March 20, 2025
PITTSBURGH, PA − March 20, 2025 − Today, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order which begins the process of dismantling the US Department of Education. In condemning this unconstitutional action, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic...
February 26, 2025
Harrisburg, PA − February 26, 2025 − This afternoon, Senate Democrats held a press conference in response to the U.S. House’s passage of a budget bill that proposes significant cuts to federal education funding and ongoing attacks to public...
February 13, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA – February 13, 2025 – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he will be filing suit to challenge President Trump’s unconstitutional freeze on $1.2 billion that the US Congress appropriated to Pennsylvania, along with an additional $900 million...
January 23, 2025
Philadelphia, PA – January 23, 2025 − Today, Senator Art Haywood hosted a press conference at the historic Mother Bethel AME Church to denounce the Trump Administration’s egregious rollbacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and Affirmative Action...
May 30, 2024
PITTSBURGH, PA – May 30, 2024 – Today, a jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts in his criminal trial. State Senator Jay Costa offers the following statement: “Today’s thirty-four count guilty verdicts mark an enormous moment for Donald Trump and his decades of...