Senate Democratic Leaders React to the Independent Fiscal Office Report
HARRISBURG, Mayo 1, 2012 –Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes offered the following comments regarding today’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) Revenue Estimate Report, which stated that the projected shortfall...Senator Hughes Talks Issues on Washington Watch with Roland Martin
On Domingo, Abril 22, 2012, I was pleased to join MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney; Michael Fletcher, national economics correspondent for “The Washington Post”; and Deborah Simmons, senior correspondent for “The Washington Times” on Washington Watch with Roland...Senator Hughes to Host Financial Aid for College Conference
PHILADELPHIA, Abril 4, 2012 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) will join with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, The Mayor’s Office of Education and The College Access Center to...Senator Hughes Speaks Out Against Republican Attempt to Halt Health Reform
HARRISBURG, Marzo 28, 2012 – – State Sen. Vincent Hughes, Democratic chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following comments on Senate Bill 10 and the attempt by Senate Republicans to prohibit the implementation of parts of the federal...Report: National Employment Growth, Job Decline in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Marzo 14, 2012 – – Pennsylvania’s stunning loss of 9,000 jobs in Enero is astounding considering there was robust national employment growth of over 730,000 new jobs during the past three months, Senate Democratic leaders said today.
Voter “Suppression” Bill Disenfranchises Thousands of Pennsylvania Voters, Senator Hughes Says
HARRISBURG, Marzo 7, 2012 – – Following the state Senate’s approval of House Bill 934, the so-called Voter ID bill, Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) decried its passage, stating that it would only serve to disenfranchise...Senator Hughes Decries Proposed DPW Budget Cuts
HARRISBURG, Febrero 28, 2012 – – Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) took Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Secretary Gary Alexander to task regarding egregious cuts to human services proposed by Governor Tom Corbett at the department’s budget hearing today.
Clarification Needed on Education Funding Numbers, At-Risk Schools, Hughes says
HARRISBURG, Febrero 27, 2012 – – At today’s Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing, Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) questioned Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis about the potential impact of Governor Tom Corbett’s $400 million in proposed education budget cuts.
Senator Hughes to Talk Proposed Education Budget Cuts at Cook-Wissahickon School
PHILADELPHIA, Febrero 22, 2012 – – In light of Governor Tom Corbett’s budget proposal, which includes deep cuts to basic education, state Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) will tour Cook-Wissahickon Public School and hold a community meeting to discuss public education and the impacts of the proposed budget cuts.