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...
Learn how the $900 billion federal COVID-19 relief bill affects your community Sen. Hughes & Congressman Dwight Evans are partnering with the Urban League to explain the second wave of pandemic relief The federal government recently passed a $900 billion COVID-19...
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) announced that $19,350,000 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants had been awarded to projects in the 7th Senatorial District Wednesday. “We must begin...
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...