July 10, 2016
Harrisburg, July 10, 2016 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) released the following comments in support of Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement that he was...
June 30, 2016
Harrisburg, June 30, 2016 − Legislation designed to create new and effective legal avenues for child sex-abuse victims to pursue criminal and civil actions against their abusers cleared the Senate today, state Sen. John Wozniak (D-Cambria/Bedford/Clearfield) said. The...
June 29, 2016
Harrisburg, June 29, 2016 − Senate Bill 1073, the $31.5 billion dollar spending plan for fiscal year 2016-2017, saw overdue bi-partisan support today in the Senate with a final tally of 47-3 to move it one step closer to becoming a reality in the Commonwealth. A full...
June 29, 2016
Harrisburg, June 29th, 2016 – State Senator Vincent Hughes today voted with the majority of the Pennsylvania Senate to pass a $31.53 billion General Fund budget. The bill offers an on-time budget that contains a modest increase funding for public education and makes...
June 22, 2016
June 22, 2016 – State Senate Democratic Whip Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) today said that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) has been devastated by recurring state budget cuts and that the state spending plan now under...
March 4, 2016
Harrisburg – Mar. 4, 2016 – State Sen. John N. Wozniak (D-Cambria/Bedford/Clearfield) participated in a news conference at the Cambria County Courthouse today to express his support for eliminating the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse. The news...
