PHILADELPHIA- (Agosto 15th) – Sen. Vincent Hughes released the following statement today in response the announcement that Philadelphia public schools will open on time: “While I am grateful that students and parents will not have to deal with the disruption of our...
PHILADELPHIA- (Julio 31st, 2014) Senator Vincent Hughes issued the following statement in response to news that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has cancelled scheduled session days for next week: “The failure of the Pennsylvania State House to return means in...
Harrisburg – Julio 10, 2014 – Members of Senate Democratic Leadership issued the following statements concerning Gov. Tom Corbett’s line-item veto of funding for the General Assembly and his renewed call for lawmakers to consider pension reform: Senate Democratic...
HARRISBURG- Junio 30th, 2014- Senator Vincent Hughes issued the following statement in response to the passage of HB 2328 by the Pennsylvania Senate: “Today, in an effort to pass a budget bill before the start of the new fiscal year, Senate Republicans advanced a $29.1...
HARRISBURG- Junio 18th, 2014- Senator Vincent Hughes issued the following statement in response to the passage of Senate Bill 1135 by the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee: “Today, the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee passed new legislation which...
Harrisburg – Junio 16th, 2014 –Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement in response to the final revenue forecast from the Independent Fiscal Office that shows there is an estimated deficit of nearly $1.5 billion: “It should not be surprising to anyone...
Philadelphia – Mayo 30th, 2014 – State Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement in response to the announcement that the School Reform Commission (SRC) will not approve a budget that does not include new revenue to restore vital programs in...
Harrisburg, Mayo 7th, 2014 – The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by State Senator Vincent Hughes expressing sympathy to the victims of the recent mass kidnapping in Nigeria. More than 300 teenage girls were abducted from a local...
Philadelphia – Mayo 1st, 2014 –Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement in response to news from the Independent Fiscal Office that declining Abril revenue collections reveal that Governor Corbett’s proposed budget over estimates available revenues by...
Harrisburg, Abril 9, 2014 – Today a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Senate and House voiced their support for imposing a severance tax on natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania. While there was no clear consensus among the legislators on the exact terms of the...
