Post Session Report :: Monday, September 18, 2017

Monday, September 18, 2017 SB 135, PN 116 (Scavello) – This legislation amends Title 34 (Game) to allow for leashed dogs to track big game after they have been wounded or killed.  A vote of 48-0 was recorded. SB 785, PN 1092 (Rafferty) – The bill amends Title 75...

Leach Comments on Trump’s Decision to End DACA

HARRISBURG – September 5, 2017 – State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today commented on President Donald J. Trump’s decision to end the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) immigration policy. In ending DACA, Trump will deport 750,000...

Dinniman Releases Statement on Pa. ESSA Plan

WEST CHESTER (August 14) – State Senator Andy Dinniman, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, released the following statement in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s announcement this morning on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and the...

Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of July 23, 2017

The Senate voted 35-15 in favor of House Bill 59, which would have instituted work requirements for those who receive government assistance benefits. This legislation would have required the Department of Human Services (DHS) to seek federal approval for changes that...

Sen. Hughes Comments on Senate Passage of State Budget Revenue Package

HARRISBURG, July 28, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a package of revenue bills needed to fund the 2017-18 state budget. “This revenue package, though imperfect, represents a bipartisan compromise among four...