Senador Vincent Hughes

Sen. Hughes Comments on Senate Passage of State Budget Revenue Package

HARRISBURG, Julio 28, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a package of revenue bills needed to fund the 2017-18 state budget. “This revenue package, though imperfect, represents a bipartisan compromise among four...

Shame! Health Care Repeal Effort Moves Forward

Today, the U.S. Senate very narrowly voted to move forward with efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. In fact, it was a 50-50 vote, and the vice president cast the tie-breaking vote. As soon as next week, the Senate may vote to either repeal the Affordable...

Hughes: ‘Austere’ Budget Takes Steps to Move PA Forward

HARRISBURG, Junio 30, 2017 — The Pennsylvania Senate today approved a $31.99 billion state budget plan that, although austere, will move Pennsylvania forward, according to state Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This...

Los legisladores anuncian un paquete de mejoras del acceso al voto 

HARRISBURG, 13 de junio de 2017 - Un grupo de legisladores demócratas anunció hoy un paquete de proyectos de ley destinados a aumentar la participación electoral en Pensilvania. "Estamos comprometidos a reformar nuestro proceso electoral mejorando el acceso al voto y...