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Sabatina: Disturbed by Secrecy in Firing 700 Pennsylvania Employees

June 5, 2020

Harrisburg, June 5, 2020 − Senator John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) implored Governor Wolf to suspend the termination of 700 Pennsylvania employees until public hearings can be held on the clandestine decision by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC).

Democratic PHEAA Board Members Tout $30 Million In Cares Act Funding For PHEAA Grants

June 5, 2020

HARRISBURG — June 5, 2020 — State Senators Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), John Blake (D-Lackawanna), and Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia touted the $30 million in funding the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus was...

State Senate Policy Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community

June 4, 2020

Harrisburg – June 4, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware, Vince Hughes (D-Philadelphia), and Shariff Street (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a...

Senator Pam Iovino Responds to Suspension of Southeastern Veterans’ Center Leadership, Underscores Need for Greater Legislative Oversight

May 30, 2020

Allegheny County, PA – May 30, 2020 – Pennsylvania State Senator Pam Iovino (D – Allegheny & Washington), Minority Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, released the following statement today in response to the indefinite...

Senator Hughes issues statement on $25.8 billion budget, $2.6 billion in aid

May 29, 2020

HARRISBURG – May 29, 2020 — Democratic Appropriations Chairman Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after the Pennsylvania Senate passed bills for an unprecedented $25.8 billion interim budget and allocated $2.6 billion in federal...

Leach Issues Statement on Mail-In Ballot Complications