ensure Pennsylvanians maintain quality, stable...
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...
PHILADELPHIA – January 25, 2021 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) presented a $1 million mock check to Share Food Program’s Executive Director George Matysik Monday morning. The $1 million grant will go towards roof repairs at Share Food...
BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Jim Brewster wins challenge to his election victory BREWSTER SCHEDULED TO BE SWORN IN IMMEDIATELY Senator Jim Brewster won his legal challenge to his election victory Tuesday morning! Read the decision here Watch the swearing-in here at 11 a.m.,...
PHILADELPHIA — January 12, 2021 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan validated the 2020 Election win of state Senator Jim Brewster...
PA SENATE REPUBLICANS STEAL AN ELECTION The shameful act of Senate GOP leadership is nothing short of voter suppression I was shocked, appalled, angered and saddened by what happened this week on the Senate floor. My colleague, Senator Jim Brewster, won reelection in...
PHILADELPHIA — January 7, 2021 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D – Philadelphia/Montgomery) today issued the following statement supporting his colleague, Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) and others in calling for Senator Doug Mastriano to immediately resign from...
The First Amendment is one of our most sacred. It is not political and it is not partisan. The rights to free speech, assembly and petition are what allow this country to flourish. However, those rights do not permit the violence we are seeing today in the nation’s...
HARRISBURG − January 5, 2021 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after Pennsylvania Senate Republicans refused to seat Senator Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) despite his victory in the 2020 Election:...
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...
Sen. Hughes works with Gov. Wolf to deliver $20 million in economic development grants to the 7th Senatorial District State grants awarded to projects in our communities will help spur recovery, jobs in key areas I am very pleased to announce that $19,350,000 in...
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...
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...
LISTEN: Sen. Hughes discusses COVID-19 vaccine with public health officials Trusted messengers explained the vaccination process with the senator Monday evening After being enveloped in the COVID-19 pandemic for months, we are beginning to see the light at the end of...
Pennsylvania − December 22, 2020 − Pennsylvania Senate Democrats seek to correct the record regarding the failure of the General Assembly to address housing insecurity due to COVID 19. Recent press coverage has outlined that $108 million of $175 million intended...
HARRISBURG – December 10, 2020 – Today the following members of the Pennsylvania State Senate signed a joint statement – set forth below – denouncing the brazen attempt of the attorneys general of Texas and seventeen other states to disenfranchise millions...
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...
PHILADELPHIA – December 9, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) had awarded $10,617,825 to organizations in Philadelphia and Montgomery County. The grants were...
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...
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...
Philadelphia, PA − November 17, 2020 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after the University of Pennsylvania announced its $100 million pledge to the School District of Philadelphia for remediation of...
Have you filed to get your federal stimulus payment? Don’t miss out, the deadline to file for economic impact payments electronically is Nov. 21 Did you know there is an estimated $77 million in unclaimed coronavirus COVID-19 relief that has yet to be claimed by...
